GingerPuss

Active Member

• Aug 7, 2011

• #1

What were LR engineers thinking when they decided to use THREE different types of screw to hold on the Series 3 front grille:

I checked the parts catalogue...and it really does use a machine screw, wood screw and two self-tapping screws !!

What could possibly have been the engineering criteria for this ???
Why didn't they use a design that uses four screws of all the same type ??

 

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johns90

Active Member

• Aug 7, 2011

• #2

Probably what was lying around in the factory

 

Bump

Well-Known Member

Events Planner

• Aug 7, 2011

• #3

wow... i thought mine was just bodged... turns out i actually have an authentic bit on it after all!

 

crashbox

Well-Known Member

• Aug 7, 2011

• #4

GingerPuss said:

What were LR engineers thinking when they decided to use THREE different types of screw to hold on the Series 3 front grille:

I checked the parts catalogue...and it really does use a machine screw, wood screw and two self-tapping screws !!

What could possibly have been the engineering criteria for this ???
Why didn't they use a design that uses four screws of all the same type ??

Click to expand...

'Cos it makes life interesting.

 

rappy1

Active Member

• Aug 8, 2011

• #5

That's soooo Land Rover

 

jarviea10

Member

• Aug 8, 2011

• #6

Ohhh, that's classic.

That's why I love Landrover!

 

oxides

Well-Known Member

• Aug 8, 2011

• #7

There's a fair chance that machine screw is a BA size, too.