14. Body and finishing of salon
General information and precautionary measures
All Citroyon Xantia models are equipped with a type body 5-door Hatchback. Body panels are manufactured by a stamping method of high-quality steel and, in the majority, are welded to each other. Special high-strength glue is applied to a fastening of separate sections. Forward wings of a pribolchena to the bearing body elements.
The cowl, doors and some other, especially subject to external influences, section are made of galvanized steel and before coloring are processed by the special consolidating primer.
Recently in automotive industry composite materials and different plastic are more and more widely applied. So on cars of the considered brand, except a wide range of panels of finishing of salon, forward and back bumpers are made of plastic. The front grille is made by a casting method under pressure of special high-strength and very light synthetic material. Arches of wheels are protected from corrosion by plastic inserts, more often the called loker.