Citroen DS rear interior lights part 2

admin — Thu, 05 Dec 2013 12:41:48 +0000

Regular readers may recall that I started installing the missing rear interior lights for my DS21. These interior lights are only found in the DS Comfort – they do not exist in the Pallas model, nor the ID models such as D Special, D Super etc.

After a few questions on the Aussiefrogs forum, and a lot of adjusting in the car I finally got them installed and working in the car – and the rear trim re-installed! I had to bend the existing trim a little to make it all fit in, and even though it looked like somebody had previously drilled holes for the lights, In found it worked better to tuck in the bottom part of the light to the window surround, and the top part to hook over the chassis of the car – I’m not sure they are actually supposed to be screwed in at all.

I’m happy with the result – the lights look good and it all seems to fit in – for now. The acid test will be after I drive over a few bumps – the DS suspension is good, but will my install job hold up?

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Citroen DS rear interior lights

admin — Fri, 04 Oct 2013 04:59:26 +0000

The Citroen DS Comfort (non Pallas) has four interior lights. Two on the inside of the B pillar and two on the inside of the C pillar. The DS Pallas has two lights on the B pillar, but upgraded ones from the regular DS. The ID Models (and D Special, D Super) have the same B pillar lights but not the rear ones. I was missing my DS rear interior lights and had been on the lookout for a set for a while. Darrin at Citroen Classics in the UK had a used set for a reasonable price. I found the holes didn’t quite line up – so perhaps these were changed slightly during the production run. I was still able to screw them in, just carefully and not all the way. The electric connections for the lights were behind the trim, just taped up. The fitting was fairly easy, the bulbs are the same as the other interior lights. The trim above the rear passenger’s heads fits very nicely now the lights are in place. The trim under the lights isn’t quite fitting though. My theory is that the car didn’t originally have rear seatbelts, and so the trim sat a bit lower due to the lack of setabelts anchors. Looks like I might need to make some adjustments. I’m really happy with how my DS rear interior lights look. These light are one of the unique features of the DS Comfort and I really like they way they look. I find it odd that the Pallas versions did not have them also.

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