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| Likeomg Member Since: 29 Jun 2012 Location: Lake District / Newcastle Posts: 2640  
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Like promised, some proper photos on a clean car
(excuse the lack of mudflaps re installing my bowler ones tomorrow  )
the more i use these handles the more they feel like a prototype, still in need of refinement.  Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge |
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17th Apr 2016 5:35pm |
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| RED-DOT Member Since: 29 Jun 2009 Location: stirling Posts: 2363 
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A bit like tits on a worm? 2008 RS4 gone, 123d M Sport, and a Puma 90 XS..
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18th Apr 2016 4:48am |
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| Wild Card 90 Member Since: 03 Dec 2014 Location: Gerlingen Posts: 1060  
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I think they look good.  The inside part of the handle looks like it is smooth, which is a move in the right direction. A great improvement over the original LR plastic ones. Generally, black plastic turns grey and porous with time, as the pigment gets bleached out of the material. Powder coated aluminium will stay shiny. 1998 Tdi 90 SW,
2008 Td4 90 SW, 2012 2.2 90 SW, 2" raised Trailmaster/Terrafirma Heavy Track Raids, 255 MTīs, Recaro CSīs, anorak, wellingtons |
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18th Apr 2016 5:16am |
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| Wild Card 90 Member Since: 03 Dec 2014 Location: Gerlingen Posts: 1060
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Yes RD, the mirror arms and the sliding window latches on my four year old Defender are a sore sight.
They are zinc die castings. Cheap to manufacture in quantities, but always slightly porous. Less corrosions resistant than milled billet aluminium parts, which are always expensive to manufacture, even in numbers. Then there is the coating quality.... Click image to enlarge Powder coated billet aluminium mirror arms, latches, and possibly a windscreen frame would be nice. 1998 Tdi 90 SW, 2008 Td4 90 SW, 2012 2.2 90 SW, 2" raised Trailmaster/Terrafirma Heavy Track Raids, 255 MTīs, Recaro CSīs, anorak, wellingtons |
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18th Apr 2016 7:39am |
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| 1978 Member Since: 04 Aug 2015 Location: Lancashire Posts: 519  
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Surely the Optimill Handles are anodised rather than powder coated?
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18th Apr 2016 8:21am |
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| Wild Card 90 Member Since: 03 Dec 2014 Location: Gerlingen Posts: 1060
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I just looked at their website, and apparently, they are
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Not quite as corrosion resistant as powder coating, but still a whole lot better than the stock parts. 1998 Tdi 90 SW, 2008 Td4 90 SW, 2012 2.2 90 SW, 2" raised Trailmaster/Terrafirma Heavy Track Raids, 255 MTīs, Recaro CSīs, anorak, wellingtons |
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18th Apr 2016 8:45am |
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| Riverboy Member Since: 16 May 2016 Location: French sector, Earth Posts: 1288 
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Crazy money for bloody door handles
 They dont even look nice. I'll stick with the LR plastic jobbies until something nicer comes along. |
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25th Sep 2016 5:59pm |
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| mk1collector Member Since: 17 Sep 2009 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 6769 
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Croytec
 Ray
My build thread http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic17615.html |
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25th Sep 2016 7:16pm |
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| Riverboy Member Since: 16 May 2016 Location: French sector, Earth Posts: 1288
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They look a bit better but I didn't see the price. Probably just as well.
 Would anyone really notice the difference though? .... |
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25th Sep 2016 7:23pm |
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| Stacey007 Member Since: 25 Sep 2015 Location: Cheshire Posts: 3749
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^ Many mods no one would know...
Vents at the side can range from Ģ30 to Ģ90, top vents Ģ40 to Ģ160 not 'that' much different to look at but its your choice which you choose. Plastic std all the way to billet alloy. I like the idea of the handles but agree the croytec ones... prefer the oem button http://www.croytec.co.uk/all-products/prod...r-handles/ Price cannot be much different surely... 2 handles Ģ300 how much more can they charge |
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25th Sep 2016 7:32pm |
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| jbk Member Since: 22 Nov 2015 Location: Hertfordshire Posts: 181 
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