Despite having no luck with the normal European suppliers, I was able to source much better C Pillar trims for the DS locally through the Aussie Frogs Forum. The DS C Pillar trims are a key part of the design, and fit in under the indicator trumpet. As my car is a DS21 Comfort, the trims with the ‘thick’ corrugations are correct. ID19s have different trims, as do Pallas cars. The trims are rather fragile and in fairly poor shape on many cars. My trims were wavy, discoloured and had some paint overspray. To replace them, I have one new […]
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The painting is starting on the Citroen and its looking great! I’m really happy with the colour, Rouge Massena. It looks much nicer than the Rio Red that it was painted previously. Its a lovely deep shade of red that really suits the DS. So far, the roof is painted as is the underside of the bonnet and valence. They will be flipped over and the top painted, and then on to the rear wings. After almost a year off the road its heartening to see the car starting to look so good.
[…] I have landed on a colour. My DS will be Rouge Massena. I prefer this colour to the Rouge Carmin for such a big car. It is less ‘pink’ in the sun and the darker red will look rather classy. Generally I prefer to keep cars original, but in this case it wasn’t really a good option. My DS was originally white and I don’t like white cars. The car has been red nearly all its life. It was already red when purchased by a previous owner in the mid 80’s. This car had far more history as a red […] The DS is now repaired and is in the process of preparation for paint. Not only did work need to be done to fix the damage from the crash, but previous repairs had to be put right too. The paint that was previously on the car was not well prepared. The car was not rusty, but there was minor surface rust under the paint that was preventing it from looking that good. There was also previous accident damage, as can be seen on the front wing. I found a photo of the car with this damage when I purchased it […] The DS is almost ready for paint. Most of the work has been on the doors and rear wings. Both rear wings are pretty much ready and the doors are not far behind. There are a few areas of the car that are still having minor repairs done, such as this corner of the roof. Of the red colours available for the DS, the two we can find on the computer are 411 Rouge Carmin and 423 Rouge Massena. I need to make a final decision and I am leaning towards Massena (left). Carmin is more striking, […] The doors have now been removed from the DS to prepare them for paint. The DS makes this easier than most other cars as the panels are all unstressed and fairly easy to remove. It also makes a colour change easier as the underlying chassis is black and its only the removable panels that have colour. The doors were in pretty good shape. They had much better paint than the wings and the boot/bonnet. There were a few older dents and so on and a bit of filler, but no real damage. At some point in its life, the […] The repairs to the DS continue to progress well. The crash damage is now repaired and the new parts I was able to get for the car have all been fitted and seem to fit well. They will now be removed for painting. The restored bumpers and NOS bonnet look great! It looks like a car again. The reproduction undertray and number plate panel also fit well and will look great once painted. The old bumpers now lie twisted on the ground next to the car, having taken the brunt of the impact. The car seems to […] Back in September last year, I unfortunately crashed my DS. Since then, I was able to track down a NOS bonnet, some good used bumpers and other parts and strip the rear of the car. The cars paint was faded so instead of having the repairers match faded paint, I will pay extra to repaint the whole car. My current plan is to change the colour of the car from Rouge De Rio (Rio Red), a 1971 colour to Rouge Cornaline, which was offered in 1969 and other years. The Rio red is almost and orangey red and I prefer […] The Traction Avant had a number of small issues that were impacting the overall drivability of the car. The car is now much nicer to drive after resolving them. The original engine driven fuel pump had been bypassed by a very noisy electric pump There was severe vibration on braking Front suspension was worn Valves were out of adjustment on #2 causing poor running and smoke at idle The gearchange mechanism would occasionally get ‘stuck’ The gearbox had a bad oil leak All the work on the car for these jobs was done by Jason at Pallas Motors. I was […] The photo below shows the various components that make up the C Pillar trim and boot hinge. My trims are on OK but not perfect condition. It is also clear how poor the previous paint job was with the over spray evident in the picture. All the parts will need a good clean and polish before being put back on the car. Despite being very old the rubber gasket was in good condition, | |||||
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