Rear fog light cap
Discussion
Evening all, im new to the Monaro fold, after lurking for probably over a year, took the plunge about a month ago and brought a 2006 VXR, love it so far!
But today my foot pretty much slipped and I ended up reversing into a plastic bollard at work, the crunch I heard was pretty painful and I really didn't want to look at the damage that should have been done. Fortunately, no bodywork or paint damage to speak of whatsoever to my relief, although the fog light on the bumper has taken the full impact it seems. It still works OK, although the metal surround has split I think, and the plastic cap that covers it now has a missing 'lip' so I can't screw it back in properly I don't think. Need to have a proper look tomorrow in some decent light.
Is there anywhere I can get just the plastic cap part as I don't need the entire light etc. Hopefully I wont be paying an extortionate amount for a piece of moulded plastic!
Many thanks
But today my foot pretty much slipped and I ended up reversing into a plastic bollard at work, the crunch I heard was pretty painful and I really didn't want to look at the damage that should have been done. Fortunately, no bodywork or paint damage to speak of whatsoever to my relief, although the fog light on the bumper has taken the full impact it seems. It still works OK, although the metal surround has split I think, and the plastic cap that covers it now has a missing 'lip' so I can't screw it back in properly I don't think. Need to have a proper look tomorrow in some decent light.
Is there anywhere I can get just the plastic cap part as I don't need the entire light etc. Hopefully I wont be paying an extortionate amount for a piece of moulded plastic!
Many thanks
Shame about the damage. 
At the moment, id you buy the rear fog you gate the rear parking sensor loom and plugs as well as the fog lamp in one assembley, circa about £300! I think I have a spare lense and the metal triangle part that goes behind it in stock, give me a call when we are back on the 4th and I will have a look!
I don't like the sound of £300 thats for sure! You can be expecting a call soon then.
After closer inspection, the metal surround holding the light in place has snapped in half by the looks of things, might be able to bend it back and pull it back into shape and bodge the cap back on with abit of handy work, I think ill wait till it gets abit warmer outside though
After closer inspection, the metal surround holding the light in place has snapped in half by the looks of things, might be able to bend it back and pull it back into shape and bodge the cap back on with abit of handy work, I think ill wait till it gets abit warmer outside though
i did something similar with mine ages ago and i was also quoted £300 for a replacement. unless i'm mistaken, you can't take the fog light off without removing the bumper ? the bracket is just accessible through a little hatch in the undertray but i could see any way to undo all the bolts with the bumper in place still ? i'm sure the garage i took it to as well said the same hence the £300 price (fitted)
What did you do in the end? Did you get it fixed?
Another accident yesterday, some idiot had left something in the road which turned out to be abit more solid than I though (not sure what it was, some hard sort of plastic) and it bounced off the underside of the car, which in turn has now knocked open the hatch under the rear bumper.
How easy secure it again, is it clips or does it needs screws? I don't have any time off to do it untill next week, but now I have the problem of all the crap dirt and stones from the road going into my bumper!
Another accident yesterday, some idiot had left something in the road which turned out to be abit more solid than I though (not sure what it was, some hard sort of plastic) and it bounced off the underside of the car, which in turn has now knocked open the hatch under the rear bumper.
How easy secure it again, is it clips or does it needs screws? I don't have any time off to do it untill next week, but now I have the problem of all the crap dirt and stones from the road going into my bumper!
!!! (it wasn't damaged so looked ok just didn't work anymore!) makavelee said:
What did you do in the end? Did you get it fixed?
Another accident yesterday, some idiot had left something in the road which turned out to be abit more solid than I though (not sure what it was, some hard sort of plastic) and it bounced off the underside of the car, which in turn has now knocked open the hatch under the rear bumper.
How easy secure it again, is it clips or does it needs screws? I don't have any time off to do it untill next week, but now I have the problem of all the crap dirt and stones from the road going into my bumper!
Another accident yesterday, some idiot had left something in the road which turned out to be abit more solid than I though (not sure what it was, some hard sort of plastic) and it bounced off the underside of the car, which in turn has now knocked open the hatch under the rear bumper.
How easy secure it again, is it clips or does it needs screws? I don't have any time off to do it untill next week, but now I have the problem of all the crap dirt and stones from the road going into my bumper!
When I bought mine the foglight assembly was damaged and it failed the mot coz the light wasn't bright enough. If your light still works and it's just the lense that's gone it just needs reattaching to the assembly which in turn needs to be attached to the bumper. it may mean getting the bumper off though. Not too bad a job. Just watch you don't pull the wiring loom out to much.
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