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| Smilesapart Member Since: 28 Sep 2013 Location: Suffolk Posts: 735  
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Personal choice but I prefer them without check plate
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28th Mar 2014 9:11pm |
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| Matthew_Mills Member Since: 16 Feb 2014 Location: Somerset Posts: 152 
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That's the dilemma..
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28th Mar 2014 11:03pm |
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| Grouse Member Since: 16 Apr 2012 Location: on the hill Posts: 523 |
+1 I hate checker plate - imho it's only ok to fit for covering up damage
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28th Mar 2014 11:28pm |
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| grafty99 Member Since: 15 Aug 2012 Location: North Devon Posts: 4795 
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Checker plate is the most terrible thing you can possibly put on a defender IMO. Have the sills re painted then have them wrapped in anti stone chip vinyl
 2002 90 Td5 Station Wagon
1990 Vogue SE Triumph Tiger Explorer 1200 Td5 90 Thread http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic50767.html Tdi 110 Thread https://www.defender2.net/forum/topic69562.html RRC Thread http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic54492.html Instagram http://www.instagram.com/george_grafton |
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28th Mar 2014 11:36pm |
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| Matthew_Mills Member Since: 16 Feb 2014 Location: Somerset Posts: 152
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3-0
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28th Mar 2014 11:37pm |
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| custom90 Member Since: 21 Jan 2010 Location: South West, England. Posts: 20593
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IMO it has it's place for protection but other than that...
I have wing tops, sills and rear quarters on body. That's all. All areas that could suffer damage. |
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28th Mar 2014 11:40pm |
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| landys1 Member Since: 04 Dec 2013 Location: Cheshire Posts: 134 
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+1 dislike chequer plate, but would go for black if I had to on a black defender....or take sills off and put rock sliders on instead..... 1959 Series 2 Ragtop
1989 SWB Stationwagon 1998 300Tdi Hard Top and 2012 2.2 Puma Hardtop (at work) 2011 Puma 90 2.4 XS |
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29th Mar 2014 6:58am |
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| bpman Member Since: 21 May 2008 Location: Oslo Posts: 8069 
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+1 I dislike chequer plate, typically used to cover dents on wing tops that dent sooo easily.
Although it has it's place on some working/expedition defenders where people walk on the vehicle. Sills are quite a good idea for an everyday family defender but you can go too far. I reckon satin black sills would look ok. The price and quality varies, genuine LR is pretty spendy. |
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29th Mar 2014 7:09am |
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| LR90XS2011 Member Since: 05 Apr 2011 Location: bickenhill Posts: 3650 
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Its each to thier own, I have Silver Chequer Plate (from mammoth on the sills on a Galway Green 90 and wish I had not fitted it. If I were to go back in time I would have used clear vinyl DEFENDER 90 TDCI XS,
I hope everyone is well and your land rovers make you happy |
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29th Mar 2014 7:12am |
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| theorangebandit Member Since: 03 Jun 2013 Location: Stowmarket Posts: 862 |
O have anodized plating on my santorini black 110
I think the offset of colour works very well. The all black thing does look good but for me its a bit too much one colour http://s661.photobucket.com/user/theorange...f.jpg.html |
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29th Mar 2014 7:14am |
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| Interlet Member Since: 10 Oct 2011 Location: Norwich Posts: 461 
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Or rock sliders, but that's a bit OT for some people. I tried to be a chequerplate minimalist, until I crumpled both rear wings within a month. I agree with rear quarter...I also stuck some discreet plating for stepping plates on my bumper because every time I climbed onto it, the paint would chip off. 1998 110 300Tdi White Hard Top |
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29th Mar 2014 8:13am |
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| g-mack Member Since: 07 Jan 2014 Location: northumberland Posts: 1967
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im in the like camp! but has to be black! i think the wing tops look bare without it!
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29th Mar 2014 10:43am |
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| K9F Member Since: 12 Nov 2009 Location: Bournemouth Posts: 9610 
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'Each to their own' I too am obviously in the 'like camp.' Wing tops handy for laying tools and hot drinks on whilst you're working. Bonnet for easier loading/unloading of rack (saves stepladders) the rest came with the vehicle. Black may have perhaps been a preference if I had a choice from the beginning but with a regular wipe with a damp rag and vinegar remains like new.
Click image to enlarge 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 Mar 2014 10:51am |
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| trooper Member Since: 11 Mar 2014 Location: west sussex Posts: 102 
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On met. dark blue black looks great on sills & wing tops.
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29th Mar 2014 11:15am |
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