Where does this fit?

[white exec]

I seem to have this left over, after a job here. Found under the XM.
Any idea where it fits?

[Peter.N.]

Odd? Somewhere exposed to the weather.

Peter

[GiveMeABreak]

The only 2 things that I've found that look remotely like this are:

Shock Absorber Cover (13)	Suspension Manual Height Control Bushing (7)

[white exec]

#7 is a stroke of brilliant detective work, but no, it isn't that.

[GiveMeABreak]

Are you sure it's not from the Rav?

[white exec]

Quite sure - I've just PM'd you about something vaguely connected.

[white exec]

OK, I'll come clean. Time to spill the beans.
It turned out to be a stray nut, in the end.

I discovered I'd actually got quite a few...

...all very slightly different, and every one begging to have an O-ring reattached.

These colourful little jobbies turned out to be the seeds (nuts) from one of our eucalyptus trees, falling to the ground much like acorns and horsechestnuts do. After a while, the circular disc pops out, scattering the seeds.

Seems there are no end of varieties of these (there are allegedly over 200 varieties of eucalyptus)...

...some with O-ring facilities, and others able to accept a cross-head, square/hex drive, or torx!

Should probably have kept this for April 1 — I've already made my peace (I think) with Marc, for starting him on a New Year wild-goose chase.

[myglaren]

[GiveMeABreak]

Yes indeed Chris! Got me out of doing the washing up for an hour hunting round though - I know I like a challenge but...