ThreeSheds Posted June 22, 2021 Share Posted June 22, 2021 This is not LR related, but may resonate with some of you... On one of my other vehicules, I have been doing some work which has taken rather longer than expected. It involved removal of multiple plastic panels, and when I came to put back the bumper (last major item) I set out the special bumper-holding shoulder screws that were left in the screws pot. There were eighteen. "Crickey!" i thought "Thats a lot...", and so I counted the holes... There were seven... But after half an hour of swearing, googling and head scratching, followed by another half an hour removing some of the other trim pieces already fitted just to be certain, I finally realised that, right at the start of the job (several months ago), I had bought a load of new screws and put them in the screws pot with the old ones. So now - after allowing for the ten new screws I bought, I just have one left over from the job.... Close enough for government work Rog 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon_CSK Posted June 22, 2021 Share Posted June 22, 2021 I do that when working also however I use salvage vehicles for spares so when I stripped the dash out of a sport to replace the air bag I now have a full set of fixings in my cup holders which I new need to put somewhere for safe keeping. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffR Posted June 27, 2021 Share Posted June 27, 2021 Been there, done that. Rebuilt a gearbox back in the day (ok so twas 35-40 years ago) and may late father held up a nice, long bolt "wheres this one go?". Lots of expletives deleted later gearbox stripped back down only to find that the errant bolt was for a different application of that gearbox....As my dad reiterated RTFM... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smallfry Posted June 27, 2021 Share Posted June 27, 2021 On 6/22/2021 at 9:19 AM, Simon_CSK said: I do that when working also however I use salvage vehicles for spares so when I stripped the dash out of a sport to replace the air bag I now have a full set of fixings in my cup holders which I new need to put somewhere for safe keeping. Which you will not be able to find when you want them, and end up buying more anyway........................ Story of my life. 😆 (one of them) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon_CSK Posted July 1, 2021 Share Posted July 1, 2021 On 6/27/2021 at 4:37 PM, smallfry said: Which you will not be able to find when you want them, and end up buying more anyway........................ Story of my life. 😆 (one of them) Yes that's about the size of it. I removed two sensors off the tops of two Cars for the AIr con, Lost both of them and bought a new one from Land Rover only to find both of them some time later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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