Ohh, gosh yes - rack gaiters can be proper type-2 'fun' on a Xantia...
ekjdm14 wrote: 26 Aug 2026, 14:22 At least the weather held out till I could finish, it's not looking great the next couple of days to say the least!
We got rained on yesterday whilst out and about - it was lovely - especially the smell of the petrichor We were in a garden centre at the time so the effect was very much heightened...
Petrichor, that's a word you don't hear every day! Yes love the smell, who couldn't?
Not so keen on the rain if I'm honest but Gawd knows we needed it, so I'll give it a pass. Type-2 fun is one way to describe it, with how my hands and right elbow feel today though I'd call it a few other choice names...
Type-2 fun incoming in 2 large doses, she failed on BOTH rack gaiters! Can only guess the new one popped off one end, and the one I replaced 9 years ago has chosen now to die again.
Cannot face that job right at the moment, I'm still aching from the first round. I shan't repeat any of the words uttered when I finally find the will to do it, but I'm sure you can use your imagination & not come up with any worse.
We were in a garden centre at the time so the effect was very much heightened...