Monthly Archive: August 2013

Rebooting Retrosound 0

Rebooting Retrosound

While I had completed the Retrosound Model 2 install in the Citroen DS a while ago, the radio was rebooting, at times when it appeared that it was trying to draw a lot of power.   (e.g. higher volumes). I had connected it to the accessory point behind the dash, however I don’t think it was getting enough current. Therefore, I have now removed...

SLC Heater trims 0

SLC Heater trims

The plastic trims around the heater controls in the SLC have been broken since I got the car.   I noticed when buying another part that new trims were available and they were a reasonable price.   So I purchased them – although it turns out the right hand one was out of stock so I got a refund on it. Still, replacing only...

Shannons Eastern Creek car show 2013 2

Shannons Eastern Creek car show 2013

Today was the annual car show at eastern creek, organized by the car clubs and sponsored by Shannons.  It is one of the better shows of he year to go to as you see a great range of cars, and entrants get a parade lap around eastern creek raceway.   It’s worth taking your own food as you wouldn’t serve the overpriced crap they...

The DS can now take its own temperature 1

The DS can now take its own temperature

Ever since I bought the DS I had wanted to have a working temperature gauge.  DS Temperature gauges are quite rare – only sold as standard in cold climates and on some high end models.   My car had received a replacement instrument cluster some time in the past, but since the car was not sold with the gauge, the wiring was not present....

Polishing day 1

Polishing day

Today spend more time working on the paintwork of the DS.   I finished wet-sanding the car, and the lower panels have all been polished with both stage 1 and stage 2 of the Auto Glym Paint Pro I have been using. Overall the car is looking much better.  Despite going through the paint in a few places where it was very bubbly, there...

Classic Jalopy