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NCTT

Member Since: 07 Apr 2008
Location: ESSEX
Posts: 229

can you put utility sides onto a standard 110 ?

ok so here is the deal i want a utility BUT not many about privatley and i begrudge paying 20pc vat for essentially exactly the same car
can u mod a 110 to make it a utility ?

18th Oct 2012 12:29pm

farmer giles

Member Since: 09 Feb 2011
Location: worcestershire
Posts: 1299

2011 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 SW Cairns Blue

yes you can but it won't change the tax status.
also i beleive you can only use 110 sides as the 90 hardtop side length is different.

try equicar for parts

18th Oct 2012 12:52pm

NCTT

Member Since: 07 Apr 2008
Location: ESSEX
Posts: 229

hmmmmmm , thanks farmer
appreciated

18th Oct 2012 12:58pm

blackwolf

Member Since: 03 Nov 2009
Location: South West England
Posts: 17441

2007 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 DCPU Stornoway Grey

The rear sides on a 110 USW are (I am told) the same length as those on an 88" (but not a 90").

You could convert a 110 DC to a USW and maintain the tax status but it is a lot of work, since you'd need to change the rear buck, rear cab panel and roof. The roof should fetch plenty on on ebay though.

18th Oct 2012 1:22pm

NCTT

Member Since: 07 Apr 2008
Location: ESSEX
Posts: 229

blimey sounds like aklot of hassle
ill pass and keep my eyes open !

18th Oct 2012 1:47pm

Timo K

Member Since: 23 Aug 2012
Location: Helsinki
Posts: 171

I had my 110 STW converted to a USW by Foley's. You can get the sidepanels from them. About £200 or thereabouts? No big deal. Cheap and easy.

18th Oct 2012 2:02pm

foxkilla

Member Since: 01 May 2009
Location: J23 M1
Posts: 156

2008 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 USW Auto Tonga Green

You could convert a 110 DC to a USW and maintain the tax status but it is a lot of work, since you'd need to change the rear buck, rear cab panel and roof. The roof should fetch plenty on on ebay though.[/quote]

2 Days work at most once you have gathered all the parts together!

hardest part for me was converting full length van sides

18th Oct 2012 2:03pm

udderlyoffroad

Member Since: 18 Jul 2011
Location: Bristol
Posts: 124

blackwolf wrote:
The rear sides on a 110 USW are (I am told) the same length as those on an 88" (but not a 90").

Correct - currently have some 88" sides bolted on to my 110 CSW tub. You can pick up an 88" set of vansides for not much on ebay as series folk convert their vans to station wagons. I paid £45 and that included a roof and windscreen! Note however that 88-ers have rear quarterlights wheras USW sides do not. If security for gear was your concern it wouldn't take much to get these tinted - even a DIY ebay kit would cost less than £20 for both.

As has been mentioned, none of this helps your tax problem - surely a chat with your account would help you justify a USW....

Real trucks don't have spark plugs

18th Oct 2012 2:41pm

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