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| DSC-off Member Since: 16 Oct 2014 Location: North East Posts: 1399   
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Hi Fast5,
I hope you're feeling better soon. Please sit down for 5 minutes and rest. Then have a good think about if it's really a good idea to fix that crap to any vehicle.  |
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5th Jun 2017 5:55pm |
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| TooTall Member Since: 10 Jul 2012 Location: Fens Posts: 504 
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Oh God.
Not this again. IMHO it looks like the owner has driven thro Halfords with s**t magnet 
TT "Ease your worries, Clear-up your woes, Go into your garage & put stuff into rows." |
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5th Jun 2017 6:13pm |
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| zsd-puma Member Since: 09 Aug 2016 Location: Kent Posts: 2720 
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I think they are those Swiss things.
https://www.rough-parts.com/online-shop.html I'm not really sure what's military about them. Of course if you want the ultimate Military look .....  Click image to enlarge ...Take the doors off. |
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5th Jun 2017 6:18pm |
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| FAST5 Member Since: 05 Jun 2017 Location: Atlanta Posts: 9 
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Hi DSC,
If it was a joke I was looking for, I'd follow you into the bathroom and watch you take a leak.
Is this forum a bunch of purists or what? Let's all drive stock defenders, that should be fun. |
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5th Jun 2017 6:20pm |
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| FAST5 Member Since: 05 Jun 2017 Location: Atlanta Posts: 9
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Thank you zsd! Never heard of this site. Some good looking stuff there. |
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5th Jun 2017 6:22pm |
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| Swine&Small Member Since: 20 Mar 2017 Location: Norfolk Posts: 1223
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Fell out of Pram
 1983 Series 3 Pick up in Marine Blue
1967 Morris Traveller 1966 Morris Convertible 2012 VW T5 Camper Quod Abundat Non Obstat. |
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5th Jun 2017 6:35pm |
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| Rallymental Member Since: 17 Aug 2015 Location: The Garden of England Posts: 468 
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I suppose you always try these as well?
http://bulletproofplating.com/products The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again but expecting different results. Solihull, 1948 - "If we paint the chassis, it will last for years" Solihull, 2015 - "If we paint the chassis............................. |
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5th Jun 2017 6:37pm |
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| Swine&Small Member Since: 20 Mar 2017 Location: Norfolk Posts: 1223
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I guess it depends on where you live in the world that decides what is a necessity! 1983 Series 3 Pick up in Marine Blue
1967 Morris Traveller 1966 Morris Convertible 2012 VW T5 Camper Quod Abundat Non Obstat. |
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5th Jun 2017 6:42pm |
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| FAST5 Member Since: 05 Jun 2017 Location: Atlanta Posts: 9
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Thanks guys. This is for a movie that we are producing, which is why we desperately need the supplier information if at all possible.
Appreciate everyone's suggestions. Still appears to be from another source... Any other thoughts? |
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5th Jun 2017 6:54pm |
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| davew Member Since: 02 Jan 2012 Location: North Yorkshire Posts: 888  
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Get some made locally, not exactly difficult to bend up some thin metal and get holes punched in it. I can't see them being available "retail", not sure they're legal in the UK, having a cheese grater bolted to the side of the vehicle, they must be a nightmare to clean ! http://www.yorkshireoffroadclub.net/
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5th Jun 2017 7:26pm |
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| zsd-puma Member Since: 09 Aug 2016 Location: Kent Posts: 2720
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That rough parts sell similar cheese grater products as retail.
But i'd agree it's probably not too difficult to make something up that looks similar. If it's for a film prop, then how long does it have to last? Could they be made from plastic or something? |
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5th Jun 2017 8:04pm |
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| FAST5 Member Since: 05 Jun 2017 Location: Atlanta Posts: 9
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We have a fabricator that is presently tied up with other film props, so I wanted to purchase these direct. They don't necessarily have to be durable. Vehicle is going to get rolled at the end of the scene anyway.
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5th Jun 2017 8:18pm |
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| DSC-off Member Since: 16 Oct 2014 Location: North East Posts: 1399
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The owner of the vehicle was on this forum, W5TCR, you may be still able to contact him with a PM.
His thread, http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic41543.html He said the vehicle was built by Far Corners, in St Neots, Cambridgeshire. http://farcorners.co.uk They apparently either manufacture or supply sheet metal products as part of their business. They may have made, or know who supplied, the "protection". From their web site: "We have designed a variety of canopies and camper style bodies for Defenders, body armour, bespoke overland vehicle modifications and more. We can design and fabricate pretty much anything – the crazier your idea, the more fun we will have turning it into reality!" Good luck with finding what you want. Last edited by DSC-off on 5th Jun 2017 8:34pm. Edited 1 time in total |
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5th Jun 2017 8:26pm |
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| zsd-puma Member Since: 09 Aug 2016 Location: Kent Posts: 2720
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what about these;
https://revoperformance.myshopify.com/prod...fender-110 not identical but a similar look |
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5th Jun 2017 8:30pm |
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