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Rubin215 said:
LewG said:
... a rear bumper mount has broken on the LH side meaning the bumper droops down slightly ...
I have the same issue with mine (except on the right hand side) but haven't investigated it any further; is the mount part of the bumper assembly or separate i.e. is it going to be expensive...?I also have a water leak and it is from the a pipe in the dreaded valley of "Oh No" which means it is under the supercharger and can only be fixed bu removing the charger. I wish I had got them upgraded when I got the supercharger changed. A lesson learnt as they say.
TheD said:
Rubin215 said:
LewG said:
... a rear bumper mount has broken on the LH side meaning the bumper droops down slightly ...
I have the same issue with mine (except on the right hand side) but haven't investigated it any further; is the mount part of the bumper assembly or separate i.e. is it going to be expensive...?I also have a water leak and it is from the a pipe in the dreaded valley of "Oh No" which means it is under the supercharger and can only be fixed bu removing the charger. I wish I had got them upgraded when I got the supercharger changed. A lesson learnt as they say.
That is a pain! Never had the pleasure myself but allegedly removing the charger isn't actually that difficult. I found an old Jaguar R&I guide on the Web somewhere detailing each step and it didn't look to be all that bad if you know your way around a spanner. Gives a good chance to clean everything up too.
The bumper has two plastic towers coming out from the rear of the car to a post and clamp with a bolt through it, the bolt holds it together so it's literally two bolts and a couple of plugs for the side indicators then technically you should be able to remove it. Sadly on mine the reason it's drooped is that the post has pretty crumbled away to just flakey ally and as a result the bolt just spins without undoing! Not good.
Thought I'd undo at the 4 nuts holding the plastic tower to the car, but no, as these are a rawl bolt of sorts and also spun in the plastic
bloody thing
For now I just did a temporary fix by lifting it and putting a strategically placed zip tie in the gap, feels solid now.
The bumper has two plastic towers coming out from the rear of the car to a post and clamp with a bolt through it, the bolt holds it together so it's literally two bolts and a couple of plugs for the side indicators then technically you should be able to remove it. Sadly on mine the reason it's drooped is that the post has pretty crumbled away to just flakey ally and as a result the bolt just spins without undoing! Not good.
Thought I'd undo at the 4 nuts holding the plastic tower to the car, but no, as these are a rawl bolt of sorts and also spun in the plastic
bloody thingFor now I just did a temporary fix by lifting it and putting a strategically placed zip tie in the gap, feels solid now.
Rubin215 said:
I also had a water leak that I thought was from there; on further investigation it turned out to be the radiator itself after person or persons unkown (i.e. Mrs215) had bent the bottom couple of rows back at a jaunty angle on either a speedbump or a high kerb...
Wish I could be so luckyWell the old bus has just passed its 135,000th mile and still going strong! I did the lower front shock bushes last week in an effort to cure a front end knock over uneven surfaces. Easy job actually, burnt the old ones out and cleaned the shock ends out, then pulled the new ones in with a bolt and socket.
Cleaned them up and put some paint on as obviously they look pretty rough.
The knock unfortunately is still there as the top bushes seem to be the culprit, they're pretty buggered as seen here
Looking to have some made if possible as I'm reticent to buy the entire assembly when it's not needed. 52mm external, 15 internal and 19mm depth if anyone can help!
Cleaned them up and put some paint on as obviously they look pretty rough.
The knock unfortunately is still there as the top bushes seem to be the culprit, they're pretty buggered as seen here
Looking to have some made if possible as I'm reticent to buy the entire assembly when it's not needed. 52mm external, 15 internal and 19mm depth if anyone can help!
Hello chaps,
Unfortunately I've come to the decision to sell the R, it's just had a few final bits done to it and 12 months' MOT so it will be in the classifieds soon if anyone is interested. A great shame to see it go as it's lovely smoking about in it but sadly I just have too many cars and not enough space or funds!
Unfortunately I've come to the decision to sell the R, it's just had a few final bits done to it and 12 months' MOT so it will be in the classifieds soon if anyone is interested. A great shame to see it go as it's lovely smoking about in it but sadly I just have too many cars and not enough space or funds!
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