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| leeds Member Since: 28 Dec 2009 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 8582  
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General consensus would be (a) bonnet not strong enough (b) spare on Puma bonnet would be too obstructive to driver vision.
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17th Aug 2012 10:53pm |
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| noworries4x4 Member Since: 24 Dec 2010 Location: Newton Abbot Devon Posts: 1195 
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I think the main reason you cant have them any more is the same as bull bars pedestrian saftey, nasty knock on the pumpkin if you hit someone and they go over the top instead of forwards, the mear fact that a Land Rovers bumper is going to break peoples legs in the first place, hey ho good old health and saftey, ahh that reminds me i am off to have a good old rant on the grumpy old man thread. If everything is under control you are not going fast enough.
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18th Aug 2012 7:26am |
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| GREENI Member Since: 22 Aug 2010 Location: staffs Posts: 10383
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That made me think of this
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18th Aug 2012 7:54am |
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| leeds Member Since: 28 Dec 2009 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 8582
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To the best of my knowledge there is no legal reason against having a bonnet mounted spare wheel, as long as you have clear vision of the road ahead.
Likewise there is no legal reason not to have a winch mounting system on the front of your vehicle as long as there is a winch attached to it. Brendan |
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18th Aug 2012 8:42am |
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| blackwolf Member Since: 03 Nov 2009 Location: South West England Posts: 17480 
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I believe the practice was outlawed under EU type approval laws not because of pedestrian safety but because of occupant safety. If the bonnet is strong enough to carry the wheel both it and the wheel tend to come through the windscreen in a hard frontal collision. |
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18th Aug 2012 8:48am |
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| Happyoldgit Member Since: 14 Sep 2007 Location: Norfolk Posts: 3471 
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You seriously wouldn't want one perched on top of the hump on a Puma bonnet would you
 Steve.
Owned numerous Land Rover vehicles of all shapes and sizes over the decades. Current Defender: A non tarts hand-bagged Puma 110 XS USW. [Insert something impressive here such as extensive list of previous Land Rovers or examples of your prestigeous and expensive items, trinkets, houses, bikes, vehicles etc] http://forums.lr4x4.com I used to be Miserable ...but now I'm ecstatic. |
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18th Aug 2012 9:23am |
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| BigWheels Member Since: 21 Mar 2010 Location: Somerset Posts: 1405 
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Where are double cab spare wheels factory fitted? Land Rover Defenders. 67 years heritage, minimal appearance changes, still going strong all over the world. Not a fashion vehicle, but fashionable to own. Made for the needy, not the greedy. Ta ta Defender
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18th Aug 2012 9:49am |
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| Glynparry25 Member Since: 16 Feb 2009 Location: Miserable Midlands Posts: 3015  
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Bolted to the back of the cab in the load space. Glyn |
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18th Aug 2012 9:52am |
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| BigWheels Member Since: 21 Mar 2010 Location: Somerset Posts: 1405
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Not much room left in a 110 flatbed with it there. Land Rover Defenders. 67 years heritage, minimal appearance changes, still going strong all over the world. Not a fashion vehicle, but fashionable to own. Made for the needy, not the greedy. Ta ta Defender
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18th Aug 2012 9:57am |
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| Glynparry25 Member Since: 16 Feb 2009 Location: Miserable Midlands Posts: 3015
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Nope..... especially once you have got bigger tires. Some move to a swing away carrier, roof rack ,or I have put mine on top of the rear cover
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18th Aug 2012 9:59am |
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| Captain Speaking Member Since: 23 Jan 2012 Location: Oxfordshire Posts: 159 
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Well if it looked like the old military Defenders I reckon it would look seriously cool. It's just peering through a gap in the windscreen the size of a letterbox that might present some problems...  |
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18th Aug 2012 2:57pm |
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| K9F Member Since: 12 Nov 2009 Location: Bournemouth Posts: 9610 
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Captain,
MK asked the same question when I fitted my bonnet chequerplate. Think that may be the only option if you're going to mount a spare, either that or a smaller plate to add some strength. Not sure if he went ahead though? 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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18th Aug 2012 4:25pm |
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| shaun.mobile Member Since: 12 Dec 2011 Location: England Posts: 156 
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hmmm, in a hard frontal collision the deceleration of the vehicle coupled with the inertia of the bonnet mounted spare wheel would result (if the fastners failed) in the wheel becoming detached and by the laws of physics, trying to maintain its momentum. so blackwolf is right about it going through the windscreen, only it's not your windscreen, it's the one on the car that you have just slammed into. assuming that you have mounted your spare (with big fat tyre) on the bonnet, do you have to use a high lift jack to get it open to check your oil? would like to see some pictures of bonnet mounted wheels on puma's, both from a driver's visibilty perspective and from the front. |
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19th Aug 2012 2:05pm |
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| blackwolf Member Since: 03 Nov 2009 Location: South West England Posts: 17480
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Not if you've just rear-ended a truck ... or whatever's hit you is big enough to come over the chassis. Then say hello to Mr. Spare, closely followed by the Grim Reaper.
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19th Aug 2012 9:45pm |
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