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| Tim in Scotland Member Since: 23 May 2007 Location: The Land that time forgot Posts: 3750  
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I just seen a photo of Zilch’s car and he has the ladder on the RHS mounting where the lunch box would be so you can at least mount the ladder on the other side to LR’s recommended side Pangea Green D250 90 HSE with Air Suspension, Off-road Pack, Towing Pack, Black Contrast roof , rear recovery eyes, Front bash plate, Classic flaps all round, extended wheel arch kit and a few bits from PowerfulUK Expel Clear Gloss PPF to come
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5th Nov 2020 4:02pm |
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| SN Member Since: 30 Jun 2007 Location: SK6 Posts: 729 |
So checking the fitting instructions for the ladder at http://accessories-instructions.landrover....r/G2409785
The picture shows just TWO of these mounting points under the trim beneath the side window BUT there is a caution statement which says The right side of the vehicle has 3 vehicle body fixing nuts in this section of the vehicle body. Make sure only the 2 furthest forward nuts are exposed. So the only other wrinkle for concern would be if the top mounting brackets that hook onto the roof rails are angle-cut for roof slope front-to-back (which would stop you swapping them over), Steve N | 21MY Defender  | 08MY Discovery 3 (history) | 06MY Discovery 3 (ancient history) |
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5th Nov 2020 5:03pm |
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| zilch Member Since: 11 Sep 2019 Location: Whitsundays & Sydney Posts: 778 
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until yesterday it was on the lunch box side as in the picture. but for whatever reason the dealer took it upon themselves to change it to the nearside when it went in for the bonnet decal to be fitted, 2 hour job has turned into 2 day delay whilst they wait for a new trim to be shipped. i will pick the car up later. I am sure i read that the Lunch box can only be fitted to the Off side, maybe if someone has the fitting instructions they can confirm ?? Click image to enlarge yet another pommie bar steward down under MY20 110 P400 SE Defender MY10 3.0 RR Sport |
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6th Nov 2020 12:31am |
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| defender_auug Member Since: 23 Oct 2020 Location: Chicago Posts: 53 
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Lol. Well I was asking about the painted squares. Can those be taken off ? Swapped/painted etc?
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6th Nov 2020 1:05am |
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| zilch Member Since: 11 Sep 2019 Location: Whitsundays & Sydney Posts: 778
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some people are painting or black gloss wrapping to try and blend them in with the windows a tad better, i personally do not mind them and will leave them as is yet another pommie bar steward down under MY20 110 P400 SE Defender MY10 3.0 RR Sport |
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6th Nov 2020 2:46am |
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| defender_auug Member Since: 23 Oct 2020 Location: Chicago Posts: 53
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Click image to enlarge Well - yes - growing on me - black would be cool tho |
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6th Nov 2020 3:03am |
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| Supacat Member Since: 16 Oct 2012 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 11018  
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Are you having the ladder swapped back or is the new trim piece for the nearside? Either way, perhaps you could ask them to photo the nearside without the trim piece and it would show if there are only two close holes for the ladder, or a third hole at the rear that might suggest the lunchbox could fit there? |
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6th Nov 2020 7:42am |
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| Supacat Member Since: 16 Oct 2012 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 11018
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And perhaps also handed as I thought from the Powerful UK video of the fitting of the roof rails they did not run parallel to each other when viewed from above. They had a degree of toe in. |
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6th Nov 2020 7:46am |
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| zilch Member Since: 11 Sep 2019 Location: Whitsundays & Sydney Posts: 778
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the dealer took it upon themselves to swap it to the nearside, although i only dropped it off to have the bonnet decal fitted:and was not fussed where it was originally installed. They had a new trim delivered and freshly painted and reinstalled today for the offside where they had previously drilled the pilot holes for the ladder mounting screws, i was unable to have a peak at where the original holes where. yet another pommie bar steward down under MY20 110 P400 SE Defender MY10 3.0 RR Sport |
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6th Nov 2020 8:02am |
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| Supacat Member Since: 16 Oct 2012 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 11018
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6th Nov 2020 8:31am |
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| Muddybigdog Member Since: 11 Apr 2014 Location: Suffolk Posts: 991 
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Shouldn’t these be called “Linfords” after the the sprinter? I know it’s showing my age, I’ll get my coat
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6th Nov 2020 9:24am |
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| zilch Member Since: 11 Sep 2019 Location: Whitsundays & Sydney Posts: 778
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and voila it magically appears on the other side  just got to love dealers..
Click image to enlarge yet another pommie bar steward down under MY20 110 P400 SE Defender MY10 3.0 RR Sport |
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7th Nov 2020 5:45am |
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| Supacat Member Since: 16 Oct 2012 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 11018
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Seems Powerful UK has a ladder to fit now, so it will be interesting to watch the forthcoming video to see how many holes there are behind the trim strip on the "correct" ladder side.
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7th Nov 2020 8:01am |
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| defender_auug Member Since: 23 Oct 2020 Location: Chicago Posts: 53
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So how to take the painted box off - hard to do?
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7th Nov 2020 4:56pm |
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