Grrrr. Very mixed feelings

[AnD3rew]

Pissed of at my self, pissed off at INEOS, pissed off at Canberra local government, but also grudgingly impressed.

Today tried to go into a Canberra car park, no sign at entrance saying it was full but got to boom gate and it was clear no opening until a space freed up and so sign of that being imminent. Other than waiting an indeterminate amount of time the only option was to back out. Was backing out at a slowish pace when all of a sudden crash. I had reversed into a pole. The pole was entirely out of the field of view of the camera. The PDC sensors entirely failed. And the pole was in a mirror blind spot. I could only see it when I moved forward again.

To the credit of the robustness of the vehicle there is no damage to body or lights, howevever it has pushed the metal bumper forward and closer to the body. Now to see how easy it is to remove and refit and bend back to shape.

This is the other side, how it is supposed to look.

 

[bigleonski]

If it makes you feel any better I’ve done exactly the same thing in a 3 Series BMW - I blamed the poor parking sensors at the time as well. Made me feel much better knowing it was BMW’s fault.

Look on the bright side, we’ll all get to know how good the spare parts situation is, being a three piece bumper you only have to replace a bit of it, and if the bumper was plastic you’d have more bits to fix.

 

[snowball]

I once backed into the side of a hospital building.... never even seen it coming!

 

[trobex]

Pissed of at my self, pissed off at INEOS, pissed off at Canberra local government, but also grudgingly impressed.

Today tried to go into a Canberra car park, no sign at entrance saying it was full but got to boom gate and it was clear no opening until a space freed up and so sign of that being imminent. Other than waiting an indeterminate amount of time the only option was to back out. Was backing out at a slowish pace when all of a sudden crash. I had reversed into a pole. The pole was entirely out of the field of view of the camera. The PDC sensors entirely failed. And the pole was in a mirror blind spot. I could only see it when I moved forward again.

To the credit of the robustness of the vehicle there is no damage to body or lights, howevever it has pushed the metal bumper forward and closer to the body. Now to see how easy it is to remove and refit and bend back to shape.
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This is the other side, how it is supposed to look.
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2.9T of mass pushing on that! Yeah the sensors are hit and miss... side mirrors bit narrow. That can be straightened though but suggest finding a structural fabricator and using a pair of rigid sheet metal clamps to pull out out in a press (will make life easier that way). A banner at home won't work...

 

[Sam]

Old Defender same. Crunched mine reversing into a pole at the covid jab place. Same location of car, hard to see.

Shame

 

[AnD3rew]

Update: can confirm that judicious application of a rubber mallet at this point has effectively rectified the problem, at least so a casual look doesn’t show a problem.

 

[chrsbe]

I had the same with a VW. A pole in the blind spot of everything. A few days later my wife hit the exact same pole in the exact same way with another car. You are not alone.

 

[AnD3rew]

If it makes you feel any better I’ve done exactly the same thing in a 3 Series BMW - I blamed the poor parking sensors at the time as well. Made me feel much better knowing it was BMW’s fault.

Look on the bright side, we’ll all get to know how good the spare parts situation is, being a three piece bumper you only have to replace a bit of it, and if the bumper was plastic you’d have more bits to fix.

The bumper itself was fine, not distorted at all really, more the mounts have been compressed

 

[TD5-90]

The bumper itself was fine, not distorted at all really, more the mounts have been compressed

So that's what I would call a proper design!

 

[AnD3rew]

So that's what I would call a proper design!

Yes, have to say that the way it reacted and the ability to at least mostly fix with a mallet does fit with the design principles

 

[Woody]

Another Britannia Blue in Canberra @AnD3rew , good choice. How does the Scottish white roof look? I was tempted to do the same, but ended up with all blue. Still waiting on a couple parts on backorder. Hopefully arrive prior to Christmas.

 

[AnD3rew]

Another Britannia Blue in Canberra @AnD3rew , good choice. How does the Scottish white roof look? I was tempted to do the same, but ended up with all blue. Still waiting on a couple parts on backorder. Hopefully arrive prior to Christmas.

Love the Brittania Blue, Scottish white Combo, perfect in my eyes. Was only in Canberra for the day. Sydney based.

 

[Cheshire cat]

Pissed of at my self, pissed off at INEOS, pissed off at Canberra local government, but also grudgingly impressed.

Today tried to go into a Canberra car park, no sign at entrance saying it was full but got to boom gate and it was clear no opening until a space freed up and so sign of that being imminent. Other than waiting an indeterminate amount of time the only option was to back out. Was backing out at a slowish pace when all of a sudden crash. I had reversed into a pole. The pole was entirely out of the field of view of the camera. The PDC sensors entirely failed. And the pole was in a mirror blind spot. I could only see it when I moved forward again.

To the credit of the robustness of the vehicle there is no damage to body or lights, howevever it has pushed the metal bumper forward and closer to the body. Now to see how easy it is to remove and refit and bend back to shape.
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I. Fitted the Wolfbox rear view mirror/dash can. Very happy with the results and for not a lot of money.

 

[Texas Grenadier]

Pissed of at my self, pissed off at INEOS, pissed off at Canberra local government, but also grudgingly impressed.

Today tried to go into a Canberra car park, no sign at entrance saying it was full but got to boom gate and it was clear no opening until a space freed up and so sign of that being imminent. Other than waiting an indeterminate amount of time the only option was to back out. Was backing out at a slowish pace when all of a sudden crash. I had reversed into a pole. The pole was entirely out of the field of view of the camera. The PDC sensors entirely failed. And the pole was in a mirror blind spot. I could only see it when I moved forward again.

To the credit of the robustness of the vehicle there is no damage to body or lights, howevever it has pushed the metal bumper forward and closer to the body. Now to see how easy it is to remove and refit and bend back to shape.
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Just a flesh wound!

 

[Krabby]

Just a flesh wound!

 

[prjenns]

I. Fitted the Wolfbox rear view mirror/dash can. Very happy with the results and for not a lot of money.

How easy was that to install and is it a neat fix?- I pick up my car next week and that was my plan too.

 

[Woody]

Love the Brittania Blue, Scottish white Combo, perfect in my eyes. Was only in Canberra for the day. Sydney based. View attachment 7835596

That does look very smart. A little jealous I must admit, but I am still very happy with mine (once I get all the parts of course)

 

[Tom109]

How easy was that to install and is it a neat fix?- I pick up my car next week and that was my plan too.

Yes, I definitely want a mirror/rear camera add-on.

 

[bakepl]

How easy was that to install and is it a neat fix?- I pick up my car next week and that was my plan too.

Easy enough, running the cables the most time consuming. Some info here.

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[Trialmaster]

Love the Brittania Blue, Scottish white Combo, perfect in my eyes. Was only in Canberra for the day. Sydney based. View attachment 7835596

Just fitted roof bars and none of the THREE above are in the advised position (neither is one of mine). But at least he has 3 to spread the load (normal pack has two).