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| munch90 Member Since: 26 Oct 2013 Location: guildford Posts: 3558  
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rivnuts and tamperproof bolts maybe
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13th Apr 2014 9:44am |
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| bpman Member Since: 21 May 2008 Location: Oslo Posts: 8069 
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^^ that's a good idea together with a steel wire hooking around the engine lift bracket
(or loop a steel cable around the bonnet mouldings and thru the engine lift bracket) |
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13th Apr 2014 10:01am |
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| ARC99 Member Since: 19 Feb 2013 Location: North Yorkshire Posts: 1831  
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Now I understand how they nick them and why my local indi prefers to work with bonnet off. Calling Brendan...................I have an order for you. 
money now spent.  Don't make old people mad.
We don't like being old in the first place, so it doesn't take much to  us off.
Richard Last edited by ARC99 on 13th Apr 2014 8:05pm. Edited 1 time in total |
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13th Apr 2014 10:07am |
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| IanW Member Since: 12 Jun 2011 Location: Gloucestershire Posts: 172 
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Shoot this down in flames if you will, but looking at the bonnet release handle under the dash it would be easy to drill it through to the metal bracket behind and insert a self tapper. Might slow the thieves down a little. Or if you don't want to drill holes a suitable jubilee clip around the outside of the handle and through the metal bracket will stop the handle being operated - although I've just ordered some security hinges as well. One wife - livid
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13th Apr 2014 2:57pm |
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| Joe the Plumber Member Since: 18 Dec 2013 Location: Midlands Posts: 907 
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They don't need to pull the handle to open the bonnet, just reach in and pull the cable from outside in either of a couple of locations.
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13th Apr 2014 3:33pm |
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| AWOL Member Since: 31 Oct 2013 Location: UK Posts: 222 |
Why, oh why, haven't any of the aftermarket guys thought to make the hinges at least as large as the original ones?
There are some really nice looking products, some of which seem exceptionally well made (and priced accordingly!), but most seem to leave at least some filler exposed. The ones posted above with the coded bolt heads sound perfect, but then then you look at the finish left around them... Surely it must be one of the simplest (and most obvious) things on earth to do if you're making them from scratch to ensure the footprint is the same or a whisker larger in all dimensions??? |
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13th Apr 2014 4:39pm |
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| WelshGas Member Since: 01 Oct 2010 Location: Vale of Glamorgan Posts: 935  
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Agree AWOL. in fact they could be more than a whisker larger as long as the holes are in the correct places and then they would definitely cover any paint damaged/absent areas when the originals are removed. Exactly the same as the door hinges.
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Neighbourhood Watch for Land Rover Owners http://www.landywatch.co.uk/smf2/index.php |
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13th Apr 2014 5:18pm |
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| leeds Member Since: 28 Dec 2009 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 8581
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The original Land Rover bonnet hinge is of cast metal design and is produced in tens of thousands per year.
The after market hinges are made in hundreds of units per year. The original hinge has been designed so that it rises up from the bonnet to the hinge pin and is shaped to go around the bulkhead curl. The bonnet is painted after after the hinges have been fitted leaving an unpainted portion of the bonnet corresponding to the curl shield of the original cast bonnet. Distance between the bonnet and the hinge curl is not great. Yes there are potential solutions to covering the small unpainted area of the bonnet but that is at a cost of £££'s Now people complain about the cost of the hinges as they are! So choice is a vastly increased bonnet hinge price, so lower demand which pushers prices up more or buying a small paint touch up pen??!! Brendan |
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13th Apr 2014 9:28pm |
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| Cuthbert Member Since: 26 Oct 2013 Location: Up North Posts: 1535 |
Can't say I've ever bought any Defender parts off eBay - "questionable" or not - so the "we" certainly doesn't include me. |
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13th Apr 2014 10:08pm |
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| AWOL Member Since: 31 Oct 2013 Location: UK Posts: 222 |
Being serious, how much more do you reckon the first option would cost someone to do? Suspect I'm not alone in not wanting to look at touch up pen on an otherwise pristine £20k+ vehicle. |
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14th Apr 2014 7:07pm |
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| shaggydog Member Since: 12 Aug 2012 Location: Kent Posts: 3347 
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Just an idea- why not supply a touch up pen with the bonnet hinge so that you can touch up the area around the hinge but also might give insight into what colours are most often targeted?
Just a thought. Worryingly this is what mine look like without ever being removed 
Click image to enlarge |
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14th Apr 2014 7:24pm |
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| munch90 Member Since: 26 Oct 2013 Location: guildford Posts: 3558
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if someone took the time to design a hinge surely it would make sense to make sure it fits properly without leaving the undercoat showing or have to touch in by hand with a brush !!!!
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14th Apr 2014 8:21pm |
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| Joe the Plumber Member Since: 18 Dec 2013 Location: Midlands Posts: 907
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As the bonnet has to be lifted right up to remove it from the hinge brackets, I'm quite surprised security product manufacturers haven't concentrated on stopping it being opened in the first place rather than on changing the hinges.
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14th Apr 2014 9:17pm |
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| Happyoldgit Member Since: 14 Sep 2007 Location: Norfolk Posts: 3471 
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All those who lack the apparent ability or desire to cope with a small amount of touching up and blending in; could you not look to produce a gasket of a suitable material with a footprint to cover the unpainted area, with a bit of thought and application it can b done. There was a time when a lot of Land Rover owners were a fairly adaptable bunch
 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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