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[HerefordElite]

driving to work and the car in front pulls off and so do i then suddenly slams on the brakes for no reason....but i didn't  

it gets better - had a look at her car no damage but then i realise why... she's got a tow bar

go back to my car and it doesn't look bad at all just number plate then i notice the water dripping out under the bumper

got to work and preliminary findings are it might just be the washer bottle

wish me luck

[psl]

good luck

[Elite Pete]

With a bit of luck it will just be a bent bumper reinforcer and the washer bottle

[HerefordElite]

With a bit of luck it will just be a bent bumper reinforcer and the washer bottle

is it a bumper off job to replace washer bottle?

[TheBoy]

With a bit of luck it will just be a bent bumper reinforcer and the washer bottle

is it a bumper off job to replace washer bottle?

Yes, but it pops off in about 5 mins.  You'll have to remove brace across behind bumper as well - comes off easy enough, more challenging putting back on...

[Elite Pete]

With a bit of luck it will just be a bent bumper reinforcer and the washer bottle

is it a bumper off job to replace washer bottle?

Yep

The washer bottle fits into the shape of the bumper reinforcer which is behind the bumper.

[Debs.]

I had a similar bump when parked; a 4 x 4 reversed into my Miggy
Her towball punched a hole in the bumper but the real damage was to the reinforcement beam and the power-steering hydraulic fluid steel-pipes which were squashed flat....`hope the damage to yours isn`t too severe.

[HerefordElite]

I had a similar bump when parked; a 4 x 4 reversed into my Miggy
Her towball punched a hole in the bumper but the real damage was to the reinforcement beam and the power-steering hydraulic fluid steel-pipes which were squashed flat....`hope the damage to yours isn`t too severe.

me too :-/ it was only slow but it made enough noise

what pees me off is it wouldn't have happened if they'd just carried on rather than dawdling about, but in the eyes of the law it was my fault i guess

[Entwood]

Are you related to Mr Hamilton in any way ?? as you seem to have the same driving skills ...  

But you probably did a lot less damage .......  

Hope it's all "cosmetic" an easily fixed ...  

[Gaffers]

Are you related to Mr Hamilton in any way ?? as you seem to have the same driving skills ...  

But you probably did a lot less damage .......  

Hope it's all "cosmetic" an easily fixed ...  

In the F1 spirit lets put you 10 cars back in tomorrow's traffic  

[HerefordElite]

update -

not terminal phew 8-)

hit towbar square in the centre so above steel hydraulic pipes it appears to have bent the inner metal reinforcing piece so i'm going to have to take the bumper off and get my old friend 'lumpy' out

guessing the washer bottle is FUBAR as it emptied it's content - only worry is the bottle is now wedged against the fans so better not get too hot on way home :-/

[Martin_1962]

update -

not terminal phew 8-)

hit towbar square in the centre so above steel hydraulic pipes it appears to have bent the inner metal reinforcing piece so i'm going to have to take the bumper off and get my old friend 'lumpy' out

guessing the washer bottle is FUBAR as it emptied it's content - only worry is the bottle is now wedged against the fans so better not get too hot on way home :-/

Can they rotate?

[HerefordElite]

update -

not terminal phew 8-)

hit towbar square in the centre so above steel hydraulic pipes it appears to have bent the inner metal reinforcing piece so i'm going to have to take the bumper off and get my old friend 'lumpy' out

guessing the washer bottle is FUBAR as it emptied it's content - only worry is the bottle is now wedged against the fans so better not get too hot on way home :-/

Can they rotate?

right hand one as you look at it seems free but the left is quite stiff - is the front rad the air con condensor or the engine rad?

[Elite Pete]

update -

not terminal phew 8-)

hit towbar square in the centre so above steel hydraulic pipes it appears to have bent the inner metal reinforcing piece so i'm going to have to take the bumper off and get my old friend 'lumpy' out

guessing the washer bottle is FUBAR as it emptied it's content - only worry is the bottle is now wedged against the fans so better not get too hot on way home :-/

Can they rotate?

right hand one as you look at it seems free but the left is quite stiff - is the front rad the air con condensor or the engine rad?

Front one is the aircon condenser

[markey mark]

but they also come on if engine gets too hot !!