alta-pete Posted May 7 Share Posted May 7 Looks to me like it’s had an impact very close to the rubber and, as Sarge says, there’s a fair bit of grime in it so it’s been there for some time. If the spring replacement was done off a single jack rather than a proper hoist I reckon that’d be enough twist stress in the frame to make it crack. You’ll have windscreen cover on your insurance? Just pay the excess and get it done… 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RH33 Posted May 7 Share Posted May 7 13 hours ago, philpy said: Looking for advice here - my car failed it's MOT on 3 things, which are now fixed, and is booked in for the retest on Monday. I had to take it to another garage to get a drivers side front spring replaced, and was met by this when I collected it. The garage was closed when I picked it up, but messaged the boss who phoned the guy that fixed it, he hadn't noticed anything, and claims it must be an old chip. The guy that did the MOT says it wasn't like that when he checked it and would have flagged it up straight away. It most definitely wasn't like that yesterday when it was dropped off. Chances are there was already the impact and messing around with it for repairs just made the crack worse and more noticeable. Insurance job, no point arguing with garages. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philpy Posted May 7 Share Posted May 7 1 hour ago, RH33 said: Chances are there was already the impact and messing around with it for repairs just made the crack worse and more noticeable. Insurance job, no point arguing with garages. Aye, going to have to go Down the insurance route, £75 excess, but that's life I suppose. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Florentine_Pogen Posted May 7 Share Posted May 7 1 hour ago, philpy said: Aye, going to have to go Down the insurance route, £75 excess, but that's life I suppose. Here's an '80's Gary-Davies-endorsed choon to salve your pain, philpy. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coprolite Posted May 7 Share Posted May 7 My car advice is to not use kwik fit. To be fair to them, they’ve put it right and not tried to dodge the blame, but they haven’t exactly admitted that they fucked up either. My brakes definitely weren’t falling apart before they changed the pads, but did shortly afterwards. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boghead ranter Posted May 7 Share Posted May 7 What's this device in my upgraded van? There are 2 of the wee doofers I'm holding, and when I went to remove the device screwed onto the dash, there's a wire connected that disappears into the fascia. Is it critical to the van working, or, as I suspect, on old mobile phone fitting? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alert Mongoose Posted May 7 Share Posted May 7 25 minutes ago, Boghead ranter said: What's this device in my upgraded van? There are 2 of the wee doofers I'm holding, and when I went to remove the device screwed onto the dash, there's a wire connected that disappears into the fascia. Is it critical to the van working, or, as I suspect, on old mobile phone fitting? Imo. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted May 8 Share Posted May 8 10 hours ago, Boghead ranter said: What's this device in my upgraded van? There are 2 of the wee doofers I'm holding, and when I went to remove the device screwed onto the dash, there's a wire connected that disappears into the fascia. Is it critical to the van working, or, as I suspect, on old mobile phone fitting? Ejector seat engagement. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottsdad Posted May 8 Share Posted May 8 Stepped out of my car this morning, just as a bird was dive bombing it. Car and my jumper covered in shit. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coprolite Posted May 8 Share Posted May 8 11 hours ago, Boghead ranter said: What's this device in my upgraded van? There are 2 of the wee doofers I'm holding, and when I went to remove the device screwed onto the dash, there's a wire connected that disappears into the fascia. Is it critical to the van working, or, as I suspect, on old mobile phone fitting? It's some sort of key or id. I'd one for getting into an old workplace. Does it unlock your steering? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boghead ranter Posted May 8 Share Posted May 8 Just now, coprolite said: It's some sort of key or id. I'd one for getting into an old workplace. Does it unlock your steering? Does nothing to the vehicle, so far as I can see. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coprolite Posted May 8 Share Posted May 8 4 minutes ago, Boghead ranter said: Does nothing to the vehicle, so far as I can see. Probably a hidden compartment full of drugs, dead bodies or maybe a gimp. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carpetmonster Posted May 8 Share Posted May 8 12 hours ago, Boghead ranter said: What's this device in my upgraded van? There are 2 of the wee doofers I'm holding, and when I went to remove the device screwed onto the dash, there's a wire connected that disappears into the fascia. Is it critical to the van working, or, as I suspect, on old mobile phone fitting? If the wee button doesn’t heat up when you put it back into the mount it could be a cigarette lighter for quitting smokers. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted May 8 Share Posted May 8 12 hours ago, Boghead ranter said: What's this device in my upgraded van? There are 2 of the wee doofers I'm holding, and when I went to remove the device screwed onto the dash, there's a wire connected that disappears into the fascia. Is it critical to the van working, or, as I suspect, on old mobile phone fitting? Could be something for enabling tracking for a nosey employer. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'WellDel Posted May 8 Share Posted May 8 12 hours ago, Boghead ranter said: What's this device in my upgraded van? There are 2 of the wee doofers I'm holding, and when I went to remove the device screwed onto the dash, there's a wire connected that disappears into the fascia. Is it critical to the van working, or, as I suspect, on old mobile phone fitting? The apprentice device installation technician in your company's 'covert employee surveillance and tracking department' has some explaining to do. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plumpy Posted May 8 Share Posted May 8 iButton device, probably somekind of datalogger. https://www.analog.com/en/resources/technical-articles/what-is-an-ibutton-device.html 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinkerbelle Posted May 8 Share Posted May 8 They forgot to take the security tag off when it left the garage.. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boghead ranter Posted May 8 Share Posted May 8 4 hours ago, Plumpy said: iButton device, probably somekind of datalogger. https://www.analog.com/en/resources/technical-articles/what-is-an-ibutton-device.html Thank you, van was previously a company van, so makes sense the drivers whereabouts could be being tracked. I'll be uninstalling it then. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alta-pete Posted May 8 Share Posted May 8 2 hours ago, Boghead ranter said: Thank you, van was previously a company van, so makes sense the drivers whereabouts could be being tracked. I'll be uninstalling it then. Good idea. It’ll make it easier to cover your tracks. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Florentine_Pogen Posted May 8 Share Posted May 8 46 minutes ago, alta-pete said: Good idea. It’ll make it easier to cover your tracks. But does he have a basement / dungeon ? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.