mitsisigma01 Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 On 7/29/2020 at 1:10 PM, TheDoctor said: Urgh. Apparently the boot catches are near enough unobtainable. NLA at Rimmer Brothers. Scruffy one on ebay for 50 quid! Genuine Rover security device BlankFrank 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 That'll be to go through the steering wheel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agila Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 2 hours ago, TheDoctor said: Was hoovering the Tourer out today, and discovered this chain under the seat. I presume it was wrapped around the bar under there, hence I hadn't noticed it before. It is looped around one of the bars and bolted together. Any ideas? A rudimentary steering lock? Some sort of bondage thing? ? A friend says that's a "prince Albert ring chain". I do hope you were wearing thick gloves. camryv6, BorniteIdentity and DoctorRetro 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out Run Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 bringoutthegimp/maynard.gif Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssDeeWon Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 On 7/28/2020 at 4:51 PM, TheDoctor said: In other news, look what has moved in across the square.. Quite sure I saw that in Rayleigh this afternoon. Is it a D reg? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BorniteIdentity Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 1 hour ago, Agila said: A friend says... Oh aye? Friend eh?! ? ? Fumbler 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorRetro Posted July 30, 2020 Author Share Posted July 30, 2020 19 minutes ago, EssDeeWon said: Quite sure I saw that in Rayleigh this afternoon. Is it a D reg? F reg. It's a 1.3 apparently and the 20yr old lad who owns it inherited it from his late grandfather, and he says he wouldn't sell it as he knows it will just end up modified and ruined. His girlfriend drives a Daewoo Matiz. Had a good chat with him today, seems a level headed young man, unlike me when I was his age. My Polo was red with bright yellow wheel trims and badges... EssDeeWon, BorniteIdentity, Angrydicky and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorRetro Posted July 31, 2020 Author Share Posted July 31, 2020 Winning! Many thanks to Les at BL Transverse for sorting me out. bunglebus and Cord Fourteener 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorRetro Posted July 31, 2020 Author Share Posted July 31, 2020 Spot the problem... Cord Fourteener 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loserone Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 You don't have your lockpicking set in your pocket? DoctorRetro and Cord Fourteener 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stanky Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 Thick fog in the Southend area today? BlankFrank, 95 quid Peugeot, BorniteIdentity and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitsisigma01 Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 Just started the Rover, smog compulsory Cord Fourteener 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorRetro Posted July 31, 2020 Author Share Posted July 31, 2020 Yep, popped out to do the boot lock, finished up, threw my tools in the boot and shut it. Realised I had the Fenlander keys in my hand, not the Tourer. And my house keys were on there. And I'd locked the front door. Cock. Climbed in through an open window and found a coat hanger. Had to exit from the window too as my missus had the spare keys in her bag... Got in after much sweating and swearing. GMcD, rainagain, paulplom and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noel Tidybeard Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 2 hours ago, TheDoctor said: Spot the problem... someone left unsupervised again! lol Cord Fourteener and camryv6 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelandeth Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 Yeah... I've locked myself out five or six times so far since moving down here. I blame growing up in the back end of nowhere where nobody locked anything. The house we lived in between 1993 and 2000 we never even had any keys for. Cord Fourteener 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cord Fourteener Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 We're a bit like that. Doors open, cars unlocked, often with keys still in! I'm dangerous when I go out our stay elsewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorRetro Posted July 31, 2020 Author Share Posted July 31, 2020 I was doing the opposite today though. I locked the house door behind me when I went out, and I only unlocked the boot rather than the whole car, which I don't normally do. It was lucky I'd left the house window open, or I'd have been screwed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorRetro Posted August 1, 2020 Author Share Posted August 1, 2020 Went to do the engine mount today. Slight problem - the mount screws into a captive bolt, but with the rubber snapped, there is nothing to grab and turn it with. It is too wide for mole grips. (Thanks to Doctor Jnr for the photos) Any thoughts? I'm not going to attempt it this weekend, it's been like that for long enough already. It won't go anywhere unless I try any dukes of hazzard stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorrisItalSLX Posted August 1, 2020 Share Posted August 1, 2020 Can you get a tool in to cut a slot in the top? If so do that and use a big flat blade screwdriver. DoctorRetro 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorRetro Posted August 1, 2020 Author Share Posted August 1, 2020 12 minutes ago, MorrisItalSLX said: Can you get a tool in to cut a slot in the top? If so do that and use a big flat blade screwdriver. That's not a bad shout, thanks. Just need to hope it's not on there too tight.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out Run Posted August 1, 2020 Share Posted August 1, 2020 Or remove the bracket and work on it off the car? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorRetro Posted August 1, 2020 Author Share Posted August 1, 2020 43 minutes ago, Out Run said: Or remove the bracket and work on it off the car? It's the bit that is attached to the car that is the problem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out Run Posted August 1, 2020 Share Posted August 1, 2020 5 minutes ago, TheDoctor said: It's the bit that is attached to the car that is the problem Got ya. If the slot cut method doesn’t work, slip joint pliers might hold it. Or just wedge something in there? Drill a hole or two in it and hold it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
95 quid Peugeot Posted August 1, 2020 Share Posted August 1, 2020 Bin it Doc, your saviour/replacement is already listed for bidding on Wingz123, BorniteIdentity, Spurious and 2 others 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickvw72 Posted August 1, 2020 Share Posted August 1, 2020 Tap it round with a chisel, sort of castle shape bit at top. Done loads on Peugeot’s, not usually that tight either. DoctorRetro 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tamworthbay Posted August 1, 2020 Share Posted August 1, 2020 The big fat oil filter pliers any good for that? They usually have teeth so would grip it well. DoctorRetro 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorRetro Posted August 1, 2020 Author Share Posted August 1, 2020 14 minutes ago, Tamworthbay said: The big fat oil filter pliers any good for that? They usually have teeth so would grip it well. Hmm. Good idea.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tamworthbay Posted August 1, 2020 Share Posted August 1, 2020 I have these ones: https://www.eurocarparts.com/p/am-tech-12-adjustable-oil-filter-plier-553981060?type=shopping&gclid=Cj0KCQjwpZT5BRCdARIsAGEX0znHj7Dc7lA-3tAQqSFXJi8_nPE0SRerZ2khQwzBgUr81XUkVwcaLy8aAsXwEALw_wcB DoctorRetro 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorRetro Posted August 1, 2020 Author Share Posted August 1, 2020 Done it! I used an old screwdriver as a chisel and whacked the fuck out of it. It came off after some persuasion. Then used mole grips to get the rest of it apart. The hard part was getting everything to line up again, but that was sorted by jamming a jack down the back of the engine and winding everything forward a bit. Tada! Old one had definitely seen better days, and now I have more peace of mind on my long journey next week. Coprolalia, dave j, andy18s and 17 others 20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan302 Posted August 1, 2020 Share Posted August 1, 2020 Job well done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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