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Bumper ripped off!!
Need some advice...
I was at a pay and play today and accidentally ripped my rear bumper off twice. Never happened before and I don't think I was abusing the disco anymore than normal. This lead me to start googling for some sort of rear skid plate but can't find any.
Does this happen a lot (I've done a lot of bashing in the disco before but never ripped it off....)?? What does everyone else do about it?
What normally happens is the spare wheels acts as a buffer and a skid plate but not on this time. What can I do in terms of protection for the rear bumper?2011 - 09 TDV6 HSE (Written off Nov 2012 - The water didn't look that deep.....)
2009 - 09 VW Scirocco (100,000 miles in 2 years - Engine Blew up. Turbo and Super not meant for a 1400)
2007 - 53 Audi A3 (Went through 6 starter motors in 2 months)
30th Sep 2012 7:39 pm
ronp
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Put a removable tow bar on.I was a normal heterosexual chap, but in these new woke awakenings I now identify as a Wardrobe.
30th Sep 2012 7:58 pm
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It can happen when the rear drops into deep bomb holes and the like...the bumper edging acts like a scuttle ...here is DiscoDunc showing us how to do it properly
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Don't think a removable tow bar would help with that one I was a normal heterosexual chap, but in these new woke awakenings I now identify as a Wardrobe.
30th Sep 2012 8:15 pm
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30th Sep 2012 8:20 pm
DcNexus
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...why not get a steel bumper instead??some
30th Sep 2012 8:24 pm
Disco3ddie
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Oops!!! Is that why they call him discodunc?!?!
Not sure a removable tow bar would have worked for me either!
Steel bumper? You mean remove the plastic and leave the huge piece of steel exposed! That'll solve the problem!!!2011 - 09 TDV6 HSE (Written off Nov 2012 - The water didn't look that deep.....)
2009 - 09 VW Scirocco (100,000 miles in 2 years - Engine Blew up. Turbo and Super not meant for a 1400)
2007 - 53 Audi A3 (Went through 6 starter motors in 2 months)
30th Sep 2012 9:30 pm
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it will all go back into shape Duncan
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30th Sep 2012 10:00 pm
dantheman
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Who bought that bumper after your strip down??
30th Sep 2012 10:03 pm
DiscoDunc
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it was left on the motorway in France - it had 4 good reversing sensors as well
it returned back to its normal shape after it got twisted, and you couldnt tell it had been ripped off Duncan
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30th Sep 2012 10:18 pm
DcNexus
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not exactly...
meant this one...
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some
1st Oct 2012 9:13 am
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another beatiful spanish car example.
1st Oct 2012 9:32 am
Disco3ddie
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Ah, ok, I see what you mean.
Are there any products that fit the original Bumper and act as a skid plate at all?2011 - 09 TDV6 HSE (Written off Nov 2012 - The water didn't look that deep.....)
2009 - 09 VW Scirocco (100,000 miles in 2 years - Engine Blew up. Turbo and Super not meant for a 1400)
2007 - 53 Audi A3 (Went through 6 starter motors in 2 months)
1st Oct 2012 11:35 am
kp
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Try mantec as they did stuff for the G4 vehicles but it would cover the spare wheel as well most likely and be a right pig if you got a flat. TBH it wont save your bumper anyway as things like that will ride up and catch it anyway. thats why people like above get the metal ones as there is no plate to go overthem unless you copied the mantec type ones and stuck an extra inch out on them and had it as s lip but it wouldnt look good.FFRR Owner, very nearly became a D3 owner
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1st Oct 2012 2:25 pm
wiggs
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never seen a mantec rear plate
certainly not any fitted to the G4'sG4 Gone ...but not forgotten
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- it had 4 good reversing sensors as well 
