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| LandRoverAnorak Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 11327  
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There's no reason why not if you can find a suitably weatherproof but non-permanent adhesive. It'll have to be pretty strong though, as I'd imagine the uplift force from the wind on the leading edge would be significant above, say, 50mph.
The only other problem may be that all the decent chequer plate kits are pre-drilled with countersunk holes, so you'd need to do some faffing about with false bolt heads to disguise them. 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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14th Dec 2012 7:56am |
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| Thud Member Since: 21 Jul 2012 Location: London Posts: 667 
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Not sure I'd have any faith the glue was strong enough to stop them flying off on a motorway but weak enough to be removable one day.
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14th Dec 2012 8:19am |
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| macduff Member Since: 04 Nov 2012 Location: NE Posts: 119
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Silkaflex might do it .
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14th Dec 2012 8:36am |
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| Thud Member Since: 21 Jul 2012 Location: London Posts: 667
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You'd never get it off again.
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14th Dec 2012 8:38am |
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| macduff Member Since: 04 Nov 2012 Location: NE Posts: 119
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Lol possibly might lift paint on removal I'm only aware of its use in sticking bits to TVRs
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14th Dec 2012 8:48am |
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| Thud Member Since: 21 Jul 2012 Location: London Posts: 667
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They do pretend to make a solvent but I wouldn't want to test it on my car.
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14th Dec 2012 8:49am |
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| Ric Member Since: 04 Nov 2012 Location: South Yorkshire Posts: 209 
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 Drilling it is then its only a car! |
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14th Dec 2012 9:54am |
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| Go Beyond Member Since: 30 Jan 2012 Location: Headcorn, Kent Posts: 6678
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If you really really hate it, you could always fit another pair of wings !
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14th Dec 2012 9:55am |
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| Happyoldgit Member Since: 14 Sep 2007 Location: Norfolk Posts: 3471 
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I wouldn't rate your chances of getting them off without damage if you use Sikaflex
 If you prepare the panels well I would have thought using a good quality double sided vehicle body tape would suffice but you would need plenty of it - and patience if it ever changed your mind and wanted to remove the plate, you still might run the risk of damaging the vehicle finish even with a good and safe solvent.
Do you want them for their functionality or for the way they make the vehicle look and for what that implies? The original point of riveting thick bits of aluminium to the wing and bonnet tops was to provide additional strength to permit walking on them to gain access to the roof, it also served to protect the wing panels underneath from dents and damage from tools and elbows while working in the engine bay. 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. [Insert something impressive here such as extensive list of previous Land Rovers or examples of your prestigeous and expensive items, trinkets, houses, bikes, vehicles etc] http://forums.lr4x4.com I used to be Miserable ...but now I'm ecstatic. |
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14th Dec 2012 9:57am |
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| K9F Member Since: 12 Nov 2009 Location: Bournemouth Posts: 9610 
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I find the wing top chequerplate the most useful of all. Cups of tea, coffee, tools etc. and of course leaning on. Without it the wings would undoubtedly get dented/marked quite quickly.
Here's a picture of my mates when his overweight Mrs lent on his wing to see what he was doing under the bonnet...bet he wished he'd fitted chequerplate.
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14th Dec 2012 10:02am |
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| Naks Member Since: 27 Jan 2009 Location: Stellenbosch, ZA Posts: 2673  
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You won't get fed up with them, just drill the holes.  --
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14th Dec 2012 10:50am |
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| Supacat Member Since: 16 Oct 2012 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 11018 
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Had a quick search but can't seem to find it now - can anyone remember or point me in the right direction for the thread relating to inner strengthening brackets that could be or even where required to stop the wings bending in if you did walk on them? |
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7th May 2013 9:00am |
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| appaloosadude Member Since: 17 Oct 2012 Location: Buckinghamshire Posts: 630 
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7th May 2013 9:22am |
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| Supacat Member Since: 16 Oct 2012 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 11018
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appaloosadude
Excellent - top wing support brackets...no obvious threads about them:
So a few questions: 1. Anyone fitted them? 2. Do they do the job? 3. Any photos of them fitted? 4. Does anyone else do an alternative support? |
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7th May 2013 9:27am |
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