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| Grenadier Member Since: 23 Jul 2014 Location: The foot of Mont Blanc... Posts: 5829   
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Me too. But you can get the orange removed. Monsieur Le Grenadier I've not been everywhere, but it's on my list..... 2011 Puma 110DC - Corris Grey |
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2nd Feb 2021 8:22am |
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| stew 46 Member Since: 26 Jan 2012 Location: Wadebridge ,cornwall . Posts: 561  
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Doesn’t bother me , i like the quality , price and a very very good service from them
Stew |
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2nd Feb 2021 9:00pm |
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| 90GTR Member Since: 05 May 2020 Location: London Posts: 200 
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How long have you had them fitted Stew and have they lasted well?
I'm also not a fan of the Masai branding, but may consider them if they 'last'. I'm looking to replace a set which aren't awful, but not nice closeup. The tread plates have started to crack up and show surface rust. Not to mention slight bubbles on the edges of the tubes. Are the originals & replicas just poor quality or did the tubular style side steps always require some preventive maintenance i.e dinitrol in the cavity? |
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7th Feb 2021 9:34pm |
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| Fat Cog Member Since: 19 Mar 2012 Location: Oxfordshire & Devon Posts: 502  
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The originals are errr rubbish & seemingly no amount of Dinitro/ACF50/Chip Fat etc will preserve them...dreadful & mine need changing so I'm watching this with interest. Since 1973...S1, Air Portable's, Defender's, but only my Wolf TUL HS GS remains
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7th Feb 2021 10:13pm |
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| Co1 Member Since: 19 Aug 2018 Location: North Yorkshire Posts: 3681 
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Likewise. My originals haven’t lasted 2 years despite dinitrol in the internals etc.
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8th Feb 2021 6:05am |
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| Grenadier Member Since: 23 Jul 2014 Location: The foot of Mont Blanc... Posts: 5829
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Shot....
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8th Feb 2021 1:50pm |
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| markb110 Member Since: 22 May 2010 Location: Guildford Posts: 2644 
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Personally Grenadier I think that the last lot of pictures of the Titanic look worse.
In my completely unprofessional opinion I recon you’ve got just before the wifey utters those words, oooh look, there’s money in the account, let’s buy a new kitchen....... |
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8th Feb 2021 4:23pm |
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| Teario Member Since: 04 Aug 2015 Location: Merseyside Posts: 153 
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I have a different set from Masai but with the same treatment and I'm pretty pleased with them. The defender hasn't had a chance to get outside much since fitting them so can't really comment on how well they endure the weather.
The first set were damaged during transit (most of the box was missing) and had scraped a large section of paint off, but at least that meant I could see they were properly treated underneath. Had good service from Masai - I told them about the transit damage and they met me on a Saturday so I could replace them in person. I'm also not a fan of branding but I figured with these I could probably get a new plate made up if it starts to bother me too much. Click image to enlarge My main motivation for these was to stop door prangs since I'm getting it repainted but if I were to go back I'd probably get the masai fire and Ice style. Much easier to get in and out with those as they sit under the sill and probably deflect doors just as well. |
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8th Feb 2021 9:04pm |
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| Grenadier Member Since: 23 Jul 2014 Location: The foot of Mont Blanc... Posts: 5829
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It’s a value game I have to play. There’s one welder within 50km of me, and he charges a fortune. Because he can. And it’s France. I wouldn’t get the same quality strip, repair, zinc treatment and powder coat for the cost of the Masais and they’re also brand new. So new is now not just nice, but cost effective. As for bartering with Mrs Grenadier, I’m not afraid to admit that she holds the purse strings (ex financier) however she just spent ten times what I’ll be spending on the Def this summer on her garden last year, so I think we’re good. Still have to run it past her though. There might be a new cushion on the horizon. Monsieur Le Grenadier
I've not been everywhere, but it's on my list..... 2011 Puma 110DC - Corris Grey |
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8th Feb 2021 9:13pm |
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| Nevillerover Member Since: 14 Feb 2015 Location: Suffolk Posts: 224 
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The Uproar link is for rocksliders or cills, not for side steps. I can’t see side steps on their site at all.
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8th Feb 2021 9:28pm |
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| Grenadier Member Since: 23 Jul 2014 Location: The foot of Mont Blanc... Posts: 5829
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^^^ Voilà.
https://uproar4x4.com/products/land-rover-...&_ss=r Monsieur Le Grenadier I've not been everywhere, but it's on my list..... 2011 Puma 110DC - Corris Grey |
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9th Feb 2021 8:59am |
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| 90GTR Member Since: 05 May 2020 Location: London Posts: 200
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Yikes! Ok so mine aren't as bad as that! Although does have that lovely beautiful gorgeous (soon to be weight saving) bronze orange peeling effect... I'm tempted to buy a cheap example of fire and ice and then budget for the next annual set  This is not however the way to do this....
Mine only have bubbled slightly on the corner of the drivers side rear edge (approx 4 years) and then that rusted part on top which I'd temporarily re-coated to hide the eye sore.... I'd seen a pair (on an adventure edition) which had a textured coating in place of the paint. It looked nice and durable, although no idea what it was! |
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9th Feb 2021 9:53am |
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| Fat Cog Member Since: 19 Mar 2012 Location: Oxfordshire & Devon Posts: 502
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This thread (& lockdown boredom) has also got me contemplating changing my original, & absolute rubbish OEM LR quality, side steps...the Masai are looking favourable as Zinc Coated but I'm also drawn to the neatness of the rock slider/step combo, anyone got these for feedback?
https://www.masai4x4.com/Tree-Sliders-Rock...R-p3524313 Since 1973...S1, Air Portable's, Defender's, but only my Wolf TUL HS GS remains |
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10th Feb 2021 10:58am |
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| Intercept Member Since: 27 Feb 2017 Location: Suffolk Posts: 587 
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Scroll up about 5 posts ^^^^^ |
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10th Feb 2021 5:34pm |
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