Sand driving woes
Submitted: Wednesday, Apr 02, 2003 at 23:53
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Lyds
I went sand driving up at
Stockton beach (NSW) about a month back. Not long into the day the rear bumpers on my Pajero NM came to grief acting as a spade.
The drivers side ripped through to the tail light and the lights fell out, and the passenger side has bent and torn slightly.
I have since heard from a couple of Pajero owners who have experienced a similar fate - a couple having the bumper ripped off completely.
I took my NM in for the folks at Mits to have a look at it and basically they said, bad luck, watch out for departure angles, get a lift (gee thanks).
I was wondering if this is a feature of the NM, or have other 4WDs had a similar experience???
Cheers,
Stuart
- To err is human, to moo bovine -
Reply By: Savvas - Friday, Apr 04, 2003 at 08:25
Friday, Apr 04, 2003 at 08:25
Hi Lyds,
I had a look at a Paj this morning on the way to work. It looks to me that the mudflap and flare moulding are both removable from the bumper.
If you were to remove both, it would give you an extra 2" to 3" clearance at the leading edge of the rear bumper. This could save you a lot of hassle next time you're offroading where the bumper can be an issue.
Then you also have a couple of other choices to make. Such as do you leave them off forever and replace them with some flexibles flaps, reinstall the flare moulding and flap for urban driving, etc.
Just an idea for you to consider. Hope it helps.
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Follow Up By: Lyds - Friday, Apr 04, 2003 at 14:00
Friday, Apr 04, 2003 at 14:00
Thanks Savvas. I'll look into it.Cheers,
Stuart
- To err is human, to moo bovine -
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