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PCA42

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

2008 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 DCPU Tonga Green

I use a First Four HD bumper. They have built-in recovery eyes underneath the bumper, where the bar stretches back inline to the rearward eyes in the chassis where JATE-rings usually bolt to. This offers a much stronger places to pull from as there's 3 bolts taking the strain instead of the just two bumper bolts. The whole of the bumper piece is made from 5mm steel, the recovery eyes obviously thicker than this again.

I asked them to make me one with a 2" receiver in the middle for other accessories, but also provides another, central recovery point using the shackle block insert.

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Pete

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

22nd Apr 2015 9:52am

McGeordie

Member Since: 20 Feb 2012
Location: Central Scotland
Posts: 220

2014 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 USW Montalcino Red

Yes, Mcgeordie, they are definitely the best I've seen, for my purpose anyway.
I don't envisage any "heavy duty" off road stuff, so these should be fine for me.
Did you have to take the bumper off to fit?
Any chance of just one more pic, standing a bit back from the front of your Defender (something like Kmac's image of his front bar!), so that I can get an idea of what the general vehicle looks like with 'em on?
Thanks, Pickles[/quote]

Hope these help:

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24th Apr 2015 12:15pm

Pickles

Member Since: 26 May 2013
Location: Melbourne
Posts: 3779

2013 Defender 90 Puma 2.2 CSW Keswick Green

Thanks, yes looks good to me.
Thanks, Pickles.

24th Apr 2015 1:20pm

McGeordie

Member Since: 20 Feb 2012
Location: Central Scotland
Posts: 220

24th Apr 2015 1:37pm

Supacat

Member Since: 16 Oct 2012
Location: West Yorkshire
Posts: 11018

2013 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 XS DCPU Keswick Green

Well trawling the net, I came across an interesting modification dated August 2012:

"This instruction details the fitting of additional lashing eyes to the front bumper and to the rear chassis rail. This modification is only applicable to those units who would be considering transporting the equipment as internal load by Air."

No DMC NSN/Part No Designation Qty per eqpt
1 7XD 5340-99-968-6381 Lashing Eye (Bumper front) 2
2 G1 5310-99-122-6476 Washer, plain 4
3 G1 5310-99-470-6553 Washer plain 4
4 G1 5310-99-122-5497 Nut, Nyloc 4
5 G1 5306-99-122-2772 Bolt M10 x 35 4
6 7RU 4030-99-780-8675 JATE Shackles 2
7XD 2510-99-990-0538 Kit, Chassis Upgrade 1
(Comprising)
7 NP Plate, Shackle (4)
8 NP Tube, Shackle (2)

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18th Feb 2016 2:05pm

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