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Supacat

Member Since: 16 Oct 2012
Location: West Yorkshire
Posts: 11018

2013 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 XS DCPU Keswick Green

Grenadier wrote:
Given I am only after the Beadlocks for 'looks' and not for actual off-road application, it occurred to me I could merely buy the TF base wheel and fit shortened versions of the bolts, assuming the holes in the rim are standard threaded bolt receivers. This way I achieve the look of a rugged wheel with bolted 'outer' but without the legal issues of the actual extra rim being added and whilst retaining a road legal wheel.

Is that the equivalent of a vajazzle for men?

Don't bother with the short bolts go directly for the swarovski crystals

Click image to enlarge

6th Feb 2016 1:04pm

K9F

Member Since: 12 Nov 2009
Location: Bournemouth
Posts: 9610

2008 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Stornoway Grey

leeds wrote:
Am not sure if Matt Lees are still trading ......Brendan

Hi Brendan, unfortunately he stopped quite some considerable time ago. Only the non-beadlockers were road legal. The ones advertised as Mach 5 and being sold now are alloy not steel. Am unsure what arrangements he made about the name usage on the alloys sold today?

K9F wrote:
Mach 5 where an excellent wheel and put out of business by cheap Chinese copies.......

Part of the Closing Statement from Matt Lee.....

Hi

Just like to thank all long term customers for supporting and dealing with us over the past 25 years, but due to overseas manufacturing and thoughtless companies copying, the original Mach 5 wheel production is over!

We have had great pleasure from many satisfied customers, including James Bonds tv crew from Skyfall.

Unfortunately in today's world, people have no feelings or respect and don't appreciate what goes into design and development, then production, which is another story!

What I think is, if the product was no good no one would copy it!.........

If you go through life with your head in the sand....all people will see is an ar5e!!

Treat every day as if it is your last....one day you will be right!!

6th Feb 2016 1:23pm

leeds

Member Since: 28 Dec 2009
Location: West Yorkshire
Posts: 8578

Chinese copies?

David Southdown stopped making a lot of items as people were copying his design and knocking them up in their garage after work.

Have had people offer us various items which are very cheap with stories such as my boss allows me to use the offcuts at work when they really mean, I nick the materials from work, use the bosses electricity, welding gear etc do it in works time etc, etc. Product insurance, what is that? Pay business rates? Quality control? Physical testing? well I pulled my mate out of a bog so it is strong enough. Of course it is waterproof, I have ducked it in a bucket of water for 10 minutes! etc etc.

Brendan

6th Feb 2016 6:26pm

marsie

Member Since: 18 Nov 2011
Location: sheffieldish
Posts: 530

2010 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Galway Green

Had original Matt Lee Mach5 deadlocks on my challenge car. As said in one of the previous comments, they are virtually impossible to balance especially with maxxis Treps

Paul 2000 90 TD5,galv chassis, d2 axles ,Bas remap , alisport intercooler , d2 transfer box , side windows-more to come-much more!! *GONE*
2004 110 TD5 Double cab. *GONE*
2010 110 2.4 XS station wagon

17th Feb 2016 10:51pm

1978

Member Since: 04 Aug 2015
Location: Lancashire
Posts: 519

If you're still looking, there are a set of these wheels and tyres which were actually used in the shooting of the movie (according to the seller) on eBay at the moment...

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Spectre-Landrove...SwYSlXg7z6

12th Jul 2016 12:30pm

HardCharger

Member Since: 03 Mar 2013
Location: Manila, SFO, Amsterdam
Posts: 676

2011 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 SW Stornoway Grey

Aren't Hutchinson bead lock rims road legal? I read somewhere that they are. Maybe an option for you? It's on my wish list.

13th Jul 2016 3:01am

K9F

Member Since: 12 Nov 2009
Location: Bournemouth
Posts: 9610

^^^^

You may have read it on page 1 of this very thread?

leeds wrote:
....The only 16' beadlock wheel for Defenders which I am aware of that is type approved for road use in Europe is the Hutchinson beadlock wheel available here

Wheel is a split rim design, rated at 1500 kg and is a 7 x 16" rim

If you go through life with your head in the sand....all people will see is an ar5e!!

Treat every day as if it is your last....one day you will be right!!

13th Jul 2016 9:24am

HardCharger

Member Since: 03 Mar 2013
Location: Manila, SFO, Amsterdam
Posts: 676

Oops.

I hang my head in shame...

13th Jul 2016 9:32am

AndrewS

Member Since: 10 Apr 2007
Location: Hereford
Posts: 3707

2013 Defender 130 Puma 2.2 SW Rimini Red

Grenadier wrote:
Yes, this has been discussed before as I asked much the same question a week or two back as a I plan to get a DC in the near future. Brendan very kindly offered the same, extremely useful advice. Thanks again Brendan .

I did wonder if there is a way round the 'legal' issue however. Having perused the Terra Firma website, I have made one observation. Given I am only after the Beadlocks for 'looks' and not for actual off-road application, it occurred to me I could merely buy the TF base wheel and fit shortened versions of the bolts, assuming the holes in the rim are standard threaded bolt receivers. This way I achieve the look of a rugged wheel with bolted 'outer' but without the legal issues of the actual extra rim being added and whilst retaining a road legal wheel.

Assuming 90% of people who like Beadlocks also like them mainly for their looks rather perhaps this is the way to go?

Voila, picture chrome bolts added to this wheel. To most casual observers, not too much difference I would suggest:

Good idea

FYI here is a pic of the same wheel fitted with the beadlocks

Click image to enlarge 130's have feeling's as well you know

13th Jul 2016 12:54pm

CarMan

Member Since: 29 Nov 2010
Location: Cotswolds
Posts: 1777

No connection to the seller but http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Spectre-Landrove...SwYSlXg7z6 Rob

1993 200tdi 90 hard-top
1998 300tdi 90 soft-top
2016 2.2 XS 90 hard-top

14th Jul 2016 9:25am

1978

Member Since: 04 Aug 2015
Location: Lancashire
Posts: 519

CarMan wrote:
No connection to the seller but http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Spectre-Landrove...SwYSlXg7z6

Those are the same ones as I pointed out a few posts ago, see above....

14th Jul 2016 9:29am

CarMan

Member Since: 29 Nov 2010
Location: Cotswolds
Posts: 1777

14th Jul 2016 1:40pm

Grenadier

Member Since: 23 Jul 2014
Location: The foot of Mont Blanc...
Posts: 5765

2011 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 DCPU Corris Grey

Supacat wrote:
Grenadier wrote:
Given I am only after the Beadlocks for 'looks' and not for actual off-road application, it occurred to me I could merely buy the TF base wheel and fit shortened versions of the bolts, assuming the holes in the rim are standard threaded bolt receivers. This way I achieve the look of a rugged wheel with bolted 'outer' but without the legal issues of the actual extra rim being added and whilst retaining a road legal wheel.

Is that the equivalent of a vajazzle for men?

Don't bother with the short bolts go directly for the swarovski crystals

Click image to enlarge

Well if you're just going to mock.....

Monsieur Le Grenadier

I've not been everywhere, but it's on my list.....

2011 Puma 110DC - Corris Grey

14th Jul 2016 2:45pm

languedoc

Member Since: 13 May 2016
Location: Edinburgh
Posts: 283

2008 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 CSW Alaska White

I'm sure the do lots of pretty colours too

14th Jul 2016 3:12pm

languedoc

Member Since: 13 May 2016
Location: Edinburgh
Posts: 283

You have a few choices to really set your defender apart

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Of course you can always go for broke

14th Jul 2016 3:24pm

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