A long long time ago, in a land far away.........
Ok, about 6 weeks ago, and before I had even looked at this forum I was in a local dealership sourcing a Juke
One of the very very first things I noticed I noticed was that the radiator / intercooler or whatever it was was extremely vulnerable
I pointed this out to the salesman, I am unsure from his response whether;
A. He knew all about the potential problem and was playing it down;
B. He had no grasp of the concept I was discussing with him, or, most probably:
C. He did not give a flying f**k
Anyway, we went on to order the Juke ("The Duchess") and I joined the forum
It was obvious from numerous threads that I was not being anal and that many many owners thought that some form of protection was needed
However I am not that keen on any of the installations I have seen
Call me fussy but I did not like the look of cable ties drilled into or stuck on the bumper, infact dont really like the CustomcarGrills ones at all (personal choice I appreciate)
Plastic garden / gutter liner appealed even less
So, weeks before "The Duchess" was due to land I set about working my own solution out
My lovely Mrs, although supportive of me wanting to modify our cars, I am sure would be more than a bit miffed if I immediately put our new vehicle out of comission by having the front end off and convincing her that "it'll only be an hours job' !
So, even before I bought "The Duchess" I had bought a spare lower bumper !
(Watch this space if anyone needs one, as in a short while it will probably be up for sale. Not concourse, but zero damage. )
Project "wine rack" is born
Ok, about 6 weeks ago, and before I had even looked at this forum I was in a local dealership sourcing a Juke
One of the very very first things I noticed I noticed was that the radiator / intercooler or whatever it was was extremely vulnerable
I pointed this out to the salesman, I am unsure from his response whether;
A. He knew all about the potential problem and was playing it down;
B. He had no grasp of the concept I was discussing with him, or, most probably:
C. He did not give a flying f**k
Anyway, we went on to order the Juke ("The Duchess") and I joined the forum
It was obvious from numerous threads that I was not being anal and that many many owners thought that some form of protection was needed
However I am not that keen on any of the installations I have seen
Call me fussy but I did not like the look of cable ties drilled into or stuck on the bumper, infact dont really like the CustomcarGrills ones at all (personal choice I appreciate)
Plastic garden / gutter liner appealed even less
So, weeks before "The Duchess" was due to land I set about working my own solution out
My lovely Mrs, although supportive of me wanting to modify our cars, I am sure would be more than a bit miffed if I immediately put our new vehicle out of comission by having the front end off and convincing her that "it'll only be an hours job' !
So, even before I bought "The Duchess" I had bought a spare lower bumper !
(Watch this space if anyone needs one, as in a short while it will probably be up for sale. Not concourse, but zero damage. )
Project "wine rack" is born
