trektheandes
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Hi all,
Some advice please.
I had to remove the spare wheel carrier as it had done some damage to the C pillar. Which is why there is a dodgy replacement tail light- as the old one fell out with the movement of the carrier.
Can anyone see from the photos please what I did wrong support wise?
I had it put on by someone who supposedly knew what they were doing (and at the time I did not know any better).
Had to reweld the clip it clips onto a few times, which if I was brighter would have been a giveaway earlier on.
Have included a photo(penultimate) of the 2 supporting plates inside that were welded at the start.
It is an original Toyota wheel carrier- though for an 80 I think?
The carrier lasted 50,000km/ 2.5 years and included quite a lot of rough roads, unmarked speed bumps etc. The carrier itself is fine, just the bodywork.
Currently have the wheel on the roof, which is not ideal.
So, is there any obvious thing I missed that would allow it to be refitted properly and strong enough to cope.
Or do I need to either get an expensive bumper mounted swing out carrier, or keep it on the roof or inside.
It cannot go underneath, as have an LPG tank there.
Thanks
Mark
Some advice please.
I had to remove the spare wheel carrier as it had done some damage to the C pillar. Which is why there is a dodgy replacement tail light- as the old one fell out with the movement of the carrier.
Can anyone see from the photos please what I did wrong support wise?
I had it put on by someone who supposedly knew what they were doing (and at the time I did not know any better).
Had to reweld the clip it clips onto a few times, which if I was brighter would have been a giveaway earlier on.
Have included a photo(penultimate) of the 2 supporting plates inside that were welded at the start.
It is an original Toyota wheel carrier- though for an 80 I think?
The carrier lasted 50,000km/ 2.5 years and included quite a lot of rough roads, unmarked speed bumps etc. The carrier itself is fine, just the bodywork.
Currently have the wheel on the roof, which is not ideal.
So, is there any obvious thing I missed that would allow it to be refitted properly and strong enough to cope.
Or do I need to either get an expensive bumper mounted swing out carrier, or keep it on the roof or inside.
It cannot go underneath, as have an LPG tank there.
Thanks
Mark