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diesel tank on a 200Tdi S1

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strapping young lad:
i dont know if the tank guard from discoparts is the same as scorpion is it?

then again i could be waay wrong cos ive got a southdown on mine which is probably different again!

Wanderer:
Whoops...

I've reread Tina's message again and again. I could have sworn Scorpion were mentioned. Although the Discoparts one might be similar to the Scorpion one.

Isn't the Southdown one a tank guard primarily and then an add on recovery point/tow hitch?


Ed

strapping young lad:
yeh

it mounts to the drop plate mount and also the stabiliser mounts on the chassis

optional mount further up the chassis if you wish

wifey:
thanks guys.

Simon says that there were no straps in place when he fitted the Discoparts (=very like the Scorpion) guard in place. The only thing was an original paltry, flimsy piece of very thin metal. Which is why we wanted to fit the tank guard in the first place... :?
sounds like we need to try and source some straps if we're going to follow Wanderer's suggestion. I think the stuff we took off is somewhere in the garage still - hidden under the D90 bits most likely :!:  so I'll see if there is anything resembling a strap.

Mind you, I can confirm that the unsupported tank falls down when the guard is removed :shock:  because that's exactly what happened without our trying in Wales. Still we got off the mountain and home safely.

wifey:

--- Quote from: "Wanderer" ---It sounds as though the bolt has sheared on yours which has left nothing holding the tank straps and guard.
Ed
--- End quote ---


of course, the straps might have fallen off when the bolt sheared :?:  :!:  but surely at least the rear and off-side ones should still have been in place as it was only the front end of the guard that came adrift.

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