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| Defendit.. Member Since: 09 Aug 2020 Location: 's-Hertogenbosch Posts: 367  
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Mudstuff.co.uk are in the works for a bulkhead delete set.
Maybe with a second bar above that gives air/roominess and some protection for load.. Just a thought. No Mud flaps for my 90.! ----------------------------------------- P300 S on air, adv.+ offroad pack, DRL+fog, Dinamica Suedecloth + Ebony headliner/Cross Beam- Many Mods.. |
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9th Jan 2024 4:36pm |
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| Clemmo Member Since: 03 Aug 2012 Location: Mile Oak Posts: 1192  
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What you must consider is if you alter the Bulkhead it may affect your insurance. I was going to remove mine ( as others on here have) LV insurance advised it is a modification they would not consider acceptable and I would have to insure elsewhere…. I left it as I was mid policy
Clemmo Make today a little better than yesterday but not so good as tomorrow.... Defender 90 HT............Pangea Green BMW X3 Msport............Carbon Black Mini Electric................Grey. (wow!) MGB Roadster……..........Vermillion Honda Benly CD200....Maroon ------------- Chausson 98.........7.5m of fun |
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9th Jan 2024 5:24pm |
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| Mr Fox Member Since: 10 Sep 2011 Location: green & pleasant land Posts: 1027  
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Welcome Andy and congrats on the upcoming Defender. You mention it being tax man friendly but you may find, on top of Clemmo's comment about insurance companies viewing it as a modification, that HMRC may also decide you have altered the vehicle and made it less "commercial" and therefore negate the benefit you mention. Obviously they'd need to aware of the mod but it is worth considering. |
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9th Jan 2024 6:43pm |
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| lightning Member Since: 23 Apr 2009 Location: High Peak, Derbyshire Posts: 2246
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You could fit a half height bulkhead with a mesh top part, or full height mesh bulkhead. This would allow more light into the vehicle and remove the black plastic wall behind the seats.
ln reality it's okay as standard because the interior feels spacious and you do have the mesh window in the bulkhead, but l would still like to fit a mesh bulkhead when one becomes available. I can't see this being an issue as mesh bulkheads are common in small vans. Both my Transit Connect and Renault Kangoo van had this type of bulkhead, (as an option from the factory) with a swivelling passenger side for long loads. ps the Defender D250 Commercial is an awesome vehicle, the engine is fabulous with so much torque. lt tows our 1,000kg caravan as if it isn't there. You'll need side steps but don't pay £1,300 for the Land Rover ones. You can buy alternatives for around £200 and they are effectively the same. l know as l've had both types on mine. Last edited by lightning on 8th Mar 2024 9:49pm. Edited 1 time in total |
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9th Jan 2024 7:15pm |
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| andytennett Member Since: 08 Jan 2024 Location: t'uddersfield Posts: 18
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I’ve got a very good fabricator next door who’s offered to make a folding bulkhead, so I’ve put a wanted post up to see if I can get one ahead of my delivery so we can make a start on them.
Hopefully the Defender will play with our caravan - ours is nearly double that though and weighs in at touching 2ton 🤦🏻♂️ We went with the D300 as just taken delivery of a F-Pace with the D300 engine so we ended up upgrading our order to try get the spec as close to the F-Pace as possible  |
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9th Jan 2024 9:06pm |
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| lightning Member Since: 23 Apr 2009 Location: High Peak, Derbyshire Posts: 2246
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l would be interested in the folding bulkhead if a second one could be fabricated.
Your D300 will make light work of that caravan. Check out Harry's Garage review of the D200, he uses it to tow a classic Jaguar in a trailer and he says it's great. So the D300 with 33% more power won't have a problem. Please update me on the bulkhead design/fit and cost. My D250 is the poverty specification and it's still really good, so yours should be very nice. Although l did specify the centre console and leather steering wheel/cold climate pack.  Click image to enlarge |
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9th Jan 2024 10:34pm |
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| Co1 Member Since: 19 Aug 2018 Location: North Yorkshire Posts: 3616 
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 ! I scrapped mine because nobody was interested and I didn’t really need to make it folding. Shame!! They’re not cheap, so hopefully someone out there still has theirs. |
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10th Jan 2024 7:22am |
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| andytennett Member Since: 08 Jan 2024 Location: t'uddersfield Posts: 18
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He's said if I can get one first - we can then do them on an exchange basis, he's got all the tooling like CNC cutting facility so won't be a hacked in your garage job, will look OEM hopefully. He's on about a folding mesh upper. I ordered exact same spec as yours - it looked perfect for what we wanted, that was back in August. Then took delivery of our F-Pace in September and that made me want more luxuries like we were getting used to. I sold my Ranger before Xmas and bought a proper poverty spec L200 - now thinking I don't need the luxury in the work vehicle. But am sure when it lands I'll change my mind and the luxuries that aren't needed will become the norm again. |
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10th Jan 2024 9:22am |
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| andytennett Member Since: 08 Jan 2024 Location: t'uddersfield Posts: 18
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I saw yours in the Advert section and was marked as sold. Wish I'd of known of the forum earlier and I'd of seen yours earlier 
Have you got any photos of yours with it removed? |
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10th Jan 2024 9:23am |
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| lightning Member Since: 23 Apr 2009 Location: High Peak, Derbyshire Posts: 2246
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The D250 in "basic" specification makes a great Commercial Vehicle. l think it looks best with the steel wheels and in the Tasman Blue. (but l would, that's what mine is)
It's still got everything you'll need. The only downside it comes with a horrible plastic steering wheel. lf you order the "cold climate pack" for around £700 it gets a leather steering wheel plus heated seats, heated screen and a few other bits. l consider this an essential option. However my previous vehicle was an old Defender so you may feel you want all the extras if you've come from a Range Rover. Not sure it's worth paying extra for the D300 over the D250. l suggest you try both, if possible. l drove a D300 five seat version and there wasn't much difference between that and my D250. But l suppose if you are towing a large caravan any extra will be worth having. Our caravan only weighs 1,000kg and the D250 barely notices it. |
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