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JoolsB



Member Since: 28 Mar 2020
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United Kingdom 2011 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 HT Orkney Grey
I used some slightly larger screws (took a bit of getting in) along with some washers as I Dremel’d the handle a bit to get it to sit flush

You wouldn’t want to swing from it but it’s ok to use for a hand up.

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Post #841789 4th Jul 2020 5:25pm
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LandRoverAnorak



Member Since: 17 Jul 2011
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The bodge that I employed to fit these handles has been nagging me so today I did the job properly and tapped proper threads into the alloy mounting holes. They're M4 (not M5 as I originally thought) and it was quite easy to do except for not being able to use the standard 'T' handle for the tap because of the closeness to the windscreen:


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I also took the opportunity to add some dense foam to the handles to take up the gap between them and the curved trim pieces:


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All back together and they're both neater and more securely fixed:


Click image to enlarge Darren

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Post #851632 23rd Aug 2020 9:41pm
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Yesjus



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United Kingdom 2008 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Santorini Black
Thinking of doing this mod and would be interested to see how it’s held up? Thanks
Post #971402 17th Nov 2022 1:34am
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Adammacky



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Mines still going strong Thumbs Up
Post #971405 17th Nov 2022 7:18am
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LandRoverAnorak



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Mine are absolutely fine - I use them all of the time. Darren

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Post #971407 17th Nov 2022 7:29am
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lolo



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Switzerland 2008 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 CSW Keswick Green
Thank you LRA for your HowTo post and pictures. I'll do exactly the same this weekend and will be able to positively answer to my mom today's question "is it possible to add a handle here?" Thumbs Up
Post #985677 15th Mar 2023 9:28pm
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