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Woody3

Member Since: 13 Jan 2010
Location: Derbyshire
Posts: 415

1989 Defender 90 200 Tdi HT Bronze Green

Bulkhead Solutions

What's everyone doing about replacing/repairing bulkheads these days?

My bulkhead is ok, but not great. I've replaced the footwells, but now it's starting to go on the corners, so I'm thinking about getting it replaced.

The problem I seem to be having is finding a reliable source. There seems to be very mixed (mainly negative) reviews of the usual go to companies who supply galvanised bulkheads and used, non rot boxed bulkheads seem to be few and far between!

In an ideal world, I'd find a used bulkhead, have it shotblasted, make any minor repairs, then get it galvanised.

So has anyone been in a similar situation and what did you do?

18th Jun 2019 6:39pm

excossack

Member Since: 22 Feb 2012
Location: North West
Posts: 5736

1999 Defender 110 Td5 SW Caledonian Blue

I got a brand new one from Duckworths LR. Many coats of paint and then mucho cavity wax, 1999 Defender TD5 110

Regards
John M0VAZ
Econet Station 48 no clock

18th Jun 2019 6:40pm

Moneypit

Member Since: 27 Feb 2018
Location: North Yorkshire
Posts: 271

Get on that auction site and buy a solid one, been a few good ones on there, but it won't be cheap, if it's going at the top around hinges or screen rail the pillars will be next. Push seller for delivery included if you can't collect.

18th Jun 2019 6:58pm

Fatbaron

Member Since: 12 Mar 2016
Location: Devon
Posts: 297

Great question. I've been looking at a guy on ebay that refurbs them full time and delivers them fully galv'd but for a couple hundred more £s I could get a brand new one.

19th Jun 2019 7:12am

kaney

Member Since: 01 Oct 2018
Location: Bolton
Posts: 232

Oh i have been to so many garages to try and get it sorted as the dash needs to come off and the windframe out etc nobody gets back to me, i presume body shops are scared of doing the dash as they don't know how to take off and put back together landy garages are to busy doing other stuff (small quick turn over)
I have gouged out a big hole in the front under the windframe and i'm just going to fiberglass and fill repaint that area.
there is that much non alloy metal attached to it by JLR its rusting all overthe top side i'm sure the water is getting in under the windframe which is going to be hard to stop the bottom of the bulkhead is fine ie footwells i will take some pics when i do it next week and prob get slatted off everyone on site but i have tried since January to get someone to do it to no joy
Also being a hardtop puma part ex is crap with dealers esp with 175000 miles on yet they are trying to get top wack for simlar vehicles with simlar issues and lots of miles as i have looked at a few newer ones but because i tell them its (mine) issues they knock it down quite a lot but then when you tell them theirs is worse or as bad they just say well it's a Defender

So i will play there game and touch=up and give them the problem then tell everyone on here as if i sold it now say to someone on here issues would be told and prob sold for £2,000 less than what i would sell for with fixed issues around £9,500 but as all Defenders you would'nt be so lucky there will always be something.
Good luck

19th Jun 2019 8:02am

defender9

Member Since: 12 Mar 2016
Location: Fylde Coast
Posts: 1613

2015 Defender 90 Puma 2.2 SW Keswick Green

Kaney, you could try Jim Gardener at Leaf Sprung Landys located between Preston and Blackpool to replace your bulkhead. Jim has a good reputation in the Series 2/3 World but does do work on later vehicles.

19th Jun 2019 9:55am

kaney

Member Since: 01 Oct 2018
Location: Bolton
Posts: 232

Thanks Defender 9 I will Google him after work

19th Jun 2019 10:03am

Woody3

Member Since: 13 Jan 2010
Location: Derbyshire
Posts: 415

Thanks for the replies chaps.

I've made some inquiries - Duckworth's price was off the scale unfortunately. Brand new aftemarket bulkheads are ~£1k-£1.5k.

To have a bulkhead shotblasted, repaired and galvanized price is ~£900.

So at this moment in time, I'm going to keep an eye out for an half decent secondhand bulkhead and send it off for repair work and galvanising.

I'll update this thread as and when anything happens or changes...

20th Jun 2019 4:52pm

excossack

Member Since: 22 Feb 2012
Location: North West
Posts: 5736

I think I paid around £1200 for mine bulkhead. I also looked at getting one stripped in chemical bath and then zinc coating
I looked at using https://www.surfaceprocessing.co.uk/ if I went down the 2nd hand route. 1999 Defender TD5 110

Regards
John M0VAZ
Econet Station 48 no clock

20th Jun 2019 8:03pm

130dreamer

Member Since: 29 Feb 2008
Location: Romford
Posts: 100

Woody,
I have a damaged 2004 TD5 bulkhead you could have if you want to get it repaired.
A couple of photos attached (I hope!)
Yours for the cost of a courier and a donation to Cancer UK.

Click image to enlarge

20th Jun 2019 8:28pm

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