That's great. I saw this too in 2007. How come the mileage is still so low?
Once you've got those foglights fitted then you'll get sucked into the accessory vortex : door handle protectors, middle box etc.. though you'd have to have the tenacity of Indiana Jones to find a set of Citroen luggage!
Both my early BXs have foglights fitted that I've never wired up..
Dear Ian.
Firstly Ian, sorry for my slightly late reply
Secondly doesn,t she look absolutely stunning Ian and a real credit to you aswell
Thirdly a " Man out of my own heart " Polish it, take if for an M.O.T, polish it, put it
back in garage " What a absolutely immaculate paintwork and such lovely
wheel trims aswell Ian
Both of my classic cars only do about 100 miles a year too Ian
Welcome to the club to Ian, they all are a fine bunch in here,
All The Best.
Vince.
Passion Hydropneumatic Citroen,s
Cars;- 1993 White Citroen BX 1.6 TXi petrol
saloon auto with air-con & ABS.
47,594 Miles from new.
Owned for 3 years sorned.
1988 Silver SAAB 900i 2.0 8v F/lift,
saloon 5sp with 3 spoke Ronals,
69,000 Miles from new.
Owned for 15 years T & T.
Thanks for the photo of the accessories, Todd. I hadn't realised that the Mk1 foglights hang down in front of the bumper, I assumed that they would fit flush into the bumper in housings like the MK2, especially as my bumper has places in the grill which look as though they should be cut out for housings to fit. Very strange! I have limited the accessories to a power socket in the rear of the centre console and hinge-down covers for the storage spaces in the boot (tow bar and rear screen blind were fitted by the dealer). Over time, the exhaust system needed replacing so a s/s one went on to save any more fiddling around. The low mileage is simply because I was driving other vehicles except when I needed to tow anything or when there were 5 of us to transport as a Scimitar and a Volvo 480 only have 4 seats.
Ian, when you get a minute could you post some pictures of the boot cavity covers, I want to make some for my car but want them to look as close to the real thing as possible, Ta
1991 BX Meteor 1.6
light travels faster than sound, thats why you look intelligent and then you spoil it all by opening your mouth !!!!!
I fitted some foglights to my Mk.1 that I found attached to a scrapper GT. I removed those two plastic blanks from the bumper with a Stanley knife but the foglights hang off special brackets that mount onto dedicated holes in the member behind the bumper, so yes, they sit quite far out from the actually recesses though I'm sure, depending on what you've got available, you could mount them deeper.
M.Taker wrote
Ian, when you get a minute could you post some pictures of the boot cavity covers, I want to make some for my car but want them to look as close to the real thing as possible, Ta
I'm sure they'll be better quality than the original items which are tres crap, especially the fixing 'system.' Plastic and more plastic, elderly now and brittle.
Here are some photos of the boot hatch covers. I have to agree, they are not great quality items but they have lasted a long time ('cos they are hardly ever used!) and they are useful to stop odds & ends from jumping out and rolling around in the boot.
I was thinking of making some up to use as a mounting for some speakers, rather than butchering my parcel shelf.
Mark Smith
Is it just me or is everything shit?
1989 BX GTi 16 valve. Blanc Alpine. Completed the Citroen Classic Challenge Ecosse and 1337 miles without a hitch.
2000 XM VSX 2.1 td Auto. Rouge Magenta.
TGD saloon many years ago.
1990 Swift 'Corniche' 12/2 aka BXClub HQ.
Honda Firestorm. Gone, but not forgotten.
2015 Triumph Tiger Explorer XC.
mds141 wrote:I was thinking of making some up to use as a mounting for some speakers, rather than butchering my parcel shelf.
great minds think alike they say ,
I have put my 6x9's in the parcel shelf for now but have a spare uncut shelf ,
when I had the 340 volvo a friend of mine who was a cabinet maker made me a set for it , I think I might see if I still have his number.
Thanks Ian
1991 BX Meteor 1.6
light travels faster than sound, thats why you look intelligent and then you spoil it all by opening your mouth !!!!!