Citroen Visa question

[Vinylseats]

Hello everyone, I'm new here! Although I have lurked on here from time to time. Is there a thread where one can introduce oneself?

 

Anyway, when I was a child, my grandad had a red 'X' reg Citroen Visa and I remember it having this giant indicator stalk coming from the steering column - what did this actually do? I'm sure there were various switches on it, a most bizarre looking thing, and as far as I know it was unseen on other cars. I've found various distant photos of Citroen Visa dashboards (probably on here) but I'd like to see a closeup of this thing or at least know what purpose it served!

 

Thanks!

[warren t claim]

I think it was referred to as a "satellite", also fitted to the Citroen GSX.

[messerschmitt owner]

http://visaforum.freeforums.org/index.php

[myglaren]

Citroenet has a description and photo's.

[mnde]

This is exactly the same as the LH satellite in my GSA. The right one handles (according to equipment) front fogs, rear fogs, rear demist, hazards, econoscope, rear wash/wipe, rear intermittent wipe - don't know why the RH side of the picture gets cut off...

 

 

Mark.

[wuvvum]

Didn't very early BXs have a similar setup too, or am I making it up?

[Vinylseats]

Thanks for the info everyone! What a bizarre contraption, interesting that it was fitted to some other Citroens too.

 

 

Citroenet has a description and photo's.

 

Great link, explains it all.

[face]

econoscope

 

Please enlighten a dim-wit

[Volksy]

Didn't very early BXs have a similar setup too, or am I making it up?

 

Early BX's were more like the CX, with everything dash binnacle mounted. With the facelift they moved on to generic PSA storks.

 

 

From this:

 

 

To this:

 

Although It looks like the Axel/Oltcit had the best one...

 

[myglaren]

I love the satellite idea. Unfortunately my GS was too early for them ("S" suffix) and the BX too late ("R" suffix, IIRC)

 

I think my BX was like this one:

 

but can't be sure, it was a while back now.