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ZeDefender

Member Since: 15 Sep 2011
Location: Munich
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2011 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 SW Baltic Blue

XS Pete wrote:

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Obviously THAT doesn't look crap

The Snow cover more or less covers up the edge of the chequerplate cutout on that side.
I was rather more asking about the other side, where there is only the plastic blanking part - when it's underneath the plate it looks a bit crap to me...

p.s. Actually, thanks to the info here, I just checked my wing plates and the cut-outs are smaller than the Entreq ones - I had them made up by another German firm. So the snow cover will have to sit on top of everything anyway. I'll match up the other side. I've got my own rubber foam, Sikaflex and butyl so I should be able to seal everything nice and tight

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Last edited by ZeDefender on 22nd Feb 2012 10:45pm. Edited 1 time in total

22nd Feb 2012 10:35pm

XS Pete

Member Since: 13 Jan 2011
Location: Suffolk
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2011 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Stornoway Grey

Cool. I see what you're getting at. I haven't done anything with the plate one the other side - it's totally stock. When I ordered the snow cover I noticed that the matching blank for the other side on the Entreq website was alli, so I didn't order it, thinking I could CNC one up when I get a spare moment, which I still haven't got around to doing...

Pete

22nd Feb 2012 10:42pm

ZeDefender

Member Since: 15 Sep 2011
Location: Munich
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See my amended post above

Thanks for your help

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But shout it at them in German because life is also terrifying and confusing...

22nd Feb 2012 10:46pm

LandRoverAnorak

Member Since: 17 Jul 2011
Location: Surrey
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Here's the other side with the blanking plate on top:

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Again, I've fitted a neoprene gasket beneath the edge of the plate to allow for the height of the 'chequers'.

When I was fitting my wing tops, I did wonder why the manufacturers of this stuff don't just omit the cut-out on the off-side wing. It serves no purpose and would save a small amount of faffing about. Ho hum.

You'll likely need some longer screws to fix both this and the snow guard, too. Darren

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22nd Feb 2012 10:56pm

ZeDefender

Member Since: 15 Sep 2011
Location: Munich
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Yup - that's exactly what I'm doing

I was also going to rivet the plate on but it's "over-contoured" so normal rivets aren't long enough

Luckily I have a rivnut tool and screws (it looks as though you did the same?) - it also means I will be able to remove the plate if I have to (might be a useful little space down there

).
I guess the manufacturers have holes in both sides for people like me... left hand drive where everything is on the "wrong" side

Tell someone you love them today because life is short.
But shout it at them in German because life is also terrifying and confusing...

23rd Feb 2012 6:44am

Killer90
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yer love the grill i am so tempted to press the buy it now button

but i dont know what colour i would have it

23rd Feb 2012 6:02pm

LandRoverAnorak

Member Since: 17 Jul 2011
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ZeDefender wrote:
I was also going to rivet the plate on but it's "over-contoured" so normal rivets aren't long enough
Luckily I have a rivnut tool and screws (it looks as though you did the same?)

No, I just used longer screws into the original fixings. The chequer plate was pre-drilled to match. Darren

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23rd Feb 2012 6:46pm

ZeDefender

Member Since: 15 Sep 2011
Location: Munich
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LandRoverAnorak wrote:
No, I just used longer screws into the original fixings. The chequer plate was pre-drilled to match.

Luxury

Aahhh no! You mean around the intake? I meant all the other plate fixings on the wing - due to the curved design of mine, the plate sits about 5mm above the wing and the rivets don't grip. Rivnuts and screws have solved the problem

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23rd Feb 2012 8:15pm

LandRoverAnorak

Member Since: 17 Jul 2011
Location: Surrey
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Ah, sorry. Misunderstood. Yes, the chequerplate is fixed to the wings with the supplied countersunk bolts into rivnuts. Darren

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23rd Feb 2012 8:48pm

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