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Discovery winch bumper?
landroverkeith:
Looking Good there Dan m8
Odd that u had to bend up the grill stay bits ? I remember when i fitted my bumper it was a pig too and had to strip off the front but nothing needed bending out the way lol
cant wait to see it in person at billing so i can winch ya out of the mud lol
cheers keith
Disco Matt:
Winch Solutions asked for some photos showing the problem with mine, I've emailed them but will also post the shots here:
I can't fathom it out at all, especially why one side has a larger gap than the other! I suspect that this is due to the infamous Land Rover build tolerances but the bumper clearly isn't right. It's as if someone did a body lift on the front of my truck when I wasn't looking (and put an odd number of shims on each side)! :lol:
I did manage to get all four bolts in this time however.
Jake:
Blimey thats low on the drivers side :shock:
How does it sit accross the front? Got any pictures ?
:)
Disco Matt:
--- Quote from: Jake on May 31, 2009, 18:23:33 ---Blimey thats low on the drivers side :shock:
How does it sit accross the front? Got any pictures ?
:)
--- End quote ---
I didn't get any across the front, as with the headlamp trims and grille off it wasn't particularly obvious. I know that my original LR bumper didn't sit level but it was nothing like that bad, there might have been a 1/2in gap on the driver's side which would have closed up if I replaced the missing bracket bolt.
A few years ago the truck was involved in a shunt with an artic. However, it only sustained panel damage and was repaired by the insurance company. I don't think this is leftover from that incident as it didn't appear bent when I got it back and it's probably one of the sweetest-handling Discos, judging by how I can happily corner it far quicker than most. I have never had any problems with misaligned doors or anything else to suggest a deeper problem.
Jake:
With that in mind the chassis rail could be only slighty lower on one side causing the bumper(s) to sit unlevel.
This would'nt show on door alignment, vehicle handling or appearence
Could you not just open the holes on the bumper a little bit and level it by eye?
:D
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