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ericvv

Member Since: 02 Jun 2011
Location: Near the Jet d'Eau
Posts: 5816

2009 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 SVX Station Wagon Santorini Black

integrale wrote:
The rear door hinges appear to be available in silver or black, but the "side" door hinges only in black. Is that correct, Eric? Thanks

Off-road Monkyes black only. Matzker side door hinges black or silver according their website.
Eric You never actually own a Defender. You merely look after it for the next generation.
http://youtu.be/yVRlSsJwD0o
https://youtu.be/vmPr3oTHndg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GtzTT9Pdl0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABqKPz28e6A
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLZ49Jce_n0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvAsz_ilQYU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8tMHiX9lSw
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=dxwjPuHIV7I
https://vimeo.com/201482507
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28th Jul 2017 10:31am

mk1collector

Member Since: 17 Sep 2009
Location: West Yorkshire
Posts: 6769

Croytec have had a much neater solution for a long long time

Ray
My build thread
http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic17615.html

28th Jul 2017 12:06pm

ericvv

Member Since: 02 Jun 2011
Location: Near the Jet d'Eau
Posts: 5816

Neat meaning tidy, smart, elegant, etc.? Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, I guess.
But Croytec are British I have to admit, these here which I discovered with their reinforced greasable and replacable bearing are merely German engineered, German quality and German production of course.

I'm still looking forward to see them on my truck though.

Eric You never actually own a Defender. You merely look after it for the next generation.
http://youtu.be/yVRlSsJwD0o
https://youtu.be/vmPr3oTHndg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GtzTT9Pdl0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABqKPz28e6A
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLZ49Jce_n0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvAsz_ilQYU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8tMHiX9lSw
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=dxwjPuHIV7I
https://vimeo.com/201482507
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSixqL0iyHw

28th Jul 2017 1:39pm

mk1collector

Member Since: 17 Sep 2009
Location: West Yorkshire
Posts: 6769

Defenders are British

Ray
My build thread
http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic17615.html

28th Jul 2017 1:48pm

gilarion

Member Since: 05 Dec 2013
Location: Wales
Posts: 5084

2007 Defender 90 Other CSW Trident Green

To be honest I prefer this design over the Croytec ones, but then again as has been said beauty is in the eye of the beholder For those who like Welsh Mountains and narrow boats have a look at my videos and photos at..

http://www.youtube.com/user/conwy1

28th Jul 2017 2:02pm

ericvv

Member Since: 02 Jun 2011
Location: Near the Jet d'Eau
Posts: 5816

mk1collector wrote:
Defenders are British

Yes, they are. Luckily we have Germans to improve them. Low hanging fruit actually.

28th Jul 2017 2:35pm

HardCharger

Member Since: 03 Mar 2013
Location: Manila, SFO, Amsterdam
Posts: 679

2011 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 SW Stornoway Grey

Quick question about these, given the position of the grease nipples, aren't they susceptible to getting clogged with dirt and what not? Is there a way to protect / cover them? I had greasable shackle pins in my old Toyo truck and I feel that some dirt gets in even when wiping down before greasing which led to the eventual demise of my poly bushes.

Don't get me wrong, these look great but I just want to make sure that they won't add to our woes.

31st Jul 2017 2:53am

Lightningtweeds

Member Since: 16 May 2017
Location: Fintry
Posts: 461

2008 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 CSW Stornoway Grey

Been around for years....
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31st Jul 2017 5:18am

ericvv

Member Since: 02 Jun 2011
Location: Near the Jet d'Eau
Posts: 5816

HardCharger wrote:
Quick question about these, given the position of the grease nipples, aren't they susceptible to getting clogged with dirt and what not? Is there a way to protect / cover them? I had greasable shackle pins in my old Toyo truck and I feel that some dirt gets in even when wiping down before greasing which led to the eventual demise of my poly bushes.

Don't get me wrong, these look great but I just want to make sure that they won't add to our woes.

Not worried at all about that. These grease nipples are easily accessible, so just before putting the gun on give a quick wipe. Quality grease nipples don't let anything in without the pressure of the grease gun i think. I think these nipples are far less exposed than the prop shaft grease nipples, and also those never posed me any problem. And I have no plans to dip my truck up to half the doors height into sticky dirty mud anyway.

31st Jul 2017 5:28am

Lightningtweeds

Member Since: 16 May 2017
Location: Fintry
Posts: 461

I never realised door hinges were ever going to be a talking point... for me they should be out of sight like every other car on the planet.

31st Jul 2017 5:35am

ericvv

Member Since: 02 Jun 2011
Location: Near the Jet d'Eau
Posts: 5816

But they aren't out of sight, which is fine on our 70 years old designed cubes. But as we all know the bearing of the genuine ones often will start rusting leaving those gorgeous rust water streaks on the door after driving in the rain. This seems a perfect German improvement to me.
Eric You never actually own a Defender. You merely look after it for the next generation.
http://youtu.be/yVRlSsJwD0o
https://youtu.be/vmPr3oTHndg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GtzTT9Pdl0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABqKPz28e6A
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLZ49Jce_n0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvAsz_ilQYU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8tMHiX9lSw
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=dxwjPuHIV7I
https://vimeo.com/201482507
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSixqL0iyHw

31st Jul 2017 6:06am

Lightningtweeds

Member Since: 16 May 2017
Location: Fintry
Posts: 461

I have replaced one hinge in 9 years.. £35 genuine + £14 rattle can.

31st Jul 2017 6:09am

defender9

Member Since: 12 Mar 2016
Location: Fylde Coast
Posts: 1613

2015 Defender 90 Puma 2.2 SW Keswick Green

Never had rust issues with the door hinges on my 110 Puma which I owned for 8 years from new. Simply put a light coating of Vaseline on the heads of the hinge fixings and lightly oiled the hinge every few months.

31st Jul 2017 10:14am

HardCharger

Member Since: 03 Mar 2013
Location: Manila, SFO, Amsterdam
Posts: 679

Lightningtweeds wrote:
Been around for years....
https://www.googleadservices.com/pagead/ac...amp;adurl=

Coolness! Thanks for pointing in the right direction, Lightningtweeds!

4th Aug 2017 6:25am

Leviathan

Member Since: 24 Oct 2015
Location: Staffs
Posts: 247

My hinges are one squirt of my ACF50 routine. No rust.

4th Aug 2017 2:06pm

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