OK so plenty of discussion on here about recovery points for offroad fun and games but I'm just wandering what happened to my original front tow eye?
I'm in an R (97) reg 300TDi Disco1 and it is prety much factory spec with no off road mods. I take it off the road fairly regular but i'ts fields and the odd green lane for work purposes rather than serious stuff.
We've not had it long (couple of months) and we have so far (touch wood) only got leaks, rust and a string of punctures with nothing mechanical but when it does it would be good to know that my mate can give me a tow down the local garage when I've finished scratching my head under the bonnet.
My problem is that the front factory fit tow eye is not there and there is no sign of any damage or cutting where it should be. I've got the 2 lashing points a bit further under but no eye sticking out through the gap in the plastic moulding around the number plate. Knowing the location mostly from Disco2's I've checked the Handbook and it says it should be there so it seems to have just vaporised.
Can I just get my pet welder to weld a bit of bent steel bar onto the box section steel (part of the chassie but still learning my way around) that finishes where the eye should be so it sticks out as the factory one would have been?
I'm in an R (97) reg 300TDi Disco1 and it is prety much factory spec with no off road mods. I take it off the road fairly regular but i'ts fields and the odd green lane for work purposes rather than serious stuff.
We've not had it long (couple of months) and we have so far (touch wood) only got leaks, rust and a string of punctures with nothing mechanical but when it does it would be good to know that my mate can give me a tow down the local garage when I've finished scratching my head under the bonnet.
My problem is that the front factory fit tow eye is not there and there is no sign of any damage or cutting where it should be. I've got the 2 lashing points a bit further under but no eye sticking out through the gap in the plastic moulding around the number plate. Knowing the location mostly from Disco2's I've checked the Handbook and it says it should be there so it seems to have just vaporised.
Can I just get my pet welder to weld a bit of bent steel bar onto the box section steel (part of the chassie but still learning my way around) that finishes where the eye should be so it sticks out as the factory one would have been?
