I feel I'm banging my head against a wall. I need a replacement seal as above for a 2018 model. Searching the usual places, Amazon etc, I can find them for a K9, and mainly second hand, or a generic part.
I've contacted Citroen parts. And the first email sent to me was asking me with pictures of the rear door and trims asking me which part I needed. I replied again stating the driver's door.
He replied with a 2012-2015 model part. Also at an extortionate cost. Do any of you know where I can get hold of one and not be ripped off?
19-10-2023, 12:15 PM (This post was last modified: 19-10-2023, 12:23 PM by Multispacer.)
(19-10-2023, 10:37 AM)LukeC Wrote: I feel I'm banging my head against a wall. I need a replacement seal as above for a 2018 model. Searching the usual places, Amazon etc, I can find them for a K9, and mainly second hand, or a generic part.
I've contacted Citroen parts. And the first email sent to me was asking me with pictures of the rear door and trims asking me which part I needed. I replied again stating the driver's door.
He replied with a 2012-2015 model part. Also at an extortionate cost. Do any of you know where I can get hold of one and not be ripped off?
By the driver's door aperture seal, I assume you mean the rubber seal that goes around the whole of the inside of the door [mounted on the body of the vehicle, rather than on the door itself]
I replaced mine [on a 2008 B9 Multispace] about a year back and got a used one from eBay.
The tip for this is to go for a front passenger side replacement seal as they are the same size and by default if it is from either a B9 van or a B9 Multispace it is always going to be a lot less used/worn than a driver's side seal.
I paid about £18 including delivery from eBay
You'll have a bit of fun fitting the seal. The old one will pull off without too much effort but getting the new seal on in the tight space between the end of the front console and the door pillar is a bit of a tight squeeze. I eventually figured out the only easy way [without having to dismantle the front console] was to use silicone grease spray on the seal and slide in into that area from below the console and then work around the rest of the door opening. The passenger side seal I purchased had virtually no wear on it I could see and fitted fine on the driver's side.
19-10-2023, 01:29 PM (This post was last modified: 19-10-2023, 01:30 PM by LukeC.)
1) wasn't the rubber misshapen to what you required?
B) does it need any kind of adhesive to stick on or does it just clip in?
And D) if it's too much "fun" as you put it, I get frustrated and I'll throw a tantrum in the street as I'm doing it. Or give up and find a minion who will fit it for a cup of coffee.
Thanks. Got one coming. Looks a little scuffed at the bottom, but not as bad as mine is or as thin. Though it was a lot cheaper to get the driver's side than a passenger one. So that's where I went. Hopefully I don't need to do a return and refund for any reason.
(19-10-2023, 01:29 PM)LukeC Wrote: 1) wasn't the rubber misshapen to what you required?
B) does it need any kind of adhesive to stick on or does it just clip in?
And D) if it's too much "fun" as you put it, I get frustrated and I'll throw a tantrum in the street as I'm doing it. Or give up and find a minion who will fit it for a cup of coffee.
Yes, it's the one that fits to the body work.
I was concerned about it being the wrong shape but when I received it had just been folded up to fit in a smallish size postal box and didn't seem to have any 'set' shape when unfolded. It was hanging up for about a week or so in my garage before I got the chance to do it waiting for decent weather as I was also doing it outside and again it hadn't really taken up any set shape in that time.
As far as I could see there was no adhesive either on the original or the replacement. I just clipped it in, the part that fits over the lip to clip in place is quite solid so it clips into place well and the replacement hasn't moved or lifted since being fitted.
As I stated it was pretty easy to fit apart from the one part adjacent to the drivers console/door pillar [the area I mean is as in the photo #3 that you took in the thread when asking what's this?]
It's not too bad if, as I stated, you lubricate the seal with silicone grease, and start below the area indicated and slide the rubber up into the inaccessible area after which clipping in the rest of the seal only takes a few minutes.
At least it sounds easy. And reviewing the photo , it looks in better nick than the current one. I shall let you know what happens. I got it for 19+3.75 postage. The cheapest NSF was 39.99 free postage. The other 1 was 59.99 free postage. Sorry, but I'll take a slightly scuffed one for half price or less.
(19-10-2023, 03:39 PM)LukeC Wrote: At least it sounds easy. And reviewing the photo , it looks in better nick than the current one. I shall let you know what happens. I got it for 19+3.75 postage. The cheapest NSF was 39.99 free postage. The other 1 was 59.99 free postage. Sorry, but I'll take a slightly scuffed one for half price or less.
I'm totally with you on that. Obviously the 'scrappies' have cottoned on to the fact that the NSF fits the OSF and is often in better condition. When I bought mine it was the other way around, in that all the NSF were cheap and the OSF were expensive, hence after checking with a friend who was an ex-Citroen mechanic I went for a cheaper NSF seal.
No doubt they've done just that. But I'd be buggered if I was paying Citroen 125 quid! I'd like to have it new, but out of work, I'd just like to have things looking and feeling tidy in the van. And how long until something catches on the current one and tears it further? These photos are from when I first discovered it and it's spread a bit further since. 2 different little tears.
(19-10-2023, 03:39 PM)LukeC Wrote: At least it sounds easy. And reviewing the photo , it looks in better nick than the current one. I shall let you know what happens. I got it for 19+3.75 postage. The cheapest NSF was 39.99 free postage. The other 1 was 59.99 free postage. Sorry, but I'll take a slightly scuffed one for half price or less.
I'm totally with you on that. Obviously the 'scrappies' have cottoned on to the fact that the NSF fits the OSF and is often in better condition. When I bought mine it was the other way around, in that all the NSF were cheap and the OSF were expensive, hence after checking with a friend who was an ex-Citroen mechanic I went for a cheaper NSF seal.
Replacement had been "out for delivery" since half 8 this morning after delays on transport from the distribution centre when I should have had it yesterday latest. I'm beginning to doubt it's arrival today now too!
(19-10-2023, 03:39 PM)LukeC Wrote: At least it sounds easy. And reviewing the photo , it looks in better nick than the current one. I shall let you know what happens. I got it for 19+3.75 postage. The cheapest NSF was 39.99 free postage. The other 1 was 59.99 free postage. Sorry, but I'll take a slightly scuffed one for half price or less.
I'm totally with you on that. Obviously the 'scrappies' have cottoned on to the fact that the NSF fits the OSF and is often in better condition. When I bought mine it was the other way around, in that all the NSF were cheap and the OSF were expensive, hence after checking with a friend who was an ex-Citroen mechanic I went for a cheaper NSF seal.
Replacement had been "out for delivery" since half 8 this morning after delays on transport from the distribution centre when I should have had it yesterday latest. I'm beginning to doubt it's arrival today now too!
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