Leakages In The Roof Platform

Leakages In The Roof Platform On Citroën DS And ID Model Cars

Citroën Technical Bulletin Number 51

This was an official Citroën Factory service bulletin, written during the era of the DS's production. It covers completely the process of removing and replacing the roof on older DS's and ID's. It does not cover removal of the roof on newer cars with a roof that was glued on rather than bolted on. I may cover this in a later version of these pages.

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Parts Information for 1966-1969 models:

DLF, DYF, DJF, DXF models
DV, DT models
DX, DJ, DY, DL models
Tony's roof clip drawings Thanks to Tony Jackson for these fine drawings. The clips are an important but hard to find part. Tony suggests that the drawings are not exact, so be sure to model the original clip for curvature. On most later cars, the roof is glued on rather that bolted. You will need to get or make more of them if you are converting from a bonded to a bolted roof. See this for detailed instructions on making your own clips.

Some of the materials and procedures are dated, or may not be suitable for cars that are no longer in like new condition. The following should be observed:

When paper tape is mentioned you can used masking tape.
A modern replacement for "mastic" is urethane adhesive. Beige color has been suggested as the original color, but it would be wise to simply match the stuff found on your car.
When doing this or any other restoration work, it is highly advisable to have a parts manual on hand to obtain part numbers. This makes it much easier to find them.

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Thanks to Rick Levy for sending me this article!

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