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Takarta Airbag Recall Documentary

by GiveMeABreak » 06 Mar 2025, 17:55 » in Citroën

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Given the number of 'After-sales campaign' notices concerning Takarta Airbags I have been made aware of when looking up parts from PSA for members, I thought I would post a link to the following documentary that may be informative concerning the issue with these igniters.

According to Takata, the chemicals in the airbags’ explosive charge can...

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Hi all, I haven't seen the documentary yet, but as far as dates of recall notices is concerned, I have received 2 Safety Recall Notices for my 2013 C4 in the last 2 months...the latest being today...but nothing prior to that. The first one referred to driver's air bag and possibly also passenger airbag ( which would suggest a fairly major strip...

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Last post by Gibbo2286
16 Mar 2025, 11:49
Extension to parts subscriptions

by RichardW » 01 Oct 2024, 08:05

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Hi All

When PSA began charging for subscriptions to access their parts database, we (the forum admins) bought a subscription and introduced the donation membership upgrade to cover the cost of this, as well as costs of buying other PSA data and ongoing costs of operating this forum. The membership upgrade was for a period of 2 years.

We have now...

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Give the Admins a weekend of Coke and Hookers in SkegVagus

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Last post by Stickyfinger
03 Oct 2024, 19:23
PSA Electrical Diagrams - Wiring & Symbols Codes Index

by GiveMeABreak » 09 Dec 2023, 17:48 » in Diagnostics

PSA Electrical Diagrams - Wiring & Symbols Codes Index

The following will cover most basic equipment, but will exclude later systems & Tech.

PSA Electrical Diagrams Introduction - Function and Constitution of Codes
PSA Electrical Diagrams - Coding of Functions
PSA Electrical Diagrams - Component Coding
PSA Electrical Diagrams -...

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Last post by GiveMeABreak
09 Dec 2023, 17:48
Citroen, DS Automobiles and Peugeot Official Part Number Requests

by GiveMeABreak » 15 May 2021, 13:55 » in Citroën
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Parts Service Announcement - 21st March 2025

Please note that there is a temporary disruption to our 'Parts Service', so we will be unable to provide any official parts for members at the present time. Please refer to the Post HERE for further info

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Disruption to Parts Service

As you may be aware, the consolidation of the old PSA to the Stellantis Group systems has resulted in both a merge of data tools and a requirement to migrate PSA accounts to Stellantis Systems.

This has caused some problems for organisations like ours and the Team are currently looking at the best way forward. This...
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Last post by GiveMeABreak
21 Mar 2025, 10:53
Airbag, Dashboard, Seat Belt & Airbag ECU Repairs

by GiveMeABreak » 24 Jun 2020, 17:01 » in Useful links
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Just for members to be aware that airbagteam.com based in the UK are offering a 10% discount to FCF members on any of their services.

The FCF does not endorse any company directly, but thought this would be of use to members.

Full details of their services and the discount can be found here:

Airbag, Dashboard, Seat Belt & Airbag ECU Repairs

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Hi and welcome - we really need the fault codes. The warnings do not provide a definitive reason - only that the Airbag ECU has detected a fault on the self-check. You need to have it read with Lexia / Diagbox and put up the fault codes along with your VIN here for assistance.
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Last post by GiveMeABreak
29 Nov 2024, 14:45
Important Information concerning access to PSA parts data

by xantia_v6 » 19 Mar 2020, 04:19
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As some of you may already have realised, PSA (Citroen, DS Automobiles & Peugeot) have this week (from 16/03/2020) decided to close off free access to parts information.

The public version of PSA's ServiceBox, which is the official source for parts and information has had a freely accessible parts system for registered garages, and individual...

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Please note: This Thread is now Locked.

Please Make All Your Citroen or Peugeot Parts Requests Here

All parts requests from this topic have been moved there.
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Last post by GiveMeABreak
14 Nov 2021, 07:21
New PSA Heritage Parts for Classic Cars

by GiveMeABreak » 11 Oct 2019, 16:18 » in Citroën

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Parts for Classic / Older Citroen, Peugeot Renault Vehicles

This may be of interest to Members with older vehicles where getting parts is a struggle and for those not already aware of the site.

PSA are embarking on a project to provide some supplies of original and re manufactured parts for older vehicles and classics, and have made it a...

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anti-virus is blocking.......

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Last post by Stickyfinger
16 Sep 2024, 21:28
Revised Easydiagnostics Discount Procedure

by GiveMeABreak » 03 May 2018, 17:22

Please note that there is a new procedure in place for members wishing to take advantage of a 15% discount off products from Easydiagnostics.

The old discount code that was entered into the checkout is no longer valid, as a result of the code being propagated over the Internet.

After discussions with Jim from ED today, we have agreed a new...

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03 May 2018, 17:22

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Unscheduled Forum Outage 08/12/15

by CitroJim » 08 Dec 2015, 16:49

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The outage for most of last night and most of today was caused by an Internet failure.

It was beyond my control..

All is back up now and the Internet connection is looking stable..

Apologies for any inconvenience this outage may have caused.

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Jim's internet connection has been flaky again this morning. We are working on moving the forum to a site with a reliable connection, but that will of course take a little time.

In the meantime, accept our appologies for any interruptions to normal service.

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Last post by xantia_v6
11 Dec 2015, 06:07
The French Car Wiki general discussion

by Stickyfinger » 18 Jul 2015, 10:11
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ahh.....a Stealth Wiki.

forgot the link mate :)

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Gotcha, I feel some creative editing coming on 8-)
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Last post by GiveMeABreak
17 Nov 2015, 18:56
Forum Software Update 23/09/2015

by xantia_v6 » 22 Sep 2015, 13:49

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I will be performing a minor software upgrade on the forum on Wednesday morning, starting sometime between 7:00 and 8:00 BST.

The forum will be off-line for up to 30 minutes during the upgrade.

Sorry for any inconvenience caused.

Xantia V6

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Like an old schooler, I use my browsing history to re-open this Forum's front page. Depending on the other topic headings, the Index may be almost anywhere within the collated URLs of specific pages within the site.

Can there be a tweak to the index page somehow, so it is pretty much guaranteed to come top of the list?
If I have understood...

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Last post by myglaren
07 Oct 2015, 20:00
Attention Virginmedia customers

by Xaccers » 09 Jun 2012, 21:27

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Back in the days of NTL, they used to run a load of Inktomi transparent proxy servers, basically a bunch of over worked under powered servers that would fetch the web pages you were after and pass them to you, except when more often than not they didn't work.
Quite often if the proxy you were going through was feeling poorly, web browsing would be...

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Hello Xac,

yes the engine is running beautifully its the ancillaries that are the problem.

I was having a lot of trouble with packet loss whilst on VM Cable 50meg broardband.
for three months I had 100% packet loss every 30 mins I now have a superhub which solved the problem immediately
their standard hubs are prone to packet loss it is an...

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Last post by falling-out-with-my-car
22 Aug 2015, 14:01
Forum Software Update 13 June 2015

by CitroJim » 12 Jun 2015, 18:43

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I'll be updating the forum software and patching the application/database servers in the early hours of Saturday Morning..

There will be a short outage whilst the updates takes place...

I estimate no more than 30 minutes..

The updates are routine security patches and offer no enhanced functionality or new features.

Start time is likely to be...

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All done and dusted.. We are now updated and patched :-D

Have a lovely weekend!

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Last post by CitroJim
13 Jun 2015, 05:27
Moderators Wanted (Roles now filled)

by CitroJim » 01 Jun 2015, 17:36

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We are looking to expand the number of FCF Moderators and invite applications from any long-standing members who would like to be considered for the role.

Duties include:

1. Identifying and quarantining spam posts;
2. Identifying posters of spam and/or objectionable material to the admins;
3. Editing posts to remove objectionable, inflammatory...

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The following have been appointed as Global Moderators:

Elma

Peter.N.

Xantia_V6 has been appointed as an Administrator

Welcome Gentlemen!

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Last post by CitroJim
06 Jun 2015, 05:30
Forum Maintenance - Friday 3rd April

by CitroJim » 01 Apr 2015, 13:41

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I shall be taking the forum down early in the morning of Good Friday to install a whole raft of patches and updates to the forum web and database servers...

I expect the work to take place at around 05:00 BST and take about 30 minutes...

I apologise here and now for any inconvenience this may cause...

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All work now completed successfully :-D

And completed at silly o’clock even by my standards!

I was suffering an attack of sleeplessness so thought I'd so something useful...

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Last post by CitroJim
04 Apr 2015, 03:28
BST

by myglaren » 29 Mar 2015, 23:09

Don't forget to change to BST in your User Control Panel!

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29 Mar 2015, 23:09
Forum Software Update 9th March 2015 *Complete*

by CitroJim » 08 Mar 2015, 17:47

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Very early tomorrow morning (Monday 9th around 04:30 GMT) I'll be taking the forum off-line for about 30 minutes to update it to the latest version..

This update is a security/bugfix only and you'll notice no changes as a normal user...

Sorry... The boldly new version with tons of lovely new features languishes in the wings with serious and as...

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Update completed...

Apparently successfully!

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Last post by CitroJim
09 Mar 2015, 04:35
Changes To Your Forum Account Settings - *Please Read*

by CitroJim » 21 Feb 2015, 17:05

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If you require any changes to be made to your forum account settings, please only PM such requests to the admins or if you have no access to the forum for any reason, use only the admin contact link on the forum . DO NOT email such requests direct to the forum email address. Any so received will be ignored.

Remember password resets, providing...

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If you mark the thread as read with Tapatalk it will stop reappearing.

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Last post by PeteEd
25 Feb 2015, 14:13
Outage Early Hours 21st January 2015

by CitroJim » 21 Jan 2015, 04:26

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Sorry for the outage..

The Internet Router had a funny turn...

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I will be away tomorrow most of the day so if the Internet drops tomorrow it could be down for a while..

I therefore offer my apologies in advance :)

If it happens too often now I'll replace the router although our local exchange occasionally has technical issues that cause a drop for no apparent reason...

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Last post by CitroJim
23 Jan 2015, 17:32
Forum Bank Account Closure

by CitroJim » 08 Oct 2014, 16:26

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Some five years ago now I opened a bank account for the BXC and FCF when it was anticipated the forums would have to be commercially hosted and regular payments and fundraising would be required to meet the costs.

Thankfully that never happened and since then the forums have enjoyed free hosting and very low running costs. As a result the forum...

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Thanks Homer :-D

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Last post by CitroJim
25 Nov 2014, 05:51
Forum Routine Maintenance 22nd October

by CitroJim » 19 Oct 2014, 07:29

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I shall be carrying out some routine maintenance on the forums in the early hours of Wednesday morning that may result in a short outage.

One of the tasks is to rotate the Apache Web Server logs which necessitates a restart of Apache.

I'm really quite staggered at their growth rate.. Shows how popular the forums are :)

From now on I'll be...

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That's good to hear Steve :-D

The FCF Apache log grows like topsy. It was over 2GB in size :shock:

A few updates were applied to the server and again that'll now be a regular Wednesday job.

It'll be rotated at least weekly from now on under a cron job....

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Last post by CitroJim
24 Oct 2014, 08:04
Northern Mike left the FCF fold again

by citronut » 19 Oct 2014, 21:27

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i heard this from the horses mouth today,

he will be missed yet again,

i always enjoy reading his threads/exploits/

so please come back and just ignore the twerpt that offend you to the point of you leaving this unique forum,

im sure theres more members on here you get on with than not

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I hope he will as well. I think it would be safe to say he can be a bit 'colourful'!

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Last post by Hell Razor5543
20 Oct 2014, 12:12
Forum Upgrade and Move on 1st October *Complete*

by CitroJim » 22 Sep 2014, 20:31
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Unless you hear to the contrary I shall be moving the forum to a shiny brand-new server and upgrading the forum software to the latest version on the morning of the 1st October.

I shall also take the opportunity to repair the currently broken Tapatalk installation.

The new sever is indeed that, brand-spanking new and running 64 bit CentOS 7. It...

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That's a good thought :) Thanks!

Sent from my Lumia 900 using Tapatalk
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Last post by CitroJim
04 Oct 2014, 19:14
Rolf doesnt live at Jim's place :o :o

by citronut » 16 May 2014, 07:31

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i sent Steve'y ( myglaren )a pm.
asking if he new why the rilf smiley were not functioning, he replied

Maybe Rolf has nothing to smile about these days :twisted:

I have noticed it not working. Xac manages the smileys. Could be that we are on Jim's server and it isn't installed.

so i assume Rolf does not live at Jim's then :roll: :shock: :-D...

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i just hope he hasnt picked up any bad habits whilst he's bin away :rofl2: :rofl2: :rofl2: :rofl2: :rofl2: :rofl2: :rofl2:

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Last post by citronut
07 Sep 2014, 08:14
Rolf Retuns...

by CitroJim » 06 Sep 2014, 07:04

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Of special interest to Malcolm :wink:

Following a long absence from this forum, our very own Rolf (aka :rofl2: ) has now returned :-D

He went into hiding in a very dark corner of the Internet back in April but after some diligent searching has now been found, given a good talking to and returned to his rightful place in the smilies folder.....

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Remember how he used to advertise paint?

The company has a new slogan now: No touching up for at least five years ...

=D> :lol: (and just for old time sakes :rofl2: )

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Last post by DHallworth
06 Sep 2014, 16:37
Thread display options

by KP » 28 Aug 2014, 16:01

Is there anyway that a setting could be changed to allow more posts to be displayed in a thread at all or a switch that i could put into the URL so as to display more or an entire thread at all?

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Last post by KP
28 Aug 2014, 16:01
Banned by IP?

by oscar » 24 Jul 2014, 04:15

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Hi not sure if there was a problem day before but clicked onto bookmark for here and wasn't logged in even and said permanently banned by IP address!
Hadn't logged in for while so thought odd as not done/said anything only think i could think of is if email was spamming but would have got told about that before or already by others and do check...

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Don't ever worry if you find yourselves suddenly banned. It'll be a technical problem or a PICNIC* problem.

If we ever feel the need to ban anyone we'll always PM or email you first to tell you why and offer an chance to mend your ways. Never will we unilaterally ban without saying why.

* PICNIC - Problem In Chair, Not In Computer... Much the...

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Last post by CitroJim
24 Jul 2014, 09:16
BXCF login issuses

by citronut » 20 Jun 2014, 18:52

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for a few months now i have had trouble logging in to the BX forum,

i enter my login details then as it switch's from the login page to the index page in un/logs me,
most of the time i have been able to then click the home button at the top of the screen, then immediately go back to the BXC bookmarked link, click on this and without entering any...

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ok thanks Vanny, although my browser ( Firefox ) is set to delete all cookies every time i close it

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26 Jun 2014, 08:22
And we're back but...

by CitroJim » 21 Apr 2014, 08:11
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Hi all,

We're back on-line but running on a contingency server restored using Friday backups so some stuff might be lost.

The normal production server has failed and as Xac is away for a week on holiday and could not resolve the problem remotely we took the decision to bring up the contingency which normally hosts the test forum.

It may not be...

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No worries Dave and thanks for the appreciation :)
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17 May 2014, 17:37
Sending PMs

by sparksie » 07 May 2014, 00:21

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Hi Guys

Some time ago, on the advice of several forumites, I tried to send a PM to a senior member.
Wondering why I had heard nothing back, I went looking, only to find the message still in my outbox.
I must have misunderstood how to send messages, though I still can't figure out how to do it, having just tried again with no results
Anybody know...

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Oops
Sorry
The PM is Citroen related, but of course the subject of PMs is not!
To be honest, I rarely look anywhere except Citroen on FCF and am inclined to forget about the rest of the scene.
The Citroen part of the site is reminiscent of the old Pajero forum and the IWAI forum before PCness went mad.
I enjoy the contributions even when not...

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Last post by sparksie
07 May 2014, 23:58
View Active topics.. or not

by xantia_v6 » 22 Apr 2014, 07:50

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If you go to the board index page, one of the links near the top is view active topics I have followed this link before, and always got no results, leading me to believe is was broken, but if you follow the link now, you get the thread where Jim announced the resurrection of the forum, and if you select a longer time period, you get various...

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Thanks, it is much more useful now, I would suggest that all subforums should be included, well at least this one.
They are on the main server

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Last post by Xaccers
23 Apr 2014, 12:21
Oops! Google Chrome could not find www.frenchcarforum.co.uk

by romie » 20 Mar 2014, 12:39

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I've been recently having probs with getting to site.
Google displays this:

Oops! Google Chrome could not find onclick= window.open(this.href);return false;

Try reloading: www.frenchcarforum.co.uk/forum

Seems to be intermittent with long periods with this message being returned :/

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I'm seeing this problem at work, also only with this site.

I can access from home, (this is how I'm accessing now), so must be an I.T thing at work I suppose. ugh

lukeriley, have you tried accessing this site in more than one place?

cheers, romie

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Last post by romie
15 Apr 2014, 20:47
How to jump to unread posts in a topic?

by evoke » 16 Aug 2013, 09:28

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When I click on a topic (thread) that i've read before but one that has new posts in it, the forum always takes me to the first page of that topic. Most other forums will take me to the page containing unread posts. Is there a setting somewhere which will take me to the page containing unread posts when I click on a topic?

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Thanks had the same problem

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Last post by lukeriley
14 Apr 2014, 12:59
WHAT!!!! Northern Mike leaving the FCF ????

by citronut » 06 Apr 2014, 08:21

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it seem Mike is atempting to break free from this green blooded forum :shock: :shock: :roll: :roll: :yikes: :yikes: ,

just because he'z selling his V6 XANT :? :? :-D :wink:

you cant leave once your a member on here Mike [-X [-X [-X :roll: :twisted: #-o :-D :rofl2: :rofl2: :rofl2: :wink:

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I pride myself on being just about unoffendable so you'll have to do better than that.

Sent from my GT-I9505 using Tapatalk

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Last post by Northern_Mike
06 Apr 2014, 10:54
one for sir Stevey ( myglaren )

by citronut » 29 Mar 2014, 15:39

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why is it the thread below showing as i was the instigator and not gjb02 who actually started it??????

onclick= window.open(this.href);return false;

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I don't think Jim and I were looking after the forum database 9 years ago.

True enough. Strange one though.

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Last post by myglaren
30 Mar 2014, 16:29
Planned outage 13/14th

by Xaccers » 12 Jan 2014, 22:39
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The server is moving house Tuesday and as such from around midnight tomorrow will be down until broadband is activated at the new property, hopefully by noon.
Apologies for the lack of warning, but with this horrible thing called real life getting in the way I've not had much time.

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so Xac its not down to you moving to somewhere they still use smoke signals instead of BT's clapped out phone lines :twisted: :-D :lol: :rofl2:
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Last post by citronut
10 Mar 2014, 13:34
C4 Area?

by Captain Slow » 28 Mar 2013, 13:00

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Hi

I quite like this forum, and wondered if it would be possible to have a dedicated C4 sub section please?

I know there is C4 owners, but I find that forum very tricky to navigate and thought having a sub forum on here might be a useful addition now a few more people are getting their mitts on them.

Thanks!

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Just thought I'd let C4 owners on here know that there is a new Bookface page for the C4. Not sure if this will link to it or to my Bookface! onclick= window.open(this.href);return false;
If that doesn't work, search citroen c4uk in Bookface.

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Last post by Fake Concern
18 Feb 2014, 20:24
frozen in time 30/1/14

by citronut » 03 Feb 2014, 08:01

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is it just me or has the Blogs and Galleries section frozen in time ???????, as there has been no posts since 30/1/14,
or could it actually be non of the regulars have bin BLOGGING of late

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I have given up on mine. I read through it one day and found it utterly tedious.

Sent from my GT-I9300 using Tapatalk

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Last post by Northern_Mike
03 Feb 2014, 08:37
Tapatalk access

by Xaccers » 05 Dec 2013, 20:27

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Working fine for me

Sent from my Nexus 4 using Tapatalk

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Not working for me, but not a problem, really.
I can work the normal website using safari on the iPhone.
Found this out yesterday, when trying to post my Xantia woes while away from home!

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Last post by sparksie
18 Jan 2014, 19:11
Improvement idea...

by KP » 10 Nov 2013, 00:19

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Just wondering if its possible that in the email notifications we could get the text of the latest post?

Would be a nice feature with just a short link to the subject as well as i don't think the other links are needed and if someone wants to unsubscribe they wont get any other notifications after the first one??

Can provide examples if it helps...

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Cheers Xac thats mucho appreciated :D

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Last post by KP
21 Nov 2013, 11:41
Planned downtime in August

by Xaccers » 19 Aug 2013, 15:32

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The server will be going down tonight as I've got new hard drives to install.
I'll flip the DNS over to the maintenance page so you can access the test forums while it's going on.

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Loverley :-D

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Last post by CitroJim
21 Aug 2013, 05:50
Forum connectivity issues

by Mandrake » 16 Jun 2013, 08:17

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Guys, am I the only one having terrible troubles with the forum in the last week or two, to the point that its nearly unusable ? :(

I don't mean the complete absense of the forum which after a few hours gets replaced with the holding page, I mean the constant intermitent connection timeouts to the server, which are still happening as of this...

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Obviously FCF was up to something deeply offensive and perverted yesterday as my ISP was refusing to connect - I had to go via a proxy. Now it's fine. :)

So you didnt miss out then, i'm glad ;)

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Last post by Chris570
16 Aug 2013, 07:48
Tapatalk Api is expired

by Ben82 » 22 Jul 2013, 16:07

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Hi guys,

Just got this come up on my phone:

Thought I'd make you guys aware just in case none of the Admins use tapatalk :)

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Should be fine now

Sent from my Nexus 4 using Tapatalk 2

Thanks Xac, no longer have the message come up :)

Another advantage of Android, I don't have to update the API as often :D

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Last post by Xaccers
22 Jul 2013, 23:23
Discount at Total for FCF members.

by myglaren » 17 Jul 2013, 18:43

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The Total sales team has made an offer to FCF members of a discount of 15% on their entire range bought at their online store.

For more info look here .

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No guarantee that it will be cheaper at Total of course.
There is usually a guy at the rallies anyway, I have previously bought from him at very reasonable prices.

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Last post by myglaren
17 Jul 2013, 19:57
Board index button

by citronut » 10 Jul 2013, 18:28

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please Mr Aminnnnnnnn Sir's
can we have a Board index button at the bottom of the page as well as the one at the top

[-o< [-o< :teabag: :teabag: :dom:

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please Mr Aminnnnnnnn Sir's
can we have a Board index button at the bottom of the page as well as the one at the top

[-o< [-o< :teabag: :teabag: :dom:

Been wanting one of those for ever Malcolm...

there is a forum jump over on the right-hand side that might do nearly what you want of it...

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Last post by CitroJim
10 Jul 2013, 18:37
server down tonight

by Xaccers » 05 Jul 2013, 22:16

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Server will go down tonight as I've finally received a replacement graphics card.

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Well, the graphics appear to be working properly at this end. :lol: :lol: :lol:

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Views: 2299

Last post by Hell Razor5543
07 Jul 2013, 10:11
Forum fees?

by CitroJim » 06 Apr 2012, 17:19

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Hi Mike,

A very reasonable question indeed. People have donated and it is very reasonable that you want to know what's happening to it.

Yes, David (Ellevie) still does a fine job of being treasurer :-D

Currently the fourm fund is looking very healthy.

The funds are used to ensure that Xac, who hosts the forum websites, is not too much out of...

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You want more? :mrgreen:

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Last post by addo
01 Jul 2013, 05:12
Planned downtime in June

by Xaccers » 04 Jun 2013, 10:02
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There are several outages planned for maintenance this month.

04-06-13 New server
After over 6 years of service (roughly 4 of them hosting the forum), running pretty much 24/7, I am retiring the internals of the current server and replacing them with a spanking new motherboard, memory and CPU.
I'm also going to be upgrading the OS.
So at some...

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I noticed the forum backups were very much quicker this morning - they literally flew in :-D Saves me a bit of time in the mornings...

Excellent Jim! Another bonus for changing.
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Last post by Xaccers
12 Jun 2013, 09:47
Planned downtime tonight

by Xaccers » 03 May 2013, 10:56

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As part of the on going maintenance of the server I will be giving its insides a good clean out and replacing the PSU from about 9pm tonight.

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We're back and running on a stonking 700W PSU!!! WOOT!!! Yeah, it's not that exciting really.

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Last post by Xaccers
03 May 2013, 23:13
very bold

by citronut » 03 May 2013, 07:57

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Mr Admin sir's
why has all the txt in post's/threads gone into bold mode,

i didnt think the gods that run this forum were that old to have failing eye sight,

i do find it clearer to read though, well i am at bus pass age already #-o :-D :wink:

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Steve, at 110% (1 zoom level of the mouse) in chrome it does look bold:

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Last post by Ben82
03 May 2013, 16:57
planned works 29th April

by Xaccers » 29 Apr 2013, 18:11

I will be taking the server offline tonight to replace its ailing graphics card
Should start about 9 and last less than an hour

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Last post by Xaccers
29 Apr 2013, 18:11
Email Notifications gone wobbly?

by Ben82 » 25 Mar 2013, 20:35

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Anyone else not had any since just before 2PM? Checked Spam folder etc, but there's definitely threads that have been posted in that I should have got an email for?

EDIT: Just received one from ~3hrs ago

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We hit our limit on the same day as the quota is reset so there were a few hours of overlap.
We'll be increasing the quota.

aha thanks, got mail bombed now :lol:

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Last post by Ben82
25 Mar 2013, 21:07
Rassum frassum O2

by Xaccers » 08 Mar 2013, 19:46

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As some of you may have noticed, the forum hasn't been it's usual reliable selve since O2 upgraded their broadband in this area.
I'm working on returning to normal service, but there will be times when the site will not be available (especially when O2 provide duff router settings like today) and I apologise in advance.
Rest assured that when it...

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Yup, O2 haven't put us on a static IP (as paid for) they've just increased the time between changes.
I'm going to contact them later tonight and ask them to make us static, in which case expect an outage.

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Last post by Xaccers
16 Mar 2013, 17:30
O2 broadband network upgrade

by Xaccers » 27 Feb 2013, 10:14

O2 have been upgrading the network in my area, so there may be an outage today.

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27 Feb 2013, 10:14
FCF Contingency Forum ***Please Read***

by CitroJim » 08 Feb 2013, 12:41
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All,

Due to the main FCF webserver being down due to power issues, you are now viewing the emergency/contingency FCF hosted on a different server.

It is based on the most recent backup from 02:00 this morning.

You can use this forum freely but please be aware thast posts you make may mot be replicated back to the main FCF board when it is...

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Still where they were.
It was mentioned that a few posts may become casualties of the disturbance and as there are none more recent that last Tuesday/Wednesday then they may be among the missing ones.
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Last post by myglaren
12 Feb 2013, 20:53
*IMPORTANT* Forum Outage Monday 11th February at 19:30

by CitroJim » 10 Feb 2013, 08:07

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The Forum will be taken off-line at 19:30 prompt on Monday 11th February to enable an orderly close-down of the contingency servers and restoration of service to the normal servers.

We expect the outage to last 60 to 90 minutes but that depends on many factors. It could be down as long as two hours or more. During the outage you will be shown a...

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And we're all back to normal now..

Thanks all for your patience and I know last evening took a bit longer than planned...

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Last post by CitroJim
12 Feb 2013, 06:09
facebook page ?

by duncan bladen » 24 Jan 2013, 18:46
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how about a facebook page ?

just a suggestion . as im sure you all are on facebook ????

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just hadnt heard of it , despite using computers since 1988, and building them /repairing them since 2001
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Last post by duncan bladen
31 Jan 2013, 05:56
cant send pms

by bill196510 » 24 Jan 2013, 13:42

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Puts them n outbox

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Sorry im so thick, lol.
Never used a forum before :( :P

Not to worry; I had exactly same problem when I first joined - all (hopefully) sorted now

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25 Jan 2013, 10:09

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