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| K9F Member Since: 12 Nov 2009 Location: Bournemouth Posts: 9610   
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Hi Joe,
I've got Land Rover's own silver fitted! It is down to personal choice but I would say personally that the Land Rover supplied option is the best quality and the finish of the silver very resilient and after a year fitted no tarnishing and cleans up like new! Can't say anything about the black but for me I would pay the extra, stick with Land Rover supplied and go silver next time too!  If you go through life with your head in the sand....all people will see is an ar5e!!
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3rd May 2010 6:05pm |
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| discocuzzy Member Since: 16 Jul 2008 Location: surrey Posts: 1200 
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Patriot do exactly the same OEM product for 50 quid as fitted to mine
Dont let Landrover tear you a new arsehole You cannot teach stupid people to do clever things |
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3rd May 2010 6:41pm |
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| YORKSHIRELAD Member Since: 17 Mar 2009 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 159
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Alreight Joe. My Landy is silver and has the Genuine black chequer plating which I think looks good, and gives it a bit of contrast. For me as a general rule it would be, dark colours look better with silver, lighter colours black, but thats just me. What colour is your 90 Joe?.
Richard 1963 Series 2A truck cab 2008 110 SW |
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3rd May 2010 7:20pm |
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| NoDo$h Member Since: 18 Aug 2007 Location: Buried in deer guts in Dorset Posts: 972
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It's red. Go with black on that Joe
54 Freelander modded for mud 2008 D3 SE 2010 90 XS SW 1978 88 Series 3 undergoing surgery with a new owner 2007 90 County Truck Cab - gone 2006 D3 SE - gone 2004 Freelander Sport - gay 1999 Disco V8 ES rotted to bits Last edited by NoDo$h on 3rd May 2010 7:44pm. Edited 1 time in total |
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3rd May 2010 7:42pm |
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| Naks Member Since: 27 Jan 2009 Location: Stellenbosch, ZA Posts: 2640  
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pink? seriously, gunmetal grey |
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3rd May 2010 7:44pm |
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| driver Member Since: 02 Aug 2009 Location: bude , cornwall Posts: 206 
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If its grey I would go with silver that's what I have.
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3rd May 2010 7:52pm |
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| Joe90 Member Since: 21 Jan 2010 Location: UK Posts: 95 
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My landy is rutland red as shown on the left hand side of this page. I think black would probably look best as it would blend in quite well with all the other black stuff on my ninety. i.e. wing mirrors, wheel arches, headlight surrounds etc. Am I just simply thinking about this to much?
 Thanks for the help so far guys. |
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3rd May 2010 8:12pm |
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| MK Member Since: 28 Aug 2008 Location: Santiago Posts: 2418  
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I was thinking on anodized silver.
Look at the bearmach catalog. They show a red def. Puma 110" SW ............................................................. Earth first. Other planets later |
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3rd May 2010 8:33pm |
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| MrFlips Member Since: 27 May 2009 Location: Cardiff Posts: 682  
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No, I spend weeks thinking about what colour/style/make parts to put on the car. I'd agree with your thoughts though - go with black to match the mirrors, air intakes, sills etc. Personally I went with black Mammouth and can highly recommend it. Peter 2008 SWB Truck Cab 1952 80" Soft top |
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3rd May 2010 9:00pm |
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| leeds Member Since: 28 Dec 2009 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 8581
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Standard available finishes are natural, silver or black
Natural is cheaper and will dull off/tarnish quickly Silver will tend to reflect light into your eyes more So my choice as fitted to both our 110's is black Other alternative is to buy natural and then get it powdered coated to match your vehicle hth Brendan |
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3rd May 2010 9:22pm |
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| Buzu06 Member Since: 07 Jul 2009 Location: Bahrija Posts: 16  
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I went for black. It matches with all the other bits including the rocksliders... Hope pics help make your decision more clear  |
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3rd May 2010 9:53pm |
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| alantd Member Since: 14 Dec 2008 Location: Northamptonshire Posts: 1513 
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I have OEM black and it seems pretty durable (It regularly gets used as a step/workbench/tool store...)
Black will definitely suit the Red better IMHO. As Discocuzzy says, you don't have to go for LR original. One that started out as a 2.4 TDCi 110 XS + New Defender 110 First Edition |
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3rd May 2010 10:29pm |
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| SiWhite Member Since: 19 Jan 2010 Location: North Hampshire Posts: 455 
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Another vote for black here.... My blog - www.anacreinhampshire.blogspot.co.uk
110 TD5 BuildHERE - sold! 110 Tdci Build HERE - sold! Passat Alltrack - 4x4, auto, 45mpg, gloriously comfortable - but not a Defender! |
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4th May 2010 8:15am |
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| Cibit Member Since: 26 Oct 2009 Location: Northumberland Posts: 424 
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Black
Its the new silver  59 2.4 110 XS Utility
55 TD5 110 CSW Special Vehicle |
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4th May 2010 1:27pm |
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