Well that's interesting. I have just rung Hella. Very helpful and knowledgeable woman in their customer services department. The part number I have is genuine but she's never heard of Island-4x4, has never sent anything to their postcode and has no idea where they got the product. She also informs me that Hella have had only 2 items returned in the past 2 years due to defects or other reasons so would be very surprised if it was from them. So is it genuine? The item was manufactured in January 2014 so where has i been the past 2 years? Insurance job? Most odd.
Somebody nicked your number plates.
Seals are ESR2450 R/H £11.78 and ESR2451 L/H £12.53 from Rimmers.Sam at Island reckons they all need jiggering to go in.
Well, I got one the same price from Allparts here and it was almost perfect. The hole for the locating stud was wrong so the bottom bolts wouldn't go in. In the end I just hacked the offending locating stud off - didn't want to damage the unit in case it had to go back. Also, I needed to bang the bottom up into the frame otherwise the bottom wouldn't fit. Finally the frame extended all the way to the top whereas the original had been cut short. Wondered about that until I came to the rubbers on the slam panel that didn't fit because the frame was in the way at the top. Screwed it down anyway so it'll cut grooves into the rubber. Feeling too ill to fight it. Anyway, all recharged and no leaks and all is good so working air-conditioning once more, with a minimum of fettling required.
Note I have no air deflectors at the side of my grill. The holes are there and even a tiny piece of plastic hanging on a plastic stud but the deflector must have gone missing before I got the vehicle.
Seals are ESR2450 R/H £11.78 and ESR2451 L/H £12.53 from Rimmers.
Seal?
The bits of plastic either side of the radiator opening to stop air leaking. Think that is what you said was missing.
welll got a place to recon my gearbox and its just around the corner from me a mate told me to go down and i did the bloke there was really good after me explaining that i think its the valve body bloked with swarf and theres metal in the sump pan. i then asked if he could recon the gear box and put a new valvve body in as well. he knew i wasnt just a joe bloggs who knew nothing about gears and cars. so he talked to me not down at me. and gave me the answers. no messing around straight to the point. just as i like it. he will be doing it on the 11th may ill have it back fri after dinner so im happy. price is great top class place as well they do all the gear stuff around me and have been doing for years i didnt fancy going there at first because the place looks dear. but to my shock there ok. ill put price on when its done. one more thing. im thinking of topping the charge up. charging the battery tomorrow. is it the same as any car just take the battery lead off before i start charging it. it dosent do anything other than stop the clock does it.
well i just got back from my drive this afternoon and got brakedown to get me home. the gear box has gone. so ive got to work out how to get the car to the workshop on the 11th. i was wondering if i could tow it with out doing any more damage. but dont think so i need a transporter ???
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