Lateral thinking & Improvisation

noseall · 29 Jul 2019

Brigadier said:
ought to be factored into a safety rating.

You tell 'em.

Brigadier · 29 Jul 2019

noseall said:
You tell 'em.

I'm sure the all - knowing regulators have considered it. I would be interested to know why headlight bulb replacement is pretty much a workshop job on Renaults, as an example.

Brigadier · 29 Jul 2019

noseall said:
You tell 'em.

I take it then you think headlight bulb replacement should be designed to be beyond the abilities of many motorists then?

noseall · 29 Jul 2019

Brigadier said:
I take it then you think headlight bulb replacement should be designed to be beyond the abilities of many motorists then?

Not at all. In fact I think it's horrendous, as is changing a bulb on my Vivaro. It's why I get the lads at the garage to do it. However, I will refer you to this...

JohnD said:
NCAP is a safety rating system, so skill or tools needed to change a bulb are irrelevant.

Bodd · 29 Jul 2019

noseall said:
Not at all. In fact I think it's horrendous, as is changing a bulb on my Vivaro. It's why I get the lads at the garage to do it. However, I will refer you to this...

My bulbs on my Movano are very difficult to replace

Harry Bloomfield · 29 Jul 2019

Brigadier said:
It makes a mockery of carrying spare bulbs (especially if being mandatory so to do) when it is often beyond the capabilities of the driver to actually fit one at their own convenience, let alone at the roadside, in the dark....

I can replace all, but my headlamp bulbs quite easily at the roadside. I could just about manage with a little more difficulty to tackle my headlights, but I don't carry spares for those, because they are xenon.

Brigadier · 29 Jul 2019

noseall said:
Not at all. In fact I think it's horrendous, as is changing a bulb on my Vivaro. It's why I get the lads at the garage to do it. However, I will refer you to this...

Which I already knew, but disagree with (fwiw).

Harry Bloomfield · 29 Jul 2019

Brigadier said:
I'm sure the all - knowing regulators have considered it. I would be interested to know why headlight bulb replacement is pretty much a workshop job on Renaults, as an example.

Its a matter of design over function. In the 1960's I could almost sit on a car wing, legs dangling in the engine bay to change plugs or do the points. These days the engine bays contain so much more equipment, all so tightly packed and the body shaped to just fit with no spare space at all. The result is no space, or not much to get to the backs of headlights. With a bit of arm contortion and a mirror, I can just about change an headlamp bulb under the bonnet. I have though had the bumper off several times for other reasons. I clip + one screw at each wing, 4x quick release zuzz screws to the under panel, 6x bolts to the slam panel, then it takes two people to ease it out and down.

gasbanni · 29 Jul 2019

Bodd said:
This morning I went shopping, with no cash no pound coins.

With my leg as it is I needed trolly.

I had to think like Macgyver

What would he have done in this life and death situation.

Looking through the car all I could find was an extra strong mint. It was a little too big. I could suck it but then it would be to sticky.
It needed shaving down a bit. With a shave and a push I saved the day.
After I had a nice mint to suck.

Actually Bodd you know those corned beef can openers that are on the side of the tin ? They work !!!!!!
Oh What fun to leave a trolly in the car park and see people think they've got a freebie! !

gasbanni · 29 Jul 2019

Bodd said:
Doing the job I do Lateral thinking & Improvisation is essentially important to deal with difficult, new and unexpected situations.

Somthing that is lacking in a good % of our population.

Quite true about it being a requirement in our game ! You never stop learning !

Of couse some who think they know it all learn nothing .......Nominations from this site

Bodd · 29 Jul 2019

gasbanni said:
Actually Bodd you know those corned beef can openers that are on the side of the tin ? They work !!!!!!
Oh What fun to leave a trolly in the car park and see people think they've got a freebie! !

Your meant to take the bloody things back. That's the point of the £1 coin

Bodd · 7 Aug 2019

If I was prime I would set up a department that would discover good ideas around the world that would work well in the country... Some of these are just good inventions but some are just plain common sense.

https://amomedia.com/24936-title.ht...1000&utm_source=1003764&utm_medium=24936_1000

securespark · 8 Aug 2019

bernardgreen said:
Using very basic tools and plenty of time and effort they were making replacement parts from what ever was available to them

I remember my Dad out in Cameroon (I think) with a Triumph Acclaim. The exhaust had gone, so they took it off, opened it up with tinsnips and used it to cut a new one out of an old oil drum!

Gerrydelasel · 8 Aug 2019

bernardgreen said:
I cannot recall which African country it was a but a few years ago a friend saw several London Transport RT buses running inter village bus services along primitive dirt roads. He had been a bus mechanic and got to meet the people maintaining these buses. He said it was an amazing experience. Using very basic tools and plenty of time and effort they were making replacement parts from what ever was available to them

I gave an impressed chuckle after watching this video. Some guys driving a truck in Africa lost the oil from the diff, so they stuffed bananas in there! (Timestamp 31:00)

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