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| Mr Fox Member Since: 10 Sep 2011 Location: green & pleasant land Posts: 1037   
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Thank you - mine is arriving next month, so will be doing the same thing.
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31st Dec 2023 3:49pm |
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| Japseroony Member Since: 02 Jan 2008 Location: North East England Posts: 807  
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Mine rusted on my P400 but were replaced under warranty - understand this is not an option anymore as LR are refusing to replace FOC
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2nd Jan 2024 2:17pm |
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| pjeski Member Since: 25 Jul 2023 Location: Michigan Posts: 107 
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They will be replacing mine under warranty on Monday. Here's a pre-owned '23 on the showroom floor:
 Click image to enlarge It looks like mine did when it was new. It doesn't look coated, maybe just phosphated. This is a '24 on the. showroom floor. It definitely looks coated: Click image to enlarge This is one of my replacements. It looks more like the '24 than the '23. Click image to enlarge |
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2nd Jan 2024 6:12pm |
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| LR Nuts Member Since: 10 Aug 2022 Location: UK Posts: 1111 
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JLR, if in doubt, 'delete' it. Can't do that with my rusty steel wheels !! |
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2nd Jan 2024 6:36pm |
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| pjeski Member Since: 25 Jul 2023 Location: Michigan Posts: 107
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I took Japseroony's post to mean warranty is no longer an option, not tow hooks are no longer an option. |
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3rd Jan 2024 4:11pm |
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| RDR Member Since: 27 Apr 2018 Location: Derbyshire Posts: 592
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Just had these pop up on my facebook feed
https://archetyperacing.com/products/defen...ery-points 110 MY23.5 X Dynamic HSE RR MY23 HSE PHEV D5 MY19 HSE - Now Sold D4 MY16 HSE Luxury - Now Sold D4 MY12 HSE - Gone D3 MY06 S - Gone but not forgotten |
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3rd Jan 2024 7:20pm |
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| Moo Member Since: 01 Oct 2021 Location: UK Posts: 1368 
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They look good but so far I don't have an issue. Eiger Grey MY23 D250 SE with bits. Known as Noddy.
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3rd Jan 2024 9:52pm |
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| lightning Member Since: 23 Apr 2009 Location: High Peak, Derbyshire Posts: 2759
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Mine aren't coated, they're just painted. I would think coating would be a bad idea for a tow hook as it would easily be damaged if you actually used them.
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5th Jan 2024 8:45pm |
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| RDR Member Since: 27 Apr 2018 Location: Derbyshire Posts: 592
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Yep I bet coating will fail quickly under intended use. We don’t use ours in anger more for dog tethers. I was thinking of printing some red caps for them on short tethers so they don’t get lost. 110 MY23.5 X Dynamic HSE
RR MY23 HSE PHEV D5 MY19 HSE - Now Sold D4 MY16 HSE Luxury - Now Sold D4 MY12 HSE - Gone D3 MY06 S - Gone but not forgotten |
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5th Jan 2024 8:51pm |
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| pjeski Member Since: 25 Jul 2023 Location: Michigan Posts: 107
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Ok, just to be clear, I consider paint a coating as opposed to phosphating which is generally a pre-treatment. I also believe a good powder coating would be more durable than paint.
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5th Jan 2024 9:04pm |
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| Defendit.. Member Since: 09 Aug 2020 Location: 's-Hertogenbosch Posts: 422 
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After almost 3 years I can assure you, nothing will prevent the tow hooks.
Don't worry about them, just respray ( each year) after they are used for what they are mentioned to. Really my least worry of the New Defender.. No Mud flaps for my 90.! ----------------------------------------- P300 S MY21 on air, adv.+ offroad pack, DRL+fog, Dinamica Suedecloth + Ebony headliner/Cross Beam- Many Mods.. |
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5th Jan 2024 10:57pm |
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| RDR Member Since: 27 Apr 2018 Location: Derbyshire Posts: 592
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I get your thinking but it’s damn annoying to see coatings fail on a car less the 3 months old. My Land Rovers get well used and I readily accept wear and tear but this sort of thing winds me up. 110 MY23.5 X Dynamic HSE
RR MY23 HSE PHEV D5 MY19 HSE - Now Sold D4 MY16 HSE Luxury - Now Sold D4 MY12 HSE - Gone D3 MY06 S - Gone but not forgotten |
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6th Jan 2024 1:35pm |
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| Retroanaconda Member Since: 04 Jan 2012 Location: Scotland Posts: 2642 
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Don’t look underneath then!
This was mine after a few months of winter salt. Click image to enlarge |
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6th Jan 2024 6:03pm |
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| RDR Member Since: 27 Apr 2018 Location: Derbyshire Posts: 592
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 Literally just driven to back home from a week in the highlands today and was thinking in the traffic I need to get the lance underneath after all the road salt 110 MY23.5 X Dynamic HSE
RR MY23 HSE PHEV D5 MY19 HSE - Now Sold D4 MY16 HSE Luxury - Now Sold D4 MY12 HSE - Gone D3 MY06 S - Gone but not forgotten |
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6th Jan 2024 7:42pm |
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