Sorry! It's not too obvious. It was late...
It's what you see under the panel between the windscreen and bonnet where the wiper motors are.

Here's a better photo:

I went to a motor spares shop in Torino this morning and they said some Barcha have pollen filters, some don't.. Here's a photo of the parts book. What determined when a car would have one I've no idea...

Thanks for extra photo. I gather that only Bs with aircon have the filter fitted. Cant see where it would go. It can't go under the grill fitted to top panel because it would get wet! Also can't see how it would fit over the fan intake because there doesn't appear to be any sort of holding frame.
Can anybody shed any light on this?

Mine does has Aircon so it can't be the criteria for having a filter. On the diagram in the spares book it shows in the speech bubble that it is exactly above the hole for the fan so some cars must have a slot so the filter slides in over the hole. Maybe just for some countries..? I checked on the Italian forum and they were almost making death threats to each other over the question - so I wont go there..

Do you think this is the filter you need? It looks like it might go straight over the fan intake. It looks quite different to the rectangular type. I found this one on E-bay for £6.04.


http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Fiat-Barchetta-183-1-8-16V-Genuine-Comline-Cabin-Pollen-Filter/361501753050?_trksid=p2045573.c100033.m2042&_trkparms=aid%3D111001%26algo%3DREC.SEED%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D35953%26meid%3D330900e8f058458b96bff974ec5ef46a%26pid%3D100033%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D4%26sd%3D361501753050

Hi Davefridge. Yes! That looks perfect. It seems a really good idea to have something there. When I had the heater unit out I cleaned it, especially the fan as it was black. Also, all the vents were filthy. It can't be too healthy or good for the heating system. I just ordered 2. THANKS!!

Just wanted to post this photo from an afternoon's ride out yesterday with family and friends. The car is running great. The insulation has made a huge difference - the car feels much more solid. Everything is working fine now after the rebuild of the dashboard and heaters apart from an annoying rattle in the passenger door that I need to sort. Looking forward to summer...!

Nice photo richit! Is that your house!

No, not my main house... Just the Summer house

An update on the pollen filter. I got one from Ebay that looked like it might fit but it came a different shape - oblong.. I think I'll give up on that one..

Actually, I'm thinking of selling her.. Maybe a change to an Alfa. The car's perfect but something a little bigger to suit my old age

H richit,
Sorry filter didn't work out. It certainly looked right in photo, but I bet that they say "Part may differ from one illustrated"!
Whats all this about you selling your B? A shame after you done all that work changing the heater. Whats the problem? - not enough cup holders!!

Yes, you can't have a car without cup holders. I'm forced to take my wife with me every time to hold my coffee.. No one told me this when I bought it! I'm so angry

I'm a typical bloke.. always wanting a change. I'm getting old and thinking about something a bit softer and bigger. But the Barch is just great and is perfect now so I'm not sure.. I might advertise it and see if I get a bite. The car is totally rust free and very low miles. Just 50k miles. I've done only 6,000 miles in 2 years.. Do you think someone in the UK would be interested in buying it? I don't think it's a big hassle to change registration. The car is a 2002 Naxos. I think one of the last made by Maggiora.

Yes, I think the Ebay ad probably said the filter might be different. It was worth a try.. THANKS!!!

always an interest in Barchetta's for sale at the right price. Import to the Uk would require a delivery cost or a buyer driving the car back, the best and more interesting way. Declaring the car on arrival with the correct insurance and MOT for the country its come from. Then applying for British MOT and registration not to expensive. MOT would require a change of headlights, Speedometer change to MPH and the reversing, fog light changed around. Altogether not that much trouble but Barchetta's are already available so for me to be interested it would have to be at a very competitive price.

For the last few months I've being looking for an 60's Fiat 500 for my wife and buying from Holland makes sense a lot cheaper more available than the UK and mostly within 2 hours drive of a ferry port.

Hi Brianpoole, thanks so much for your input. I know what you're saying - it's not sooo straight forward because of logistics. I've bought a few cars from the UK to here and you have to be prepared to make the journey - but it is a great one
The good thing with cars here though - they don't rust. We get so little rain. My car doesn't have a single spot anywhere, not even the underside mechanical parts. I think I can sell it easy enough here so the price has to be €6,500. The car is pretty much perfect at the moment.

Did you get a 500? They're selling many here and prices seem reasonable. I had one a few years ago, they're great fun.

Did you get a 500? They're selling many here and prices seem reasonable. I had one a few years ago, they're great fun.[/QUOTE]


No, still looking have physically seen two that I would have bought but they were the wrong colour. My wife is adamant that it has to be the sand yellow colour. A re-spray to yellow in her mind is not a option. Took me 2-3 years to buy my Barchetta and even then it was an argument as I bought red not Yellow.
Also I would have to sell my 1965 Lambretta 150 special to fund the 500 and I am not in a rush to do that.
Brian

Your wife is evidently a person of great taste and discernment! I love my B, but my heart skips a beat when I see a yellow one!

Yellow is not a popular car colour in north Italy as Taxis used to be yellow... Not sure why that's a problem for them I wanted a yellow Barcha but couldn't find one.

There are few 500s for sale in Italy though:
http://www.subito.it/annunci-italia/vendita/auto/?cb=000008&cm=001220&re=5&clr=6

Already had a bite on my car. A guy I called about an Alfa has a friend looking for a good one.

Well... I went to look at a 2007 Alfa Spider last night. It was ok as far as condition was concerned. Owned by a policeman (Carabinieri) but then I took it for a drive Dull, underpowered, rigid and totally involving. Not an Alfa at all. Felt more like a Nissan Almera. It did have cupholders though..

So.. I give my full apology and ask for forgiveness for even thinking about selling my Barchetta. She's staying. We've decided new seats and that will do fine. I have seen a really nice red Fiat Coupe turbo for sale though.. I just have to think of a way of buying without my wife realising

Ah! And the guy lived near a dealers and they had these beauties...

Glad you have come to your sense's Richard, don't know what you were thinking :shakehead: your car is a real head turner.
I too though have looked at other cars but the Barchetta is such a good looker.. What seats are you looking at, I would like to sit lower in the car but as yet not seen any that I like.

Hi Dave-M,
I found a pair of Fiat Coupè seats for sale in Torino for €200 (parts and cars are expensive here..). He's says they're perfect so Thursday I'll go have a look. It's a more-or-less straight swap BUT I was thinking the same - lower would be good.

Someone else did it though and they look good: https://www.fiatforum.com/barchetta/143747-fiat-coupe-seats-b.html