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AndrewS Member Since: 10 Apr 2007 Location: Hereford Posts: 3709 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Thats what I was implying ![]() ![]() |
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Supacat Member Since: 16 Oct 2012 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 11018 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Not sure what you mean by "factory accessory" but LR always offered these recovery options:
![]() Click image to enlarge The pins on the first two - before someone points out towball/recovery issues.... |
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AndrewS Member Since: 10 Apr 2007 Location: Hereford Posts: 3709 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
![]() All those item are for towing not recovery!! 130's have feeling's as well you know ![]() |
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Tim in Scotland Member Since: 23 May 2007 Location: The Land that time forgot Posts: 3753 ![]() ![]() |
I’ve just returned from town and paid a visit to the parts dept at the local dealership where I was informed that accessory part number LR139442 - Rear Recovery Loop - New Defender isn’t designed for my car and they wouldn’t supply and fit them to my car even if I wanted them......... I feel a PM to LRCS forming asking them to apply corrective treatment to Pentland Stirling’s Parts and accessories spotty youth on duty this morning. I don’t have the kit to fit these myself and I would prefer the dealership to do it but I may end up going to my village garage LR independent instead. Pangea Green D250 90 HSE with Air Suspension, Off-road Pack, Towing Pack, Black Contrast roof , rear recovery eyes, Front bash plate, Classic flaps all round, extended wheel arch kit and a few bits from PowerfulUK Expel Clear Gloss PPF to come
2020 D240 1st Edition in Pangea Green with Acorn interior. Now gone - old faithful, no mechanical issues whatsoever ever but the leaks and rattles all over the place won’t be missed! |
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AndrewS Member Since: 10 Apr 2007 Location: Hereford Posts: 3709 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
If the little spotty urchin was using your chassis or reg number number ie vehicle specific he is correct its not an available part supplied on your car. 130's have feeling's as well you know
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Tim in Scotland Member Since: 23 May 2007 Location: The Land that time forgot Posts: 3753 ![]() ![]() |
He was using my registration number. So I need the Vin from an X? Or to buy them from Britcar as Umbertob suggested Pangea Green D250 90 HSE with Air Suspension, Off-road Pack, Towing Pack, Black Contrast roof , rear recovery eyes, Front bash plate, Classic flaps all round, extended wheel arch kit and a few bits from PowerfulUK Expel Clear Gloss PPF to come
2020 D240 1st Edition in Pangea Green with Acorn interior. Now gone - old faithful, no mechanical issues whatsoever ever but the leaks and rattles all over the place won’t be missed! |
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AndrewS Member Since: 10 Apr 2007 Location: Hereford Posts: 3709 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Or just walk in with the the part number and say 'oi urchin get me two of these'
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Tim in Scotland Member Since: 23 May 2007 Location: The Land that time forgot Posts: 3753 ![]() ![]() |
![]() 2020 D240 1st Edition in Pangea Green with Acorn interior. Now gone - old faithful, no mechanical issues whatsoever ever but the leaks and rattles all over the place won’t be missed! |
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Supacat Member Since: 16 Oct 2012 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 11018 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
On that you are plain wrong. Yes the jaws can be used for towing, but they also are perfectly fit and able to be used for recovery. LR's own special vehicles operation used to fit them regularly not least for Camel Trophy. |
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AndrewS Member Since: 10 Apr 2007 Location: Hereford Posts: 3709 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
FFS Here we go again, are you qualified to make these statements? I take it you have never been on a vehicle recovery course?
Just because some half wits at LandRover use them does not make it right. The name of the item is Tow Jaw, the hint is in the first name in the description TOW. Google Damage to Defender Crossmember due to recovery and see what comes up ![]() A proper recovery point will have fixings out to the chassis to spread the load (a bridal). The fixings to the chassis will be in shear along with the fixings into the crossmember that are in tension. With a tow jaw you are relying on a couple of threads in a nut ![]() ![]() This is what a proper recovery point should look like, note the two arms going out to the chassis acting as a bridal. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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AndrewS Member Since: 10 Apr 2007 Location: Hereford Posts: 3709 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
See below a very basic comparison between a tow fixing on the left and a recovery point on the right in red. Green lines are bolts as you can see the proper fixing on the right will do a proper job is transmitting the forces through the chassis.
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Retroanaconda Member Since: 04 Jan 2012 Location: Scotland Posts: 2688 ![]() ![]() |
Land Rover tow bars, both fixed and variable height, are braced back to the chassis
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umbertob Member Since: 21 Jun 2020 Location: Altadena, CA Posts: 133 ![]() ![]() |
Mine were billed at €35.00/each, plus shipping, which was substantial of course. Even with about $60 extra for international DHL shipment of a very heavy little box, I can't imagine a US dealer selling these rings for less than US$100/150 a piece eventually, so Britcar definitely looked like a bargain from here. It says they don't stock them on their web site, but they shipped mine immediately, as soon as I agreed to the shipping fee. |
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diesel_jim Member Since: 13 Oct 2008 Location: hiding Posts: 6120 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
At least the old useless coal powered outgoing defenders' recovery rings/eyes/JATE rings/hitches etc could be bolted on in 10 minutes without the aid of a laptop...
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