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Laurie

Member Since: 22 Feb 2008
Location: Sussex, England
Posts: 2897

2005 Defender 90 Td5 XS CSW Bonatti Grey

Mine arrived yesterday, thanks.

8th Oct 2016 11:15am

lmanton

Member Since: 20 Jul 2014
Location: Shropshire & London
Posts: 50

Received safely

Both of mine arrived last week thank you. Very pleased. does anyone know the best place to get the alloy wheel Spacer kits from? Thanks.

13th Oct 2016 9:10am

APK

Member Since: 13 Jan 2015
Location: London
Posts: 255

2015 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 Adventure Corris Grey

Hi, I understand this opens with the rear door. May I know if there is an ability for only the carrier to open (separately from the rear door) as well?
e.g. can I clean the rear door behind the spare wheel by moving the swing career or must the spare wheel be removed etc?
Many thanks!
APK

3rd Jan 2017 5:34pm

pj2106

Member Since: 20 Dec 2012
Location: Huntingdon AKA The Shire
Posts: 1500

2008 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 USW Stornoway Grey

This type is attached to the door 1 bolt and can pull it clear but a faf to do it you can get you hand up behind though so not an issue to stay in place 2008 110 2.4 XS Utility (Hagrid)
2002 90 TD5 Hardtop (Sully) Sold
1998 300TDi D1 (Billy) Sold

3rd Jan 2017 6:41pm

Ayrshirelandy

Member Since: 28 Mar 2015
Location: Ayrshire
Posts: 140

Wheel Carrier

Dan,

Does this one swing away independently of the door? I have a 110 utility and to connect caravan / trailers I need to keep door open due to spare wheel obstructing.

Thanks

Al 2015 Defender 110 XS Utility Santorini Black, sawtooth alloys, steps and so much more...........

3rd Jan 2017 8:06pm

APK

Member Since: 13 Jan 2015
Location: London
Posts: 255

pj2106 wrote:
... you can get you hand up behind though so not an issue to stay in place

Thanks

3rd Jan 2017 10:07pm

leeds

Member Since: 28 Dec 2009
Location: West Yorkshire
Posts: 8582

Ayrshirelandy, if you are having trouble hitching up a caravan, try a 2" spacer behind towball. A much better solution (not cheap) is using a Dixon Bates shocklink. Improves towing a lot and I would recommend it. If you have an Alko tow hitch with big red handle take the red handle off. Slightly more awkward undoing the tow hitch due to much shorter handle, to fasten the handle I tend to step on it.

HTH and hope Dan does not mind me commenting on his thread.

Brendan

3rd Jan 2017 10:38pm

APK

Member Since: 13 Jan 2015
Location: London
Posts: 255

May I know the difference between this item LR VPLDR0130 and Mantec 214-SWCDEF please?
Are there any structural differences or is it just the LR vs Mantec stamp?

Thanks

10th Jan 2017 10:49pm

Yannis

Member Since: 02 Feb 2015
Location: Oxfordshire / Milan
Posts: 408

2015 Defender 90 Puma 2.2 CSW Corris Grey

Can one be shipped to Italy?

20th Jan 2017 10:09am

TOP5N

Member Since: 03 Nov 2015
Location: Gloucester
Posts: 226

Hi, are there any of these left for a 2015 defender 90..

Chris

21st Sep 2017 9:43pm

Vintagepaul

Member Since: 20 Jan 2015
Location: Rye, East Sussex
Posts: 482

2015 Defender 90 Puma 2.2 HT Santorini Black

PM sent Chris. 2015 Defender 90XS HT

22nd Sep 2017 5:08am

Stu_XS

Member Since: 22 Jul 2018
Location: Hampshire
Posts: 86

2013 Defender 90 Puma 2.2 XS CSW Aintree Green

Dragging up an old post here but does anyone have the LR edition of the instructions for fitting this please?

I have a copy of the Mantec instructions but the LR kit is slightly different.

https://thomasperformance.co.uk/downloads/...-print.pdf Stu...

2013 Aintree Green 90 XS SW 2.2 Puma

26th Nov 2018 8:36pm

Martin
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Member Since: 02 Apr 2007
Location: Hook Norton
Posts: 6613

2015 Defender 90 Puma 2.2 XS CSW Montalcino Red

I'm going through the same, I discovered the fitting instructions for the Wolf version in a set of MOD documents which had been released under FoI. Honest!

I've pulled out the pages relevant to fitting the wheel carriers (and converting the tailgate on a soft top). A combination of this one and the Mantec instructions will see it done. It explains why there are the extra bits you get over the retail carrier, and the longer bolts due to the thicker Wolf rear crossmember.

http://media.defender2.net/gallery/albums/...DR0130.pdf

Quite a big file sorry (28MB)

1988 90 Td5 NAS soft top

2015 D90 XS SW

27th Nov 2018 12:52pm

Stu_XS

Member Since: 22 Jul 2018
Location: Hampshire
Posts: 86

Thanks a lot Martin. I think I found the same file in the early hours of this morning and I also had a copy emailed by Dan this morning.

A question though, I'm glad you're in the same boat, there is what seems to be a retainer or latch which is the rubber cup and ball. From what I can see the rubber would bolt on to the back plate using the right angled bracket included. However the back plate will sit flat against the rear door so there isn't the space to fit it.

You can see in the image below it is mounted near the piston but on a raised back plate and not the flat type included in the kits.

Stu...

2013 Aintree Green 90 XS SW 2.2 Puma

27th Nov 2018 2:45pm

X4CAC

Member Since: 30 Apr 2018
Location: Midlands
Posts: 212

2014 Defender 90 Puma 2.2 XS CSW Corris Grey

The door plate looks completely different to mine...

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27th Nov 2018 3:28pm

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