BigWheels wrote:

One of the tackiest bits on my Defender are the catch/locks on side sliding windows.
The paint blistered earlier than any other part.

Are there stainless steel catch/locks (or better yet key locking ones) that can replace the originals?

Big Wheels & 'Formerly known as Konabikes'

Here's something I posted a while ago and they are still fine after treatment nearly 18 months later....

K9F wrote:

Window catches too on the exterior rot like bu99ery as do the old non functional hinge blocks below the windscreen! Take them back to bare metal and give them a couple of decent coats of 'Plastikote' available from B &Q! Not a totally permanent cure but until Croytec (with whom I have spoken with) come up with a solution it's better than swapping them out under warranty every 6 months or so, I cannot be ar5ed with the continual inconvenience of dealers over items that will just rot time and time again!!!