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PCA42

Member Since: 15 Jun 2014
Location: Church Stretton
Posts: 468

2008 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 DCPU Tonga Green

Tomb Raider 110 Side Steps

Evening all,

I'm after some advice on side steps/runners.

The females on my family have trouble climbing into my 110, and will definitely have trouble once my HD front springs are on. So I'm looking to fit some sort of step to aid getting in.

I do use my truck off road, so the normal LR side steps are out of the question as their mounts don't look too strong so won't offer much protection, and also hang too low reducing clearance.

I have thought about rock sliders with the tree bars, as I had these fitted to my 90 and they put up with the off road abuse, but the 110 won't be driven into such extreme places to need really HD protection... And the tree slider can also be in the way of getting in if you can't get your leg up high enough to use it as a step (plus get trousers dirty when sliding out). Plus, I'm not sure on the aesthetics when fitted to my truck, I prefer their 'look' when combined with wider tyres (OCD, I know).

So, I've been looking closer at the 'Tomb Raider' style of side step.

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Does anyone have these steps fitted?

How do you rate them?

How strong are they? Do you think they'd strug off normal off road clouts (not talking of sliding the truck over rocks, just mud banks etc) to protect the sills?

Cheers!

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Pete

2010 Discovery 4 GS TDV6
1972 Series III 88" 2.25P

5th Jan 2015 11:22pm

kipperthedog

Member Since: 27 Jun 2013
Location: Down South
Posts: 403

My 110 has always had them (not Genuine I think) and they have stood up to what I have asked. Mine were plastic coated though, which I managed to lose large chunks out of, and what was left was a bu66er to get off so that I could paint them, so I would avoid that finish. Some fit with front mud flaps and some including Genuine TR do not.

(Mine similar to these http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/LAND-ROVER-DEFEN...0551159544, 110 version obviously, the brackets are the same at least.)

6th Jan 2015 11:21am

g-mack

Member Since: 07 Jan 2014
Location: northumberland
Posts: 1967

My pal has them on his 90, now I don't know if they are fitted incorrectly but I find them next to useless for standing on! Can't get my foot on them enough My 109 thread

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6th Jan 2015 12:13pm

CatherineF

Member Since: 22 Nov 2014
Location: Wiltshire
Posts: 762

Ours are like that as well. 2015 Audi Q3 Quattro S Line Plus 184 TDI Stronic
2010 90 SMC Over Land Nero Edition - Santorini Black Metallic (Now Departed)

6th Jan 2015 12:17pm

kipperthedog

Member Since: 27 Jun 2013
Location: Down South
Posts: 403

I find them next to useless as a step myself but the rest of my family manage....many falling on the ground incidents ensued when I took them off to paint them!

6th Jan 2015 12:55pm

PCA42

Member Since: 15 Jun 2014
Location: Church Stretton
Posts: 468

As in next to useless, CatherineF?

An interesting point there, I did wonder. I imagine they'd be ok if you but your foot on lengthways, but a bit awkward to do? Pete

2010 Discovery 4 GS TDV6
1972 Series III 88" 2.25P

6th Jan 2015 12:56pm

kipperthedog

Member Since: 27 Jun 2013
Location: Down South
Posts: 403

It is more the fact that they are only 4" below the door openning (so big step then a little step) that means I find them next to useless, rather than the width of the step itself. I find it makes getting in harder if I step on it than if I step over it. It probably comes down to length of leg and size of feet. I have HD springs and the rest of my family deffo prefer them on to off.

6th Jan 2015 1:57pm

g-mack

Member Since: 07 Jan 2014
Location: northumberland
Posts: 1967

Lol glad I'm not only one then. My 109 thread

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6th Jan 2015 2:29pm

PCA42

Member Since: 15 Jun 2014
Location: Church Stretton
Posts: 468

I certainly don't need them nor would fit on them with size 13s, but hopefully my lass would find them handy being little if the rest of your family does Kipper!

Pete

2010 Discovery 4 GS TDV6
1972 Series III 88" 2.25P

6th Jan 2015 2:59pm

PCA42

Member Since: 15 Jun 2014
Location: Church Stretton
Posts: 468

Decided to take the plunge and get some...

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It's actually made it more difficult for my mother to get in

oh well, she'll have to make do with a collapsible plastic step now! At least it'll protect the sills a bit and give a small degree of side impact protection... :lol:

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Pete

2010 Discovery 4 GS TDV6
1972 Series III 88" 2.25P

11th Jan 2015 12:33pm

CatherineF

Member Since: 22 Nov 2014
Location: Wiltshire
Posts: 762

PCA42 wrote:
As in next to useless, CatherineF?

An interesting point there, I did wonder. I imagine they'd be ok if you but your foot on lengthways, but a bit awkward to do?

No not next to useless but they fit very close to the body at the front and you can't get your whole foot on them. 2015 Audi Q3 Quattro S Line Plus 184 TDI Stronic
2010 90 SMC Over Land Nero Edition - Santorini Black Metallic (Now Departed)

11th Jan 2015 12:39pm

mk1collector

Member Since: 17 Sep 2009
Location: West Yorkshire
Posts: 6769

Take the end caps off and squirt dinitrol or dynax ub in quickly before they start to rot which can happen very quickly

11th Jan 2015 3:29pm

PCA42

Member Since: 15 Jun 2014
Location: Church Stretton
Posts: 468

^ Good idea, got a can of Dinitrol cav wax lined up on the workbench to do that

Pete

2010 Discovery 4 GS TDV6
1972 Series III 88" 2.25P

12th Jan 2015 12:41am

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