NEW: "Citroen C15 and Visa Appreciation Society Jottings" (formerly Sunny Jim's C15D)

[Sunny Jim]

Peugeot themselves produced the Multi based on the 205.

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[doug]

I replaced the rear suspension bearings today.  I made this spring compressor out of  40mm, 30mm and 25mm box section and a length of 16mm screwed bar and an old tapered bearing. It worked a treat even with my shitety welding. If anyone  wants a loan of it or dimensions to make their own let us know.

[purplebargeken]

Do C15 seats fit in a Visa perchance? Asking for a friend*.

[Sunny Jim]

1 hour ago, doug said:

I replaced the rear suspension bearings today.  I made this spring compressor out of  40mm, 30mm and 25mm box section and a length of 16mm screwed bar and an old tapered bearing. It worked a treat even with my shitety welding. If anyone  wants a loan of it or dimensions to make their own let us know.

Ingenious! Mine will want doing and some point so might well take you up on the offer.

[Sunny Jim]

1 hour ago, purplebargeken said:

Do C15 seats fit in a Visa perchance? Asking for a friend*.

I don't know for certain but I'd imagine they would. @Mrs6C will probably know for sure.

[lesapandre]

Only thing is I think all C15 seats or the majority - were vinyl or vinyl fabric mix. The vinyl was not particularly long lived and chances of getting any good seats or ones that don't fall apart after a bit are an issue.

However the C15 seats at least do not use the dissolving foam infill or degrading velor which seem to plague the Visas.

I'm not sure but it may be possible to order new seats covers in France.

A much more ambitious approach would be to try to get other Citroen seats to fit - DS come to mind.

[purplebargeken]

I’d be entirely happy with all vinyl tbh, not a fan of velour after experiencing said material on loads of small Triumphs. I was always the weirdo who swapped them out for vinyl seats at the earliest. 

[Sunny Jim]

Mine has BX seats fitted on their original rails but it did necessitate drilling a new hole in the cross member for the front mounting point.

[doug]

@purplebargeken got one seat out of a C15 here in ok condition if you want it. There is a pic of it further back in this post.

[purplebargeken]

Cheers Doug, that looks sound, the only issue is that we are quite a way from each other.

[doug]

Spotted at Moffat show.

[500tops]

Spotted on a driveway near Bodmin

[Sunny Jim]

Levels and tyres checked, country identifiers applied, ready to head off to that London to pick up @LightBulbFunen route à chez @Saabnut.

[beko1987]

Good call on the mesh in the back, don't want Dez jumping out every 25 minutes you pass an old shop that might have light bulbs in 😂

You got enough padlocks?

[dean36014]

That van certainly has been to France many times. Do you still have the sub box in it so you can the radio at 70mph?

[Sunny Jim]

Sub box still in place, it gave me a nice massage listening to the Beastie Boys on the drive down. Mix Master Mike on the ones and twos, C15 on all the ones.

[Sunny Jim]

It looks so lost in the Big City.

[hairnet]

in ure lezzes messing wid ure headz

dog must be thinking - this aint no limo m9

[Sunny Jim]

Van more at home here.

#parklikealocal

[Sunny Jim]

Completed just shy of 1300 miles in six days going to Chez Saabnut for Merdefest and Vincent Van Goch (it's a Welsh thing) didn't skip a beat. Definitely happier on the Route Nationales and D roads than the Autoroutes especially in the heat but did all I asked of it.

The creaks and squeaks from the rear suspension do seem a little louder and more regular than before the trip so that'll be the next thing to look at. 

 

[chadders]

38 minutes ago, Sunny Jim said:

Completed just shy of 1300 miles in six days going to Chez Saabnut for Merdefest and Vincent Van Goch (it's a Welsh thing) didn't skip a beat. Definitely happier on the Route Nationales and D roads than the Autoroutes especially in the heat but did all I asked of it.

The creaks and squeaks from the rear suspension do seem a little louder and more regular than before the trip so that'll be the next thing to look at. 

 

It used to cruise pretty well at 60ish when we had it and no doubt is a lot better now after Dean rebuilt it and fixed my many bodges.

[doug]

When I done my rear suspension I got the parts for the first side from the local factors, £89. When I done the second side got the exact same parts from Ebay £17. 

Borland and Beck BSK6101

[jonathan_dyane]

Ah good old Borland and Beck

[doug]

3 hours ago, jonathan_dyane said:

Ah good old Borland and Beck

Oops Borg & Beck

[High Jetter]

2 hours ago, doug said:

Oops Borg & Beck

I think we knew