Panda (Classic) Restoring my Sisley

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ready for work

 

[purple haze]

Good work Matt...love the look...

 

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I got the whip aerial fitted and tried to get at least a "coat hanger" reception but no luck.
The previous one (from Halfords) was no better.
Any tips for getting a better signal would be appreciated.

 

[pandamonius_maximus]

Love it. Its been in the wars and now it looks like is going back!!

Si

 

[allen fletcher]

Make sure you have a good earth

 

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Hi Allen. Thanks. Do you mean an earth from the aerial or the stereo itself?
Electrics are not my strong point!
I don't understand why the aerial has co-axial cable when there is only one piece of metal (a wire antenna) and works when you shove a coat hanger in!. Do I have to use the outer wires as an earth?
help! Please!

 

[allen fletcher]

Hi mate what you might be short of is a earth wire to the body earth metal part of your car the door the13mm hindge bolts are just right for the job you do not need to cut the main wire that goes directly into you radio/head uni' just need a good earth or metal base for your mast.Any chance of a picture of the the fixing you have made or used?

 

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OK. I have now installed a new stereo and even without earthing the aerial it is getting a good signal. When I get a chance I'll do the earth. Job done. Thanks for the advice.
All that remains to do is: stone chip guard underneath, Waxoil in all the trouble spots, door cards (aluminium chequer plate), re-paint wheels, some wiring....... and naming the car!

 

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I want to give the Sisley a full service including the 4x4 system. Does anyone know a good 4x4 specialist in Kent- near Sevenoaks would be good. Google doesn't seem to show much. Any recommendations would be appreciated. Thanks.

 

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I found a 4x4 specialist and have had the gearbox and 4x4 drive train/diff serviced. The car is now a bit quieter and the gears are smoother.

I have now sourced the canoe badges and wheel hub covers. However the front ones won't go on! There are protruding rods on the front hubs. Any ideas?

 

[VmanC]

I found a 4x4 specialist and have had the gearbox and 4x4 drive train/diff serviced. The car is now a bit quieter and the gears are smoother.

I have now sourced the canoe badges and wheel hub covers. However the front ones won't go on! There are protruding rods on the front hubs. Any ideas?

Are your wheel caps proper Sisley ones, if they are 2wd caps they probably won't fit. I've never compared the two so am only taking an educated guess at this, but I would imagine that the drive shaft sticks out farther from the wheel on 4x4's.

Here's a link for some correct ones currently on Ebay....

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Fiat-Panda-Sisley-4x4-Center-Wheel-Caps-/260615643507?cmd=ViewItem&pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item3cade72173

EDIT...

Just read your post again and realise it's the pin that helps centralise the wheel that's getting in the way, as you said .
You could replace the pin with a normal bolt, the wheel bolts will centralise the wheels once they're on so this pin is not essential.

 

[default_user]

There is no difference in the drive shafts between 4WD and FWD.

If you have the correct caps they should fit between the wheel bolts. You need to loosen one of them to get it in place.

 

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Thanks. I think I'll take it into a garage for this job. I have visions of the wheels coming off if I get it wrong!

 

[allen fletcher]

If you can take the wheel off you can put it on again just nip up the wheel bolts and go round again and nip up again but remember you might have to take them off again. I took the bolt pin out of my hubs on the Trekking because they got in the way of the Fiat alloys if fit

 

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Hi Allen, thanks. Its the bolt pins I'm not familiar with. What is the process for removing them?

 

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I need to remove part 'A'.
Do I have to replace part 'B' with a different nut or does it go back on.

 

[firstcar-Y10]

if they come off in good nick you should get away with putting them back on, however they take a hell of a lot of removing as they are usually torqued up massively tight, and for that reason official line is replace every time.
best to have replacements ready if you take them off, then keep the ones you remove if they're OK so you've got a standby next time.
http://www.shop4parts.co.uk/?name=s...9&secondary=73&opts=64&btnViewProducts=Search
not expensive anyway.

 

[VmanC]

I need to remove part 'A'.
Do I have to replace part 'B' with a different nut or does it go back on.

Part 'A' is the end of the driveshaft, can I ask why you're needing to remove it?

 

[default_user]

No no no!

By wheel bolts, I mean the four bolts that hold the wheel on. The rim of the wheel cap fits between the four wheel bolts. You just need to take one out, slip the cap between the heads of the other three and replace the one you took out.

 

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OK. Thanks for all the advice.
I think I should clarify the problem.
The offending part 'A' is too long to fit under the original Sisley wheel hub cover.
I am assuming that the car originally had hub covers as there was one included when I bought the car and other Sisleys have them. I have just bought 3 more.
The rear hubs are fine and I have fitted the covers.

What I need to know is;
What is part 'A'?
Can it be removed/replaced/modified?

Thanks
Matt