Land Rover Defender

[boristhebold]

Mudguards !

Im having to replace my second mudguard in less than 1 year, is it me or is there something very crap about the design of the mudguards on land rover defenders. Having a close look the amount of rubber in terms of thickness doesn't look very much when you consider it flaps against the joining plate.

Anyone else have a defender and have found they have to replace the mudguards too much ?

Anyone know of an after market product which will last longer than the original manufactured mud guards ?

[Festinghouse]

having spent a good deal of time around landys (usually towing them!) i can tell you there is something very crap about the whole vehicle! i will admit that they are as they say the best 4x4xfar off road, but hell they drop to bits, rattle and have a self changing oil system - more commonly known as a leak!
my advice, dont be so tight fisted and go out and buy something from japan!

...that should cause some trouble!

[willk]

I've put 90k miles on my 110 and only lost one mudguard. I can't complain as I actually reversed over it in an Icelandic river. I fitted chains on them after that...

Is is front or back guards that are failing?

[MarkM]

I've shortened the 4 of them and bolted them back on with ss bolts and nuts; they were far too long.
Between the metal plate and the guards I put an extra rubber plate so it's very thick where it's bolted together.
I'm satisfied for almost 12 years now.

[mister p]

Nissan Patrol

[tony t]

Originally Posted by Festinghouse

having spent a good deal of time around landys (usually towing them!) i can tell you there is something very crap about the whole vehicle! i will admit that they are as they say the best 4x4xfar off road, but hell they drop to bits, rattle and have a self changing oil system - more commonly known as a leak!
my advice, dont be so tight fisted and go out and buy something from japan!

...that should cause some trouble!

What a load of tosh ...!!

[mick]

Originally Posted by Festinghouse

having spent a good deal of time around landys (usually towing them!) i can tell you there is something very crap about the whole vehicle! i will admit that they are as they say the best 4x4xfar off road, but hell they drop to bits, rattle and have a self changing oil system - more commonly known as a leak!
my advice, dont be so tight fisted and go out and buy something from japan!

...that should cause some trouble!

Buy something from Japan what a load of trash
Never had any trouble with my mud flaps been off road green lanes etc sure it's not your driving.
I know the plastic is quite hard you could always make some out of rubber mats.

[willk]

Originally Posted by boristhebold

Anyone know of an after market product which will last longer than the original manufactured mud guards ?

Originally Posted by mister p

Nissan Patrol

Surely a pair of those would be a bit snug fitted to a Defender?

[tony t]

[QUOTE=boristhebold;437150]Mudguards !

Im having to replace my second mudguard in less than 1 year,

Nothing wrong with mine after all this time.. might start a show us your defender thread

[mister p]

Defenders are so crap that they're not even cool anymore. Drove one in the military, owned one, watched them being built and tested many..........Heath Robinson himself wouldn't touch one.
There's not even anything TONKA about them. They're all tin-snipped, unfinished, untreated, Friday afternoon bodges.
The only passable examples are Series 111 LWB Safaris in blue with a towbar. And that's with gin and rose tints.

[tony t]

Originally Posted by mister p

Defenders are so crap that they're not even cool anymore. Drove one in the military, owned one, watched them being built and tested many..........Heath Robinson himself wouldn't touch one.
There's not even anything TONKA about them. They're all tin-snipped, unfinished, untreated, Friday afternoon bodges.
The only passable examples are Series 111 LWB Safaris in blue with a towbar. And that's with gin and rose tints.

Your a true fan then

[mick]

Used every day for work and play.

[willk]

Originally Posted by tony t

Your a true fan then

Originally Posted by mister p

The only passable examples are Series 111 LWB Safaris in sky blue with a towbar

He's got very refined taste for a squaddie though

[Ribtecer]

might start a show us your defender thread [/QUOTE]

Seeing as you showed me yours, I thought I ought to show you mine.

This was having its bottom cleaned after the salt and sh!t they put on the roads for all the snow last year.

I do love it, but have to agree the quality is not great, I too popped the rivets on the mud flaps, replaced them with s/s bolts from the back and s/s dome nuts and been fine for the last 2 years.

What do we think of the new Defender for 2017? I hated it at first but it is growing on me a bit.

Bottom line - if you don't understand why we have them, there not for you.

[mister p]

He's got very refined taste for a squaddie though

Is it the gin to which you are referring?

[Kernow Buoy]

Here's mine with a small bit of modification going on

[mister p]

I don't understand why you have them and they are certainly not for me.

But if that's what floats your boat (sic) , then that's why we're here.

[mister p]

Originally Posted by Kernow

Here's mine with a small bit of modification going on

And that's what was left after you drove it back from the showroom, and they said "they all do that, sir".

[Kernow Buoy]

Originally Posted by mister p

And that's what was left after you drove it back from the showroom, and they said "they all do that, sir".

No that was my Disco 3 !
'Flo' bless her, is 24 years old and needed a little tlc, galved chassis & Bulkhead going on and a 4 litre V8. she'll probably now outlive me!

[mick]

Originally Posted by mister p

I don't understand why you have them and they are certainly not for me.

But if that's what floats your boat (sic) , then that's why we're here.

Bought mine to do a job and it does it well there not the most refined motor but you know it will go almost anywhere and i need a bit of comfort I use this.