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custom90



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Cubby box lid
As title, Just wondering what material / style cubby box lid you have for those of you that have one in your Defender? My current one has a cloth cover lid at the moment but I was wondering what other options there is? Reason for asking is soon I will be making my own up hopefully so looking at possible options. Currently I'm thinking about black faux leather with a small amount of padding underneath. The only concern I have is wear and tear. Idea's and opinions would be much appreciated. Thumbs Up â­ï¸â­ï¸God Bless the USA 🇬🇧🇺🇸 â­ï¸â­ï¸
Post #161253 11th Aug 2012 10:18am
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Thud



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United Kingdom 2008 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 SW Zermatt Silver
A bit of alcantara won't cost much. Very hard wearing and easy to work with.
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Had to remove pictures to make room in album but idea is still there, I used charcoal grained leather from a habadashery.....total cost £10:50.... Thumbs Up

http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic3632.html?highlight=cubby+box If you go through life with your head in the sand....all people will see is an ar5e!!

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custom90



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Thanks Mal. I already have some faux leather in jet black in fact 1M x 3M Laughing I was just wondering about what some people did with their cubby boxes. This is the material I have: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/130508613815#ht_500wt_716 â­ï¸â­ï¸God Bless the USA 🇬🇧🇺🇸 â­ï¸â­ï¸
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United Kingdom 2008 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Stornoway Grey
Steve,

I only paid £9 for enough real top quality offcut leather to do maybe three or four cubby boxes. Go for real leather, much more durable and harder wearing. Looks (and if you're a leather sniffer like me) smells better too! Rolling with laughter

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custom90



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K9F wrote:
(and if you're a leather sniffer like me) Rolling with laughter

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Shocked Shocked I was thinking about it but I have something else in mind too so the length would have been a bit long for real leather AND I wanted a continuous length and no stitching or joins ect. (You'll hopefully see in time) Persides have any real leather in this house and the dogs would probably eat it Rolling with laughter â­ï¸â­ï¸God Bless the USA 🇬🇧🇺🇸 â­ï¸â­ï¸
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I have grey Suede, it's totally impractical, together with the grey suede seats - leather would be my choice.

other options: sheepskin ? Reindeer skin ?
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custom90



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BP, Yeah I agree I did think of that straight away especially seeing as with mine in the winter it will get wet and likely a bit of dirt on it so not good. One of the advantages of both real and faux leather is it's much easier to clean than any fabric ect.. â­ï¸â­ï¸God Bless the USA 🇬🇧🇺🇸 â­ï¸â­ï¸
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2008 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 SVX Station Wagon Santorini Black
chequer plate - might be a bit rough, or stable matting rubber ?
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custom90



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A little too HD I think for that. I was thinking the Leather I have with either foam (not too thick) or upholstry padding. I don't want to have the lid too thick as I will be a bit higher than normal anyway to fit sub size. Thumbs Up â­ï¸â­ï¸God Bless the USA 🇬🇧🇺🇸 â­ï¸â­ï¸
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United Kingdom 2004 Defender 90 Td5 HT Zambezi Silver
Fake leather and thick block of foam from dunelmill cheap and easy, gives me somewhere to rest my arm. And two big bits of wood underneath with longer bolts raises the height much more comfy.
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custom90



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I could simply put it in the lid of my current cubby box and screw it down (the sub and the lid) but that's cutting corners and I'd rather do it properly even if it costs a lot more and a lot of work. Nothing worse than something your not happy with Confused â­ï¸â­ï¸God Bless the USA 🇬🇧🇺🇸 â­ï¸â­ï¸
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Killer90 wrote:
diamond stitch mate thats what its all about Thumbs Up

Aye, If your from Essex Whistle Rolling with laughter â­ï¸â­ï¸God Bless the USA 🇬🇧🇺🇸 â­ï¸â­ï¸
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