Most expensive simple part ever?

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Having found the problem with the Range Rover I had sold to my mum (I had agreed to fix for free) with a grumbling noise.

Turns out it was this plate attached to the torque converter



2 corners had snapped off, not sure why.

Phoned the local land rover parts place (not main dealer) and he couldnt get hold of one from anywhere but land rover. Ok fair enough its a uncommon thing to break I imagine, so how much do they want? £2100 inc VAT.

WHAT THE fk?

Got hold of a used one for £25 on ebay...

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briang9 said:

Audi wanted £250 + VAT for the front windscreen trim that goes around the top and down both sides...

Thats a bargain compared to my 3mm thick plate haha

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TooMany2cvs said:

Is it just pretty flat, maybe with a bend or two for the tips? Should be cheap and easy to get laser-cut locally.

If yours has lost two of the three corners, presumably due to some kind of fatigue, I'm not sure I'd be trusting a used one, given the work to replace it.

Edit: Oh, wait... Not that simple...

http://www.roverparts.com.au/inc/sdetail/18738/187...
http://www.ashcroft-transmissions.co.uk/ftc-4713-h...

So £65 for a new HD one from a very respected supplier - no way would I put a used one in...

Edited by TooMany2cvs on Friday 6th May 08:47

Yours posted are both td5, try find them for a td6 and it's almost impossible. Not a common fail item I assume.

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10penceparalyzed said:

KungFuPanda said:

OP, you sold your mum a shagged car? Bravo!

well she only has herself to blame for the OP's moral fibre after all he is only a refelction of his upbringing.

Not sure what your getting at but she knew it was making the noise before I sold it to her. Had already agreed to fix it for free. She's not out of pocket.

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So having fixed it with the used eBay part (stronger than new land rover apparently). I have found these are the weak spot on a remapped td6 Range Rover after just snapping another one while towing. I'm only blocking half a little villages highstreet