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LandRoverAnorak

Member Since: 17 Jul 2011
Location: Surrey
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Anybody remember the hydraulic folding steps that were fitted to the rear of the early Discoverys (1 and 2)? I wonder if something like that could be adapted for the side of a Defender? Darren

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19th Jun 2020 7:41am

blackwolf

Member Since: 03 Nov 2009
Location: South West England
Posts: 17414

2007 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 DCPU Stornoway Grey

stew 46 wrote:

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Going off-topic a bit (sorry), does any know what the plastic things that many Defenders have attached to the bottom of the seat boxes (driver's side visible in the photo above) are actually intended to do? Do they actually do whatever it is they are meant to do?

19th Jun 2020 8:19am

LandRoverAnorak

Member Since: 17 Jul 2011
Location: Surrey
Posts: 11324

In the parts book, they don't seem to have a name. Elsewhere, where they are called anything at all, they're described as 'reinforcement'. However, as they are made of some kind of plastic and held in place by only a few bolts, I'd suggest that they are really intended as some sort of sound attenuation.

Whether they actually make a difference or not, I'm not sure as I've never driven a Puma model without them. I guess LR clearly thought they were worthwhile enough to bother fitting them, though. Darren

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19th Jun 2020 8:30am

jst

Member Since: 14 Jan 2008
Location: Taunton
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2011 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 USW Stornoway Grey

diesel_jim wrote:
That lower bracket looks very vulnerable (to getting whacked) and the way it "clamps" on to the trailling arm bracket.... hmmmm....

also my thoughts, an unusual way of attaching anything to a defender on the underside. Cheers

James
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19th Jun 2020 8:35am

Supacat

Member Since: 16 Oct 2012
Location: West Yorkshire
Posts: 11018

2013 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 XS DCPU Keswick Green

LandRoverAnorak wrote:
Anybody remember the hydraulic folding steps that were fitted to the rear of the early Discoverys (1 and 2)? I wonder if something like that could be adapted for the side of a Defender?

Yes - my hazy recollection was you would see them all with it drooping down when the gas strut failed.

20th Jun 2020 7:58am

Supacat

Member Since: 16 Oct 2012
Location: West Yorkshire
Posts: 11018

LandRoverAnorak wrote:
In the parts book, they don't seem to have a name. Elsewhere, where they are called anything at all, they're described as 'reinforcement'. However, as they are made of some kind of plastic and held in place by only a few bolts, I'd suggest that they are really intended as some sort of sound attenuation.

Whether they actually make a difference or not, I'm not sure as I've never driven a Puma model without them. I guess LR clearly thought they were worthwhile enough to bother fitting them, though.

I thought they were the bits labelled in the parts catalogue as SHIELD. RH. UNDERBODY and similar for LH? Both appear to have a with and without side runners variant.

20th Jun 2020 8:00am

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