I think they were totally assembled by Heuliez using some of the parts from the saloon shipped in. That's what the info and pics of the factory that I've seen seem to indicate.So, was that the date it left the Citroën factory as a saloon or the date that Heuliez completed the build?
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this yellow writing is really hard to read
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You seem to be right, as your original thread suggests! Great images.
http://www.bxclub.co.uk/forum/viewtopic ... ht=heuliez
http://www.bxclub.co.uk/forum/viewtopic ... ht=heuliez
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Good answers!
Is it actually a switch or a coloured light? The left hand drive ones don't have it but it's all nicely fitted in its piece of plastic moulding so it's not aftermarket.
I have a green light on the top of the steering shroud that I could never work out what it did - something to do with when the towbar is connected was suggested? Do you have a towbar?
I have the owners handbook from 1985 for the BX diesels but L/H drive - I'll have a look.
Is it actually a switch or a coloured light? The left hand drive ones don't have it but it's all nicely fitted in its piece of plastic moulding so it's not aftermarket.
I have a green light on the top of the steering shroud that I could never work out what it did - something to do with when the towbar is connected was suggested? Do you have a towbar?
I have the owners handbook from 1985 for the BX diesels but L/H drive - I'll have a look.
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You might want this, Ian...
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1985-CITROEN- ... 0731906603
Or this?
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ORIGINAL-1986 ... 0225877350
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1985-CITROEN- ... 0731906603
Or this?
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ORIGINAL-1986 ... 0225877350
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Looks like I'll need some rear seatbelts. The ones fitted seem to be knackered. "No worries," says I. "I've still got the seatbelts from when I bought that 16v interior a while back." Sadly, I can't get them to unroll either. If it had been registered in 1985, I could just remove them!
The belts on the car won't pull back in, and won't come out that far either. I'm pretty sure they've not been used in a very long time.
Very frustrating this lack of progress. If I had decent seatbelts and a radiator, I'd probably have lobbed it in for an MOT by now just to see what's what.
The belts on the car won't pull back in, and won't come out that far either. I'm pretty sure they've not been used in a very long time.
Very frustrating this lack of progress. If I had decent seatbelts and a radiator, I'd probably have lobbed it in for an MOT by now just to see what's what.
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simplesDollywobbler wrote:Looks like I'll need some rear seatbelts. The ones fitted seem to be knackered. "No worries," says I. "I've still got the seatbelts from when I bought that 16v interior a while back." Sadly, I can't get them to unroll either. If it had been registered in 1985, I could just remove them!
The belts on the car won't pull back in, and won't come out that far either. I'm pretty sure they've not been used in a very long time.
Very frustrating this lack of progress. If I had decent seatbelts and a radiator, I'd probably have lobbed it in for an MOT by now just to see what's what.
remove back seats and seatbelts when going for MoT.
The simple rule is if it is not fitted it cannot be tested.
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Surely that only applies to some things though - taking it to a (daft) conclusion you could remove your braking system. Seriously though, I thought it was 1987 when rear seat belts became compulsary fitment to cars here. I certainly remember my Dad having to have seatbelts fitted to a similar aged car, and commenting on the fact that if it had been a year later they would have been already fitted.messerschmitt owner wrote:The simple rule is if it is not fitted it cannot be tested.
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if there are no back seats there needs to be no provision for rear seatbelts. As long as the vehicle satisfies the legalities of construction and use, it is fair game.mat_fenwick wrote:Surely that only applies to some things though - taking it to a (daft) conclusion you could remove your braking system. Seriously though, I thought it was 1987 when rear seat belts became compulsary fitment to cars here. I certainly remember my Dad having to have seatbelts fitted to a similar aged car, and commenting on the fact that if it had been a year later they would have been already fitted.messerschmitt owner wrote:The simple rule is if it is not fitted it cannot be tested.
The rules have to satisfy many different types of vehicle and some do not have rear seats and therefore have to be catered for. Obviously, safety things that are required by ANY vehicle do have to be working, but things such as seats, even windscreens and wipers, do not need to be there and so, if they are not, you cannot be penalised for their lack of fitment in your vehicle.
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