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| Cuthbert Member Since: 26 Oct 2013 Location: Up North Posts: 1535  |
£606 fitted - seems in line with Land Rover dealer's pricing schedules. After all the rear bumper has to be carefully unwrapped from its packaging by a highly experienced technician with years of expertise in the careful alignment and fastening of parts. Each stage of the process has to be carefully mapped against an approved process that also involves a risk assessment aligned to Euro conformity standards.
Fitting a rear bumper is a task way beyond the competence or indeed understanding of anyone who has not been trained and certified to the required standards. Just grin and pay up. If you are ordering a new Defender from an official dealership you must be stinking rich and can afford it easily - using only the small change in your pockets. On the other hand ...... |
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30th Jan 2014 7:20pm |
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| RouseyD Member Since: 12 Jan 2014 Location: Southampton Posts: 24  
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Well I am feeling the financial pinch a bit, and came up a bit short at the dealer when buying the truck, so I had to borrow a fiver from my butler so I could to stretch to the XS model...
I suppose I should not have been surprised at the labour costs LR wanted to charge to fit the step - it is very clearly an operation far too technical for mere mortals. However I don't want to buy it if it is very prone to corrosion (as a few threads here suggest). So my question is whether the collective wisdom here thinks there are better products than the LR step bumper? And if so, what are they? For clarity, I don't need to tow - I just need step and bumper functionality  |
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30th Jan 2014 7:31pm |
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| WelshGas Member Since: 01 Oct 2010 Location: Vale of Glamorgan Posts: 935  
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Why do you want this item?
A cheaper, and longer lasting item would be this double step, galvanised, costing about £23 combined with a proper towbar.http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Heavy-Duty-Tow-b...0966226284. Probably cheaper and more corrosion resistant.  LANDYWATCH
Neighbourhood Watch for Land Rover Owners http://www.landywatch.co.uk/smf2/index.php Last edited by WelshGas on 30th Jan 2014 8:09pm. Edited 1 time in total |
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30th Jan 2014 7:56pm |
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| RouseyD Member Since: 12 Jan 2014 Location: Southampton Posts: 24
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Thanks for the link - I had come across that type - and I don't doubt you are right that that type is longer lasting and corrosion-resistant.
To answer your question though, I prefer the look of the combined bumper and step, and don't need or want a proper tow bar. Blasphemous eh?! |
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30th Jan 2014 8:00pm |
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| bpman Member Since: 21 May 2008 Location: Oslo Posts: 8069 
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fit it yourself, they take about an hour to fit, make sure you have a can of dinitrol to spray the face to face components.
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30th Jan 2014 8:07pm |
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| Laurie Member Since: 22 Feb 2008 Location: Sussex, England Posts: 2897  
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Yet, supplying and fitting a raised air intake on my TD5 was just £350 which I thought was quite reasonable.
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30th Jan 2014 8:15pm |
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| Cuthbert Member Since: 26 Oct 2013 Location: Up North Posts: 1535 |
I've got an official Land Rover dealership price to polish my new Defender and spray the upholstery with some protective coating for almost £1,000 - I was almost tempted to ask for the breakdown of materials and labour.
As my grandmother would say "A fool and his money are easily parted"! |
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30th Jan 2014 11:02pm |
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| Leenorthants Member Since: 08 Sep 2013 Location: Silverstone(ish) Posts: 856
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Blimey, that's a 30 minute job! |
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30th Jan 2014 11:42pm |
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| Lambley Member Since: 20 Apr 2013 Location: Mid Devon Posts: 1435 
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Sounds about right for a L/R dealer - twice what they cost!
bought a great NAS step from Paddocks, turns out it was made by the same people that make the 'genuine' L/R items, cost me about £280 I think, took about an hour to fit ... and I enjoyed fitting it too! Why pay somebody so they can have that pleasure?!! |
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31st Jan 2014 12:34am |
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| Alex1976 Member Since: 24 Jan 2013 Location: Buckingham Posts: 596
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I got my NAS step from paddocks also and it is exatly the same as the Genuine one, probably from the same OEM supplier. I fitted a Mantec swingaway wheel carrier and had no problem - which I think some aftermarket steps do have.
I did take my step down to McArthur Galvanising after a year though to have it hot dipped as it was rusting inside. £50 to have it stripped and dipped and then I just painted it myself with etch primer and a tough satin black. |
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31st Jan 2014 10:02am |
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| adseybear Member Since: 08 Oct 2009 Location: Vancouver, Canada Posts: 260 
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buy it yourself, apply ACF50 liberally all over/spray in it. then fit yourself. Should keep it corrosion free for alot longer. 2003 Defender 90 Td5 CSW Belize Green - "Betty"
1958 Series IIA 109 Station Wagon - "Randolph" - Awaiting Restoration 2019 Jeep Wrangler JL Rubicon - SOLD 2006 Volvo V70 D5 - Ocean Race Edition, SOLD 2003 VW Passat Estate 1.9TDI - SOLD 2008 BMW 320D M Sport Estate - SOLD 2001 Defender 90 Td5 Hard Top - SOLD |
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31st Jan 2014 11:58am |
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| ARC99 Member Since: 19 Feb 2013 Location: North Yorkshire Posts: 1831 
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I was asked if I wanted that doing by a Dealer on my 2nd hand purchase of a land Rover 110, I said no, the look on the salesman's face was that of shock  , the young cleaner outside said he had spend 2 hours polishing and the inside had been sprayed with a protective coating.  Don't make old people mad.
We don't like being old in the first place, so it doesn't take much to  us off.
Richard |
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31st Jan 2014 12:09pm |
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| X4SKP Member Since: 29 Nov 2013 Location: Berkshire Posts: 2290 
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Hello RouseyD
I agree with your questioning of this cost (£600+) to fit a OEM LR Rear Step, at that price it just doesn't feel right. My standard rear step on a 1994 300tdi lasted 10 years before it corroded from the inside out and needed replacing... it is possible to do better than the dealer price quoted, a lower standard part cost can be found on-line, but the big saving to be made is to fit this yourself... a relativity simple job. I have now fitted a NAS Rear Step to my 2010 90 and would make a couple of observations...
NAS Rear Step STC50269AA (£270) The NAS Step height is higher than the Standard LR Step. The NAS Step (obviously) does not fold up out of the way. If your departure angle (off road) is of real importance take a closer look at one fitted before buying. The NAS Step standard plastic coating or epoxy powder coating finishes are ok but not really long lasting. My NAS Step is 18 months old and will get a full strip and 2 part epoxy finish in the spring, the internal tubing was rust protected before its initial fitting. If you are considering a towing set up you are a step closer with a NAS Step. This is an easy DIY fit for most.
NAS Rear Step before fitting Click image to enlarge NAS Rear Step Exploded View
NAS Rear Step Underside Fitting
NAS Rear Step Underside Fitting So overall if DIY fitted the NAS Rear Step will be at least 1/2 the price of a LR fitted OEM Rear Step SKIP https://www.defender2.net/forum/topic83242.html |
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24th Feb 2014 9:45pm |
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| RustyM Member Since: 28 Oct 2013 Location: Africa/The Med Posts: 222
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I have been through the same dilemma, I opted for the dealer fit as this comes with a 3 year guarantee if dealer fitted to a new order vehicle
So when it goes bad I will get a new one under the warranty give by opting for said fitting. 90 & Wolf
110 XS Previously owned SI SII SIIa SIII & Light weight (air portable) |
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24th Feb 2014 10:04pm |
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