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Picasso restoration.......a tale of idiocy and citroen fun


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Now i had a package arrive today

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a paintless dent removal stick, the glue gun sort, now i was very skeptical about this

no need to be as shown below

now this is what i had origionally, thanks to a c4 picasso!

quite nasty actually

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This is before i really got stuck into it, did i mention it was raining too....of course it was i was working on a car so it must rain

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tons of sticking and gluing to do, i enjoy fiddly stuff like this so it's not a problem

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got it looking alright after a while, but i still wasn't happy

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about 20 minutes later:

i was finally somewhat satisfied

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also decided to have a bit of work on the creases on the rear arch

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came out pretty darn well i must say

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Just realised something

went to halfords autocentre

actually had good service!

and i also see that they road tested the car (i was stood behind a tree watching them the whole time like a weirdo)

and torqued the wheel bolts before and after they drove it, which was a nice thing to see them do

didn't try and sell me anything either, however i see they did a free vehicle check

no issues reported as i expected

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Well me being me couldn't leave that damn door alone

so of course, having another go

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This went quite well

i've got it looking about as good as i think you'll be able to get by pulling them

not really that noticeable either

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i'm quite impressed with the quality of the paint, it hasn't cracked or really got damaged at all during this whole thing

i will admit i did leave an absolutely tiny scratch in the laquer

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Popped up to newcastle as well today to drop off the tyres for someone

someone who also happened to be a huge citroen nut

given me tons of picasso and C5 stuff

got a spare fuel injection system and power steering pump now

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yes

i have put fuel injectors on my bed

i'll deal with the inevitable mess later

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oh boy what fun and games i had today!

so popped over to the grandparents house today, with the thought of changing my oil on their perfectly sized driveway,

i'd bought the oil, oil filter and a new sump plug and it was all going to plan

bought some second hand plastic ramps yesterday and they are pretty damn good i must say especially considering i paid £10 for them

looks almost professional!!!!

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bit of a bugger to drive up on to but otherwise they seem excellent

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so removed the undertray and engine cover, getting everything ready for it

decided to use my new socket set which someone bought for me

you can see where this is going

sump plug seemed a bit stiff so put a bit more force into it

BANG

the wrench had snapped just where the handle joins the top

bugger

so, i've just ordered a new socket set, not a cheap shitty one either so this shouldn't happen again

going to do it in the garage (yes clearing space for it!) on saturday so i can be dry and warm ish

it's just hilarious how wrong it went, also smashed my hand off the sub frame which is always fun!

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MOT is booked for 2 weeks time with martinet motors

of course, i completely forgot about an advisory from last year

ah yes, now that isn't really a pass, or a pass with a strong advisory.....it's brakes i'm not messing about with them

thankfully i have 2 weeks to sort it

i don't do brakes myself, don't trust myself and i'm not taking any chances

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Today was extremely successful

decided that a good course of action would be to use the garage for it, and oh boy did it make it easier

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@LightBulbFun will be pleased to know it's fluorescent lit

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so with some tools that had actual quality to them it was so much easier to get the drain plug off

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and i had no spillages!

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was pleased that the oil didn't absolutely reek of fuel either which was nice

oh look at that shiny clean oil with it's nice new filter

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quick running of the engine to make sure the filter is full of oil and everything is okay, oil light went out instantly so i assume the pump is still good

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and look! it's still relatively clean without oil absolutely everywhere

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On 10/10/2020 at 3:32 PM, maxxo said:

Today was extremely successful

Good to see your Picasso enjoying a pamper. Mine's practically done now for the year. Just needs an MOT before Xmas but that's it. Not the best time of year to look at the sunroof which creaks all the time when driving....

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4 minutes ago, Prote said:

Good to see your Picasso enjoying a pamper. Mine's practically done now for the year. Just needs an MOT before Xmas but that's it. Not the best time of year to look at the sunroof which creaks all the time when driving....

Well.....i reckon this week the car is actually going to be finished

and i will be able to say there's nothing wrong with it!

MOT next friday though, which is very anxiety inducing

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9 minutes ago, maxxo said:

Well.....i reckon this week the car is actually going to be finished and i will be able to say there's nothing wrong with it!

MOT next friday though, which is very anxiety inducing

Wow - you'll get bored with nothing to fix....

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In truly exciting fashion.....

Just got a job at amazon, which i suspect starts this week, what else this week you may wonder?

why yes it's MOT day, which i strongly suspect will end in a fail

dropping it off early morning for the MOT and i'll tell them i need the car at 1:30 no matter what, unless it's going to explode in a very exciting manner of course

so in theory regardless it should go to plan

it won't go to plan

quite tempted to be a bit naughty and blitz the suspect brake lines in underseal, which will get me an advisory......hopefully and then i have more time to get it sorted

this should be quite an exciting week i suppose

 

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So you see that burned out BMW under the cover?

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last night i was parked where the barrier is near the qashqai

with another car parked next to me

so here's the exciting part

came out at 11pm last night (tuesday) to find the BMW and the car next to me (vauxhall of some sort) ablaze, seemingly the fire started in the BMW and had already spread to the vauxhall before i ran like hell past people who were shouting at me to stay back to save this picasso

damage wise to the picasso.....it still smells of burning plastic, slight distorsion to the door seals on the drivers side and was absolutely filthy on that side

I made a promise to this car that i wouldn't let anything bad happen to it, and i couldn't bare the thought of seeing it die a horrible death

Safety wise i shouldn't have done it, but i know i did the right thing

I love this car

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On 10/18/2020 at 10:57 PM, maxxo said:

In truly exciting fashion.....

Just got a job at amazon, which i suspect starts this week, what else this week you may wonder?

why yes it's MOT day, which i strongly suspect will end in a fail

dropping it off early morning for the MOT and i'll tell them i need the car at 1:30 no matter what, unless it's going to explode in a very exciting manner of course

 

How did the MOT go? Hopefully a clean sheet? 

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3 minutes ago, Prote said:

Nice! Nothing too nasty there and a pass is a pass! 

The most amount of miles it's ever done in a year too!

i'm planning on spending about £700 on it in the new year and get literally every little thing done

sure it's not worth it

but i absolutely love this car

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On 10/24/2020 at 3:53 PM, carlo said:

That early metallic green paint looks cracking on these.  Mine's already proved incredibly useful during a house clearance, is amazing how much you can get in them.

That green is literally the best colour for them, fits in so well.....especially the super rare fabric roof models

the issue with the xsara picasso is they're too good for their own good

sadly means nowadays they fall into the wrong hands which is why they're getting quite rare here

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What price happiness?  If you're happy with it, doesn't matter what you spend, as long as you understand you'll never get the money back.  Good job on the save!  That metallic green was one of the best colours on anything.  Funnily enough, @chompy_snake used to have a metallic green one with a matching green fabric roof and he liked it quite a bit.

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4 minutes ago, vulgalour said:

What price happiness?  If you're happy with it, doesn't matter what you spend, as long as you understand you'll never get the money back.  Good job on the save!  That metallic green was one of the best colours on anything.  Funnily enough, @chompy_snake used to have a metallic green one with a matching green fabric roof and he liked it quite a bit.

exactly!

i'm really quite protective of it too, to the point where i only really trust one garage.....and if i take it somewhere else i hide behind a tree watching them lol

but as i say it's certainly proving to be a goodun'

the metallic green ones are super rare now

also have no doubts i'll end up with another one day

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Been looking recently into a replacement for this car

what a load of shite the used car market is at the moment, hardly any C5s (not surprising) but anything on the main sites which looks even half decent is much overpriced

this is a damn better car than almost everything out there is seems, so it's going to be sticking around until the used market recovers a bit more

in other news it's doing very well indeed still, even cold starting well at this time of year which is nice

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17 hours ago, maxxo said:

Been looking recently into a replacement for this car. what a load of shite the used car market is at the moment, hardly any C5s (not surprising) but anything on the main sites which looks even half decent is much overpriced

I'm always on the lookout for something different but do enjoy my funny egg-shaped Citroen, and can never see anything better in the shite end of the market. The only outstanding job on mine now is a left wishbone that is sometimes clonks over speed bumps. Everything on that side has been replaced so it can't be anything else.

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On 11/3/2020 at 3:18 PM, Prote said:

I'm always on the lookout for something different but do enjoy my funny egg-shaped Citroen, and can never see anything better in the shite end of the market. The only outstanding job on mine now is a left wishbone that is sometimes clonks over speed bumps. Everything on that side has been replaced so it can't be anything else.

These eggs do something to you, because strictly speaking they're not very nice to drive

but i love driving it......in a weird sort of way it just feels fantastic

I would be very interested in driving a pre facelift sometime, i'm curious as to how different they feel

 

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2 hours ago, Ben_O said:

I put a new rear lamp in one today at work and noticed that it had the original citroen branded plastic trolley in the boot.

I think it was an 03 reg and looked quite basic

The trolley is one of my favourite parts of these cars

it's so flimsy and shit feeling it's fantastic

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