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Our completely pointless facebook page

by jonkw » Fri Sep 05, 2008 8:43 pm
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We tried to get into the 21st Century, and phailed.

Anyway, we did set up a BXC Facebook thing so as to appear up with teh kidz n that there at

If...

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I always have a look on the facebook page.
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Last post by Djr88
Mon Jun 20, 2016 9:36 pm
Recommended car transporter co.

by Defender110 » Wed Feb 10, 2016 8:58 am

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This is the contact details of the transporter owner/driver who recently shipped my new acquisition from London to Manchester via Shiply but will...

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I've emailed your guy there Kevan. Couldn't get through on the phone. Hurricane ? ;-)

Lol, no. Wrong fuel! :lol:

Plus no more BXs!

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Last post by Kitch
Wed Feb 17, 2016 12:23 am
BX register

by Kitch » Thu Nov 28, 2019 10:13 am

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Hi all,

Those who read my scribblings in the Citroenian will know I've been setting up an online register database for our beloved BXs.

It's taken...

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There are now 350 BXs listed in the register, some still with us, and some now bean cans. The next step is to separate it into cars that are still...

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Last post by Kitch
Fri Dec 06, 2019 9:14 am
Bought a BX

by whitburn » Fri Jul 26, 2019 7:51 am

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Hi i just paid £750 for a BX 17 turbo diesel with full mot, a nice interior and exterior, but very high miles and a clutch on the way out soon....

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Don't forget to add the car(s) to the BX register (link in my sig) :)

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Last post by Kitch
Fri Dec 06, 2019 9:12 am
BX Spares Opportunity - Pics on P2

by vulgalour » Thu Sep 05, 2019 10:18 pm
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I've been invited to have a rummage through some storage that has BX spares that need clearing out. I don't know exactly what is available nor what...

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Cheers for the update, please let me have first refusal, i keep missing out & i need one for mine in order to get it back on the road, its not being...
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Last post by MULLEY
Mon Nov 25, 2019 12:25 am
Lhd to rhd

by Rog » Fri Nov 01, 2019 8:31 am

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Well lads.
Has anyone ever converted a bx from lhd to rhd. I wander would it be a big job, steering rack, wiring loom etc.

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The hardest part of this would be welding in the extra metal to hold the steering column. The hole for the steering rack is already there, it just...

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Last post by David
Sat Nov 23, 2019 11:47 pm
For good or bad - "Flipping Bangers" does the BX

by DLM » Fri Apr 27, 2018 10:55 am
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Public service announcement (I have no connection with this programme).

Today (Fri 27/4/19) at 9 p.m.. on the Freeview Blaze channel in the UK &...

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Some pictures, work you've had done on the car since you've owned it & an idea of price will help with a sale :)
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Last post by MULLEY
Wed Nov 13, 2019 9:22 pm
Sunroof frame

by Rog » Wed Nov 06, 2019 8:43 am

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Hey lads.
Does anyone know where I can get a sunroof frame or once it goes do you just seal it up. It's the piece inbetween roof and lining. Would...

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IIRC the sunroof is part of the headlining and comes out in one piece with the headlining through the boot.

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Last post by Defender110
Mon Nov 11, 2019 12:14 pm
8 valve

by Rog » Sat Oct 26, 2019 10:26 pm

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Hey lads
I just bought a 1990 gti 8 vavle. Bit late asking now but are these engines good.

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Thanks for that. It's been parked up for a while so a lot of things to check including brakes. Engine and suspension are good, bumbers might need...

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Last post by Rog
Tue Oct 29, 2019 10:35 pm
H437 dbu gti

by Rog » Sun Oct 27, 2019 12:17 am

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Does anyone know this car. I just bought it and I was wandering would anyone have any history of it. Long shot I know. H437 dbu

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You should be able to check mot history on the gov. Website.

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Last post by rutter123
Sun Oct 27, 2019 1:56 pm
New house 1 v old car 0 (rear lights)

by deltic » Wed Sep 11, 2019 9:43 pm

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Having just moved house, the first time I tried to park the BX I somehow forgot about the bay window ending up minus a rear light...

No worries, I...

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Fading can be an issue, hence there may be some variation between all the different lights, only brand spanking new one's are likely to be a colour...

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Last post by MULLEY
Fri Oct 25, 2019 1:58 pm
Selling up

by rutter123 » Wed Oct 23, 2019 10:04 am

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I've made the decision after 20 odd years of bx ing to sell up.
The white estate is provisionally sold and I have a stash of spares that also needs...

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Sad times. I can't help rehome the spares but I will wish you luck!

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Last post by vulgalour
Thu Oct 24, 2019 10:11 pm
CCC 'BXClusive' column in the Citroenian

by Kitch » Wed Sep 18, 2019 9:29 am

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Hi all,

I've been writing this column since the beginning of the year (or doing my best to anyway! :lol: )

Always welcome any BX input from fellow...

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I'm working on it. I could do without 2 kids for a weekend. Wanna baby sit for me?

Sure, if you could just mind my three I'll be right over! :lol:

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Last post by Kitch
Mon Sep 23, 2019 12:17 pm
J230 KLU

by ace_the_bass » Wed Feb 08, 2017 11:30 pm

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Just wondering if anybody knows if my old gti is still knocking about? It was my last Bx and I loved it. Regretted selling it instantly!

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Just wondering if anybody knows if my old gti is still knocking about? It was my last Bx and I loved it. Regretted selling it instantly!

This car...

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Last post by marcello_ghandini
Sat Sep 21, 2019 10:24 am
BX aftermarket stereo

by Janus » Sun Sep 15, 2019 1:26 pm

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Hi!

I am currently installing aftermarket stereo to my bx and was curious if anybody else have done this. It would be nice to chat and change...

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That is actually a good point. Might still have problems running those wires past backseats because all the gaps there are very tight. I have to take...

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Last post by Janus
Wed Sep 18, 2019 1:20 pm
Grommets

by deltic » Fri Sep 13, 2019 10:26 pm

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Would anyone know of a UK source of 35mm diameter rubber blanking grommets? These are for the underside of the BX, most of mine are perished. There...

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I got some 38mm rubber blanking plugs off ebay they are a little big but they do the job.

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Last post by rutter123
Mon Sep 16, 2019 4:57 pm
Tracing an Exported Car

by Tim Leech » Mon Aug 19, 2019 10:47 am

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I still keep dreaming about the red 19RD E945AVW we had when I was a kid!

A vehicle check confirms it was exported in 1993

Having called the DVLA...

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BTW Tim sorry to read you are not doing the Challenge. I am going to have to withdraw as well for unexpected reasons. So that will be two cars less.

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Last post by Jaba
Mon Aug 19, 2019 7:17 pm
BX SPORT and 4TC

by harryprins2000 » Tue Aug 13, 2019 4:02 pm

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Hello all,

I own a BX SPORT since early 1990s and decided to start an official register for this BX version and lateron also for the BX 4TC.
The...

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What are the wheels on your Sport Harry ? They look great!! Do you have any other pictures ?

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Last post by TizzyD
Thu Aug 15, 2019 10:02 am
Gti body kit.

by Rog » Fri Aug 09, 2019 9:37 am

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Hi guys.
I'm new to this forum and I was just wandering on your opinion.
I resently bought a bx hurricane as I had one years ago and my dad and a...

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Also any idea where I would get nice mud flaps for it. I got a nice blaubunkt radio/ tape player. My kids think I'm off my head and they call it the...

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Last post by Rog
Sat Aug 10, 2019 12:10 pm
Our BXclusive column in Citroenian

by Kitch » Tue Jul 16, 2019 10:03 am

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Hi guys,

I took over the BX column from Tim back at the beginning of the year. Doing my best with it so far (it's not difficult to waffle about...

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Hmmm, I'm not a CCC member, so won't be reading the content, but I'm happy to create some from time to time. There's a lot of random stuff I know...

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Last post by Vanny
Mon Jul 22, 2019 6:12 pm
The GT Register - 14/16 accounted for

by saintjamesy89 » Tue Feb 14, 2012 1:40 pm
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Hands up chaps and chapesses (if there are any?), who's got a BX GT, piccies would be nice too!

I know of 3 now, mine, Tim's (Roverman) and Pete's...

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Hi there. I have had many bx s in the past but now many years later have just purchased j230klu
A maroon GTi 8 valve. The log book says it has been...
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Last post by Arnco
Fri Jul 19, 2019 6:52 pm
My GT coming along, electrical gremlins

by Safari » Sat Jul 13, 2019 8:41 am

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Had the GT weeks now sorting it out for MOT and everyday use, so far so good, runs very nice no power steering have drained and refreshed LHM, not...

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FDV = flow distributor valve, its what directs LHM to the power steering. They do get blocked up but not the filters as they just split and allow the...

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Last post by Jaba
Wed Jul 17, 2019 9:08 am
Useful source of Citroen spares?

by deltic » Tue Jun 11, 2019 10:29 pm

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I found this seller Juanjo on Milanuncios which seems like a Spanish Gumtree:

He happened to have a ridiculously cheap, new, rear BX ABS sensor and...

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Thank you for posting the details and link. It could help a few.

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Last post by Dave_16v
Sun Jun 23, 2019 3:22 pm
Height Adjusting at Speed

by vulgalour » Wed Jun 19, 2019 11:21 pm

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BX ownership is good. People love the BX, and so do I. A few people have regaled me with stories of ones they owned and there's a recurring alarming...

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I have no plans to try this out myself, if the cross winds are getting a bit much I just slow down and that sorts it much more safely than faffing...

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Last post by vulgalour
Fri Jun 21, 2019 12:00 pm
Frosted Festoon Bulbs

by vulgalour » Mon May 13, 2019 9:27 pm

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I'm trying to find some proper frosted/dimpled glass festoon bulbs for my interior lights on the BX. So far, every replacement I've ordered has...

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A little ghetto trick to share with you, but its only really suitable for LED bulbs though, take a LED festoon bulb, plastic milk carton, a tub of...

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Last post by bravo-x-ray
Tue Jun 11, 2019 10:07 am
Re: my valver

by greendale65 » Sun May 12, 2019 10:33 am

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Hello all, me again as said in previous i've had the correct spheres put on rear
and now the same on the front the problem is it never used to be...

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Ticks are more gentle with a new accumulator so you might not be listening hard enough. If the usual acc test of sitting on the rear end works then...

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Last post by Jaba
Thu May 23, 2019 10:32 pm
Re: valver spheres

by greendale65 » Mon May 13, 2019 10:51 am

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hello me again, i'm lost on this one and need help as said i have fitted new correct
ones (AMTEX) checked tyer pressure 30 front 27 back not...

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Hi, i would like to thank you all, as to the accumulator don't hear it tick so i will get
a new one and go from there then its all been replaced....

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Last post by greendale65
Mon May 13, 2019 3:48 pm
citroen bx mk 1

by greendale65 » Tue May 07, 2019 11:03 am

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Hello all. there's a mk 1 bx at four marks near winchester
on gumtree 36ooo mls one owner has anybody seen
is it ok worth a punt.
8) 8)

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Hello all, tell you now if i had a garage i would take that on
love it first thing cam belt then t l c then when the suns out

take her out.
8)...

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Last post by greendale65
Thu May 09, 2019 5:50 pm
Body repair panels suppliers? I have one abroad, do you know of any in the UK?

by bravo-x-ray » Tue May 07, 2019 7:09 pm

Evening fellow BX enthusiasts, I'm in the process of preparing for doing a restoration on my valver, and was looking for any suppliers of off the...

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Last post by bravo-x-ray
Tue May 07, 2019 7:09 pm
car collection

by greendale65 » Sat May 04, 2019 8:35 am

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Hi all . anyone know a car collection sussex area.
thanks all
:) :)

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Martin on 07827 795188. He's based near East Grinstead.

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Last post by Gary C
Sun May 05, 2019 6:48 am
Radweld

by rutter123 » Sun Apr 28, 2019 7:28 pm

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Good or bad, should I use it?
Mixed reviews
K-seal?
Barrs leaks?

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That organisation wanted to dump it in the Princess when it had blown the head bad enough that the water you poured in came straight out the exhaust....

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Last post by vulgalour
Sat May 04, 2019 8:39 pm
New Moderator wanted for the BX Club forum

by xantia_v6 » Fri Jul 06, 2018 1:10 pm

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We need a volunteer to help with moderation duties on this forum. There is not actually a lot of moderation to do, but about once a week there is a...

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I missed this post, as I tend to only skim read nowadays :(
I've no intention of leaving completely, but a new job with a lot of travelling, no...

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Last post by mat_fenwick
Sat May 04, 2019 12:11 am
A BX 16 Valve and afternoon tea

by Dave_16v » Wed Apr 10, 2019 7:25 pm

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After the long winter I decided to tax the valver and take it for a run. We know Citroen is 100 years old this year but there is another reasonably...

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That's a handsome motor

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Last post by Tim Leech
Mon Apr 15, 2019 10:31 am
Re: West Bay Valver

by greendale65 » Mon Apr 01, 2019 11:55 am

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Hello all, yes i'm ok things must be looking up
had a card through the letter box wanted classic cars
looking at the valver. 8) 8)

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When i sell it i'm getting a new mot and selling
it for spares.
L.O.L
8) 8)

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Last post by greendale65
Sat Apr 06, 2019 6:11 pm
BX Artwork

by vulgalour » Wed Jan 30, 2019 9:02 pm
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As you may or may not know, I do artwork for a living. I have a little Redbubble shop where I sell all sorts of prints, and I do unique original...

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I have some print options featuring the Mk1 and Mk2 together, here:

I'm open to suggestions on particular model variants and colours, I do intend...
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Last post by vulgalour
Tue Feb 26, 2019 3:32 pm
Alternator to Rev Counter Connection

by bookman » Tue Feb 05, 2019 5:43 pm

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Our BX 19 has had an XUD turbo engine put in by a previous owner,some bits not being quite right...the rev counter currently does not read and there...

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You should find a sensor on eBay, I'm not sure if any sensor will fit but the bx fitment is used on several models.
As for rear quarters rust is...

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Last post by rutter123
Mon Feb 25, 2019 8:40 am
engine conversion

by barry badger » Wed Jan 09, 2019 1:34 pm
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my tzd has been off the road for some time now due to a smokey engine, i would like to convert it to a 1.9 na as i have a good low mileage one...

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the blue smoke only starts as the engine warms up
This is a hint to worn valve stems (or selas, if installed. Not from factory in all diesel engine...
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Last post by Kaapelimies
Fri Feb 01, 2019 7:15 pm
4 TC

by panky » Wed Jan 23, 2019 6:38 pm

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You don't see these coming up very often, check lotto numbers.

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I think the 4TC had regular coil spring suspension so I would imagine the ride to be very un-bx-like, more of a hybrid than a bx and they didnt...

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Last post by panky
Thu Jan 24, 2019 10:49 pm
Lhm flush

by riddse » Sun Jan 20, 2019 5:19 pm

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Hi evening all just a quick question hydraurincage how long to leave it in , some say 500 miles some say 5000 . Had it in my 4x4 for about 4 month...

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I was told 1000 miles myself, which is what I did when I flushed mined.

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Last post by Tim Leech
Thu Jan 24, 2019 11:12 am
Wheel Trims

by vulgalour » Mon Jan 14, 2019 8:44 pm

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I'm trying to figure out the colours for my wheels and trims so they're both correct for a 17RD.

The silver I've been able to get a reasonable match...

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Ah... well the silver I got is correct for the wheels then, but perhaps not grey enough for the trims. The work around is going to be the primer I...

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Last post by vulgalour
Sun Jan 20, 2019 12:35 am
seats refurbishment

by rutter123 » Thu Jan 17, 2019 9:32 pm

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The seats on my t/d esp the front seat bolsters are very faded, now weather bleached to an almost grey in places . They are not particularly worn and...

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They all fade mate, try and find some better seats? Dying them can be very messy if they're multi- coloured.

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Last post by Tim Leech
Fri Jan 18, 2019 12:54 pm
Anyone near Barnsley?

by rutter123 » Fri Jan 11, 2019 7:29 pm

Anyone near or in Barnsley heading my way, I need a fuel tank picking up, could meet at Peterborough, Sleaford, will pay fuel, beer tokens??
Tank is...

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Fri Jan 11, 2019 7:29 pm
Thinking of selling up chaps

by Ross S » Mon Dec 03, 2018 5:35 pm
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Hi folks,
I am hoping to get a bit of a talking to here.
I am considering selling my Hurricane and moving away from old cars for a while. She is a...

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Yuo are totally right but I have a crap BX so it will find it´s place there among all the other crap :)

/Mats
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Last post by senmathal
Wed Jan 09, 2019 6:05 pm
Rear strut seal kits hatchback

by rutter123 » Wed Dec 26, 2018 6:04 pm

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Needed seal kits Inc felt ram cleaning washer that sits in the lip of the gaitor
Are these available?
Also the pipe clips that sit just atop the...

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I have sourced some seal kits, readily available from Plaeides inc the 2 ram seals and the felt wiper, around £20 per side.

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Last post by rutter123
Tue Jan 08, 2019 6:40 pm
bx 17 tgd bumper colours

by arlever » Mon Dec 31, 2018 6:50 pm

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hello all.
just been looking at a 1992 bx on ebay and notice the bumpers are black.
my 1991 bx which i am in the middle of doing up has rather poorly...

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Thanks both. Just want to get it right 1st time if possible.

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Sat Jan 05, 2019 7:36 pm
Universal fuel sender

by rutter123 » Thu Jan 03, 2019 6:46 pm

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Looking at fitting at one of these to replace the ailing intermittent o,/e unit, they operate at 240ohm to 32ohm from empty to full of vice versa,...

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Thanx for that chaps, when I removed the tank the sender was in several pieces rattling around in the bottom of the tank, I think I have salvaged all...

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Last post by rutter123
Sat Jan 05, 2019 9:44 am
Replacing full sill-welding requirements

by rutter123 » Wed Jan 02, 2019 9:57 pm

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Bit of confusion on this, I am replacing a full sill, spot welding as per factory or seam weld?
Mixed views after a Google search some say spot...

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Pretty sure if you're replacing a full panel then as factory is perfectly acceptable. But if you are patching within an existing panel then it has to...

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Last post by panky
Wed Jan 02, 2019 10:38 pm
West Bay Valver

by greendale65 » Sun Dec 23, 2018 12:39 pm

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Merry christmas all, keep them wheels turning.
Best wishes 2019. 8)

New edition to my valver 8)

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Merry Christmas! I'm such a fan of that BX, what a beaut!

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Last post by RobC
Mon Dec 24, 2018 11:42 am
Not heard from Indonesian fellow bx'er

by rutter123 » Sun Dec 23, 2018 6:22 pm

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Over the last few weeks I have been in touch with a chap who contacted me through the forum, he is from Indonesia and owns one of just a few BX's on...

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I hope all is OK with him and his family. Terrible tragedy over there, if he does get in touch let him know we are wishing him and his countrymen...

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Last post by panky
Sun Dec 23, 2018 10:02 pm
Fog Lihts

by Gary theobald » Sun Oct 21, 2018 6:44 pm

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Hi I need fog lights foer my 16v p2 I ready somewhere that peugeot 205 lights fit so are these ok for me?
Thanks

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Chevronics sell them new for about £55 each

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Sat Dec 01, 2018 9:32 am

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