Bad and scary ZS experience.

[Mat C]

That's what i want to know ! I'm wondering if i drove over something myself that got hooked in to it and then got tangled in the wheel ? It's the way it pulled out the fog light surround and made the headlight loose that has really puzzled me.

[alba15031]

Yeah that is mad maybe something did flick up and ripped it out i know i will be giving mine a look over tommorrow .

[Mat C]

Just notced it has also torn through part of my induction pipe ! I'm getting more convinced that i actualy hit something that got caught up and caused all this damage.

[stamford]

May have been a partial lorry tread thrown up and caused the damage. I know the inner wing fixings are poor, but there is enough fixing points to not make it rip out in that manner. Mine has been off many times and is still intact.

It is still not nice to hear these stories, but at least it was not more serious.

[Leasky]

not so good buddy

[Mat C]

Productive afternoon ! Had the front bumper off today so that i could survey any further damage and rectify what i already know of. Fixed the foglamp pod back in place and far more securely than MGR ever attempted to ! Found out why the headlamp is loose - it cracked the main bracket. Simple repair job until i can afford a new one - i just used resin on it which has set well hard !
Bumper back on and then a trip to the local breakers yard. Got a new inner wing from a 400 - i'm sure it will be the saame, if not it was only a fiver. Also got a bit of piping to replace the damage it caused to the induction pipe.
So tommorrow is fix in the inner wing and then touch up the paint that got chipped off and T-cut and polish out the scratches it caused !

[mrt_04]

Well done Mat, great to hear people overcoming problems with simple remedies.
Most important though, is that you are ok & able to enjoy the fruits of your labour!!!

[Mat C]

Cheers, i'm not one to sit around ! I like to get stuck in and get things done - and cheaply too !