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| K9F Member Since: 12 Nov 2009 Location: Bournemouth Posts: 9610   
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Job done!
 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!! Last edited by K9F on 27th Sep 2015 6:50pm. Edited 1 time in total |
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29th Sep 2013 10:48am |
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| K9F Member Since: 12 Nov 2009 Location: Bournemouth Posts: 9610
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Thank you. I'm pleased with the end result. Just 'donated' my old version to a fellow forum member not too far away who also has a swing away carrier.
 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 Sep 2013 12:39pm |
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| rustyboxx Member Since: 08 Oct 2012 Location: Poole Posts: 548 
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I've seen Mal's handywork first hand and it looks the dog's danglies. Great job and very unique
Mind you, the mkI version is pretty cool too and soon to be fitted to my 90. Thanks for your generosity Mal, much appreciated  2015 90 XS CSW TDCi - Beautiful
2007 110 XS DCPU - An itch that needed scratching 2005 90 Td5 XS CSW - Utterly brilliant 2001 Discovery 2 ES Auto - A phase I went through 1996 90 Tdi CSW - Uber reliable 1989 90 2.5 Petrol Hardtop - My first proper Landy 1985 Range Rover Vogue V8 -Troublesome |
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29th Sep 2013 9:22pm |
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| cornish rattler Member Since: 31 Aug 2013 Location: Manchester Posts: 642 
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I personally don't like spare wheels hanging on the back of landy's or on the bonnet I prefure to keep it fixed in the back.
if they are on the outside of the car even if they are not stolen they can be vandalized quite easily and you will only know it when you need to use the spare and find out some scumbag has slashed it / removed the valve / or what ever  Graham
1988 Defender 90 county 200tdi ( Beast ) Paul Walker 1973-2013 ( I Almost Had You ) |
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30th Sep 2013 3:10pm |
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| K9F Member Since: 12 Nov 2009 Location: Bournemouth Posts: 9610
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Russ you're welcome, hope it fits ok.
Unfortunately I can't afford to lose the space of storing my wheel in the rear. I haven't seen any threads pertaining spare wheel vandalism, only theft. In mitigation my spare is not covered so I would notice vandalism before I came to use it. You can realistically only react to what is practical, if I had a 110 or the room in the rear I would possibly spend time considering your option. 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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30th Sep 2013 3:36pm |
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| cornish rattler Member Since: 31 Aug 2013 Location: Manchester Posts: 642
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Are right I see, i have had a tyre slashed on the back of one of my series 3 once and ever since I have them in the back and will do with the next landy I get
 Graham
1988 Defender 90 county 200tdi ( Beast ) Paul Walker 1973-2013 ( I Almost Had You ) |
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30th Sep 2013 6:41pm |
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| david mitchell Member Since: 01 Jul 2012 Location: Meath Posts: 418  
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Any ideas or recommendations on what type, length of chain/lock to use with a mantec wheel carrier? Boost alloy wheels
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30th Sep 2013 7:00pm |
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| K9F Member Since: 12 Nov 2009 Location: Bournemouth Posts: 9610
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With a Mantec your wheel is attached to three bolts on a plate so you can't pick up on the two unused holes on the wheel as they are blind. You could perhaps consider drilling a hole through the centre of the plate and using the same principle as above instead of using two welded M12 bolts use a centrally welded bolt or bar to pass through the plate and lock off behind perhaps?
If you didn't wish to use an engineering fabrication method just measure the length of chain required using a piece of string or wire passing it through the u bend on the left hand side of the carrier. 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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30th Sep 2013 8:07pm |
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| Edzi Member Since: 20 Sep 2015 Location: London Posts: 279 
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Found this thread very interesting and useful but sadly all the pictures are missing. Is there any chance you may still have these pictures? Would you mind posting them again? Thanks |
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27th Sep 2015 1:37pm |
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| K9F Member Since: 12 Nov 2009 Location: Bournemouth Posts: 9610
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Amended with what pictures I still have. Hope they help. Whilst not foolproof (nothing ever is) even with the right tooling it would take 15-20 minutes to remove the spare so perhaps put off opportune thieves.
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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27th Sep 2015 6:52pm |
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| Edzi Member Since: 20 Sep 2015 Location: London Posts: 279
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That's great! Thank you so much for uploading the pictures. Very much appreciated. Plus, it looks superb; a job nicely done!
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27th Sep 2015 8:15pm |
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| RRUK Site Supporter Member Since: 31 Mar 2010 Location: Leicestershire Posts: 2025
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I've bought myself one of these to keep mine on the car, along with 3 locking wheel nuts.
Click image to enlarge 2016 D4 HSE 1998 110 TUM HS FFR Hard Top XD WOLF 1982 Series 3 SWB Petrol |
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27th Sep 2015 8:34pm |
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| Edzi Member Since: 20 Sep 2015 Location: London Posts: 279
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That was the first solution I saw and rathe liked. Just read that padlock doesn't fair well in the rain over time though. Might be worth seeing if you can get a similar sized padlock which is fully waterproofed / water resistant?
I was thinking if I do get one, I'd get some sort of metal shield built to go above and around it to shelter the lock as much as possible from the elements. |
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27th Sep 2015 10:51pm |
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| X4SKP Member Since: 29 Nov 2013 Location: Berkshire Posts: 2295 
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Hello All,
I remembered K9F / Mal's post, and liked the idea of not just relying on a Security Lock Nut(s) when it comes to protecting the Spare Wheel. My route is a variation along the same lines, Mantec Spare Wheel Carrier + Alloy Adapter (for the Wheels fitted), then my 'Cover Plate' behind the Adapter, a 'Through Post' to set up the 'Wheel Nut Cover Cone' and Quality Lock. Materials a combination of Stainless Steel, Molybdenum Steel, Marine Grade Aluminium Alloy, Nylon and Neoprene. Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge SKIP https://www.defender2.net/forum/topic83242.html |
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28th Sep 2015 9:09am |
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