Wife lost fight with gate post...

MJim · Post by **MJim** » Tue Jan 15, 2013 12:08 am

[quote="X5Sport"]
......unless it's your fault for buying the stupid house with the stupid awkward driveway of course....

Richard
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Ah there's a more experienced man talking!

Seriously though, gutted for you, and really hope you can get it fixed reasonably cheaply and well, and without further stress.

Sanj · Post by **Sanj** » Tue Jan 15, 2013 8:36 am

[quote="shadrack"]
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BMW-X5-M-SPOR ... 19d75cb8e0
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That's an LCI bumper, won't work (unless you want to retro-fit one).

scooby1doo1 · Post by **scooby1doo1** » Tue Jan 15, 2013 9:50 am

[quote="sramsay"]
[quote="Chief1409"]
You are right Sanj, they don't come on automatically unless you reverse....

She was really upset but as I said to her, if that's the worst thing that ever happens then we'll take it straight away. It's only metal (of the plastic variety) after all and we are all safe and well.
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Exactly my thoughts, nothing that can be fixed, it's just bloody annoying.

My old Touareg used to engage the sensors below something like 10 mph. Occasionally it was annoying but I certainly preferred it to having to manually turn on if not reversing. You wouldn't want the graphic or top view to kick-in but at least a beep would tell you your close!
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You can turn the fronts to come on at a set speed in the X5 I got mine to come on via software impa I think, but turned off sick off it beeping at traffic lights and junctions.

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X5Sport · Post by **X5Sport** » Tue Jan 15, 2013 10:42 am

You got away with that quite lightly!! I hit a fox on the Horsham-Crawley dual carriageway about 20 years ago in an Opel Manta and it took front valance, bumper, steel bumper brace & supports, BOTH front wings, foglights, radiator, front towbar/recovery point and nsf lower suspension parts.

The fox didn't survive!!

pvr · Post by **pvr** » Tue Jan 15, 2013 10:49 am

You murderer ...

535dboy · Post by **535dboy** » Tue Jan 15, 2013 12:22 pm

[quote="pvr"]
You murderer ...

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Yeah poor fox

It was the manta that should have died!!

shadrack · Post by **shadrack** » Tue Jan 15, 2013 12:56 pm

[quote="Sanj"]
[quote="shadrack"]
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BMW-X5-M-SPOR ... 19d75cb8e0
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That's an LCI bumper, won't work (unless you want to retro-fit one).
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Go on the shop, they also have 07-10 bumpers and they have wings for 80 but their all offside at the minute, but there's also a parts request form

Raj · Post by **Raj** » Tue Jan 15, 2013 2:07 pm

[quote="X5Sport"]
You got away with that quite lightly!! I hit a fox on the Horsham-Crawley dual carriageway about 20 years ago in an Opel Manta and it took front valance, bumper, steel bumper brace & supports, BOTH front wings, foglights, radiator, front towbar/recovery point and nsf lower suspension parts.

The fox didn't survive!!
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The ///M was surprising stable when ploughing through as I felt a thud but it still remained stable and only realised that something might be up when the dash lit up due to the washer bottle etc being obliterated...lol

jaynana · Post by **jaynana** » Tue Jan 15, 2013 2:41 pm

[quote="Chief1409"]
So today the wife tried to drive into driveway at the new house. She misjudged the turn and the result is as follows....

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ouch!! that hurts! that makes what my mrs did look like childs play!

widen the driveway.. or change wife

) ..

Chief1409 · Post by **Chief1409** » Wed Jan 16, 2013 12:02 am

I'll change the driveway - but only because that's cheaper!!!!

xl5 · Post by **xl5** » Wed Jan 16, 2013 9:04 am

that damage is heartbreaking but at least now you can change the fog bulb easier..

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