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shorty



Member Since: 31 Oct 2008
Location: Hillcrest, Kwa Zulu Natal
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South Africa 2009 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Chawton White
Drooping wings
Hi guys. I got my brand new replacement 90 last week from LRSA. When I was fitting the wing top checker plate and headlight grills this afternoon I gavemyself I slight heart attack. As usual once I fit somthing I like to stand back and admire the view but was shocked to see that the headlight grill was skew. How could this be? I measured,re measured and measured again before drilling. I pulled out the measuring instruments againand was quite shocked to find that the entire wing has been mounted skew. Is this a job I can do with not to much effort or should I tell LR to fix or am ibeing fussy? I'll post some pics on Monday. Land Rover's don't leak oil, they simply mark their territory!
Post #12408 27th Jun 2009 7:48pm
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Grockle



Member Since: 24 Nov 2008
Location: Peak District National Park
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United Kingdom 2008 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Tonga Green
Shorty take it back,don't mess with it get the dealer to sort it,and no your not being fussy I'd be just the same. 2.4 90 XS
1968 1/32 scale Britains 109 Pick up.
Post #12414 28th Jun 2009 9:25am
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AndrewS



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United Kingdom 2013 Defender 130 Puma 2.2 SW Rimini Red
Yep take it back Thumbs Up
Post #12427 28th Jun 2009 1:23pm
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MK



Member Since: 28 Aug 2008
Location: Santiago
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Chile 2007 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 SW Chawton White
I bet it is the left wing. Take it back for sure. Puma 110" SW

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Post #12429 28th Jun 2009 4:30pm
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shorty



Member Since: 31 Oct 2008
Location: Hillcrest, Kwa Zulu Natal
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South Africa 2009 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Chawton White
Cheers!

I'll take it back in the morning. It's the drivers side wing that droops the worst ( rhd ). Land Rover's don't leak oil, they simply mark their territory!
Post #12431 28th Jun 2009 6:22pm
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shorty



Member Since: 31 Oct 2008
Location: Hillcrest, Kwa Zulu Natal
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South Africa 2009 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Chawton White
let me know if you can notice it?


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 Land Rover's don't leak oil, they simply mark their territory!
Post #12441 29th Jun 2009 7:58am
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bustduster



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Even after ten pints my droop wouldn't be as bad as that!!
Post #12442 29th Jun 2009 8:17am
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Grockle



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United Kingdom 2008 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Tonga Green
It is noticeable. 2.4 90 XS
1968 1/32 scale Britains 109 Pick up.
Post #12444 29th Jun 2009 8:44am
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shorty



Member Since: 31 Oct 2008
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South Africa 2009 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Chawton White
LR have loaned me a disco and sent the defender to the body-shop. Does anybody know if its a case of bending it into shape with force or will they have to remove and refit? is it riveted on or spot welded? Land Rover's don't leak oil, they simply mark their territory!
Post #12463 29th Jun 2009 11:36am
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Grockle



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United Kingdom 2008 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Tonga Green
Loosen the mounting bolts and realign should be all it needs 2.4 90 XS
1968 1/32 scale Britains 109 Pick up.
Post #12465 29th Jun 2009 11:49am
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shorty



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South Africa 2009 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Chawton White
hopefully it will be done in a jiffy then!! Thumbs Up Land Rover's don't leak oil, they simply mark their territory!
Post #12468 29th Jun 2009 11:56am
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shorty



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South Africa 2009 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Chawton White
just out of interest. Does anybody have a haynes exploded view of how a front wing is mounted or any other similar illustrations. Im interested to know what the butchers (panel beaters) are up to?? Land Rover's don't leak oil, they simply mark their territory!
Post #12555 1st Jul 2009 11:16am
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NoDo$h



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England 
LHS on ours has a slight droop, although not as bad as that. I put it down to the charm of owning a Defender.

I managed to get the roof back on straighter than when it came out of the factory after we sold the soft top earlier this year. I suspect I might have taken a little longer over it than two hairy brummies in the factory though 

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Post #12558 1st Jul 2009 11:54am
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d j hutton



Member Since: 30 Jul 2009
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England 2011 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 USW Orkney Grey
Just had mine straightened our on first service, wasn't quite as pronounced as this one, but is now spot on.

So it can be easily sorted by the dealers, a bit of arm twisting may be required.

Don't take any notice of the 'they are all like that sir' I didn't see any in the land rover promotional shots that were droopy, although nearly all of the new ones in the showroom/display were out to various degrees.

Take it back and be nice - that seemed to get a good result.

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SteveT247



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England 2002 Defender 90 Td5 XS CSW Bonatti Grey
Why does this only seem to affect Puma's? I didn't think they were built any different to Td5's, Tdi's, etc, etc.
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