Got an new aluminium roof rack a few months ago for the cape trip. Fitted it a few days before we left; put a spare wheel, 20l water container and recovery tracks on it - well short of the claimed 200kg capacity.
By the time we reached the cape, one mount was completely broken and several others cracked.
The rack itself is fine - it is just the way this is attached to the mounting brackets with just 3 small areas of 1mm aluminium. Just too fragile.
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Registering or attempting to register our patrol at vicroads in our name.
Mech forgot to tick one box and its as if we committed an atrocity.
rusty_nail (4th July 2019)
Jury dootie! Ugh!
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Dolphins are so smart that within a few weeks of captivity, they can train people to stand on the very edge of the pool and throw them fish.
MB (6th July 2019)
Having to pull.my lower trailing arms off the car after fitting new bushes 2 months ago!!!
Rubber bushes off eBay. Poor man pays twice and the new bushes have not arrived so the old original trailing arms are in it for safety's sake until next weekend when I get to Do it again!!
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Its a Nissan! =====> Its a Keeper!! ....... Got a TD42 in it BONUS!!....... I'm a lucky bugger! I've got 2 of em!
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The only good thing about an 80 series is..... the front end?? Wrong!!, the Engine?? Wrong!! the Full Time 4WD system?? Wrong!! Its the NissanPatrol.com.au stubby holder fitted over the transfer lever.
WARNING: Towballs used for recoveries can, and do kill people and damage property.
Darren, why do you think they failed - leaving aside quality, are they loaded heavily or twisty stuff going on exceeding their duty? They appear to have failed catastrophically I would say. What a pain.
MudRunnerTD (6th July 2019)