Crumbling foam
- Philip Chidlow
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Crumbling foam
Does anybody have any ideas as to what I should do about the fragmenting black foam in the C pillar vents? Pull it all out? Should I replace it? and what with?
What do you chaps do when this cosmetic (or is it importantly functional too?) degradation occurs?
What do you chaps do when this cosmetic (or is it importantly functional too?) degradation occurs?
• 1992 Citroen BX TZD Turbo Hurricane
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• 2006 Xsara Picasso 1.6 16v
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Take all the C pillar internal trim off and you can see the fixing screws, the trim is also bonded at the leading edge with the worlds strongest mastic and is a sod to move. Use a knife blade to carefully ease it away from the body as they can break. The vent is very awkward to remove once the mastic has freed and you will need to use said knife again to manoeuvre it out. Not an easy or quick job but they look so nice done
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Actually that`s a very timely post Philip. Put the stereo on in the GTi Friday, singing away like a good `un to Shabba Ranks and all of a sudden the roof starts vibrating!
WTF is that I wondered, and when I picked up Mrs Cavmad she discovered the problem seems to lie in the n/s/r speaker which I think is located in the C pillar.
Do all BX`s have a speaker here? If so this could be an ideal `two jobs at once` dooberry.
I have enough BX parts to last me a lifetime so not unduly woried about sourcing one, anyone know if front speakers are the same?
WTF is that I wondered, and when I picked up Mrs Cavmad she discovered the problem seems to lie in the n/s/r speaker which I think is located in the C pillar.
Do all BX`s have a speaker here? If so this could be an ideal `two jobs at once` dooberry.
I have enough BX parts to last me a lifetime so not unduly woried about sourcing one, anyone know if front speakers are the same?
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