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iruffell

Member Since: 03 Sep 2010
Location: Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Posts: 343

2009 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Zambezi Silver

Which Bumperettes?

I'm going to fit some bumperettes so that next time I reverse into a Clio I only damage the Clio

I'm thinking of getting the Terrafirma ones as they will sort of match the tubular XS side step

Any thoughts?

12th Mar 2012 11:42am

K9F

Member Since: 12 Nov 2009
Location: Bournemouth
Posts: 9610

2008 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Stornoway Grey

Re: Which Bumperettes?

iruffell wrote:
Any thoughts?

No thoughts of my own but I have chosen a few choice thoughts from others.....

http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic6033.h...umperettes

http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic10875....umperettes

http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic9077.h...umperettes

http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic8899.h...umperettes

http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic4422.h...umperettes

http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic1525.h...umperettes

http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic4273.h...umperettes If you go through life with your head in the sand....all people will see is an ar5e!!

Treat every day as if it is your last....one day you will be right!!

12th Mar 2012 11:55am

MartinK

Member Since: 02 Mar 2011
Location: Silverdale (Lancashire/Cumbria Border)
Posts: 2665

2011 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 USW Orkney Grey

Very pleased with my Safari Equip ones...
http://www.safari-equip.co.uk/index.php?page=64

Much nicer than the ebay cheapies, but without blowing the budget.

Galvanised & painted, looks great, comes with stainless screws. No drilling, 10 mins to fit.

Came from Brendan (aka "leeds") at 4x4 Overlander (a sponsor of the forum) - Brendan was a couple of quid cheaper than Safari Equip direct, and they were here within 48 hours

I "tested" them when I reversed into a low-down sign

in a car-park a couple of days after fitting...worth their weight in gold. Defender 1, Sign 0

Handy to stand-up on to wash the roof of the Defender as well

Defender "Puma" 2.4 110 County Utility (possibly the last of the 2.4's)

12th Mar 2012 2:51pm

Zagato
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Member Since: 08 Jan 2011
Location: Billingshurst West Sussex
Posts: 5013

Another vote for Safari Equip, you get what you pay for and they match the XS side steps nicely with matching chequer plate

Fancy things don't look right on a Defender IMHO, it's a utilitarian truck not a chav mobile

Tested mine out also on a Fiesta two days after putting them on - Phew! (never backed into anything before either, It's fate as soon as you put them on

)

12th Mar 2012 2:56pm

iruffell

Member Since: 03 Sep 2010
Location: Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Posts: 343

Quote:
Came from Brendan (aka "leeds") at 4x4 Overlander (a sponsor of the forum) - Brendan was a couple of quid cheaper than Safari Equip direct, and they were here within 48 hours

They don't show up on their website, do they still sell them?

12th Mar 2012 3:20pm

Zagato
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Member Since: 08 Jan 2011
Location: Billingshurst West Sussex
Posts: 5013

Nothing shows up on Brendans website

If he hasn't got them you can order them directly from Safari Equip, nice bloke to chat to and deal with also

and don't forget to haggle, he's very hard to get down though, I didn't get much off, just postage I think in the end

Last edited by Zagato on 12th Mar 2012 3:35pm. Edited 1 time in total

12th Mar 2012 3:33pm

leeds

Member Since: 28 Dec 2009
Location: West Yorkshire
Posts: 8581

Yes we do still sell them.

Our website is like a Defender an ongoing project! Not made any easier with internet problems. Currently using a 3G dongle as have had 3 routers in last 2 months!.

Let me know if 90, 90 with mud flaps or 110. The Safari Equip ones work with their swing away wheel carriers.

Please note that not all after market bumperettes work with wheel carriers as some are too close to rear cross member/use same bolt holes as carriers.

Safari Equip ones are 6 mm steel, galvanised and then powder coated.

Brendan

12th Mar 2012 3:34pm

iruffell

Member Since: 03 Sep 2010
Location: Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Posts: 343

leeds wrote:
Yes we do still sell them.

Our website is like a Defender an ongoing project! Not made any easier with internet problems. Currently using a 3G dongle as have had 3 routers in last 2 months!.

Let me know if 90, 90 with mud flaps or 110. The Safari Equip ones work with their swing away wheel carriers.

Please note that not all after market bumperettes work with wheel carriers as some are too close to rear cross member/use same bolt holes as carriers.

Safari Equip ones are 6 mm steel, galvanised and then powder coated.

Brendan

Thanks Brendan, what the cost of a set for 110 incl shipping?

12th Mar 2012 3:36pm

BigMike

Member Since: 13 Jul 2010
Location: Lancashire
Posts: 2253

The SE ones are very robust and a great bit of kit - slight word of caution though. They are galved then sprayed, not acid washed or blasted after the galv so if you get a pressure washer near them (like my LR dealer did) the paint will fly off faster than a hookers knickers. If I bought them again I'd buy a set without the chequer plate tops on and unpained, get them blasted then powder coated then rivet on the chequer tops.

12th Mar 2012 4:48pm

Zagato
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Member Since: 08 Jan 2011
Location: Billingshurst West Sussex
Posts: 5013

Mine have been OK under the pressure washer, had them a year

Would be interesting to ask him if he is now etch priming the galv before he powder coats them! It will peel off in no time even without being pressure washed.

12th Mar 2012 4:58pm

BigMike

Member Since: 13 Jul 2010
Location: Lancashire
Posts: 2253

Not sure they're powder coated? I thought they were sprayed

12th Mar 2012 5:16pm

Zagato
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Member Since: 08 Jan 2011
Location: Billingshurst West Sussex
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Apologies, yes sprayed

12th Mar 2012 5:27pm

leeds

Member Since: 28 Dec 2009
Location: West Yorkshire
Posts: 8581

Powder coated

Quote:

The Bumperetts protect the vulnerable corner of the Defender in off road conditions and act as a handy step. They are constructed from 6mm steel, galvanised and powder coated to ensure that they will last for many years no matter how much punishment you put them through. Fitted with a chequer plate top and supplied complete with all the fixings these bumperetts are designed to withstand serious impact.

Powder coating sticks to mild steel better then to galv. It also prefers nicely rounded edges to square edges. I can show examples of powder coating on bare mild steel peeling off from square cut edges (not SE gear) Powder coating on bare mild steel gives a smoother finish then on galv which has more of an orange peel finish.

It is swings and roundabouts, but if powder coating does come off they will not rust.

Cost for 110 is £153 plus £12 carriage if required. 90's are slightly cheaper

Brendan

12th Mar 2012 5:29pm

leeds

Member Since: 28 Dec 2009
Location: West Yorkshire
Posts: 8581

Deleted, sorry double post, blasted internet!

Brendan

Last edited by leeds on 12th Mar 2012 8:01pm. Edited 1 time in total

12th Mar 2012 5:29pm

BigMike

Member Since: 13 Jul 2010
Location: Lancashire
Posts: 2253

Aesthetically it doesn't look great when the coating comes off in sheets though, despite not rusting. Powder coating does not stick at all well unless the surface is either blasted or significantly roughed up or etched in some way.

12th Mar 2012 5:57pm

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