The new 'Mondeo duct tape bumpers?' - Insignia front badges
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It's seems OP was right about the Insignia.
Vauxhall badge affixed with half chewed chewing gum that expires and falls off. Must have counted about 11 missing...as a car aficionado I can spot a car model long off, as soon as I know it's an insignia the eye is drawn to the grille and it's missing adornment...
Vauxhall badge affixed with half chewed chewing gum that expires and falls off. Must have counted about 11 missing...as a car aficionado I can spot a car model long off, as soon as I know it's an insignia the eye is drawn to the grille and it's missing adornment...
The one that I notice is particularly disappointing from a "premium" manufacturer..the early Jag XF twin exhaust models. The exhausts more often that not are twisted to varying degrees at the rear. They never look bang on. Here's a tip Jaguar, if you are incapable of installing correctly aligned exhausts, just make them circular!
strangehighways said:
The one that I notice is particularly disappointing from a "premium" manufacturer..the early Jag XF twin exhaust models. The exhausts more often that not are twisted to varying degrees at the rear. They never look bang on. Here's a tip Jaguar, if you are incapable of installing correctly aligned exhausts, just make them circular!
They used to get the circular ones wrong too, most X300s have one sticking out slightly further than the other!dme123 said:
strangehighways said:
The one that I notice is particularly disappointing from a "premium" manufacturer..the early Jag XF twin exhaust models. The exhausts more often that not are twisted to varying degrees at the rear. They never look bang on. Here's a tip Jaguar, if you are incapable of installing correctly aligned exhausts, just make them circular!
They used to get the circular ones wrong too, most X300s have one sticking out slightly further than the other!Imagine trying to post an object through a letter box using a 3m long pole; a tiny amount of movement at your hands makes a huge amount of movement at the other end. It's a similar story for any variation at the manifold/catalytic converter to the tailpipes.
RenesisEvo said:
It seems like a simple thing but it's surprisingly difficult to get each and every system in exactly the right place. Especially when most exhausts are hung on rubbers that a) allow stuff to move around quite a lot b) the rubbers have quite wide tolerances. Don't forget that the whole system grows under thermal expansion too. I've seen a wide range of manufacturers struggling with alignment.
Imagine trying to post an object through a letter box using a 3m long pole; a tiny amount of movement at your hands makes a huge amount of movement at the other end. It's a similar story for any variation at the manifold/catalytic converter to the tailpipes.
They all have flexible joints at the manifold or cat though, so the alignment at the rear is purely down to the hangers.Imagine trying to post an object through a letter box using a 3m long pole; a tiny amount of movement at your hands makes a huge amount of movement at the other end. It's a similar story for any variation at the manifold/catalytic converter to the tailpipes.
Mr2Mike said:
They all have flexible joints at the manifold or cat though, so the alignment at the rear is purely down to the hangers.
Not necessarily. Some manufacturers use big flexible couplings near the cat to manage the thermal expansion, then mount the exhausts on less compliant hangers. Others forgo the flexible coupling, and let [more flexible] hangers take up all the movement. Last I checked, Jaguar does the latter.sebhaque said:
I noticed the Insignias missing a bonnet badge a few years back. It's obviously not been addressed by VX, unsurpisingly.
Along the the same lines, there are also quite a few small "Bentley" V8s rumbling around:
I must admit whenever I see a 300C the first thing I check is if the bonnet badge is that of a Bentley. They must hate it.
Some of these will be genuine Brabus startech Chrysler 300c's as they did a factory package on them.Along the the same lines, there are also quite a few small "Bentley" V8s rumbling around:
I must admit whenever I see a 300C the first thing I check is if the bonnet badge is that of a Bentley. They must hate it.
The "B" on the front does look like a Bentley badge in the same font and style though.
If I had been issued with an Insignia I'd be ashamed & would remove all the badging & then work like mad to get promoted or find another job so as not be seen in a Vauxhall.
Maybe reps intentionally remove the Vauxhall badging thinking the Opel brand is more upmarket or mysteriously foreign & exotic.
Maybe reps intentionally remove the Vauxhall badging thinking the Opel brand is more upmarket or mysteriously foreign & exotic.
Kierkegaard said:
It's seems OP was right about the Insignia.
Vauxhall badge affixed with half chewed chewing gum that expires and falls off. Must have counted about 11 missing...as a car aficionado I can spot a car model long off, as soon as I know it's an insignia the eye is drawn to the grille and it's missing adornment...
I car share with two others and we play the Insignia front badge game. It used to be the Nissan Juke foglight game but over summer we pause the game and have replaced it with this. It passes the time on what's normally a very, very boring commute. Vauxhall badge affixed with half chewed chewing gum that expires and falls off. Must have counted about 11 missing...as a car aficionado I can spot a car model long off, as soon as I know it's an insignia the eye is drawn to the grille and it's missing adornment...
Anyway, here's another on eBay...
DrSteveBrule said:
Screechmr2 said:
Vw/audi/seat broken rear wipers that have failed mid sweep of the screen. That's a very common sight.
On my Mk2 Golf that was the default parking position. It's a 5 min tweak to get them to lay horizontally. I would guess it's something to do with aerodynamics or preventing the wet and grubby blades sitting on metal bodywork.Gassing Station | General Gassing | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff