What have you done to your Elgrand today?

[diable]

Had an argument with a deer.

https://imgur.com/a/mrr0NhB

Splitter seems to have taken most of the impact, so might just take it off.

I did manage to retrieve the foglight trim from the verge and it looks ok, so will refit tomorrow in the daylight.

Venison for lunch?

 

[cjholding]

It "survived", just stood in the middle of the road looking dazed until someone else scared it off.

 

[Bob Edwards]

oh deer did you pop your road kill in as well you may as well get some benefit

 

[Bob Edwards]

you typed faster than me

 

[diable]

It "survived", just stood in the middle of the road looking dazed until someone else scared it off.

Missed opportunity £20 per kg

 

[LeStempy]

Refitted the headlights with a full set of new ampoules as they like to call them here, and then the bumper. Not refitted the lower grille yet as it needs to be re-polished. I blame @dognero for that one.

 

[cjholding]

oh deer did you pop your road kill in as well you may as well get some benefit

Officially collecting your own roadkill is poaching, but the car behind can have it.

 

[Bob Edwards]

haha the last one i picked up was hit by the car in front a nice red deer after checking the driver was ok i told him ill take it to the vet as i was passing it frighten the begezas out of me when it was awake in the delica and i had to wrestle it out over the top of my mrs mobility scooter

 

[diable]

Officially collecting your own roadkill is poaching, but the car behind can have it.

I bet if you found £300 fluttering along the pavement you would leave it as it's "theft by finding" ;o)))))

 

[cjholding]

I bet if you found £300 fluttering along the pavement you would leave it as it's "theft by finding" ;o)))))

I think I might hand £300 in at the local police station and hope no one claims it. £50 I probably wouldn't bother.

 

[Richard Fox]

Made a start on the horrific rust at the rear, once I started removing the rust it actually started to look promising, not as bad as I thought!
Hey I even managed to save the two bolts that held on the original cover! lol
Also changed the wheels over to my winter set (better tyres for the APK).

 

[Highway Dave]

Had an argument with a deer.

https://imgur.com/a/mrr0NhB

Splitter seems to have taken most of the impact, so might just take it off.

I did manage to retrieve the foglight trim from the verge and it looks ok, so will refit tomorrow in the daylight.

Is the splitter original factory fit, reason i ask is, if it is there are six bolts holing it and the holes will show when removed

 

[cjholding]

Is the splitter original factory fit, reason i ask is, if it is there are six bolts holing it and the holes will show when removed

No idea if it was factory, all the bolts appear to be on the underside.

 

[LeStempy]

Made a start on the horrific rust at the rear, once I started removing the rust it actually started to look promising, not as bad as I thought!
Hey I even managed to save the two bolts that held on the original cover! lol
Also changed the wheels over to my winter set (better tyres for the APK).

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It's no wonder the rear aircon pipes give up.

 

[Highway Dave]

No idea if it was factory, all the bolts appear to be on the underside.

They are in the face of the bumper , so are above the splash shields you can't see them without removing the shield , the ones you can see are only half of them (made to stay on lol)

 

[Bob Edwards]

my splitter is held on with six screws two on the wheel arch on both sides and two behind the number plate

 

[Highway Dave]

my splitter is held on with six screws two on the wheel arch on both sides and two behind the number plate

yeh, different splitters Bob
HWS factory splitter has bolts and are as awkward as can see them around the top edge (the holes anyway lol)

 

[cjholding]

Mine doesn't look deep enough in the middle to have any fixings from behind, but I'll have to remove the splash guard and have a look.

There are definitely 2 bolts in the wheelarch and half a dozen underneath the front.

 

[Highway Dave]

Mine doesn't look deep enough in the middle to have any fixings from behind, but I'll have to remove the splash guard and have a look.

There are definitely 2 bolts in the wheelarch and half a dozen underneath the front.

Trust me , if it's original , they are there
just don't go pulling it till you've checked mate

 

[Ste]

Haven’t been about much over the last year for various reasons and haven’t posted any of the jobs I’ve done but going to post the pic form my rear suspension thread on here so as many people see it as possible…
Today I replaced the nearside rear lower control arm with a used one. Don’t ignore noises or make presumptions that certain components are at fault and you’ll be alright for a bit longer. Thought it was a bush but the arm itself had failed.