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So our friends had a surprise this morning, a hit and run of their wall & garden, wall knocked over & badly damaged in other places. However some bits were left behind, can we identify the vehicle they belong to?. It appears the car was black, nobody has owned up & this is in a very remote part of West Scotland so we assume someone local.
I've spent a good few hours today trying to identify that fairly distinctive style grill but no luck & I'm normally good at this!
I've spent a good few hours today trying to identify that fairly distinctive style grill but no luck & I'm normally good at this!
After a bit of 'Google Images' searching, it certainly looks close to either an Audi A3/S3 honeycomb grille (possibly aftermarket), or perhaps a Izuzu DMax grille (again, possibly aftermarket) - However, without more of the grille or some scale of the honeycomb holes, its proving difficult to nail it down....
Closest I can find is:
Audi A3 Aftermarket Grill
...However, the next quiz is why does the aforementioned grill appear to come supplied with a replacement shower head??
Closest I can find is:
Audi A3 Aftermarket Grill
...However, the next quiz is why does the aforementioned grill appear to come supplied with a replacement shower head??
Edited by MattyD803 on Monday 3rd November 09:27
I don't suppose any of the parts of parts have any of the moulding ID marks on it (part number/date matrix stamp etc.)?
Tyre tread is a good shout although judging by that photo I suspect the wheels weren't rolling at the same speed/direction as the car
How wide are the tyre marks on the "straightest" bits?
Tyre tread is a good shout although judging by that photo I suspect the wheels weren't rolling at the same speed/direction as the car
How wide are the tyre marks on the "straightest" bits?Your best way to achieve this these days would be using AI image search.
But you'll need a better photo for that.
Lay the grille section on a piece of plain white paper. Try and light it very evenly and softly, no flash, avoid shadows wherever possible. Then photograph it from directly above. The aim is to produce as close to a product photo as possible. Then share that.
I think statistically it's fairly unlikely to be aftermarket, but who knows.
But you'll need a better photo for that.
Lay the grille section on a piece of plain white paper. Try and light it very evenly and softly, no flash, avoid shadows wherever possible. Then photograph it from directly above. The aim is to produce as close to a product photo as possible. Then share that.
I think statistically it's fairly unlikely to be aftermarket, but who knows.
trashbat said:
Your best way to achieve this these days would be using AI image search.
But you'll need a better photo for that.
Lay the grille section on a piece of plain white paper. Try and light it very evenly and softly, no flash, avoid shadows wherever possible. Then photograph it from directly above. The aim is to produce as close to a product photo as possible. Then share that.
I think statistically it's fairly unlikely to be aftermarket, but who knows.
I'd agree, statistically would be unlikely to be an aftermarket part.....but from the photo available and a google image search, the audi and isuzu parts do return as the most likely candidate (in more than one search). Looking at the retrieved piece, the plastic mould does look quite 'clumsy'....i.e. too thick for a factory part? The finish too also looks a bit chinese?But you'll need a better photo for that.
Lay the grille section on a piece of plain white paper. Try and light it very evenly and softly, no flash, avoid shadows wherever possible. Then photograph it from directly above. The aim is to produce as close to a product photo as possible. Then share that.
I think statistically it's fairly unlikely to be aftermarket, but who knows.
My gut does lead me to think that hitting a wall like that at what probably a fair lick and still be able to drive off (having not popped the airbags etc), does leak me to think it was something quite chunky / weighty....?
Edited by MattyD803 on Monday 3rd November 09:49
trashbat said:
When I first looked at it, I thought the horizontal sections were thick and 'triple-ribbed', but they're not, it's just the inset between the two raised sections.
Well spotted, my initial thoughts too....so are we suggesting the grille is fairly heavily raked basically?Edited by MattyD803 on Monday 3rd November 10:17
Look again at the tread pattern left in the tyre tracks. They look like chunky treads, possibly Nobblys. It also looks like a weird place to crash so I m going with something 4X4.
I ll go further and say they ve tried to test them out on the grass, booted it and found out stopping on wet grass is not as easy as setting off!
ETA - It’s off a Discovery Sport.
I ll go further and say they ve tried to test them out on the grass, booted it and found out stopping on wet grass is not as easy as setting off!
ETA - It’s off a Discovery Sport.
Edited by Leptons on Monday 3rd November 12:18
Hugo Stiglitz said:
Have you plotted the nearest pub and then likely direction onwards?
Then drive round. It'll be on someone's drive somewhere facing inwards whilst they claim a Deer ran out...
The Pub is the other direction! After some local research it appears there may have been some off road hoonage going on there's a few other green bits that have been driven over. It's not a route you'd take to go somewhere it's the end of a Peninsular loop, hence thinking locals at first or some youngens out on a hoon. Then drive round. It'll be on someone's drive somewhere facing inwards whilst they claim a Deer ran out...
cptsideways said:
So our friends had a surprise this morning, a hit and run of their wall & garden, wall knocked over & badly damaged in other places. However some bits were left behind, can we identify the vehicle they belong to?. It appears the car was black, nobody has owned up & this is in a very remote part of West Scotland so we assume someone local.
I've spent a good few hours today trying to identify that fairly distinctive style grill but no luck & I'm normally good at this!
Do you have a photo of the reverse side of the grille?I've spent a good few hours today trying to identify that fairly distinctive style grill but no luck & I'm normally good at this!
It looks very similar to an F Pace that was mentioned previously or a Suzuki, probably Jimny, but its difficult to tell the size from the photo.
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