HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!

[teamster1975]

like the spare wheel cover which on the D8 is a nice thick bit of shaped plasic but on the '9 is a nasty piece of hardboard.

It's been hardboard on the 2 '97 tubbies and the '98 V6 I've had my hands on...

Same here on both of mine, fine til it collapses

[steve_earwig]

I feel a pic coming on...

I was going to swap them but the plastic one's a bit tatty, but if the hardboard one's that good maybe I will anyway. I guess the saloon's doesn't need to be that good but I have a tendency to stick loads of stuff in my estates, I really don't need the floor collapsing.

[Welly]

I aint be got no spare wheel cover thingy

I just lift the (luxury) boot carpet with the plastic pull handle thing and there's the wheel looking back at me. All held (poorly) in place with the OE luggage type strap.

[steve_earwig]

I feel a pic coming on...

I took the pic, then forgot all about it because while I was running it one of the fans started screaming. Still, only took 10 mintes to get out

[Welly]

Here's mine, just lift the boot carpet and that's it, no fancy cover or anything. I suppose the estate's boot floor is reinforced to take the loads it was intended for?

[steve_earwig]

Don't worry dear, it's just an estate

The question is, do some/most/all D8 estates have this thing or is it something dead unusual that I need to keep hold of?

What am I talking about? Where's service pox... no bluddy use as per.

[DaiRees]

Mines got a board one

[steve_earwig]

So's my D9

[hammerman]

Thank god for this forum!!I`ve just had the same problem trying to find the gearbox filler."on back of diff",not on mine!Its the same as Steve earwig`s,so looks like 1.9ltrs through the vent then.