F***ing driveway.....
Parked up on the mother in laws driveway today for the first time, and when I reversed back off it, it caught the front splitter :mad: Not happy as you can imagine. I was halfway between driving back up it, or carrying on... Hmm rock and a hard place?! :cry:
http://i841.photobucket.com/albums/z...210_213744.jpg |
Ouch
I allways carry 2 chicks in my boot for such occasions |
Sry this iPhone keeps giving me type "0"
That was chocks |
Scrapping was the norm in my 206, had a ground clearance of 3cm at the bumper, useless at the best of times
Gutted for you though mate, if you fancy selling the splitter though, fell free to PM me ;) |
ouch yep that happened to me , p1 splitters smashe or snapped in 2 as i reversed off the road jumped up. all i could think was it could be worse....... could of been better to.
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I like the idea of 2 spare chicks in the boot, doubt the wife would be happy about it tho.
G |
ive hit mine on a speed bump :( dented it :@ good excuse to get a carbon one now tho ;)
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Originally Posted by GWJ
(Post 10901604)
I like the idea of 2 spare chicks in the boot, doubt the wife would be happy about it tho.
G |
Originally Posted by Addaz_206
(Post 10901592)
Scrapping was the norm in my 206, had a ground clearance of 3cm at the bumper, useless at the best of times
Gutted for you though mate, if you fancy selling the splitter though, fell free to PM me ;) |
Originally Posted by irondrew
(Post 10901618)
You have first dibs when it comes off...just gotta find another. Wonder how it looks without one....:idea:
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Gutted for you, this happened on my BMW a couple of years ago, but reversing off my own drive the day it was fitted :( :(
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Mine didn't break as bad as that but I repaired mine only last night with fibreglass.......not absolutely perfect obviously but if you didn't know you wouldn't see it.....saved me taking it off seen as i can't afford another one right now
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You drove onto the drive without scraping it? If so, you may have reversed off too quick and the suspension compressed slightly.
JohnD |
Know the problem, i have a little route that I've worked out that involves me using the ramped/sloped part of the pavement and then turning on full lock when the front wheels make contact with the road, that gives me the nano-millimetre I need to avoid scraping my front splitter, reversing back on I go real slow. An effort I know!
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Perfect timing to repair the stone chips ;)
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Originally Posted by jazzyjembreaze
(Post 10901583)
Sry this iPhone keeps giving me type "0"
That was chocks |
Have my own blob in the paintshop this week getting the very same thing fixed....i fitted a chargespeed type splitter last year and broke it after one week lol....told the body man to not be too fussy when fixing it as it will most probably happen again!!
The joys of lowered cars i suppose. |
Originally Posted by JohnD
(Post 10901845)
You drove onto the drive without scraping it? If so, you may have reversed off too quick and the suspension compressed slightly.
JohnD I thought the stone chips looked bad, but it's ash from neighbours fire!! Git! Lol might just fibreglass it for time being and fix new one in the new year, with all the other bits I have planned :D |
Originally Posted by irondrew
(Post 10901576)
Parked up on the mother in laws driveway today for the first time, and when I reversed back off it, it caught the front splitter :mad: Not happy as you can imagine. I was halfway between driving back up it, or carrying on... Hmm rock and a hard place?! :cry:
http://i841.photobucket.com/albums/z...210_213744.jpg :lol1: |
For ages I've wondered why it's called a splitter....
Now I know! But I sympathise with your disappointment. |
HT Autos one? me too, they do seem to be rather fragile/brittle against anything other than flies...
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Originally Posted by bioforger
(Post 10902446)
HT Autos one? me too, they do seem to be rather fragile/brittle against anything other than flies...
Anyone know how many clips to take it clean off and where? Gonna take it off tomorrow but in the evening so will be dark! |
Bad luck, Done mine twice. Once while pulling into a parking space and second while road mapping it...
Now been removed for any future problems |
Now been removed for any future problems[/QUOTE]
How does it look, any pics? :D |
Originally Posted by irondrew
(Post 10902711)
Not sure to be honest pal. Was on the car already.
Anyone know how many clips to take it clean off and where? Gonna take it off tomorrow but in the evening so will be dark! |
Originally Posted by bioforger
(Post 10902779)
If its an HT Autos one, which it looks like it is, if not either way it'll probably be bolted on, theres about 5-6 bolts underneath, and a couple of screws at the corners.
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Someone needs to design a huge rubber strip like a bumper car!
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Originally Posted by irondrew
(Post 10901576)
Parked up on the mother in laws driveway today for the first time,did you now :norty: :nono: ...I was halfway between driving back up it, or carrying on... :norty:
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Originally Posted by windyboy
(Post 10903206)
what does your wife think about this or haven't you told her yet ???
Merry Xmas to me ha |
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