MK wrote:

Any reason rear mudflapd can not be fitted at the very rear hanging from the chassis? NO matter how many reinforcement you add, the OE assembly will twist anyway.

The problem with fitting them on the rear crossmember on a 110 is that they're so far away from the wheels that they don't work. That's probably why they were moved forward in the first place.

I've got to wonder whether Land Rover have done something to the wing material on later vehicles - either the material composition or thickness. I recently removed and re-fitted the rear mudflaps on my nearly 7 year old 110 and there's no sign of any problem with the wing. I don't remember it being an issue on my 1982 Stage 1 either  Darren

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ericvv wrote:

Don't think it is all that bad on recent models. My SVX is 3.5 years old, has 56.000KM of which 1/3 on highway at 120km/hr speeds. And no sign of damage whatsoever. I will put the Entreq reinforcements just as a precaution now, but wonder if the damage that many of us are speaking of is not more related to rough usage, off-roading, etc.

Mea Culpa, Mea Culpa I have to swallow my own words "no sign of damage whatsoever"

I went to fitting the Entreq mudflap reinforcements today, left side first, which indeed was as I said, not the slightest sign of damage, bended aluminium or whatever. So fitting the reinforcement was a straightforward precautionary job, and I did not bother to drill the 2 new holes as Zag has suggested.

Then to my surprise, the right side was an outright mess, underside bended and sheared metal, but with the mudflap bracket still in place. Took me a while to put everything in shape again, then repainted a few tiny damaged spots, with a bit more difficulty installed the Entreq reinforcement, but obviously this side I had to drill the 2 extra holes.

Not sure what this is all about, the left side is as new as ex factory, the right side pretty bad. Why this difference, have no idea. And that on a truck which is treated gently all the time. Beats me, but happy it got sorted now, further damage should hopefully be prevented. You never actually own a Defender. You merely look after it for the next generation.
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