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| The Boy Member Since: 28 Aug 2008 Location: East Northants Posts: 1459   
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I have pre 2007 wing top plate on mine. Do not fit this as it will chip you bonnet paint as the bonnet overlaps. I got mine free (a gift among others to try to get me to take an offer of empoyment) which is why i fitted it. I stuck some draft excluder to stop it taking the paint off. do yourself a favour and go for the 2007 stuff. My advise is to spend the extra money and order it through LR. Theres an interesting story why the 07 bonnet does not follow the silhouette of the pre 07 but I don't want to bore you with bad mufacturing story's.
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24th Feb 2010 6:59pm |
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| Zinke Member Since: 27 Jan 2009 Location: Scunthorpe Posts: 670 
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Go on the boy, tell us please!
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24th Feb 2010 7:55pm |
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| The Boy Member Since: 28 Aug 2008 Location: East Northants Posts: 1459
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*cough* well as rumor has it (can't get sued if I say that
 ). No lets jsut say maybe someone could not read drawings when making the tooling, and lets say nobody noticed until maybe they made so many that they had not time to make more tooling (to meet production dead lines) and the cost of throwing all the ones made in to a skip . Just a rumor of course 
Boy |
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24th Feb 2010 8:06pm |
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| TJ101 Member Since: 30 May 2007 Location: Taunton Somerset Posts: 3748  
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Will 2nd the Boy, re fitment
My first Puma, had a set of gen TD5 wing tops fitted,, and while i don't remember any "chips" did rub the bonnet,, all subsequent puma's have had gen 07 on versions,, no problem California F1, 75th 110 "Kermit", 50th Ann V8, 90 V8 Hybrid, 55 Series 1 Main Brian James Trailer Dealer for South West UK |
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24th Feb 2010 10:37pm |
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| discocuzzy Member Since: 16 Jul 2008 Location: surrey Posts: 1200 
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I have TD5 stuff on mine...like the fuller coverage than the Puma stuff...more places to put my coffee and spanners
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25th Feb 2010 12:07am |
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| dm_td5 Member Since: 20 Jul 2008 Location: Arnhem Land Posts: 609  
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3mm CP will give you the most problems and of course this is what the OEM stuff is and is the better grade to fit than the thin stuff. Trouble is the bonnet on the Puma is wider at the front and rear by quite a bit. Now I know of some who have fitted the Td5 stuff no problems, but when I tried the clearances between the bonnet and the wing top meant it wasn't possible, so I got the stuff specific to the Puma.
Now we all know about panel tolerances in Defenders... so if you bonnet has gaps you could rive a series through you might get away with it. 110 2.4TDCi 110 300Tdi 
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25th Feb 2010 6:51am |
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| MuddyMarky Member Since: 01 Feb 2010 Location: Oxfordshire Posts: 548 
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Thanks guys.....think I'll stick to the specific Puma stuff then. What do we think about the sills/rear corners? Are these bits Puma specific aswell, or all the same? Mark
2011 110 XS DC Stornoway Grey |
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25th Feb 2010 10:39am |
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| discocuzzy Member Since: 16 Jul 2008 Location: surrey Posts: 1200
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Marky...speak to Patriot....exactly the same as the LR stuff at significantly lower prices...i paid £40 odd quid for my wing tops and rubber gaskets
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25th Feb 2010 11:45am |
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| landyman1 Member Since: 11 Jul 2009 Location: Pembrokeshire,South Wales Posts: 57 
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If quality is what you are after I recommend you try mammouth4x4.co.uk products.
come complete with gaskets, available specific to puma and really well finished edges. stainless steel fixings too. 1981 series 3 swb gone
1986 v8 110 station wagon current 2009 puma 110 xs utility station wagon latest addition |
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25th Feb 2010 12:56pm |
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| MuddyMarky Member Since: 01 Feb 2010 Location: Oxfordshire Posts: 548
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Thanks for the recommendations guys. Things is, I get frustrated with these websites....no prices, particularly (if the parts are listed at all)
The prices I've been quoted so for are £99 for the wing tops, £83 for sills, £24 for rear corners. All this is genuine, new, unused items, with all fittings, etc.....from what I can see, it's a big saving over main dealer prices. Mark 2011 110 XS DC Stornoway Grey |
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25th Feb 2010 1:06pm |
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| Glynparry25 Member Since: 16 Feb 2009 Location: Miserable Midlands Posts: 3015  
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I will second that I will be down the workshop this weekend on a charity project. Just do a google search for Mammouth 4x4 and have a look through the product gallery
Sneak peek of what they are making at the moment: Click image to enlarge Glyn Admin note: this post has had its images recovered from a money grabbing photo hosting site and reinstated  |
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25th Feb 2010 1:40pm |
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| MuddyMarky Member Since: 01 Feb 2010 Location: Oxfordshire Posts: 548
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Just emailed mammouth to get a quote.....will wait & see now! Mark
2011 110 XS DC Stornoway Grey |
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25th Feb 2010 1:50pm |
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| alantd Member Since: 14 Dec 2008 Location: Northamptonshire Posts: 1513 
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I want one of those in black! I can't stand on the bonnet at the moment and it frustrates me :blub: Admin note: this post has had its images recovered from a money grabbing photo hosting site and reinstated One that started out as a 2.4 TDCi 110 XS
+ New Defender 110 First Edition |
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25th Feb 2010 6:21pm |
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| Nidge Member Since: 27 Jan 2008 Location: Kildare Ireland Posts: 817  
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Me too - Mammouth all the way. Same quality as the Genuine stuff but no where near the price. Do a kit for the Puma as well.
Looks so like the Land rover stuff just maybe they make the Chequer Plate for LR ........
N. |
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25th Feb 2010 8:54pm |
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