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stanley



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Bonnet mascot
Hi all
Does anyone have a bonnet mascot on their TDCi, if so is it on the bulge or more forward ?
Greg
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ian series 1



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I think these are frowned upon these days?
I know at some Testing stations they will fail you on an MOT if they are fitted.

They fell into the Same category as the BullBar, all to do with pedestrian safety etc.

You certainly don't see many fitted like you used to. 80" 80" 86" 88" 90"

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X4SKP



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Hello stanley

It's a confusing story if you look into this, illegal or not, the potential damage some of these could do to
someone who survived being hit by a Defender, only to end up on the bonnet doesn't bear thinking about.

Maybe try something else... Question

 SKIP
https://www.defender2.net/forum/topic83242.html
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walfy



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I think if they've been hit by a Defender a small bonnet ornament is the least of their worries to be fair. Rolling with laughter Rolling with laughter 110 D250 SE HT
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PaulMc



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There's an elderly lady who drives around the Sandringham area of Norfolk, with one on her 110 -


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and on her Range Rover -



. Paul.
1989 Arles Blue 2.5TD 110 Hardtop
1999 Epsom Green Discovery II 4.0 V8i 'XS'


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ian series 1



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Yeh, different rules for that lot.... Whistle 80" 80" 86" 88" 90"

Wanted, Forward Control Anything considered.
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Happyoldgit



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Take a look on the Le Jeune mascot website as it used to be addressed on there ....yes indeed it is ...mindful of course that they have a vested interest in the subject http://louislejeune.com/mascots_english_law.php

I had a Le Jeune Labrador on my previous two Puma's, mounted with body tape to the rear of the bonnet bulge. Both vehicles and previous Defenders that I had the mascot on both got through the MoT's ok but as always an MoT means diddly squat in such matters. As an aside I had cause to stop and have words with local traffic plod who was parked up close to home a couple of years back, before I left him he mentioned the mascot out of the blue and stated that even though it was mounted to the rear of the bonnet in his view it still might be questionable in terms of the law and stuck to his opinion even after mentioned it was fixed on with body tape so it would easily break off in the event of an impact. I haven't bothered with the mascot on the latest Puma so it sits on one of the mantlepieces instead. Steve.
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PaulMc



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What about bonnets with spare wheel mountings Question


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Not to mention pioneer tools, aerial mountings, etc...


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Admin note: this post has had its images recovered from a money grabbing photo hosting site and reinstated Mr. Green  Paul.
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stanley



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Thanks MOG for reminding me about the lejune website !
Spoke to insurance company and they were a bit dubiuos about having it mounted so like you will plonk it on a shelf .
Thanks for your replys chaps
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