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Happyoldgit



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Any door, bonnet corrosion appearing in early 2007 Puma's?
Out of curiosity really as I traded in my early 2007 Puma ages ago but I was wondering how the early Puma doors, bonnets etc are holding up against corrosion? Steve.
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Post #204399 22nd Jan 2013 7:03pm
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custom90



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None. Other than lightly on some fixings i.e. boor bolts. bonnet screws ect.
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Delskinz



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No corrosion here, all the body parts looking perfect.
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More likely to get a little bit of corrosion on bolted on bits. i.e. rear ladders and things like that. But their coating is 5 years old or more. _\Hennessey|Venom| F5/___
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Dieselhead



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We have I think one of the very 1st pumas out of Harwoods of pulborough at work

Its still in good condition when its cleaned up. No corrosion round the winscreen like my 08 has Mad

Works puma has only done 22k though Chris

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Dave-H



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As above, mine is fine Cool

No sign of any corrosion [other than the rock sliders Confused ] .. all panels like new when cleaned and polished [rarely] Wink Guns and Landrovers .... anything else is irrelevant.
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eutek



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I saw an 07 parked up near my work recently, the rear cross member and step were badly rusted - didn't realise that it was an 07 until I saw the plate. It must lead a hard life, it looked much older!
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MartinK



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I have a neighbour with a Puma around 3 years old. It's used offroad all day, and rarely washed, it looks a real mess...lots of corrosion around the rear crossmember, all the bolt heads are corroded, with rust streaks down the door from the rusty door hinges. The rivets above the rear wheelarches are also a mess.

When I park mine near his, I'm sure he sneers about mine being kept in cotton wool Razz Defender "Puma" 2.4 110 County Utility (possibly the last of the 2.4's)
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Happyoldgit



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So we can assume then that the all steel doors introduced in the late TD5's and carried over to the Puma are a step up in terms of longevity. Shame they didn't carry on waxing the Puma chassis, that said even when they did the job could be vastly improved upon. Steve.
Owned numerous Land Rover vehicles of all shapes and sizes over the decades.
Current Defender: A non tarts hand-bagged Puma 110 XS USW.

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