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| LandRoverAnorak Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 11324  
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Whilst you wouldn't want to swing from them like a gorilla, mine have been fine as a helping hand when the steering wheel isn't fitted. As I mentioned above though, I have used some slightly larger bolts. Darren
110 USW BUILD THREAD - EXPEDITION TRAILER - 200tdi 90 BUILD THREAD - SANKEY TRAILER - IG@landroveranorak "You came in that thing? You're braver than I thought!" - Princess Leia |
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12th May 2020 12:08pm |
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| blackwolf Member Since: 03 Nov 2009 Location: South West England Posts: 17363 
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I imagine LRA actually used setscrews rather than bolts. If you were to use a threadforming setscrew such as a Taptite it would cut its own thread, but the measure of success would rather depend on how much damage the original self-tappers had done to the bosses within which the holes are located. |
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12th May 2020 12:09pm |
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| LandRoverAnorak Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 11324
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To be more precise, it was a machine screw, just used in a very imprecise way
 Darren
110 USW BUILD THREAD - EXPEDITION TRAILER - 200tdi 90 BUILD THREAD - SANKEY TRAILER - IG@landroveranorak "You came in that thing? You're braver than I thought!" - Princess Leia |
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12th May 2020 12:19pm |
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| Doc P Member Since: 03 Apr 2016 Location: Midlands Posts: 565 
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Does it do any harm pulling yourself in/up with the steering wheel? I do it most of the time (ducking at the same time). I could do with a grab handle on the cubby box!
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12th May 2020 3:50pm |
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| Chris86 Member Since: 15 Jul 2014 Location: South Yorks Posts: 788 
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One of the more generously proportioned chaps at work managed to pull the chubby box out of one of the 110s using it as a grab handle to get in and went straight on his backside.
Wasn't funny at all. Chubby boxes now have very large repair washers in and are bolted through the floor with very large washers to reinforce the other side..... |
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12th May 2020 5:43pm |
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| Jas Ardis Member Since: 28 Jun 2018 Location: Salisbury Posts: 56 
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I fitted an aluminium handle to my passenger side A pillar and it was useless. Every time anyone used it, it moved. The screws, and indeed I think the pillar, were simply not designed for this arrangement.
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2nd Jul 2020 10:22pm |
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| HardCharger Member Since: 03 Mar 2013 Location: Manila Posts: 734  
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Is there a way to add a reinforcement to the A-pillar so that this can be a fully functional grab handle?
It's one of the first things people, big and small, look for when first trying to get into the front passenger area. I just tell them to use the "Dear God" handle. |
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3rd Jul 2020 12:26am |
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| Jas Ardis Member Since: 28 Jun 2018 Location: Salisbury Posts: 56
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@HardCharger, I’m not sure. You’re right that it’s needed, but the handle over the door that I’m sure was there on my last Defender isn’t there (anyway, I have a console fitted that extends to the roof/door interface). My wife is just over 5 foot and she has to use pitons and a base camp to reach the door handle.
I did fit an external loop handle which I will photograph as soon as I’ve had a coffee and regained basic motor skills..... |
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3rd Jul 2020 6:39am |
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| blackwolf Member Since: 03 Nov 2009 Location: South West England Posts: 17363
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Doubtful, short of fitting an internal roll hoop I would think. I have the plastic handles that were on the inside of the front doors now fitted to my A pillars and find them very useful. They are not very strong handles and neither look nor feel very strong, so instinctively you tend to be gentle with them, and this actually helps. I wouldn't mount a really robust looking or feeling handle there since it would give the false impression of being strong. |
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3rd Jul 2020 7:38am |
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| Jas Ardis Member Since: 28 Jun 2018 Location: Salisbury Posts: 56
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+1 to that.
Do any passengers reach for the big fat handle under (where you can fit) the glove compartment? I don’t recall seeing that ever happen ... |
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3rd Jul 2020 8:27am |
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| Jas Ardis Member Since: 28 Jun 2018 Location: Salisbury Posts: 56
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This is the passenger grab loop when not in use ...
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3rd Jul 2020 8:58am |
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| Jas Ardis Member Since: 28 Jun 2018 Location: Salisbury Posts: 56
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3rd Jul 2020 8:58am |
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| Jas Ardis Member Since: 28 Jun 2018 Location: Salisbury Posts: 56
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... and this is it ready for use.
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3rd Jul 2020 9:00am |
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| ARC99 Member Since: 19 Feb 2013 Location: North Yorkshire Posts: 1831 
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The strips that the self tappers go into to hold the trim do not have any strength, they are only designed to hold the trim. When I purchased the 110 second hand the drivers side trim piece was way off the windscreen on removing the trim I saw that the strip was ben outwards, I used gentle thump pressure to push it back into shape. Don't make old people mad.
We don't like being old in the first place, so it doesn't take much to  us off.
Richard |
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3rd Jul 2020 10:11am |
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