maxxo Posted August 3, 2022 Author Share Posted August 3, 2022 2 hours ago, chodweaver said: In my totally non-scientific analysis of emmpeegeees, i attribute it to the following factors: Pointy nose Whomping great diesel engine. Same reason the ZX could deliver such economy, when Ford et al could only dream of such figures I run it on sainsburys own diesel so not v power or anything cos it’s pointless on an XUD that included driving through Manchester City centre, up steep hills round keighley and going 80 at times on the motorway keeping up with traffic i reckon if I stuck to 60 and the motorways I could get 60+ from an auto!!!!! myglaren 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxxo Posted August 7, 2022 Author Share Posted August 7, 2022 just been "fucking around" with my only fully functional car this evening, this XM anyway decided to wash it, got it all shiny n stuff! then the rear bumper strip was looking very sorry for itself as you can see here due to some weird reason, i'm not abysmal at bodywork i decided to paint it sanded it down of course, terribly, and then used cheap masking tape from the local shop to prevent primer from going on the bodywork look PrOfEsHuNaLl! and here we go, this is it just with primer, and you know what, it actually looks alright from a distance! tomorrow i shall visit halfrauds and buy some silver paint and finish the job off it actually has potential to look alright! otherwise, the XM is being most un XM like and actually being a very reliable car! brownnova, AnnoyingPentium, Cookiesouwest and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxxo Posted August 11, 2022 Author Share Posted August 11, 2022 Over a week with new spheres staggered at the difference it’s made, from fully sank to running height it’s within 10 seconds whereas it was around a minute to rise before doesnt sink anywhere near as fast now Lacquer Peel, adw1977, Shite Ron and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxxo Posted August 11, 2022 Author Share Posted August 11, 2022 So, as I’ve unfortunately scrapped my C5 and the stereo in this sounded awful, I decided to fit the speakers from the C5 to it as they’re only a few months old fits like a glove! speaker grille fits perfectly now and looks so much better so then I decided it was time to replace the rear speakers now those of you who’ve fitted new rear speakers to an XM will know how fun it is that only worked to get 2 screws out, in the end I made the executive decision to break them and just force them out yes, yes I do believe they require replacement! now all I’ll say is just how staggering the difference in sound quality is now it actually sounds good! so yes, my only car for the time being she looks good doesn’t she Sunny Jim, LightBulbFun, Lacquer Peel and 23 others 26 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxxo Posted August 11, 2022 Author Share Posted August 11, 2022 Upon driving this fine vehicle this evening I seemed to have suffered a slight thermal event i noted there seemed to be a clicking noise as well as smoke coming from behind the steering wheel it was most exciting! The cause? Sticky indicator stalk i man handled it a bit and it seems not to be sticky now i presume not helped by the weather either Lacquer Peel and chodweaver 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxxo Posted August 11, 2022 Author Share Posted August 11, 2022 not worry! replacement stalk is on the way! i'm used to it by now i wonder what will catch fire next? this is a very reliable car, it doesn't break down, it just catches fire but in very small ways which are easy to put out AnnoyingPentium, privatewire, myglaren and 15 others 6 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxxo Posted August 12, 2022 Author Share Posted August 12, 2022 Just completed a journey without it catching fire, excellent! anyway, I’ve just ordered cheap yellow headlight bulbs off eBay privatewire, RoverFolkUs, Shite Ron and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamescarruthers Posted August 12, 2022 Share Posted August 12, 2022 5 minutes ago, maxxo said: Just completed a journey without it catching fire, excellent! anyway, I’ve just ordered cheap yellow headlight bulbs off eBay It’s like driving in a big yellow hug find Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxxo Posted August 12, 2022 Author Share Posted August 12, 2022 Just now, jamescarruthers said: It’s like driving in a big yellow hug find I tend to use the headlights of the modern car behind me to see anyway those super bright LEDs are useful when you’re in an XM, they light the road in front of you headlights on this are bad enough anyway so these can’t make it any worse myglaren 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxxo Posted August 12, 2022 Author Share Posted August 12, 2022 so i noticed today my rear bumper wasn't looking too good it does seem the bumper support has completely rotten away which is most exciting so i decided to fix it! ahhhhh yes! all mended! much more secure kwality! adw1977, AnnoyingPentium, privatewire and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxxo Posted August 13, 2022 Author Share Posted August 13, 2022 Fixed the intermittent warning of a defective tail lamp ah you may say, was it a loose connection in the lamp cluster? no what about an earth issue? no, well, technically so there I was, in a car park, 35 miles from home this morning taking the electrical system apart, not like I need the car to go to work this afternoon, anyway unplugged loom connectors, inspected everything the fault, passenger side electric window switch on the drivers door dirty connector, cleaned that up and all is fine Puddle lights are brighter, wipers are faster, and my single working interior light is brighter plus no more warnings! with a Citroen XM, the cause of the fault is always the complete opposite thing you’d expect recent development, sport mode light doesn’t illuminate upon activating the switch, it does with ignition so that’ll likely be tailgate struts or something daft i also hear these cars had an absolutely horrendous reputation when new Shite Ron, Jim Bell, RayMK and 7 others 5 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted August 13, 2022 Share Posted August 13, 2022 1 hour ago, maxxo said: Fixed the intermittent warning of a defective tail lamp ah you may say, was it a loose connection in the lamp cluster? no what about an earth issue? no, well, technically so there I was, in a car park, 35 miles from home this morning taking the electrical system apart, not like I need the car to go to work this afternoon, anyway unplugged loom connectors, inspected everything the fault, passenger side electric window switch on the drivers door dirty connector, cleaned that up and all is fine Puddle lights are brighter, wipers are faster, and my single working interior light is brighter plus no more warnings! with a Citroen XM, the cause of the fault is always the complete opposite thing you’d expect recent development, sport mode light doesn’t illuminate upon activating the switch, it does with ignition so that’ll likely be tailgate struts or something daft i also hear these cars had an absolutely horrendous reputation when new Time has not improved on that original reputation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxxo Posted August 13, 2022 Author Share Posted August 13, 2022 6 minutes ago, richardmorris said: Time has not improved on that original reputation. no, i think i've just got lucky i can see why these could be horrifically unreliable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted August 13, 2022 Share Posted August 13, 2022 3 hours ago, maxxo said: no, i think i've just got lucky i can see why these could be horrifically unreliable Mostly electrical I think. I toyed with buying a couple ( nice s1 manual in black with black leather with lovely starfish alloys, and a very late W reg TCT in silver. Both from Roger Bradford, but chickened-out both times. myglaren 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxxo Posted August 14, 2022 Author Share Posted August 14, 2022 done more "pissing around" with this today firstly, i want to fix the fuel solenoid supply so i can remove my questionable bodge had to find the volt meter, it went missing.....cue an awkward visit to an alarm customers house as it transpired i left it inside their alarm panel??! somehow anyway there is a little nut with a spade connector on it supplying the stop solenoid from the cars wiring loom what's happened, somehow, and i don't know how, is this has snapped off? which caused by non start issue anyway, checked it and yes there's power there with the ignition on! so i can mend it (which i will do this week) also i suspect it often sticks in hard mode, with a slightly firm ride and i don't get the EV's buzzing when a door is opened (i get a clunk though) now i'd say this has had the diode repair before, when, i do not know so i might well try replacing the diodes for new and see where that gets me cheap and easy to do, again, another job for this week i must fix this! it's bothering me chodweaver and RayMK 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxxo Posted August 14, 2022 Author Share Posted August 14, 2022 erm yeah that was a close one got in the car upon leaving work and noticed it moved a bit as i got in....... thought nothing of it, but it wouldn't start, nothing from the starter i'd left it in drive i was convinced i put it in park, but i had a moment i'd say good job no one accidentally nudged the car! myglaren 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxxo Posted August 15, 2022 Author Share Posted August 15, 2022 Fitted today they look much more yellow in person, I’ll see just how yellow they are tonight super easy to change a bulb on surprisingly Mrcento, jamescarruthers, privatewire and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxxo Posted August 15, 2022 Author Share Posted August 15, 2022 night time test they look much more yellow in real life so, they seem to have a nice gold tint to them plus they're way brighter than the previous ones so i'm happy with this AnnoyingPentium, djim, loserone and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxxo Posted August 15, 2022 Author Share Posted August 15, 2022 can see the tint a little more here Dyslexic Viking, RayMK and AnnoyingPentium 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoverFolkUs Posted August 15, 2022 Share Posted August 15, 2022 Must have been a good omen that you persisted with this given the C5's expiration! myglaren 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxxo Posted August 15, 2022 Author Share Posted August 15, 2022 1 minute ago, RoverFolkUs said: Must have been a good omen that you persisted with this given the C5's expiration! i'll freely admit i was just about to put it up for sale back in early june!! then i fell for it, fell in love, i properly love this car almost 3,000 miles covered now......it's been fine, completely reliable! few little niggles to be expected but other than a belt squeal at the moment it's absolutely fine turns out this wasn't actually a silly purchase RayMK, AnnoyingPentium, Dyslexic Viking and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxxo Posted August 15, 2022 Author Share Posted August 15, 2022 i reckon if all is going well by spring i'm going to get a fair bit of work done on the bodywork, new fresh paint done professionally! i think it deserves it myglaren, RayMK, 500tops and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxxo Posted August 21, 2022 Author Share Posted August 21, 2022 Much fun! write up coming shortly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxxo Posted August 21, 2022 Author Share Posted August 21, 2022 as it's a rather pleasent evening, and i had just adjusted my headlights, i thought it would be nice to go for a little drive so that's what i did, it was going absolutely beautifully too! really enjoyed it i then happened upon some temporary traffic lights so being the kind person i am, due to it being dark i decided to pop on the parking brake but leave it in Drive to not blind the people in the car behind so that's what i did, applied just fine and held the car well......... you can see where this is going upon the traffic starting to move, i then released the parking brake only to be met with a little, dull, thud from behind the lower dash the handle felt slack and weird and the parking brake was very much applied! oh dear i thought, this is a rather undesirable development i was left with little choice other than accelerate pretty hard to not cause a total embarrasment to myself i had to go for around 1/4 mile before i could find somewhere half reasonable to pull over yep, no chance of releasing that quick internet search revealed i can release it with tools......i had no tools! but, due to me being a lazy bastard it still has the tent pegs in the boot from shitefest so that was me crawling under the dash, at the side of a busy road messing about with light from the torch of my iphone......excellent! after much faffing around i managed to get an absolutely beautiful sight that's right! i released it now, i must remember to not use it at all until i fix it or else i'll be buggered again almost an FTP, but not quite! jon.k, RayMK, Floatylight and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxxo Posted August 21, 2022 Author Share Posted August 21, 2022 i also note, the pipes to the heater box are ran just above that pedal and i'd been driving for around 20 minutes so yes, i burned my hands almost instantly i love this car myglaren and OM646 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardK Posted August 21, 2022 Share Posted August 21, 2022 If you have skills you can swap a heater matrix in minutes on an XM. Even RHD. LHD you need no skills. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxxo Posted August 21, 2022 Author Share Posted August 21, 2022 12 minutes ago, RichardK said: If you have skills you can swap a heater matrix in minutes on an XM. Even RHD. LHD you need no skills. It hasn’t broke it’s heater matrix just yet im sure it will, but for now it works! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OM646 Posted August 22, 2022 Share Posted August 22, 2022 18 hours ago, RichardK said: If you have skills you can swap a heater matrix in minutes on an XM. Even RHD. LHD you need no skills. Meanwhile my "omg German quality" Audi 80 was built around that fucking heater matrix. One of these moments I'd rather have any other car Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxxo Posted August 22, 2022 Author Share Posted August 22, 2022 Interesting one tonight driving home from work suddenly a very strong smell of burning toast…… lasted for around 5 minutes then went away let me guess, I’m going to have another fire tomorrow? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted August 22, 2022 Share Posted August 22, 2022 Bread on the stereo? tooSavvy, AnnoyingPentium and maxxo 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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