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| Mjibex Member Since: 21 Mar 2013 Location: Reading Posts: 288   
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In case you were not aware, you can order the carpet trim (straight from the factory - some dealers may not be aware of this).
Carpet Floor Trim 079AE £155.00 I have it on mine and prefer it to the rubber mat/finish. Get it Dinitrolled. Leaks - some do some don't - pot luck!! Regards Mark. |
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11th Nov 2013 11:00am |
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| K9F Member Since: 12 Nov 2009 Location: Bournemouth Posts: 9610 
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Congratulations and welcome to the forum. Your comment about keeping it clean strikes a chord with myself as mine too is my pride and joy. With regards to maintaining and corrosion the following threads are perhaps two of the most detailed and comprehensive in keeping it tidy.
http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic10467....prevention http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic15450.html?highlight=leak Should keep you busy for a while.   If you go through life with your head in the sand....all people will see is an ar5e!!
Treat every day as if it is your last....one day you will be right!! |
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11th Nov 2013 11:12am |
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| adamatdraycott Member Since: 11 Nov 2013 Location: Midlands Posts: 299 
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I will keep the underside fairly clean too, i have a right angled washer for the jet wash, and will keep it as salt free as poss. Will keeping it clean underneath keep corrosion away or are they really that bad... still?? You can expect corrosion if mud gets stuck and traps water in for long periods, but a 2013/14 car shouldn’t rust with normal road use
Not sure how keen i am on painting the underside, as i did this on the Jimny and found it made the corrosion worse... even after fully cleaning and wire brushing! It won’t be until the summer before i get around to looking underneath, but is Dinitrol the best stuff? Are there any sections i should focus on? |
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11th Nov 2013 12:30pm |
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| K9F Member Since: 12 Nov 2009 Location: Bournemouth Posts: 9610
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Look at the first link above with regards to focusing all details are contained therein. Zag spent a great deal of time producing the thread.
If you go through life with your head in the sand....all people will see is an ar5e!!
Treat every day as if it is your last....one day you will be right!! |
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11th Nov 2013 12:36pm |
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| adamatdraycott Member Since: 11 Nov 2013 Location: Midlands Posts: 299
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Had a quick read after posting and realised it answered my questions
Will have to get busy with the ACF-50 when I take delivery of the truck! |
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11th Nov 2013 1:09pm |
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| Cheshire110 Member Since: 26 Jul 2013 Location: London Posts: 2788
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Welcome
I had a 90 hard top (van - type) tdci which I fitted folding seats & rear windows to myself. I wanted to protect the floor and wheel arches as it seems you do and this is what I did, in case it is of any use. I bought a full width (inc over wheel arches) floor mat, (I got the genuine one but there are many available) and fitted it, fitting the seats, cargo tie down loops and other bolts through the mat to clamp it down. I put a bead of silicone around the edges to stop water getting under, and clamped the end near the rear door underneath the steel door strip. I was very happy with the finished result!  Click image to enlarge This is the kind of mat I mean, although you don't have to get Gen LR. http://item.mobileweb.ebay.co.uk/viewitem?...1043257132 Cheers, David Land Rovers of all shapes S3 onwards… Daily is a 110 V8. |
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11th Nov 2013 1:52pm |
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| Birdy Member Since: 07 Oct 2011 Location: Côte d'Azur Posts: 886  
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“a 2013/14 car shouldn’t rust with normal road use”
a) a Land Rover Defender isn’t a car; b) it will; c) keeping it clean and blinging it up is like not sh…ging the girlfriend and buying her expensive clothes, so she’s fresh and pretty for the next guy. Peter |
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11th Nov 2013 2:07pm |
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| custom90 Member Since: 21 Jan 2010 Location: South West, England. Posts: 20919
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I'd advise to go with rubber matting and not carpet, stays a lot cleaner generally and won't start to smell after a while either. Really depends on what you will be doing with it, if you won't be going off reading or anywhere wet and muddy you shouldn't need to worry. Personally I prefer the rubber. ____\We|Will|Win/___
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11th Nov 2013 2:10pm |
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| RobKeay Member Since: 19 Jul 2009 Location: Stafford Posts: 1596 
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The rubber mat is loads better. My carpet stinks, because I get in and out with muddy wet boots. Also after a good shower water gets in.
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11th Nov 2013 7:13pm |
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| Cuthbert Member Since: 26 Oct 2013 Location: Up North Posts: 1535 |
It appears that all 2014 MY Defenders are coming with the ABS as a std feature according to a salesman who is communicating with me. Maybe I should just stop negotiations and get to the head of the queue to buy yours in a couple of years time. You sound most fastidious in your approach to vehicle hygiene and wear and tear. There are no shortage of suppliers of plastic/rubber/composite industrial flooring/matting, sold by the metre and easily cut to size - much cheaper and perhaps of a higher quality than OEM spec. As for rusting - this has put me off buying a Defender for years - no reason other than the manufacturer has shaved every penny they can from the spec and are happy to see their product/brand/reputation/customers suffer. Driving behind a recent model Defender and seeing a rusty rear cross-member just looks awful. |
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11th Nov 2013 10:09pm |
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| WelshGas Member Since: 01 Oct 2010 Location: Vale of Glamorgan Posts: 935  
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They're not all like that. Mine is 4 yrs old and rear crossmember is pristine. Just wipe it with ACF every time I wash it. Sprayed inside every year.
 LANDYWATCH
Neighbourhood Watch for Land Rover Owners http://www.landywatch.co.uk/smf2/index.php |
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11th Nov 2013 10:23pm |
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| custom90 Member Since: 21 Jan 2010 Location: South West, England. Posts: 20919
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Sorry
 David, on your rear two seats the retaining straps on them..... Did they come with the seats or something you've added mine are different although the same style seats, they don't want to stay in their place because the plastic clips keep opening under just the weight of the seat alone.
Not the end of the road but doesn't look right and a bit annoying. ____\We|Will|Win/___ ____/🇬🇧🇺🇸\____ _//*⛽ï¸ðŸ›¢ï¸âš™ï¸ðŸ§°*\\_ |
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11th Nov 2013 11:13pm |
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| Cheshire110 Member Since: 26 Jul 2013 Location: London Posts: 2788
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They were just some £2/3 Velcro bungee straps from halfords... Wrapped them around the bracket at the rear and stretched them around the front into the bar on the front. Seemed to work pretty well
Cheers, David
Land Rovers of all shapes S3 onwards… Daily is a 110 V8. |
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11th Nov 2013 11:53pm |
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| Cheshire110 Member Since: 26 Jul 2013 Location: London Posts: 2788
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I disagree with it being cost cutting causing the rust. It's just an old design which collects mud and water badly! Keep it clean and rinse it out regularly with fresh water and it'll be fine. Most cars just aren't kept on the road long enough to rust, and if they are then there's normally some plastic cover stopping it being visible. I've know toyota, subaru, even a mercedes ML270 need welding at less than 10/15 years old to pass an MOT. The leaks however...! Cheers, David Land Rovers of all shapes S3 onwards… Daily is a 110 V8. |
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11th Nov 2013 11:57pm |
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