Head-on collision

[walahbro]

Making my way home last night travelling on 60km/h through an intersection, a driver in an astra quickly pulled out to turn in front of me. So i swerved away, gave him my driver side corner, and locked up. Too late to avoid him as he plowed into me. Spun him right around.
We both walked from the cars, just a little shaken.
Here are the results...

Broken steering arm snapped and punctured the fuel tank, powr steering leaking and its bent other arms underneath, front wheels pointing different directions and wheel is pushed back, one side of the bull bar has been sheered clean off at the bottom. Front corners crumpled.

Intercooler and turbo piping, headlight all looked intact.
Here are some pics.9714397144

[LandroverScott]

thanks for sharing, glad you're OK.

chassis OK?

other car much worse off

[walahbro]

Cheers mate
Not sure how straight chasis is after it, the body shop told me theyd let me know how bad things are on monday

[Bearman]

Hopefully no serious damage to the perentie, but if the wheel has been pushed back it has probably damaged the chassis where the front radius rod pivots. Looks like the astra came off second best (if that's any consolation):( You need a proper bull bar instead of that coat hanger!

[Lotz-A-Landies]

You need to get underneath and rub your hands down both sides of the chassis for rippling in the side walls and underneath for kinking. Especially check where the radius arm bracket is attached to the chassis (next to fuel tank) and where the spring mount bracket is on the chassis.

This will be the determining factor whether the vehicle is repairable or a statutory write off. (Not allowed to use chassis straightening anymore).

[dingsy]

Good luck mate - hopefully all straight I know you've put a whole bunch or work into that beast.

[Chris078]

dang. That's some bad luck.
Hope you were insured. If you were and they write it off, see how much they want to buy it back off the insurance company.
You may be able to make some money parting it out. Lots of panels, engine transfer case and gearbox, not too mention the winch that should still be sellable for a decent amount.

[walahbro]

The panel beater was telling me to look for a new bull bar so he could include it in his quote. Anyone know which bull bar is out there to suit the perentie with pto winch?

We both have insurance, I'm insured agreed for $20k through Shannons. So far only dealing through his insurance, we'll see how it goes.

Organised a rental which his insurance will pay for, through acorn replacement vehicles, they take care of it all.

....just hoping its not written off...

[dingsy]

I have one if you need it, has a small dent it one of the cross struts but otherwise all ok. It's the same style as yours. Are you Sydney based? PM me if you're interested. The panel beater may be able to fix the minor dent.

Edit: sorry I see you would need a new bar here : Maybe rijidij ?I thought he was looking at making them

[4runnernomore]

Try APT

[Mick_Marsh]

I know of a fellow who picked some bull bars up at the auctions. I'll try to chase him down.

[Chris078]

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[p38arover]

No buying/selling in the thread. Do it via PM.

[walahbro]

Checked out the ridij bar online not sure if it will suit.
I didnt realised the standard perentie bar was so weak.

[mudmouse]

I think that's why they went to the other style of bar, either way they both fit 'winch' vehicles. I did see one (same as yours) on ebay for $350 if that helps with the quote.

$20k is a great agreed value!

Hope your back in Perentie land soon, either with that one or another...

Matt

[Dervish]

Checked out the ridij bar online not sure if it will suit.


Murray was crawling over the front of my Perentie at last year's Land Rover Expo with a tape measure, and I notice he's recently started a thread asking for the dimensions again - so I'm sure he's considering altering his bar to fit a Perentie. Maybe send him a PM.

[walahbro]

Thanks will do...
Current repairer has wiped his hands of me and told me it "might be best to take it else where"....


Anyone recommend a repairer who knows these cars in Melbourne?

[SG1 Bones]

G'day wallahbro,
I'm glad your alright, I hope you'll be able to get it back on the road and find a decent repairer. All the best mate.

Nathan.

[walahbro]

Cars now been moved to Fixwell in melton, they have the equipment for the job.


more photo's of the damage...

You can see the bracket holding the black trailing arm has sheered off the chassis and punctured the tank.

The photo of the right side of the car shows the bowed steering arm.

Aside from the power steering fluid, for some reason there also a small pool of engine oil underneath the car coming from right underneath the power steering box.

[LandroverScott]

So would it be a right off do you think?

[JDNSW]

From the pictures, it looks as if the chassis itself is undamaged. The outrigger is almost certainly available (pretty sure it is the same as the civilian one, and these rust in the UK and hence get replaced).

Other damage is relatively cosmetic, but the front axle housing, radius arm and swivel ball and housing need careful checking for distortion.

On this basis I doubt it is a write off; the one catch I can see is that if I remember rightly the Perentie chassis is galvanised. To strip it completely, repair the outrigger, and re-dip it is a substantial amount of labour, and this may eat up the margin between salvage value and insured amount, but even so, I would think it would be repaired by the insurer. The actual repairs would look to me to be comparable to the ones carried out on my 110 following a rear end collision last year - but this did not require body removal for re-dipping as the chassis is not galvanised.

John

[Chris078]

So would it be a right off do you think?


Seeing as he's got it insured for $20k, there's a chance that the insurer may pony up for a repair.

The kicker will be if the chassis is straight. if it's not, sadly it will be retired.

If it is straight, the repair looks fairly simple, but quite labor intensive (and expensive if they do it properly and take everything off to re galvinize the chassis.

[cafe latte]

I hope you can get it fixed, it would be sad to see it written off.
All the best
Chris

[Lotz-A-Landies]

Was down at Bandiana in about 2010 or 2011 and there were stacks of replacement chassis about 10 high in the BAE/Tennix storage yard. There must have been about 100 chassis in both 110 and 6x6, wonder what happened to them?

Its unlikely for a $20,000 value that the repairer/insurance co would repair and re-galvanise the chassis, but given the other company's customer is at fault you may be lucky.

I wonder if you could get a replacement bracket, have that galvanised and then attached after grinding the gal off the welding points and the same on the chassis. Then you would protect that area with gold gal and regularly re-paint. (Welding gal is a nightmare as it sparks everywhere as the zinc melts and burns.)

[Blknight.aus]

9714397144

VVVVV just saying VVVVV :angel:

[walahbro]

Spoken with the panel beaters, they've submitted a quote for repair. Tells me its not a write-off, he rattled off a few parts, new power steering pump, second hand front diff housing, repair of bull bar (prefer a different bar).

Got worse when I asked them how they were going to go about fixing the bracket on the chassis, he told me they would replace the bracket and weld it to the chassis. They wont be re-galving the chassis either. They're just going to weld it on and paint over it, and it wouldn't rust blah blah.

Doesn't sound right to me, should I complain to my insurance?
Do I need some sort of engineers report on my side to say this is in-adequate?

[Blknight.aus]

REgal of the chassis is not required for fit form or functio therefore doest have to be done.

Its sucks like a jet air intake but then its all apart of this new "why would we do quality for one person who cares when we can do quantity for a bunck of people who dont?" mentality

[clubagreenie]

Point to remember.

HIS insurance agreed value is 20K.

The other parties insurance is to repair OTHER PARTIES. NO AGREED VALUE AND THEY HAVE NO CLAIM OVER THE VEHICLE IF THEY PAYOUT. THEY INSURE THEIR CUSTOMER AND THEREFORE CAN ONLY TAKE THEIR CAR.

This was pointed out to me by an assessor when they tried to write the disco off for a $300 repair. The other insurer paid me out the agreed value with my insurer ($15K) and then turned up with a tilt tray and wanted to take it.

Great hilarity and some minor violence combined with police attendance ensued.

But again, the other insurer is responsible for costs (incl hire car) and they have no rights over your vehicle. So at worst you get a $20k or pref full repair cost pay out and do it yourself, while driving around in a hire car paid for by someone else.

[Chris078]

REgal of the chassis is not required for fit form or functio therefore doest have to be done.

Its sucks like a jet air intake but then its all apart of this new "why would we do quality for one person who cares when we can do quantity for a bunck of people who dont?" mentality


As the galvanized chassis is standard from the factory, technically they DO need to do it.

As for the whole it won't rust thing, that's a fairly large pile of something that smells bad. That's the whole reason for hot dip galvanizing, to prevent rust. You can cold gal it, but that's not the same thing as it does not protect the internal part of the weld.


Lastly, as for getting a payout and having the insurer not have rights to the car, that all depends on the agreement you make with the insurer.

However, I have never heard of a settlement that does not include transfer of title of a written off vehicle.

[manic]

Not having gal on the bracket is no major if you can cut it off and replace it. If that concerned buy the replacement bracket online and send it off to get dipped before asking them to weld it on. But the area on and around the weld will have no gal so it will need paint any way. May not worth the hassl/delay to dip imo. Well painted bracket will last a long time.

[Lotz-A-Landies]

Perhaps you could get an undamaged bracket off a donor perentie. I'm reasonably sure that Roger S in Sydney has a Perentie chassis that had a stack on the LHS front* so the RHS bracket should be O.K.

* At least he bought 49-353 chassis and LHS guard to repair a wreck he had. Can ask if you're interested?

[weeds]

Have repaired one in the field.....no overly tough and ours punctured the chassis

There are plenty perenties that have had chassis repairs and I doubt they would have stripped the car to re-gal it.

Sure push for it to be re-gal'd than it will be a write off, clear your money and go buy two more or weld a replacement piece on and hit it with a bit of gal paint

[wpalmo]

From what I saw at the Western Australian Grays auction in May this year a lot of the RFSV's had chassis repairs from heavy work in the Pilbara. A number of them had this documented in their log books and others were fairly easy to spot if you had a look underneath.

Cold Galv looked to be the product of choice from what I could see. It will still outlast any Puma or cilvillian Defender if it is done properly. I own a Series 111 Stage One as well as a Pernetie. I have repaired the Stage One chassis a few times due to rust. The rear outriggers have been replaced as well as a few patches here and there on the main chassis rails.

I just keep my eye on it and it is not really a problem. I ended up plugging up all the inspection holes in the chassis of the Stage One and filled it with old sump oil. Drove around with it like that for a few days and then dropped it after it had coated the entire inside of the chassis. Should be good for another 30 years I reckon.

Maybe one day I will strip the Stage One and galv the chassis too! From what I have read though it is a bit of a mission as the galvanising process can distort the chassis and it will more than likely need to be string lined and reset before bolting the body work and running gear back on.

Good luck mate. Hope you get the best solution that gets you back on the road and makes you feel like you can continue to enjoy your Perentie.

Regards Warrick.

[clubagreenie]

As the galvanized chassis is standard from the factory, technically they DO need to do it.

Correct, as mainstream insurers tend to insist on (for ins repairs) genuine parts and OEM or equivalent methods and sealant materials so redipping would be inline with this requirement and also in line with their offering of lifetime warranty on repairs (again for most mainstream insurers)

As for the whole it won't rust thing, that's a fairly large pile of something that smells bad. That's the whole reason for hot dip galvanizing, to prevent rust. You can cold gal it, but that's not the same thing as it does not protect the internal part of the weld.


Lastly, as for getting a payout and having the insurer not have rights to the car, that all depends on the agreement you make with the insurer.

Your agreement when you take out insurance is that if the car is written off they have salvage rights over the remains. Unless you have a salvage rights agreement.

If you hit someone then your insurance covers repairs to the other vehicle, usually once fault has been established then the insurers each pay for damage and then money is exchanged between companies accordingly. If there's an issue then the no fault insurer will usually pay out to get things moving as either way the car is covered (this is why you make sure that you're claiming against THEIR insurance not yours) and then claim the costs back from the at fault co.

If someone hits you then why should you give your vehicle to a company that has not received a cent from you for coverage but will sell it off to profit? They agree to cover their risk, the driver they insure and assess premiums on their history and based on the value/age of the car covered.

However, I have never heard of a settlement that does not include transfer of title of a written off vehicle.

Insurance with retention of wreck for one.



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[walahbro]

Assessor called me today and I told him my concerns and he told me its a new bracket that will be welded on and he'll pay special attention to it. Ive organised an rsfv bull bar with side rails through one of the users on the forum. Panel beater says ten working days. Let you all know how it all turns out.

[Blknight.aus]

As the galvanized chassis is standard from the factory, technically they DO need to do it.

Correct, as mainstream insurers tend to insist on (for ins repairs) genuine parts and OEM or equivalent methods and sealant materials so redipping would be inline with this requirement and also in line with their offering of lifetime warranty on repairs (again for most mainstream insurers)

my apologies for having to do a hackquote on that one guys but they only have to meet the OEM approved standard for the repair. If there isnt an approved repair policy for it then they are supposed to hit the original factory spec.

all Im going to say is there is an approved repair standard for the chassis. and that perhaps we want to hope that the companies involved dont know where or how to find it and dont read this thread to get the idea it even exists.

[archieaja]

If you kick up a fuss and threaten to get FOS etc involved I'm sure they would come to the party and re-gal the chassis.

Basically their obligation is to put you back where you were before the accident OR BETTER.

For a great many of us the gal chassis is the main selling point of the Perentie (along with the 4bd1).

[walahbro]

Hi everybody..........still waiting for my car back....spoke to Fixwell, they haven't found a replacement diesel tank as yet, anyone out there that can help?

Please PM me if you have a Fuel tank (under driver side seat type) in good condition for sale.

Thanks


Andrew

[Mick_Marsh]

Check out the upcoming auctions. They are auctioning parts.

[Aussie Jeepster]

Hi everybody..........still waiting for my car back....spoke to Fixwell, they haven't found a replacement diesel tank as yet, anyone out there that can help?

Please PM me if you have a Fuel tank (under driver side seat type) in good condition for sale.

Thanks


Andrew
Check Triumph Rover spares, lonsdale, south aus. They do have Perentie, but don't know if it has a tank or not.

[walahbro]

Check Triumph Rover spares, lonsdale, south aus. They do have Perentie, but don't know if it has a tank or not.

Thanks mate, just got off the phone with them, they don't have one either, they have been looking for a tank for my car also...

[Chris078]

If you contact Landybitz (http://www.ebay.com.au/usr/landybitzau)
they may be able to get one for you. They've had them before, though at $1600 new your insurance may not spring for it.

Otherwise try Hilton Pollard in Sydney 02 4565 0212.
Apparently he's parting out a couple of Perenties at the moment.

Good luck.

[Landybitz]

The drivers side tank is basically the same as the civi 110 tank, ( both do however have different part numbers ) but with a different angled inlet pipe, ( and a blanking plate on the top of the tank ) thats what makes it expensive, the civie one is still expensive, but you could use the 90 drivers side tank, as fitted to RFSV, left side and a lot cheaper.

[walahbro]

Thanks for your help guys

[walahbro]

...I got sick and tired of the guys at Fixwell (the repairer), telling me that they are waiting for the tank to arrive and that the car would be next friday, next friday....3 weeks later its still on its way.

I complained to shannons about the excuses and delays. I was told that my car was old and rare and that how long these things can take.

So i filed a complaint to the financial ombudsmen service, about the length of the repairs and the way my complaint has been handled, also my dissatisfaction of the way the new bracket was being welded on to the galv chassis, and how it could rust and how painting over it won't last.

Then waited a few days and called shannons, my claim is now being handled by suncorp complaints directly. I've since spoke with their representative and explained all the above concerns. Also that repair was not to military specification, and how the car isn't being returned to me in pre-accident condition, that repairs were merely a shortcut or a patch job. I also made sure they understood that the car is very rare, 1 of 11 produced, and this repair would devalue the car.

Shannons called me now to tell me the car should be ready monday, we will wait and see.
They've used a modified tank (I'm guessing a civilian tank with the different angles inlet pipe, thanks landybitz).

Car is also going to third party assessors to inspect the repair, and to ascertain what can be done for me....

Let you know what happens next!

[SG1 Bones]

Thanks walahbro for this thread I'm learning a lot from it. I also hope you get your 110 back the way you should and soon.
Nathan.

[walahbro]

Whilst I'm going down this path, I am concerned they might write-off the vehicle, not sure if this would happen after all the trouble of getting the rest of the car fixed. Not sure if i'll ever see the car again if they do write it off :(

[SG1 Bones]

I hope that it won't be written off. If they do decide to screw things up and do write it off it would be good if you could buy it back as a wreck and fix it up properly yourself.
Nathan.

[walahbro]

Latest update, car has been moved to market place assessments, still awaiting the report's, but after to speaking shannons it sounds like market place assesors have suggest the chassis has more damage than initially found, and the car will be written off. Still awaiting a final report explaining the issues, will know more hopefully soon. Hopefully will reciece a payout buy b a for he car and then be able to repair Chassis.... More updated to come

[Chris078]

Latest update, car has been moved to market place assessments, still awaiting the report's, but after to speaking shannons it sounds like market place assesors have suggest the chassis has more damage than initially found, and the car will be written off. Still awaiting a final report explaining the issues, will know more hopefully soon. Hopefully will reciece a payout buy b a for he car and then be able to repair Chassis.... More updated to come


If the frame was bent in the accident, then it is done.
to be honest,unless you have done a lot of work to the vehicle, you'd probably be better off just buying another one.
To repair that chassis properly, it needs to come off the vehicle, put on a chassis straightener, then re galvinized.
That is a very, very expensive process. Then again, you have a $20K value on the car and if you can buy it back from them cheap, you might be able to break even on it.

[walahbro]

I'm still in discussion with the insurance, they are now telling me the vehicle is a write off because it was not repaired correctly, and to repair it correctly now would make it in uneconomical.

Now I'm not sure if the repair performed should come under the life time garuntee of repairs, and that should fix it at no matter what cost?
After fix well had repaired the car they inspected the vehicle at repair-link and told me it was fine.

Then they appointed a third party assesor who also inspected the vehicle, and said it looked fine, but he was going to get another assesment done by an independent engineer to certify the repairs. Before this could happen the vehicle was moved by shannons to market place assessors who then said the repairs weren't performed correctly. I'm still awaiting all the reports, i was told they were still going to getting the engineer to inspect the vehicle.

Then I spoke to someone from the special cases divison from shannons and they said the vehicle should never have been repaired initally, I saw the repair quote which was just over 12k.

He claiming that the repairer should have removed the body from the chassis completely to repair that section of the chassis and they are also not happy with the way it was repaired. To repair it correctly the body would have to be removed from the chassis. He then told me that I would be paid out and the vehicle would be auctioned at Manheim as it has "an astronomical salvage value" according to his contact at Manheim auctions. He said that in its repaired state even though not repaired correctly it would fetch quite a bit of scratch.

I think they are playing the game with me and getting smart.

So I was quick to remind him that the salvage value could only be ascertained from the pre accident condition of the car. That Manheim shouldn't be told the car has been repaired cosmetically and they must be made aware of the damage to the car and only ascertain the salvage vehicle from photos of the vehicle all banged up. He agreed with me but told me the salvage value would still be very high. 11k maybe 12k.

Unless they come up with a reasonable price for the salvage value, I think I will wait for the financial ombudsmen to battle with me, shannons have another 14 days to come to a resolution with me before this happens. I don't think I'm being treated fairly.

I bought the car for around 16.5k at auction. The salvage value should be far less with an accident that had already cost 12k to repair and would cost a lot more to re-do the repairs again properly. Salvage value should $0 to minmial in my opinion. I should be payed out and given the car back to do with it as I please, specially after 4mths of bull**** they have put me through. I'm ****ed off now, they shouldn't have uspet me!

[SG1 Bones]

I'd stick to my guns if I were you. It sounds like they only want to recover their costs of the repair, hence the 'good' price at the auctions, and yet they may just resell it all repaired at a premium price too.
It's a good idea to get the back up from the ombudsman, I hope it will work out nicely for you.

Nathan.

[Blknight.aus]

if it wasnt repaired correctly its a warranty repair at the expense of whoever did the initial repair.

if they want to go the route of bent chassis thats not a problem. The chassis is repairable and can be jigged to true let me know all the details for your vehicle and I'll see if I can still get my hands on the EMEI's with the specifications of it so they can then true it up.

IF the damage is that bad that it cant be repaired then the vehicle is a write off, if its a write off they wont get anywhere near what they think they will for it.

If its of any help I'm happy to look at any pics that have been taken, and quote book and verse on the approved repairs standards and methods. If its needed I could also probably be conned into a paid for trip down to put the MK I's on it.

Make sure you get everything in writing especially if they've said that the repairs that were done werent done correctly.

[AndyG]

Lawyer time and maybe a letter of demand to the other driver, they are ultimately responsible

[Chris078]

Sucks when that happens. I've been an insurance assessor and I can tell you that the repairer who did the original repair simply will not get paid, so it's no skin off Shannons (Suncorp) nose.

Salvage value; well that does vary but I don't see it being very much for this kind of vehicle. Even if it is one of the Perenties that got fully rebuilt, I don't see it being worth more than 2-3k as a write-off.

If I recall correctly, under a Shannons policy, you have first right of purchase for the wreck. See what they want for it, if it's any more than 2-3k, you can quite legitimately ask them to justify themselves.

I suppose this is a reminder to everyone that a galvinized chassis is a blessing and a curse.
Blessing in limited amounts of rust; curse that the vehicle will be (financial) written off for even a minor bump if chassis repairs need to be carried out.

[weeds]

Sucks when that happens. I've been an insurance assessor and I can tell you that the repairer who did the original repair simply will not get paid, so it's no skin off Shannons (Suncorp) nose.

Salvage value; well that does vary but I don't see it being very much for this kind of vehicle. Even if it is one of the Perenties that got fully rebuilt, I don't see it being worth more than 2-3k as a write-off.

If I recall correctly, under a Shannons policy, you have first right of purchase for the wreck. See what they want for it, if it's any more than 2-3k, you can quite legitimately ask them to justify themselves.

I suppose this is a reminder to everyone that a galvinized chassis is a blessing and a curse.
Blessing in limited amounts of rust; curse that the vehicle will be (financial) written off for even a minor bump if chassis repairs need to be carried out.


My defer was written off in Feb this year........$1500 was the buy pack price, this was for a 95 wagon. Hail damage was the reason.

[walahbro]

Thanks guys let you know more when I hear back from the insurance

[3lud13]

if it wasnt repaired correctly its a warranty repair at the expense of whoever did the initial repair.

if they want to go the route of bent chassis thats not a problem. The chassis is repairable and can be jigged to true let me know all the details for your vehicle and I'll see if I can still get my hands on the EMEI's with the specifications of it so they can then true it up.

IF the damage is that bad that it cant be repaired then the vehicle is a write off, if its a write off they wont get anywhere near what they think they will for it.

If its of any help I'm happy to look at any pics that have been taken, and quote book and verse on the approved repairs standards and methods. If its needed I could also probably be conned into a paid for trip down to put the MK I's on it.

Make sure you get everything in writing especially if they've said that the repairs that were done werent done correctly.

In the base repair EMEI Vehicle G 104-1 is the chassis measurements page 121/122
I downloaded it from REMLR

Chassis Measurements
Heres The Link scroll down to page 147-149 Should be what your looking for

[walahbro]

Good news, picked the car up on Tuesday.
Long story short..I feel like I've had a win!
FOS agreed method of repair should have involved galving the chassis.
I also got to choose my repairer (not have it sent back to the mob that ruined it in the first place).
Shannon's called me directly and wanted to settle before the judgement handed down by the FOS, they conveyed they didn't want to do the re-galv because of the possible escalating repair bill, and would like to cash settle, he offered me $14k to walk away. I played it cool and told him the ombudman would find in my favour and told him what I was after.

I got to keep my car and I was paid out a repair bill to have the car stripped and re-galvanized $16,500+ $1000 car hire (for 3 months while the repair is completed)+ maximum allowable compensation of $3000. Plus they paid my costs for transporting the vehicle and costs of quotations. I signed a waiver against further claims against the insurance regarding this accident and now I await my cheque in the mail.

I have driven it around for a few days, all feels pretty good. I'm going to take her over some dirt this weekend and see how she fairs.

I have noticed the fuel sender is stuffed though. When i picked it up it was showing empty, filled her up and its showing a quarter tank. Have to pull it out and have a fiddle, not sure what I'm doing but will make sure the float is working (if it is a float). Tank looks a little different but located in the same spot, it actually has some protective plating on it, which the old one didn't.

Someone stole my Hummel Provent from under the bonnet, not cool. But its been replaced now.

It now has the updated Bullbar, need to find time to modify the brush bars to fit.

Thanks for all your assistance along the way with this everyone, I would never had thought to go to the Financial ombudsman service if it wasn't suggested on here, and wouldn't have smiled for so long and hard that my face hurt. :D
FOS- highly recommended if you've got a leg to stand on, even if your unsure.

Any idea's on the fuel sender? ;)

[Aussie Jeepster]

Well done - it sounds like a good outcome.
We had a home insurance issue here in Adelaide a few years ago and the Ombudsman found in our favour after the insurance company knocked it back. It just shows that you sometimes have to push back if you believe you have been "done"!
Can't help on the fuel sender - mine hasn't played up so I haven't had to pull it out!!!!

[SG1 Bones]

Well done. [emoji1] that's a great ending to a long headache. I'm very pleased to hear it has worked out for you and that you got all that you were entitled to.
I love a happy ending [emoji1360].
Nathan.

[Bearman]

Any idea's on the fuel sender? ;)

Most likely the problem is the replacement tank - the fuel sender in it probably has a different resistance to the original tank sender. Might be worth a call to the repairer and see if they still have the original tank but most likely it has been binned by now. Those senders are worth gold - approx. $450.

[Phil B]

Any idea's on the fuel sender? ;)

Most likely the problem is the replacement tank - the fuel sender in it probably has a different resistance to the original tank sender. Might be worth a call to the repairer and see if they still have the original tank but most likely it has been binned by now. Those senders are worth gold - approx. $450.

Bearman is spot on. The sender unit has probably been replaced with a standard LR sender which are a different resistance from the Perentie one and the Perentie fuel gauge.
The panel beater should have checked this compatibility.
There are several threads about this problem but basically the easiest and cheapest fix if you cant get the original sender back is to buy a matched set of sender and gauge. Try JEG's in the states. Either that or measure the empty/full resistances of the sender you have and buy the corresponding gauge. My new gauge was $100 to my door in 4 days. You may not be able to get it exactly the same but mine is close.
If you need more info on this saga let me know.
Regards,

[aperentieaffair]

My typical debate with my ex-wife, if you get hurt in an accident whilst driving your Perentie. I pity the outcome for the others. Mate I have 80% of the parts at very reasonable prices, including the right hand wheel arch. All items are 100% ex- army Perentie stock. If you need anything send me a PM.
Sorry about your Perentie brings a tear to your eye. I'm a new member so hope I havnt said anything wrong, policies sent my strong. 3 x Perenties + 3 x S1 + 3 x S3 and a huge garage of everything in-between.
Cheers mate. Ant.