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Jarecki   
Mon Apr 13 2015, 08:03am
Joined: Feb 19 2015
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Location: Poznan
 As shown on the photo, I have no idea what that rusty bracket is for?
chillmax   
Mon Apr 13 2015, 09:01am
Joined: Mar 27 2014
Member No: #1648
Location: Mayo
 That's the cup holder for the guys in the factory when they're building the car, they've gotta have somewhere to put their espresso )
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drummond   
Mon Apr 13 2015, 01:48pm
Joined: Sep 20 2010
Member No: #238
Location: Aldeburgh
 That was where the main wiring loom ran, or it did on French cars, anyway......
dsharples   
Thu Apr 16 2015, 08:17pm
Joined: May 18 2010
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Location: Woodbridge
 I noticed one of those on mine too. I did wonder if I'd lost some shielding somewhere!
C6Dave   
Fri Apr 17 2015, 06:51am

Joined: Oct 01 2009
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Location: Northumberland
 THere should be a plastic shield covering (not fully) the pair of rear spheres. Mine got ripped off and I had it replaced. - Click Here -
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gmerry   
Fri Apr 17 2015, 08:28am
Joined: Dec 11 2009
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Location: Scotland
 So far, no one has come up with a reason for these brackets!

Does anyone with an early car (2005) has something bolted to these brackets that was subsequently deleted in the build specification?

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Jodyone   
Fri Apr 17 2015, 09:38pm
Joined: Mar 24 2013
Member No: #1240
Location: Cornwall
 Who else has them? I don't think mine does. You also have at least one extra exhaust clamp compared to mine- I only know because I replace the lower one in you pic recently (it was rusted out, and consequently the backbox drooped).
Jarecki   
Sat Apr 18 2015, 05:56am
Joined: Feb 19 2015
Member No: #2069
Location: Poznan
 Yes Joydone, my exhaust pipe was a little bit tuned, because of new Sebring silencer was fitted. The flow is better and more power available.
But the main question is still on. What the bracket is for? Is it very hard job to pump up the car, bow and take a foto?
e3steve   
Fri Sep 01 2017, 07:12am
Joined: Jan 21 2013
Member No: #1163
Location: Warsash, Hants & Palma de Mallorca, Spain
 I'm resurrecting this topic as it's still intriguing me, too.

My 2.7 has this bracket and I, too, thought I'd lost the aft cover for the middle spheres. Not so, it seems. There is no aft cover, according to my local, friendly dealer!

My bracket's condition looked akin to yours, Jarecki, in your opening post. I've since painted it with Jenolite rust converter; it's remained a nice purplish pink since...
e3steve   
Fri Sep 01 2017, 07:15am
Joined: Jan 21 2013
Member No: #1163
Location: Warsash, Hants & Palma de Mallorca, Spain
Dave-Retired wrote ...

THere should be a plastic shield covering (not fully) the pair of rear spheres. Mine got ripped off and I had it replaced. - Click Here -

According to the Citroën microfiche description, Dave, the shield is called an "air deflector"...
PHaTGRoB   
Fri Sep 01 2017, 04:48pm
Joined: Aug 21 2012
Member No: #994
Location: North Wales
 I'm sure mine has this bracket, as shown in Jarecki's photo. I came across it when changing a rusted exhaust clamp. No idea as to its purpose though. Sorry. GRoB.
HiPOL   
Sat Sep 02 2017, 03:58pm
Joined: Jul 08 2016
Member No: #2699
Location: Gorzów
 Every C6 has it. In versions with AMVAR it is practicly usless , it only holds wires. In 2.2 HDi version it additionaly holds height corrector. I guess it was cheaper to keep just one holder for wires and height corrector than design 2.
Plastic shield mentioned by Dave is mounted in another place, at the spheres.
321dave   
Sun Sep 03 2017, 08:40pm
Joined: Sep 09 2011
Member No: #614
Location: Dublin



This picture from one of the pdf in he library, seems to have a plastic shroud over the metal bracket! The plot thickens a bit more!
vaho   
Mon Sep 04 2017, 06:39am
Joined: Jun 25 2015
Member No: #2228
Location: Tallinn
 The same plastic shroud can be seen in parts list picture but it is no longer available as there is no part number:
Hattershaun   
Mon Sep 04 2017, 05:37pm
Joined: Dec 19 2010
Member No: #320
Location: Bedfordshire, UK
 Part number 8 will be missing from the list if you entered your VIN, which means only parts suitable for your car are shown.
This would suggest your car wouldn't have been fitted with part number 8 when it left the factory.

If a part is no longer available, it is still listed but has 'NFP' (No Further Parts) next to it.
No.8 is part number 7013 Y6 and for petrol engines only.

When you first go into Citroen Service, just selects parts for C6, then click 'Confirm' without selecting an engine type or body type.
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