Just changed my bottom arms

  1. Infrequent Poster Joined: Nov 2012 Havant (Hampshire) Posts: 181 Saxo Furio and Vauxhall Signum
    #1
    What a stupid place to put the rear mount.

    Who at Citroen thought it would be a good idea to put 2 suspension bolts under the carpet lol
  2. Regular Poster Joined: Sep 2012 Lancs Posts: 439 Saxo VTS mk1 stage rally car
    #2
    Just take the carpet out. Sorted
  3. Established Member Joined: Mar 2011 Birmingham Posts: 2148 Rover BRM, Rover 800 Coupe, Mk6 golf.
    #3
    It's not like the carpets actually fitted properly in these anyway lol, they just pull out.

    Bt I know exactly what you mean, had a bit of a shock when I found them myself!
  4. Infrequent Poster Joined: Nov 2012 Havant (Hampshire) Posts: 181 Saxo Furio and Vauxhall Signum
    #4
    Yeah not hard to do (Just pulled the carpet back) but a surprise they were under there.

    How much easier would it have been to have 2 studs sticking out and nuts under the car or captive nuts like most other manufacturers.
  5. Infrequent Poster Joined: Jun 2012 Sweden, Ytterby Posts: 199 Citroen Saxo VTS -98 Volvo S70 T5 -99
    #5
    I think its a smart way to protect the bolts/studs from water/rain/dirt salt snow etc from rust, easy to undo.
  6. Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Sep 2011 Doncaster Posts: 2627 Fabia VRS, mk1 fiesta + some others
    #6
    tbf, it keeps them safe and dry and you dont have to re-use them.
    on ford sierra's the anti roll bar does up (similar setup to a saxo) into a captive nut thats inside the chassis rail. you undo the nut from the outside, BUT its common for the thread to strip or the weld on the captive nut snap, so the anti roll bar in un removable without removing the carpet and cutting a hole in the floor and sorting it from on top. proper mess take..
  7. Saxperience Addict Joined: Apr 2007 Sunderland Posts: 10341
    #7
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by m4tt274 View Post
    tbf, it keeps them safe and dry and you dont have to re-use them.
    on ford sierra's the anti roll bar does up (similar setup to a saxo) into a captive nut thats inside the chassis rail. you undo the nut from the outside, BUT its common for the thread to strip or the weld on the captive nut snap, so the anti roll bar in un removable without removing the carpet and cutting a hole in the floor and sorting it from on top. proper mess take..
    Yeah I agree with this, better than on a 206 the bolts are underneath and can rust and need cutting off, changed them on a 1999 Saxo and they come off dead easy
  8. Infrequent Poster Joined: Dec 2007 Kent Posts: 146 Silver Saxo 1.6 16v Gunmetel Grey Nissan 350z GT
    #8
    The passenger side is not too bad but the drivers side is annoying because the pedals do get in the way abit lol