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| bob neville Member Since: 30 Apr 2009 Location: Marbella Posts: 3248   
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LR (not the dealer) were saying they would not replace my rusty standard steps last year so i purchased a set of F & I ones to do the swap myself. LR did replace the steps so I just replaced the new standard ones with the F & I and now another forum member has a brand new set of genuine LR side steps
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28th Jun 2012 7:48pm |
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| ay4alex Member Since: 18 Feb 2009 Location: Midlands Posts: 328  
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Just out of interest, does anyone know if you can take the side steps apart? If you were to drill the Rivets for example? my Chequer plate is looking tired, and I think it would be more subtle if the Chequer was powdercoated black?
Alex 110 Tdci Double Cab |
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29th Jun 2012 10:02am |
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| LandRoverAnorak Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 11324
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Yes you can, as I've done exactly that. I've had the main tubes galvanised and then both them and the chequerplate inserts powder coated. I've yet to reassemble them though. I'm not sure whether to use large rivets or to fit rivnuts in the tubes and bolt them on.
 Click image to enlarge Darren
110 USW BUILD THREAD - EXPEDITION TRAILER - 200tdi 90 BUILD THREAD - SANKEY TRAILER - IG@landroveranorak "You came in that thing? You're braver than I thought!" - Princess Leia |
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29th Jun 2012 11:10am |
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| ay4alex Member Since: 18 Feb 2009 Location: Midlands Posts: 328
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Awesome, thanks LRA
What's the story with the rubber edging strip? can you just pull it off and then re use it when you put it back together? Cheers, Alex 110 Tdci Double Cab |
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29th Jun 2012 11:27am |
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| LandRoverAnorak Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 11324
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The rubber bit is actually a shaped pad that's sandwiched between the chequerplate and tube rather than an edging strip. Yes, that can be cleaned up and re-used. Darren
110 USW BUILD THREAD - EXPEDITION TRAILER - 200tdi 90 BUILD THREAD - SANKEY TRAILER - IG@landroveranorak "You came in that thing? You're braver than I thought!" - Princess Leia |
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29th Jun 2012 11:35am |
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| K9F Member Since: 12 Nov 2009 Location: Bournemouth Posts: 9610 
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Rivnuts must be the way forward in my opinion. For ease of any future disassembly and the fact fastener heads will be a lot more aesthetically pleasing than rivets and you get a choice.
Nice job by the way!!!! If you go through life with your head in the sand....all people will see is an ar5e!!
Treat every day as if it is your last....one day you will be right!! |
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29th Jun 2012 11:49am |
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| LandRoverAnorak Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 11324
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Yeah, that was kind of my thinking. I haven't looked at it yet but my only concern is whether I can fit rivnuts of an appropriate size in the existing holes. What I don't particularly want to do is have to start drilling them out now that it's all nicely coated. Darren
110 USW BUILD THREAD - EXPEDITION TRAILER - 200tdi 90 BUILD THREAD - SANKEY TRAILER - IG@landroveranorak "You came in that thing? You're braver than I thought!" - Princess Leia |
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29th Jun 2012 12:06pm |
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| Porny Site Sponsor Member Since: 31 Aug 2009 Location: Sutton Coldfield - West Midlands Posts: 809 
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You really want to use M6 riv nuts, so you will have to drill the hole out to 9mm (well, about 8.  . You then then fit coated or stainless steel riv nuts - and use a M6 stainless button head bolt with a stainless steel washer.
I have just done Tim's (from mobilecentre) so if he is reading this, he might be kind enough to post as picture of the finished article. 
Ian |
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30th Jun 2012 11:07am |
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