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| donmacn Member Since: 07 Nov 2017 Location: Nth Scotland Posts: 1887  
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So, my car is a Tdi SW rather than a TD5, but I don't think that makes any difference in this instance.
I have exactly the same issue, and if I open the door and look at the underneath, well there's virtually nothing left. From the outside, you just wouldn't know - the door looks good and solid. I bought a set of 2nd row doors from SP4x4 in galved steel. I have to say they're not fitted yet. They go to the paintshop in a couple of weeks time; and then onto the car. But they look and feel pretty good to me. Just suggesting it as another option to look at. Donald 1994 Defender 300Tdi 110 SW - owned since 2002 - 230k miles and going strong (The 'rolling restoration' or tinkering thread: http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic58538.html ) 2000 Range Rover P38 4.0L V8 in the past.. RR classic - fitted with 200Tdi 1984 RR classic - V8 with ZF auto box 1993 Discovery 300Tdi not to mention the minis and the Type 2 VW camper... |
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20th Feb 2019 9:19am |
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| AJC Member Since: 30 Nov 2015 Location: Lancashire Posts: 1369 
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I've just been doing some googling and ended up on their site, I would be interested to see what fitment is like, I'd be tempted to do all 4 at once to save on body shop costs, plus the doors that are removed may sell for a fee so better than nothing.
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20th Feb 2019 9:26am |
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| LandRoverAnorak Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 11327
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When I replaced the doors on my old Tdi 90, I went for 2nd hand Puma ones. It wasn't cheap but they are better then the earlier design in every way. Darren
110 USW BUILD THREAD - EXPEDITION TRAILER - 200tdi 90 BUILD THREAD - SANKEY TRAILER - IG@landroveranorak "You came in that thing? You're braver than I thought!" - Princess Leia |
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20th Feb 2019 9:28am |
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| grafty99 Member Since: 15 Aug 2012 Location: North Devon Posts: 4802 
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Unfortunately rear 110 puma doors in decent condition are extremely expensive (we'll they are from reputable suppliers).
I've been looking for a set of puma doors for my parents 110. So far the cheapest I could find a decent set of 110 ones complete was £3200 
I'll be going the SP4x4 route at some point  2002 90 Td5 Station Wagon
1990 Vogue SE Triumph Tiger Explorer 1200 Td5 90 Thread http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic50767.html Tdi 110 Thread https://www.defender2.net/forum/topic69562.html RRC Thread http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic54492.html Instagram http://www.instagram.com/george_grafton |
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20th Feb 2019 9:33am |
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| donmacn Member Since: 07 Nov 2017 Location: Nth Scotland Posts: 1887
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Well, in fact this is more or less what I'll be doing. I got the rear doors from Sp; and found a set of Puma doors for the front. Only because it saved £200/£300 on the SP ones. On the flip side, I'll have to do more cleaning and prep with the Puma ones. All four doors booked into the paintshop in early March; I'll then be fitting them in the couple of weeks after that, before the whole car goes to the paintshop shortly after. If my car was new and shiny, I maybe wouldn't need this last step, but it's the opposite - old and faded - so shiny new doors would make it look daft. So, if you're not in any rush, I'll doubtless be taking pics and outlining the job on my 'rebuild' thread. Donald 1994 Defender 300Tdi 110 SW - owned since 2002 - 230k miles and going strong (The 'rolling restoration' or tinkering thread: http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic58538.html ) 2000 Range Rover P38 4.0L V8 in the past.. RR classic - fitted with 200Tdi 1984 RR classic - V8 with ZF auto box 1993 Discovery 300Tdi not to mention the minis and the Type 2 VW camper... |
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20th Feb 2019 9:42am |
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| miker Member Since: 13 Sep 2015 Location: Surrey Posts: 1784 
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The only difficulty with buying 2nd hand puma doors is finding a pair that were acquired with the original owners permission....
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20th Feb 2019 10:42am |
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| Intercept Member Since: 27 Feb 2017 Location: Suffolk Posts: 587 
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A couple of years ago fitted a set of 4 galvanised doors from SP4x4. Not cheap but I was impressed with the quality and fit. After much deliberation I went for the steel skin version. The skin is zintec rather than dip galvanised. apparently to avoid warping etc. Before going to the spray shop they needed all the threads recutting and a few holes re-drilled to remove excess zinc, but apart from that it has been a straightforward (but time-consuming) job. The overall cost was ~£2K. It would've been a lot more if I'd not done all the work (except for the painting which I entrusted to a local bodyshop who had experience of spraying galvanised steel).
I don't have any regrets over my choice. This was one of the doors being readied for the paintshop:  Click image to enlarge
I'm happy to provide photos to show fitment if required. Don't forget that all Defenders are different though...
I hoped to raised a few £ from selling the old doors but even at £40 for the set they didn't find a local buyer for 6 months so in the end I gave them away to avoid scrapping them. |
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20th Feb 2019 10:59am |
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