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| mk1collector Member Since: 17 Sep 2009 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 6772   
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The bulkhead is steel but the windscreen surround is Ali. The Ali still corrodes though.
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27th Mar 2014 11:28am |
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| munch90 Member Since: 26 Oct 2013 Location: guildford Posts: 3558
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the surrounds are ally ,bulkhead steel
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27th Mar 2014 11:30am |
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| LandRoverAnorak Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 11327 
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The bulkhead is steel - the bit below the horizontal foam seal. The windscreen surround is some sort of aluminim alloy casting. 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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27th Mar 2014 11:30am |
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| Happyoldgit Member Since: 14 Sep 2007 Location: Norfolk Posts: 3471 
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They have always rusted especially in the bulkhead, outrigger and rear X member areas, other places of concern used to be the door frames and their aluminium skins but the new all steel doors appear to be holding up better. A lot depends on the environment in which they are used. The wax coat that used to be applied to the chassis was dropped with the introduction of the Puma, those of us who had some of the first ones in 2007 were successful in arguing that this was a retrograde step and managed to get some main dealers to rustproof our vehicles at £0.00 cost, they soon got wise and stopped that little perk though. 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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27th Mar 2014 2:41pm |
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| Joe the Plumber Member Since: 18 Dec 2013 Location: Midlands Posts: 921 
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Thanks very much, but I'm acutely aware of the problems with the steel bits. What I meant was is the aluminium corrosion around the windscreens a recent phenomenon?
If you have a look at some of my other posts, you'll see I'm a bit of a rust prevention obsessive (to put it mildly)! |
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27th Mar 2014 8:28pm |
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| jimbob7 Member Since: 06 Jul 2013 Location: uk Posts: 2055 |
/\/\/\ Think it's hit and miss when it comes to any part of the bodywork,the paint on my roof was poor and started to lift off leaving bare ally (not small pieces either
 ),I've noticed others complaining about paint coming off their roofs as well. Pov.spec,ftw. 2006, 110,TD5. |
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27th Mar 2014 9:51pm |
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| Happyoldgit Member Since: 14 Sep 2007 Location: Norfolk Posts: 3471
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Yes, the frames do seem to corrode more on later models. Favourite corrosion spots are the solid alloy blocks that fix the screen frame to the bulkhead. The blocks themselves are generally of poor quality and poorly painted, the frame area immediately under and near these blocks as well as the bolt holes in the frame are corrosion hot-spots too. 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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27th Mar 2014 9:58pm |
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| Joe the Plumber Member Since: 18 Dec 2013 Location: Midlands Posts: 921
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Thanks Steve, that's most interesting.
An odd question perhaps, but do the people who've experienced the aluminium corrosion regularly polish or wax their vehicles? If not, I wonder if doing that would help to prevent it? |
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27th Mar 2014 11:17pm |
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| SailingTom Member Since: 19 Nov 2013 Location: ESSEX Posts: 1732
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Joe all my defenders are polished weekly (well polish every 2 but waxed every week and never missed) and yet my last one had it around the screen that was replaced and was ok then. I think its down to luck! Defender puma dormobile camper
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27th Mar 2014 11:25pm |
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| jimbob7 Member Since: 06 Jul 2013 Location: uk Posts: 2055 |
I think it's (usual?) poor prep at the factory,other ali vehicles don't fail like Landrovers do, an am sure most of them dont get looked after either,that said,a dirty vehicle will rot quicker than clean one,good paintwork or not. Pov.spec,ftw. 2006, 110,TD5. |
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28th Mar 2014 12:38am |
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