Charles Morgan
MB Enthusiast
- Joined
- Feb 2, 2010
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- Mercedes 250CE W114, Alfa Romeo GT Coupe 3.2 V6
So I set off for Waitrose in the 210 and as it hasn't rained thought I'd go the quick way via the ford. Water was higher than normal, but not deep enough to cause problems (or so I thought). Go through it, get up the hill into Gerrards Croos and there is a flapping/chugging noise that appears above 20mph,with a grating sound when braking. In the car park it becomes obvious - the black plastic spoiler undertray (no doubt someone will come along with the correct term) has been forced out of the spoiler, I suspect from the pressure of the water going through the ford and is flapping around.
I tried to push it back in, failed, so bought some string and tied it up for the short return journey. Lacking a large needle or knife (I'm not bad at sewing up meat for stuffing), my attempts didn't succeed for long.
Given the damage I suspect it needs to come off and be replaced - can I pull it off without doing anything serious to the car, so I can get it down to its second home in Horndean without incident?
I tried to push it back in, failed, so bought some string and tied it up for the short return journey. Lacking a large needle or knife (I'm not bad at sewing up meat for stuffing), my attempts didn't succeed for long.
Given the damage I suspect it needs to come off and be replaced - can I pull it off without doing anything serious to the car, so I can get it down to its second home in Horndean without incident?