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Woody3

Member Since: 13 Jan 2010
Location: Derbyshire
Posts: 415

1989 Defender 90 200 Tdi HT Bronze Green

Early windscreen hinges to the later "non hinged"

My Ninety has the original "proper" windscreen hinges, but they are heavily corroded. Can I just change these for the later "non hinged" type without any modifications? I assume I can also lose the inner securing bolts at the same time?

Thanks!

27th Sep 2021 12:03pm

rallysteve

Member Since: 10 Feb 2014
Location: Cumbria
Posts: 2200

2002 Defender 110 Td5 DCPU Keswick Green

Yes you can just swap them for the fixed type but be aware, you will need the metal plates and spacers for the inside which the three bolts fit through:
AYF500090
LR016689 &
LR016671

See here: https://www.lrworkshop.com/diagrams/land-r...reen_52775

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27th Sep 2021 1:09pm

Dinnu

Member Since: 24 Dec 2019
Location: Lija
Posts: 3209

2012 Defender 90 Puma 2.2 CSW Santorini Black

Get a good PZ4 bit (pozi drive not phillips) that you can fit in a good ratchet, to get the screws that go through the windscreen frame. Mine were damn hard to undo, but managed after a bit of persuasion.
You can still drill the head off if unscrewing fails. 1988 90 Hard Top, 19J Diesel Turbo, Shire Blue - Restoration ongoing
2012 90 CSW, 2.2TDCI, Santorini Black

27th Sep 2021 2:32pm

Woody3

Member Since: 13 Jan 2010
Location: Derbyshire
Posts: 415

Thank you Steve and Dinnu, much appreciated!

27th Sep 2021 3:28pm

LandRoverAnorak

Member Since: 17 Jul 2011
Location: Surrey
Posts: 11240

2013 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 USW Orkney Grey

Dinnu wrote:
Get a good PZ4 bit (pozi drive not phillips) that you can fit in a good ratchet, to get the screws that go through the windscreen frame. Mine were damn hard to undo, but managed after a bit of persuasion.
You can still drill the head off if unscrewing fails.

What's the pozi-drive bit for, Dinnu? I'm sure that when I did this on my old 90 it was just three M8 bolts on each side

Darren

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27th Sep 2021 4:08pm

rallysteve

Member Since: 10 Feb 2014
Location: Cumbria
Posts: 2200

Old hinged setups used a large countersunk pan-head through the windscreen, rather than hex-heads 02' 110 TD5 Double Cab Rebuild Thread
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27th Sep 2021 4:17pm

Whirly90

Member Since: 01 Sep 2016
Location: Ampshire
Posts: 401

1993 Defender 90 300 Tdi HT Keswick Green

I've just rebuilt my 90 and it had folding hinges that i needed to remove for the re-paint. The job was made easier with the windscreen frame on the bench but still took a variety of persauding tools to eventually get the screws out. When i re-fitted them i used hex head bolts.

27th Sep 2021 6:35pm

Dinnu

Member Since: 24 Dec 2019
Location: Lija
Posts: 3209

rallysteve wrote:
Old hinged setups used a large countersunk pan-head through the windscreen, rather than hex-heads

Yes, as above. Mine are M10. The ones through the bulkhead are M8 hex screws. 1988 90 Hard Top, 19J Diesel Turbo, Shire Blue - Restoration ongoing
2012 90 CSW, 2.2TDCI, Santorini Black

27th Sep 2021 9:32pm

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