New Owner

[bagsymini]

Hi, I am the new owner of a 1.6 Picasso Desire - I've had it a couple of weeks and am generally pleased with it.

The radio reception is awful, but having searched these forums I have a few aerial related things to look at so I'll sort that.

I have another question though ... when I turn a sharp corner I hear something sliding across inside the dash.  I wondered if somebody has dropped something through one of the air vents - so how do the air vents come out without getting damaged?

Also on the left central vent the chrome plated plastic control knob is missing - if I visit a breakers is this an easy replacement?  Can I just replace the wee plastic bit or do I need the entire vent unit?

Thanks to anybody who can help me with this.

[paul.h]

Welcome to the forum.

 

On the home page is a link to the Picasso forum which is worth a look and joining and you are more likely to get help from many people with the same car.

 

I am assuming your car is a Xsara Picasso. The parts diagrams show the central vents come as part of the surround but I would guess if your control knob has come off that it probably just pulls off - so a scrap yard may just let you remove the knob.

 

The dash is quite large and it may be worth a look that there is not something hidden on top of it. To see if it is something sliding in a vent you could try with the blower on max and see if the noise changes. Other than these simple things, it may be best to ask on the Picasso forum since it may be a common thing.