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| BigWheels Member Since: 21 Mar 2010 Location: Somerset Posts: 1405   
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http://www.devon4x4.com/index.php?page=sho...;Itemid=14
Are these worth buying? So far my underneath armour is 2x diff guards & a steering guard. What should I buy next? Tank guard? Transmission guard? ........? Stone chippings, stones flung up & branches are my main fears. Is there engine bay underneath protection made? Land Rover Defenders. 67 years heritage, minimal appearance changes, still going strong all over the world. Not a fashion vehicle, but fashionable to own. Made for the needy, not the greedy. Ta ta Defender |
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31st Dec 2013 9:45pm |
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| Killer90 Site Sponsor Member Since: 09 Oct 2011 Location: Hertfordshire Posts: 6478 
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Get it
 best thing you can buy for underneath. I had 90 booked I'm for a conversion and he spoke about fitting one when the 90 was in that weekend he ripped the fuel cooler off  luckily enough it didnt damage the fuel lines. The Devon one IMO is the best one on the market as we'll CSK Automotive
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31st Dec 2013 10:02pm |
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| landy andy Member Since: 15 Feb 2009 Location: Ware, Herts Posts: 5641 
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Got one to fit this week to mine. Hope it's nice and simple.
Andy |
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31st Dec 2013 10:05pm |
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| Killer90 Site Sponsor Member Since: 09 Oct 2011 Location: Hertfordshire Posts: 6478
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Really easy Andy
if you need a ramp buzz It down mate and I'll whack it on with ya ( easier on a ramp ) don't need to use the ramp this week as we'll mate CSK Automotive
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31st Dec 2013 10:32pm |
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| excossack Member Since: 22 Feb 2012 Location: North West Posts: 5834 
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Killer 90 said "as we'll mate".......eeeeeeeeeeeehhhhhhhhhhhhh 1999 Defender TD5 110
Regards John M0VAZ Econet Station 48 no clock |
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31st Dec 2013 11:34pm |
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| custom90 Member Since: 21 Jan 2010 Location: South West, England. Posts: 20263
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Get it, I have had one for a fair while now, info and photos here: http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic11970....uel+cooler
Mine:  Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge The pipes and connectors.are very expensive from what I've heard for what they are. Also if you get a leak you marooned unless you can manage a bush fix. Branches etc are a big problem, I've had one stick through the hole in my NAS step before and one  broke my rear wheel arch!
I still need to sort that too..  |
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31st Dec 2013 11:49pm |
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| Killer90 Site Sponsor Member Since: 09 Oct 2011 Location: Hertfordshire Posts: 6478
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On the ipad auto spell
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1st Jan 2014 12:49am |
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| MrFlips Member Since: 27 May 2009 Location: Cardiff Posts: 682  
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Yes! Fits in less than half an hour (even if like me you haven't got a clue) and reduces the risk of damaging something that Land Rover shouldn't have made so vulnerable! Peter
2008 SWB Truck Cab 1952 80" Soft top |
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1st Jan 2014 1:13am |
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| BigWheels Member Since: 21 Mar 2010 Location: Somerset Posts: 1405
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Thanks guys, ordered!
First mod of 2014 Land Rover Defenders. 67 years heritage, minimal appearance changes, still going strong all over the world. Not a fashion vehicle, but fashionable to own. Made for the needy, not the greedy. Ta ta Defender |
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1st Jan 2014 11:51am |
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| Anderzander Member Since: 08 Feb 2011 Location: Lancashire Posts: 999
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Protection wise on mine I fitted heavy Duty steering arms rather than a steering guard - because the arms can be bent through impacts on the wheels (I actually broke a steering box this way), which a guard won't help with. Similarly a guard can act as a ramp to hang up the vehicle on rocks or as a plough to have the same effect on mud.
Diff wise I was concerned about mud and water being trapped against the diff by the guards - I've seen a couple of axles suffer from bad corrosion due to this. I also think if you have a good sense of the layout of the underside of the vehicle and you can read the land you can pick lines to largely avoid hitting things. Looking where you are going is the best form of protection. Just a different viewpoint for you to perhaps consider. |
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1st Jan 2014 12:26pm |
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| custom90 Member Since: 21 Jan 2010 Location: South West, England. Posts: 20263
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That's why I Dinitrolled my axles before fitting my diff guards.
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1st Jan 2014 12:55pm |
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| zone30 Member Since: 07 Sep 2012 Location: Gent Posts: 669  
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Cleaning the underside thoroughly will do a lot too.
Currently I'm closing the gaps in the wheelarches so a lot less mud gets trapped in places that are hard to keep clean otherwise. I would however be interested in a complete list of possible under vehicle protection. I currently have the following: HD steering an track rods, because I bent them. Steering guard Front and back diff guards This fuel cooler guard is interesting though. Noticed my hand brake drum is a low point on my Def. Is a tank guard that necessary? Was planning on rock sliders first. What else is out there? |
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1st Jan 2014 1:15pm |
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| custom90 Member Since: 21 Jan 2010 Location: South West, England. Posts: 20263
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D44 do a transmission guard too which protects the handbrake as well.
I have been interested but never got around to it.
QT is the way to go for diff guards IMO or at least a wrap around type. Kinda pointy for me anyway as I hardly ever get the chance to greenlane.  |
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1st Jan 2014 1:18pm |
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