jerseyman wrote:

I would be tempted by these if it was not for the obtrusive branding. I really wish suppliers would stop doing this, I drive a Land Rover not an ORP (or an Entreq or a ..... )

one of my pet hates also.

jerseyman wrote:

I would be tempted by these if it was not for the obtrusive branding. I really wish suppliers would stop doing this, I drive a Land Rover not an ORP (or an Entreq or a ..... )

K9F wrote:

Thanks Brian,

Am leaning more towards a set each time the thread is revisited.

Need to do something, it's a shame the stainless steel ones that used to be advertised on Smiling Hound's old website never came to fruition. There was loads of interest in the product itself but e-mail queries remained unanswered as did phone messages from many people.....if you can't deliver any service at the launch stage it's probably for the best it folded when it did.

http://www.landyzone.co.uk/lz/f7/rear-door-hinge-134806.html

http://www.defendersource.com/forum/archiv...36829.html

gilarion wrote:

To be honest I have never understood why Land Rover themselves have never come up with a better design for their door hinges. After all they have had seven decades to think about it. Seventy years ago it was OK I suppose to put a set of gate hinges on the back door, not so sure it cuts it nowadays on a vehicle that can cost upwards of over thirty grand.

K9F wrote:

Not cheap but did a little research....OX4X4 do some nice looking ones but on E-Bay state that as the footprint is slightly smaller than standard if your paintwork is faded you may be left with a tidemark, so didn't go for their door hinges (have gone for their bonnet ones though!)

In sourcing good OEM hinges here are a few cut and pastes from another site. TD5 ones seem the best but need a little work and galvanising to make them last....You could then have them whatever colour you wish.....Excuse the longevity of this post.....

Or knock the hinge pins out, wire brush them and get the hinges galvanised. Got a set of 4 hinges done for a fiver. Drill surplus galv out of hinge pin hole and fit new pins. With stainless bolts, job done, no more rust.

The galv idea sound good but is actually flawed in practice because you'll have to remove the layer of glav from the hinge where the two halves of the hinge rubs together. This metal-to-metal contact is what causes the wear in the hinges and is what would also compromise the galvanising process.

FWIW. Get yourself the later Td5 type hinges. These seem to resist rust better and have a nylon bush in the hinge to prevent the metal-to-metal contact. Try to get genuine LR hinges rather than aftermarket ones. The pattern hinges(S**tpart) we've been supplied in the past often have more slop in them than the knackered hinges we're looking to replace!

True, but a light kiss with a file is all it needs. Had my galved hinges for 5 years now and they haven't worn through this"contact patch" yet. My original hinges were scrap by the time they were 5 years old, worn to , sagging and rusting. The rust tends to accelerate the wear on the contact patch. 5 years on the galv ones are good as new. I got brand new ones galved by the way. 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!!