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Started by Tin pot in Ski Chatter - 53 Replies

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Tin pot
reply to 'Driving: kit?'
posted Dec-2011

I'm ashamed to say I failed to buy snow chains at Halfords or any one of a dozen motorway pit stops in France.

Apparently Citroen wheels are just too obscure and bespoke for everyone :roll:

I'll try again, before I leave...


I've got the coolant and screenwash though...in the boot!

Edited 1 time. Last update at 16-Dec-2011

Ian Wickham
reply to 'Driving: kit?'
posted Dec-2011

tin pot wrote:I'm ashamed to say I failed to buy snow chains at Halfords or any one of a dozen motorway pit stops in France.

Apparently Citroen wheels are just too obscure and bespoke for everyone :roll:

I'll try again, before I leave...


I've got the coolant and screenwash though...in the boot!



You should have no problem getting chains for Citroen, most snow chains are a type of universal, one chain fits several size of Tyre.

Iceman
reply to 'Driving: kit?'
posted Dec-2011

Citroen.....where are they made again????
The Northern Monkey. Jan'23 Les Arcs

Tin pot
reply to 'Driving: kit?'
posted Dec-2011

Madness eh? 215/55/16 are like hens teeth!

SwingBeep
reply to 'Driving: kit?'
posted Dec-2011

Snowchains.co uk have Weissenfels Clack and Go snowchains (about the best mid price range chain) in stock in that size.

Tin pot
reply to 'Driving: kit?'
posted Dec-2011

Hi, sure but we're en France now. It seems they are the more expensive size too.

BTW we hired a car last year for two weeks and it had none of our problems;

Mirrors frozen unable to open
Handles and door frames frozen

If only the deicing spray had survived the wife's car loading :p

There was space available so I've emptied half of large cannisters of low temp screenwash and coolant into it. Overnight we're hitting -12*C on Sunday, so I'll fire it up on Monday just to see if it's alive.

I've got the wipers up and sweeping off the snow daily so it doesn't collapse under the weight. ;)

Iceman
reply to 'Driving: kit?'
posted Dec-2011

Frozen handles and door frames fixed easy!!!!

Weeeeeeeeee ;)
The Northern Monkey. Jan'23 Les Arcs

Trencher
reply to 'Driving: kit?'
posted Dec-2011

tin pot wrote:

There was space available so I've emptied half of large cannisters of low temp screenwash and coolant into it. Overnight we're hitting -12*C on Sunday, so I'll fire it up on Monday just to see if it's alive.


As long as you pump some of the good stuff up into the hoses/nozzles. That's where it freezes up badly.
because I'm so inclined .....

Topic last updated on 21-December-2011 at 21:15