Bumper droop

[sotal]

I've noticed that I do have a slightly larger gap on the nearside than the off side between the bumper and the bodywork.

Now I'm not sure if this is down to the towbar or the fact that the rear arches were recently cut out and replaced.


I do have the worse kind of towbar hence why I suspect that but at the same time I haven't had a lot of weight on it. I noticed on holiday when I had been using the bike rack, however it has only had a child's bike and a toddler bike on it.

Is there an easy way to confirm if it is the spot welds? Can you see them with everything fitted?

Is it possible that it was refitted slightly lower when the arches were replaced?


Somebody mentioned a bracket for about £15 which sorts out the worse kind of tow bar - does anyone have any more information about this and how it fits?

Thanks

[Northern Bongolow]

if you look up under the nearside mounting you will see the spot welds,these are bracket bumper support to the floor. mine had become stretched downwards, its not a lot but you can see it, when the bumper if fitted it will only go in one place as there is little adjustment.

http://lushprojects.com/bongopartsmk2/c ... mgno=.html


you can see some of the bumper mounts here when i did mine.

http://igmaynard.co.uk/bongo/forum/view ... ear+arches

[helen&tony]

Hi
The bracket you speak of is the new part of the modified TowTrust towbar, which puts the bar back there in the "fit for purpose " towbar as per all their other offerings...If you write to Towtrust [email protected] , Alan Miller will sort you out. In all fairness, they make a good towbar, but they weren't aware of the fact that the rear cross-member was attached by a couple of blobs of weld and a bit of sticky toffee, as they presumed that it was attached securely as in other vehicles...The new towbar is fine now they know the fault on the chassis.
I got my new towbar piece in double-quick time with great service....fortunately my welds were all OK , but no sense in taking chances!
Cost was £17.50 including VAT & post
Cheers
Helen