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| Thon Member Since: 22 Nov 2015 Location: Salisbury Plain Posts: 696  
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Being a lazy sod I paid someone to fit them for me. I think it took them 3 hours for the rear mudflaps, front of rear arch/body crossmember guards and rear of front arch kit.
Personally I think the flaps look better positioned now and they certainly fill the gaps. It all looks a bit neater now and I can easily remove the rear flaps if necessary. If you actually use your Defender in the mud then you will know the joy of endless pressure washing to free the various knooks and crannies of corrosive nastiness, and hopefully this will at the very least minimise that joy. I had mine Dinitrol treated at the same time so i'm hoping that will make it even easier. Time will tell. |
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3rd Jul 2016 9:02pm |
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| Flyingfocrs Member Since: 12 Jan 2015 Location: Deepest darkest Aberdeenshire Posts: 155  
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I fitted them a few months ago and they are so much better than the OEM option.
Just take your time and offer everything up first before drilling etc. |
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3rd Jul 2016 9:08pm |
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| 300TDi CSW Phil Member Since: 03 Apr 2016 Location: Bracknell Posts: 750 
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How much drilling and replacing of parts is necessary if doin the rear of the front arches and the rear of the rear arches? 1995 300 Tdi Epsom Green - It's a keeper.
Wide Track Sankey- In bits- Gone to a new home M0XQS |
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3rd Jul 2016 9:24pm |
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| Go Beyond Member Since: 30 Jan 2012 Location: Headcorn, Kent Posts: 6678
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You can download the instructions on our website.
It's a time consuming job but not difficult |
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3rd Jul 2016 9:26pm |
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| 300TDi CSW Phil Member Since: 03 Apr 2016 Location: Bracknell Posts: 750
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Cheers Go Beyond,
Time consuming I can understand from reading the instructions but doable. Thanks for pointing me in the right direction. Please expect a PM when I sort funding. 1995 300 Tdi Epsom Green - It's a keeper. Wide Track Sankey- In bits- Gone to a new home M0XQS |
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3rd Jul 2016 9:40pm |
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| Go Beyond Member Since: 30 Jan 2012 Location: Headcorn, Kent Posts: 6678
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Thank you
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3rd Jul 2016 9:41pm |
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| Cupboard Member Since: 21 Mar 2014 Location: Suffolk Posts: 2971 
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I've fitted them. Bought direct from Gwyn Lewis but I've had stuff from FCX before and had good service.
The backs are a bit time consuming but look really good. I didn't completely follow the instructions because I found what I think is a better way of doing it. Looks like it should look - very neat. The fronts are less pretty. You can fit the front mud shield without altering the stock mudflaps if you want to. I don't know why they don't come like that out of the factory but there you go. The mud flaps themselves look a bit odd to me. They just follow the line of the wheel arch "eyebrow" down, so it sort of looks continuous but doesn't look quite as "right" as the rear ones. Seems to work well though. For some reason I bought a set of replacement front mudflaps, I'm not sure why I did that as I didn't need them. Write-up here: http://www.defender2.net/forum/post545759.html#541866 The supplied instructions really aren't very clear at all but the job isn't hard. You need basic tools: drill with a set of assorted metal drill bits, spanners, knife, ruler, penetrating oil. The front mud flap bracket bolts were seized, it's an M8 bolt with the heat inside the front outrigger - 10mm head, 13mm nut. The combination spanner I was using was from a cheap set and when I put lots of torque on the nut, the bolt head rounded and just turned in the ring end. Put a 6 point socket on the head and managed with a lot of effort to get them out. |
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4th Jul 2016 11:37am |
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| dantastic Member Since: 04 May 2010 Location: London Posts: 367
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I've done the front ones on my 90. With rock sliders on it looks pretty OK but the mud flaps would be sticking out a bit weird if you didn't. One of those mods you just wonder why they didn't do from factory...
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4th Jul 2016 12:18pm |
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| MartinK Member Since: 02 Mar 2011 Location: Silverdale (Lancashire/Cumbria Border) Posts: 2665 
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I put the ones on the back. Fills the hole between the mudflap and the upper wheelarch.
Spent ages in there first clearing all the crap out, and making sure everything was corrosion-free and dinitrolled. About 3 hours work with all the prep work... Defender "Puma" 2.4 110 County Utility (possibly the last of the 2.4's) |
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4th Jul 2016 12:43pm |
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| epictrail Member Since: 20 Sep 2013 Location: High Wycombe Posts: 395 
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The front look much better if you cut the corner off as the photo shows and as suggested in the instructions.....
Click image to enlarge |
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4th Jul 2016 12:57pm |
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| Go Beyond Member Since: 30 Jan 2012 Location: Headcorn, Kent Posts: 6678
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Lots of pictures here:
http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic34848.html |
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4th Jul 2016 1:39pm |
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| dantastic Member Since: 04 May 2010 Location: London Posts: 367
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You can't really see the corner unless you're looking so I'm not too pushed  |
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4th Jul 2016 3:14pm |
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| 300TDi CSW Phil Member Since: 03 Apr 2016 Location: Bracknell Posts: 750
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Decisions decisions
Do I do the front end or the back end first? Not sure I can spare the wedge to do it all at once. 1995 300 Tdi Epsom Green - It's a keeper.
Wide Track Sankey- In bits- Gone to a new home M0XQS |
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4th Jul 2016 3:35pm |
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| JOW240725 Member Since: 04 May 2015 Location: Suffolk Posts: 7908 
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Had the Gwyn Lewis fronts fitted a while ago, can't comment on fitting but they work really well, very pleased. Having the rears fitted in a couple of weeks as the only mud splatters I get now is on the rear side panel. James
MY2012 110 2.2TDCi XS SW Orkney Grey - http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic43410.html MY1990 110 200TDi SW beautifully faded Portofino Red - https://www.defender2.net/forum/post743641.html#743641 MY1984 90 V8 Slate Grey - https://www.defender2.net/forum/post744557.html#744557 Instagram @suffolk_rovers |
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4th Jul 2016 3:35pm |
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