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Pace



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United Kingdom 2013 Defender 90 Puma 2.2 HT Corris Grey
Chequer Plate Alternatives
I have a 90 that I had planned to fit some brand new Mammoth 3mm wing top plates to, but they have an aerial hole and my vehicle does not have an aerial. I see this as an opportunity to look at doing something different.

I have seen there are some plain plates that are essentially the same as the chequer but without the pattern. Before I press the button on those, are there any alternatives, either in material or style that I should consider?

I know there are plenty of shops selling "stuff" but far more interested in the experiences and opinions on here.

I am only doing the wing tops and whatever it is will need to be black. It is essential that I have surface on which to place my brew, so any alternatives must be capable of withstanding these harsh demands... Laughing
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Shroppy



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If its only for a brew then why not rest it on the wingtop vent and do without any chequer plate/protection? Thumbs Up 1985 127 V8 Build Thread
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Although I don't have an answer for you question, I bought this kit without a hole

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/LAND-ROVER-DEFE...2749.l2649

Matches the Mammoth bonnet plate very well.



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Pace



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Shroppy wrote:
If its only for a brew then why not rest it on the wingtop vent and do without any chequer plate/protection? Thumbs Up


A fair question, but it is also likely to be for accessing the roof if/when I get a rack.
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Badger110 wrote:
Although I don't have an answer for you question, I bought this kit without a hole

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/LAND-ROVER-DEFE...2749.l2649

Matches the Mammoth bonnet plate very well.



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I've seen those, I am not against the idea but I wanted to go a bit more adventurous! I do like them on other people's vehicles, though.
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MichaelE



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UpRoar 4x4 do something different. I have them, not wanting chequer. Not cheap. The right side has a semi circle where the aerial hole is. I decided against having an aerial there when I did my my respray and blingification so cut a circular filler plate after the aerial was removed.
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mwestcrew



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I’ve got the Equipe4x4 bilayer wingtops. I like them a lot and they fit very well. They do them in all black. 2011 130 Utility Body
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macfrank



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If money is not a concern, here are two different styles:
swiss: https://www.rough-parts.com/en/foot-plate-wing-alu
german: https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=...aerkungen/

I wonder if it's possible to glue a reinforcement of some kind to the underside of wing and bonnet?
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Supacat



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Pace wrote:
Shroppy wrote:
If its only for a brew then why not rest it on the wingtop vent and do without any chequer plate/protection? Thumbs Up


A fair question, but it is also likely to be for accessing the roof if/when I get a rack.


I'd look carefully how the wings are supported towards the bulkhead and whether they would need strengthening before taking that sort of weight.

I think these guys used to make a bracket, but can't find it on their site:
https://www.nakatanenga.de/en/about-us
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doncarloz



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Entreq from Germany do a support bracket if you wanna step on your wingtop.

https://entreq.de/produkte/kotfluegelstuetzbleche/ ___________________________________
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Supacat



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That's the one ~ no wonder I couldn't find it on the Naks website Thud
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Pace



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Supacat wrote:
Pace wrote:
Shroppy wrote:
If its only for a brew then why not rest it on the wingtop vent and do without any chequer plate/protection? Thumbs Up


A fair question, but it is also likely to be for accessing the roof if/when I get a rack.

I'd look carefully how the wings are supported towards the bulkhead and whether they would need strengthening before taking that sort of weight.


How dare you. Laughing

Fair point, though.

Thanks for all the suggestions, it's almost surprising there are not more versions of this as they're all relatively similar. I am slightly concerned by those bi-layer versions as I can see mud/dust getting into those and being impossible to remove!

I am going to see if I can view those Rough Parts ones in person as they do seem like the kind of thing I'm looking for.
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Supacat



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Sorry, it does read rather rude!

It was meant to be a comment on the value engineering that has gone into the wings over the years. I certainly wouldn't want anyone standing on my wings without additional support.
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I assure that that no offense was taken.

I have owned a Defender of one sort or another for a couple of decades and had no idea there was an issue. Or that a piece of bent plate to address it could cost that much.
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