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| MartinK Member Since: 02 Mar 2011 Location: Silverdale (Lancashire/Cumbria Border) Posts: 2665   
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Is it one of these:
 Click image to enlarge Defender "Puma" 2.4 110 County Utility (possibly the last of the 2.4's) |
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19th Apr 2013 5:56am |
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| Porny Site Sponsor Member Since: 31 Aug 2009 Location: Sutton Coldfield - West Midlands Posts: 809 
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Have a look here...
http://www.trailertek.com/acatalog/Tailgat...tners.html I can't remember the size off the top of my head though. Ian IRB The home of the first modified Keswick Green 90 - and the first 2.4 Puma through both the 200bhp and 550Nm barriers. www.IRBdevelopments.com www.facebook.com/irbdevelopments www.integrated316.com www.facebook.com/integrated316 |
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19th Apr 2013 6:40am |
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| Supacat Member Since: 16 Oct 2012 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 11018 
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or maybe these?
Click image to enlarge in which case, these people offer a number of stainless options: http://www.trailertek.com/acatalog/Tailgat...tners.html Click image to enlarge |
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23rd Apr 2013 3:24pm |
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| jollymuckshifter Member Since: 10 Dec 2011 Location: Chester le Street Posts: 120 
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Porny and Supacat,thanks for the info.I will be ordering the drop locks from trailertek very soon,would also like to know if anyone does the other part of the assembly in stainless (the part that has the two small bolts that attach it to the tailgate)?
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23rd Apr 2013 4:34pm |
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| Supacat Member Since: 16 Oct 2012 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 11018
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Looked that part up and I think it may officially be "Plate - locking, cable retained", part number LR016431 and is fitted with 2 x M6 x 55mm bolts.
Not seen any in stainless steel. Mine are painted but with use will scuff as the catch is pushed down. I was thinking of fitting some helicopter tape to the face to stop this happening. |
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24th Apr 2013 2:25pm |
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| Supacat Member Since: 16 Oct 2012 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 11018
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To prove that they are out there somewhere, I spotted this full stainless steel anti-luce kit in the car park at Spring Adventure yesterday:
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20th May 2013 8:44am |
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| Kev stephenson Member Since: 27 Feb 2012 Location: Huddersfield Posts: 56 
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Is that stainless or chromed?
If you have a word with a local chrome plating place they should be able to help by first galvanising then chroming to prevent rusting 2005 110 TD5 XS running Alive Stage 1 and a bit and other toys 1996 130 300TDi chip truck for tree surgery business |
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20th May 2013 6:25pm |
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| jollymuckshifter Member Since: 10 Dec 2011 Location: Chester le Street Posts: 120
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 it......I saw that defender parked in the car park and meant to go back to check it out,then got sidetracked.
thats the set up that i'm looking for  |
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20th May 2013 9:47pm |
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| Supacat Member Since: 16 Oct 2012 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 11018
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Looked to be stainless to me. Not sure I can put my finger on why but chroming it would not feel right and I would have doubts as to it's durability given the wear of the antiluce pin sliding across it's face every time you open and close the tailgate. |
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21st May 2013 6:34am |
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| pope10001 Member Since: 15 Oct 2011 Location: Dulverton Posts: 489 
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They look as if they have been homemade to me. It wouldn't be too hard to do, just a lot of filing to make them nice or get it water jetted.
Mark |
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21st May 2013 9:28am |
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| Supacat Member Since: 16 Oct 2012 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 11018
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Fitted my stainless catches yesterday. First surprise was to see that the original ones aren't round:
[URL=] Click image to enlarge[/URL] including the thread being chamfered away: [URL=] Click image to enlarge[/URL] New ones are also a little shorter in the body so needed packing out with a couple of washers: [URL=] Click image to enlarge[/URL] [URL=] Click image to enlarge[/URL] [URL=] Click image to enlarge[/URL] Admin note: this post has had its images recovered from a money grabbing photo hosting site and reinstated |
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20th Jun 2013 8:44am |
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