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Hi folks

I posted this as an update to my getting the phase 1 back on the road thread, but this is a very specific query which I need an answer to sharp-ish!

Cutting a long story short, one of the failure items on the MOT is front spheres - spoken to Citroen dealer local to me which suggests the correct part numbers for a Phase 1 16V are as follows:

Fronts - 96087641

Rears - 96087642

Can anyone confirm this based on records they have?

I'm also somewhat intrigued as I was sure spheres for the 16V are a problem to source - the dealer claims they are available from France, so is it only spheres for the Phase 2 that can't be obtained?

The prices for the above are a bit scary (£54+VAT each!) but if they're right then I'm tempted to order them anyway.

Anywhere worth trying for UK stock?

Adrian

ebay is the only place i have seen propper valver spheres, might be worth a look see. Or re gas the ones you have?>

From all the data in my various Cit part catalogues i'm getting 2 part numbers for each as well as the ones you have, one is probably PH1 and and the other PH2.

Front: 96024568 / 96068903
Rear: 95666815 / 96068904

Both are available all over the place including GSF but under the numbers below.

Alternative part numbers are:

N45308C / NS234 and N45352C / NS235 respectively.

Can't help with which of them is which but i suspect that due to the constant updating of the catalogues they may well be supercessions.

In any case i belive the spheres stats you're looking for should be:

Front 400/55/1.65 & Rear 400/40/1.1

Cheers guys

As I've posted in the for sale section, the Citroen dealer up Luke's way having a clear out last year still had 2 brand new genuine spheres on the shelf, so I've had them both!

They were cheap enough to make it a no brainer - I'm sure the ones on the car are suitable for re-gassing so may try and get that done via Pleiades for future use

Adrian

I am using Xantia 3 dot ones in frt and rear as they are easier to source
here and they work fine and last longer (3dot type).
It's not a must to use the exact type, try the Xantia but use non-hydractive ones.

I used 1.9GTI rear spheres on the front of mine, ride is a little stiffer than normal 16v fronts.
The 16v rears OTOH need to be originals, the ones GSF sold me were generic "well it fits a BX..." spheres and under some enthusiastic cornering reduced my rear 205/50x15 tyres to 200/50-x15. Lucky I had the windows up or I might have fallen out.

Cheers folks

The genuine front spheres I ordered on Friday were delivered Saturday morning, and on the car Saturday afternoon My Dad found them pretty straightforward to change using a webbing oil filter removing tool.