What did you do with your Grenadier today?

crimson said:

I attempted to create a lightweight prototype bush plate , one that could be easily installed and removed using the utility belt.

My finding... I should stop embarrassing myself and pass this idea to someone that can do it justice .

Please don't judge.

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Jean Mercier said:

I continued to play with my “eyelet screws”, see my post #2600 in this thread.

If @FieldMonster asks how I could align so easily and precisely, the answer is easy: the square blanking plate should have a hole in the exact center. The other one has on the back side a circle, and there you should drill the hole exactly in the center of that circle. Therefore: easy!

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I did NOT put the same eyelets in the front hooking points (B-pillar),because they would protrude quite a bit, and your rear passenger could hurt his head on it (I tried it, but dismounted it, safety first). If you have a utility vehicle, feel free to do it.

Final result looks like this:

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Tom109 said:

Discovered the bumper-mounted side-marker lights are held in place with 2-sided tape! Simply brushing the snow off with a gloved hand popped it inside the bumper. This required removing four T30 bolts to slide the wheel well liner open just enough to barely fit my hand inside. I don’t think it will stay in place.

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NoAge Hunter said:

Well - that‘s for sure not built for purpose at a car built on purpose. Double side tape

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Jean Mercier said:

To be honest, even if it is really ugly I like a lot the idea
Just think about other usages: billboard, panel for fixing tools, etc. etc.

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Tazzieman said:

Today my better 1/2 and son and d.i.l. drove Gimli to the Florentine Valley to Growling Swallet , where the creek dives underground as part of a huge limestone karst system up to 400m deep. 7km away it apparently exits into the Junee River.
Got stung on the eye by an angry bee - hives placed next to the track in 2 places , we almost turned back at the 2nd as they were very active but decided to bush bash around it. Nobody fell into any shafts , nobody got snakebitten ( we did spot a tiger snake on the way back); on the drive home we got internet to hear there was a bushfire 1km from home.
But all is good! Until next trip/adventure!

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Barney said:

Dear @Jean Mercier you used 8 mm eye bolts. May I ask about the length of the bolts, have you shortened them? And is there a need for “internal” support through a lock nut or piece of pipe? Thanks. Barney

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rovie said:

Yesterday I drove our Grenadier to a large BMW dealer and parked it correctly in a customer car park in front of the entrance. Yes, it was a bit dirty as I'd been out in the woods and fields beforehand.
As soon as I entered, I was greeted with: "But you can't park this vehicle here." The Grenadier doesn't seem to be welcome here.
I replied in a friendly manner, "Sorry, I'll have to leave. What a pity."
Then came the question: "What's it all about?"
I said: "Oh, I just wanted to buy a BMW." Suddenly the person was transformed. There was coffee and kind words. After I signed the purchase contract and said goodbye, I was told: "That's a great vehicle you've got there. And above all it has a BMW engine, I have now learnt". That's how quickly opinions about the Grenadier change.

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Jeffrey said:

I spent 15 minutes after parking in the driveway trying to figure out how to turn off the rear wipers that I accidentally turned on. I tried every position and control on the stalk and finally just turned the car off. But they still ran when I turned the car back on. I had to wash off a half gallon of cleaner fluid from this escapade. In the house now and saw in the manual that there is a neutral center position on the end of the stalk rocker switch. Not exactly intuitive or marked.

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Jeffrey said:

I spent 15 minutes after parking in the driveway trying to figure out how to turn off the rear wipers that I accidentally turned on. I tried every position and control on the stalk and finally just turned the car off. But they still ran when I turned the car back on. I had to wash off a half gallon of cleaner fluid from this escapade. In the house now and saw in the manual that there is a neutral center position on the end of the stalk rocker switch. Not exactly intuitive or marked.

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ECrider said:

M2?

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Jeremy996 said:

Sorry, this is a RTFM problem! (Read the Flippin' Manual, substitute your favourite F-word according to taste).

There are a lot of functions on two stalks - there is bound to be the odd function that is not obvious. Does the USA mandate a fog light, (rear fog guard light)? If so, have you found it?

As a geek used to military vehicles and old classics, I spent a happy hour sitting in the vehicle doing cockpit drills with the manual to hand. Many miles and nearly a year later, I can put my hand to any switch I need, without undue thought.

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Bobby Mac said:

I was lucky not to lose my bonnet Ineos badge - it’s a very flimsy bit of metal stuck on with very thin and flimsy double sided tape. It was lifting off, so I removed it, put some good quality 3M double sided tape, and remounted it. Feels solid now. It may be an idea to check it occasionally.

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Norb-TX said:

Picked it up.

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bigleonski said:

In what universe does a car manufacturer attaching their hood emblem with double sided tape (low quality at that) instead of glue or similar make sense??

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