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| 300TDi CSW Phil Member Since: 03 Apr 2016 Location: Bracknell Posts: 750   
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I suspect that the tear out issue is Landrover throwing away the book titled "Bi-metalic corrosion in the motor industry" and using a steel bracket bolted to an aluminium body panel in an area which will (at least in the country it was designed and built in) be subjected to water and other wet things on an almost daily basis.
I have fitted the Gwynn Lewis kit to mine including the rear crossmember mud shields. The brackets for the kit are 3mm thick galvanised steel and come with reinforcing brackets for the bottom edge of the wing. The instructions also give plenty of advice on getting plenty of the specified grease covering it to form a barrier and prevent further corrosion. 1995 300 Tdi Epsom Green - It's a keeper. Wide Track Sankey- In bits- Gone to a new home M0XQS |
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30th Jan 2018 1:18pm |
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| ericvv Member Since: 02 Jun 2011 Location: Near the Jet d'Eau Posts: 5816  
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Surprised that this still happens to 110s today, this has been commented here for years in numerous threads. There is a easy to install and cheap solution available from the likes of Nakatanenga and Entreq in the form of a set of cheap SS brackets with the required insulating strips and paste to avoid bi-metallic corrosion. Price is less than 20€, and if installed from new or before real damage takes place they avoid all damage to the 110 rear arch panels. I think in the UK also avalable from Brendan. For all those with 110s who do not have these yet, get a set of those and screw them on without delay. Very easy. Pictures of the Entreq version below.
Eric 
You never actually own a Defender. You merely look after it for the next generation.
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30th Jan 2018 2:05pm |
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| hank Member Since: 12 Sep 2016 Location: South Wales Posts: 2300  
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I have seen you recommending these in other threads while searching. These are £33 + £5 P&P... £38 for two bits of plate?!
I have a couple of metres of aluminium angle in the shed from another project... |
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30th Jan 2018 2:54pm |
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| ChrisCM Member Since: 10 Jun 2013 Location: Cornwall uk Posts: 572 
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 for alloy angle, used this to repair mine about a year ago, still ok.
Chris 2010 Defender 110 Station Wagon, Santorini Black. |
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30th Jan 2018 4:08pm |
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| zsd-puma Member Since: 09 Aug 2016 Location: Kent Posts: 2720 
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^^^^Don't mess about just fit this kit ^^^^. The standard brackets rot out after a few years anyway even if you repair the tub side. And most of the mud thrown from the wheel just gets chucked over the top of the mudflap and makes the rear cross member rot. The Gwynn Lewis kit stops all that, it's pretty much fit and forget, the brackets and reinforcements from Gywnn Lewis all all hot dipped galv, doesn't react with ally like stainless. |
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30th Jan 2018 7:55pm |
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| Bluericky Member Since: 26 Jun 2014 Location: Cornwall Posts: 647 
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I had this problem a few weeks ago and used a length of aluminium angle iron cut to around 200mm. I then drilled and riveted it in 4-5 spots. Refitted and you’d never know ! Should last a while
There was no way I was paying £30 for a couple of metal plates , bonkers |
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31st Jan 2018 12:38am |
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| megatoad Member Since: 07 Jan 2012 Location: Hertfordshire Posts: 358 
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Why is it people on this forum throw money at repair kits. As others have said too I just pop rivitted a small bit of Ali angle into the wing and refiftted the bracket, its been there for 5 years now without a problem He who dies with the most toys wins
Defender 90 & 110, S1 80", Disco 1, S111 88 LRSOC & CVLRC |
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31st Jan 2018 9:21am |
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| hank Member Since: 12 Sep 2016 Location: South Wales Posts: 2300
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Alu angle it is
Thanks |
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31st Jan 2018 9:29am |
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| Supacat Member Since: 16 Oct 2012 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 11018 
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31st Jan 2018 10:58am |
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| bluebottle Member Since: 08 May 2015 Location: Not in my Landy enough! Posts: 705
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Another +1 for angle aluminium. Did mine and pics in My Defender thread.
Some Naka stuff is nice, I was prepared to shell out for their leather door handles but £33 for two small strips of SS..  |
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31st Jan 2018 11:26am |
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| hank Member Since: 12 Sep 2016 Location: South Wales Posts: 2300
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Thanks for the link Supacat
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31st Jan 2018 1:03pm |
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| Cupboard Member Since: 21 Mar 2014 Location: Suffolk Posts: 2971 
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Cheap way to reattach the mudflap is the aluminium.
Good way to solve the problem is the Gwyn Lewis kit. |
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1st Feb 2018 3:05am |
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| agentmulder Member Since: 16 Apr 2016 Location: Outer Space Posts: 1324 
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Ali angle
If I recall I ground some flats on the edge of some washers as well. Not sure where they ended up and it's raining  Solved the bowel problem, working on the consonants... |
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1st Feb 2018 7:47am |
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| jomara Member Since: 26 Oct 2009 Location: Lanarkshire Posts: 1790  
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+1 for aluminium angle, I repaired the “repair” the dealer carried out and riveted and bonded a piece of angle to the inside of the wing to reduce the to close the crack where road salt and crud could collect. 2014 110 2.2TDCi XS Station wagon
1971 Bowler Tomcat 88 4.2 V8 Auto 2022 110 D250 XS Edition - Gone 2024 110 D250 X-Dynamic HSE |
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