Help! Front Windscreen Water Tray!

[ValleysC4]

Hi just noticed that the plastic water tray(If that's what it's called) below the windscreen has dropped, revealing the bottom edge of the windscreen glass! I've opened the bonnet and it looks like it needs lifting and there's a hole where I presume a screw has come from?? Any help would be great and any parts or screws I need if anyone could list . Il try put some photos up from my phone now .thank you.

[paul.h]

Welcome to the forum.

 

You have not given the year of your car but the following is based on the Haynes manual for the 2004 to 2010 C4, page 11.21. The plastic part is usually called the scuttle panel.

 

In the position you have highlighted, there should be a plastic rivet, the type that has a central pin that is pushed in to expand the legs on the rivet once pushed in to the hole of the car body. To remove this rivet, the centre pin is pulled out and then the rivet can be pulled out. So if you can slide the scuttle back up you should see a metal bracket with a hole in that the rivet should go in to. On the back of the scuttle there will probably be plastic clips that hold it against the glass so it should only be slid back in place up the glass to avoid breaking/bending them. To get the correct rivet you will need to visit a Citroen dealer but it will hardly cost anything but will be like this http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/PEUGEOT-CITROEN-BONNET-GRILLE-TRIM-CLIPS-RIVETS-6997T2-Push-In-Type-x10-/231065906211

[ValleysC4]

Thanks for reply. It's a 55 plate vtr 1.4 petrol. Would those on EBay fit it?? It's only the one rivot in the centre that needs fixing in i take it?

[paul.h]

The ebay ones could be the right size, you may also find some similar in a car accessory shop. According to the Haynes manual there is only the one rivet holding it in place.

[ValleysC4]

Can't find what the rivot actually screws onto I've got a part of a plastic looking bracket in middle which seems to have been snapped.Can it just be glued?? Been an absolute nightmare to be honest. My mechanic is doing a service, timing belt and linkeage bar tomorrow so he's going to have his hands full. :)

[paul.h]

The bracket in the Haynes photo is about 2 cm square with a hole in it, so if it is plastic then it would be a poor design. You could try sticking the scuttle to the windscreen using black silicone sealant so it does not show.

[ValleysC4]

Great thank for your replies il try the black silicone after work and wedge it to leave overnight. Il post update tomorrow cheers for the help.

[ValleysC4]

No luck , wedged it up overnight and its moved soon as I've checked it from work at 12pm. Anyone had this problem at all and what's the best sealant to use as in strongest??My only worry is what if I stick it and for some reason in the future it needs to come off?

[ValleysC4]

Update it's all done!! :) me and my old man decided to strip the whole thing right off and start from scratch. Took about an hour in total. Took the wipers and scuttle off to start, then cleaned all the silicone off. Put the three clips onto the glass first(top tip!!!!) and sprayed glass cleaner into them. The scuttle then simply "pops"into these clips and just put the wipers back on Note- make sure you put tape on windows as an indicator of where they sit before you take them off. I wonder how much a garage would charge for this??