crash bar ripped off wile towing (pics)

[ross-taylor]

I need a new bracket asap anyone know where I can get one or got one mine snapped and I've had to leave the car and get a train home. Also would it have done any damage to the car?

[LimeyMk1]

Is it the cast bracket or the top bracket that you lock the alternator to when tensioning the belt?

I guess it's the latter as breaking the cast bracket is quite an achievement.

[ross-taylor]

It was the top bracket that snapped, it really would be an achievement. To snap the other one.

Had a desaster day yesterday, my mate was towing me home and we hooked the rope to what I thought was a towing eye that attached to the crash bar. Long story short I don't have aa crash bar any more. I then found a big tow looking thing under the car.

Not a good day.

[ross-taylor]

It was the top bracket that snapped, it really would be an achievement. To snap the other one.

Had a desaster day yesterday, my mate was towing me home and we hooked the rope to what I thought was a towing eye that attached to the crash bar. Long story short I don't have aa crash bar any more. I then found a big tow looking thing under the car.

Not a good day.

[ross-taylor]

sorry for keep putting posts up twice it seems to happen if i post from my phone, stupid thing.

[ross-taylor]

This was the result of my mate towing me home









This is it after my bodged repair it had no bumper bar at the moment will not have one till i get i get back from canada in just over a years time as i leave in 3 weeks.

i need to work out a way to fix the indercators back in to last me the 3 weeks

[Polypedates]

Bad luck, those towing eyes on the bumper bar probably made sense when the cars were new and the bumper bars were intact but many have come a cropper since

Cable tie stitches are a nice touch though! I name thee, Scarface

[ross-taylor]

Bad luck, those towing eyes on the bumper bar probably made sense when the cars were new and the bumper bars were intact but many have come a cropper since

Cable tie stitches are a nice touch though! I name thee, Scarface

Yeah i found out the hard way that mine was made of rust lol.

Scarface i love it im taking that for the cars name

[jon_st205]

Yeah there's a secondary towing eye underneath, not much good to you now! I would just silicone the indicators in for now, easy to reverse in the future too

[ross-taylor]

Yeah there's a secondary towing eye underneath, not much good to you now! I would just silicone the indicators in for now, easy to reverse in the future too

Yeah i found that after it ripped off and finished towing it home using that one.

Silicone sounds like an easyer than my idea of making a bracket i will do that.

[un1eash]

I dont know why they put those hooks on the front as you should never tow from these as your asking for trouble.

[cartledge_uk]

Yeah there's a secondary towing eye underneath, not much good to you now! I would just silicone the indicators in for now, easy to reverse in the future too

Yeah i found that after it ripped off and finished towing it home using that one.

Silicone sounds like an easyer than my idea of making a bracket i will do that.

And some self tapping screws help

[ross-taylor]

I dont know why they put those hooks on the front as you should never tow from these as your asking for trouble.

Yeah I wish I had seen the second ones underneath before I attached it the the front one. Even if the bar was new it can't be very strong.

[elbon50]

I made some rightangle brackets from ali sheet

Fastened them to the bumper cover with M6 nuts & screws, inside the hole where the lamp sits

The screws don't show

[cabbydave1]

Bad luck about the backing rail and bumper. The car i've just bought had one worse than yours as I pushed the front indicators straight through the bumper. I do have a bumper rail and white bumper spare but I will have to pay for membership before I can offer it for sale.

[ross-taylor]

I made some rightangle brackets from ali sheet

Fastened them to the bumper cover with M6 nuts & screws, inside the hole where the lamp sits

The screws don't show

That was my orignal plan do you not have that bar on yours too then?

Bad luck about the backing rail and bumper. The car i've just bought had one worse than yours as I pushed the front indicators straight through the bumper. I do have a bumper rail and white bumper spare but I will have to pay for membership before I can offer it for sale.

wow tht is bad to be able to push the indercators strait through it.

i would love to replace the bumper and everything but im not in the position to spend any money on the car at the moment so im having to make do, only got 3 weeks left of driving it before the car goes in storage.

[SuperRedMR2]

I drove mine without the bar for a while but I found the front end suffered without it.

[elbon50]

I made some rightangle brackets from ali sheet

Fastened them to the bumper cover with M6 nuts & screws, inside the hole where the lamp sits

The screws don't show

That was my orignal plan do you not have that bar on yours too then?

Havn't had a bar on the front of mine for a year or so now Ross

[Charged]

You're not the first and you wont be the last!



You sorted the alternator bracket yet?

[Paul Cyclops]

This was the result of my mate towing me home

Love those wonderful stitches - hope it's back in the ring again soon / you should have seen the other guy etc