Worst bodge you have seen
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chrisball said:
Saw this the other day! Check out them home made roof bars 
No pic, unfortunately, but a mate of mine is a used car dealer. A few years ago he was selling a Mitsubishi 4x4 (one of those late 90s vintage ones with the two tone green/silver paint).He'd put roof bars on it. But they were held on with "Tiger Seal" (or some such name). Just that, no bolts. God knows what happened when/if the buyer tried to use them.
Chlamydia said:
I bought a Metro in the 90s where the stereo only worked intermittently, one time it worked perfectly, the next nothing at all. I finally twigged on that the times it did work were when it was dark outside; when it was light it wouldn't operate.
Can you guess why?
Because some bodger had tried powering the head unit from the dashboard illumination wiring?Can you guess why?
ChemicalChaos said:
Someone just posted this up on a facebook group....
Apparently, and I quote, "mates daughters car and that ass that sold it her is a tester - not when we get hold of him"
Is it just me or is there some "interesting" images in the "images you may also enjoy" beneath that pic?Apparently, and I quote, "mates daughters car and that ass that sold it her is a tester - not when we get hold of him"
Ferrari 360. Came in with a rattle from the suspension. I found a load of waxed paper shoved into the ball joint...
Another Ferrari. The F1 gearbox pump had failed and a garage charged the bloke a grand for a new one. It died again and I was asked to take a look. It was an old Nissan wiper motor wedged on top of the old pump housing...
Another Ferrari. The F1 gearbox pump had failed and a garage charged the bloke a grand for a new one. It died again and I was asked to take a look. It was an old Nissan wiper motor wedged on top of the old pump housing...
My recliner was knackered in an old cortina so I cut a pool cue down and wedged it against back seat and front,it would have speared me if something had hit me ,was about chest height also.gearbox mount went on my xr3i engine was literally on the floor,couldn't find gears,cut the seat belt out tied round mount jacked up box and tied up around slam panel ,got me home with gentle control as the engine still jumped up wards.
The morning of my driving test, my 02 Seat Leon showed an engine warning light, which meant I wouldn't be able to take the test and would have to fix it and re-book. I thought "Screw that!".
I removed the steering wheel, took out the instrument binnacle, painted over the light (And the airbag light which came on because of removing the wheel) and put it all back together. Passed my test, and never uncovered the paint. It subsequently got through two NCTs (Irish MOTs).
Sold it cheap, pointing out to the buyer that the light was painted over, and he had no problem with it. I think it's still going along with 150k+ miles...
I removed the steering wheel, took out the instrument binnacle, painted over the light (And the airbag light which came on because of removing the wheel) and put it all back together. Passed my test, and never uncovered the paint. It subsequently got through two NCTs (Irish MOTs).
Sold it cheap, pointing out to the buyer that the light was painted over, and he had no problem with it. I think it's still going along with 150k+ miles...
YEARS back, I bought a £150 Citroen GSA with an MOT fail sheet - grand total of one rear brake not working. Well, whoop-de-do. They always do that, half an hour with a wire brush and copaslip.
So off came the first rear wheel, the one that'd passed, and everything was fine, disk was clean, pads and piston moving freely.
The other rear wheel was a battle to remove - something was stopping it coming out from under the arch. Then... there's something odd.
There was no disk fitted, and the caliper was at 45deg to the arm... Some raging numpty had unbolted the hub nut, then used a crow bar or bloody great big stilsons to bend the caliper bracket sufficiently that the disk would just slide out from between the pads - then unbolted the disk from the hub, and put the hub back on the car...
So off came the first rear wheel, the one that'd passed, and everything was fine, disk was clean, pads and piston moving freely.
The other rear wheel was a battle to remove - something was stopping it coming out from under the arch. Then... there's something odd.
There was no disk fitted, and the caliper was at 45deg to the arm... Some raging numpty had unbolted the hub nut, then used a crow bar or bloody great big stilsons to bend the caliper bracket sufficiently that the disk would just slide out from between the pads - then unbolted the disk from the hub, and put the hub back on the car...
Not a big bodge but a bodge either way
I bought a second hand trailer yesterday, lights didn't work but they rarely do for various reasons. Any way I stuck my magentic lights on to get my trailer home.
Open up the lense case and the wiring was held in with cello tape not even electrical tape
The bulbs were held in with sponge cut up, it had begun to melt
Surely it would have taken less time to do a proper job, bit I guess they didn't have the right bits
On, there was also random bits of foil to make contacts
I bought a second hand trailer yesterday, lights didn't work but they rarely do for various reasons. Any way I stuck my magentic lights on to get my trailer home.
Open up the lense case and the wiring was held in with cello tape not even electrical tape
The bulbs were held in with sponge cut up, it had begun to melt
Surely it would have taken less time to do a proper job, bit I guess they didn't have the right bits
On, there was also random bits of foil to make contacts
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