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blackwolf

Member Since: 03 Nov 2009
Location: South West England
Posts: 17388

2007 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 DCPU Stornoway Grey

Is that a standard 3/4 tilt on your vehicle? The front plastic window makes me think not - my '07 had the arrangement that seals the tilt to a surround round the back cab window. Has the standard tilt now changed?

I too didn't think that the side mount internal bracket had been an option since the SIII 109, and I really didn't think that there was one for the current sloping wheel-arch boxes. I did at one time think of adapting a SIII mount for mine, but there's so little room in the back that in the and an external carrier was the only sensible option.

I also toyed for a while with the idea of using a Wolf external side mount, but decided it would be a bit too avant-garde!

28th Jun 2013 11:25am

Supacat

Member Since: 16 Oct 2012
Location: West Yorkshire
Posts: 11018

2013 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 XS DCPU Keswick Green

lrmaniac wrote:

Supacat wrote:
Out of interest did you look at or consider the OEM recessed tray arrangement that's available?

don't see one since the SIII 109... Do you have any pics or the part number for that item?

Sorry - that was what I was referring to...

28th Jun 2013 12:09pm

Supacat

Member Since: 16 Oct 2012
Location: West Yorkshire
Posts: 11018

blackwolf wrote:
Is that a standard 3/4 tilt on your vehicle? The front plastic window makes me think not - my '07 had the arrangement that seals the tilt to a surround round the back cab window. Has the standard tilt now changed?

Standard tilt has plastic windows front & rear - the side plastic windows have now been deleted from the standard spec.

28th Jun 2013 12:12pm

blackwolf

Member Since: 03 Nov 2009
Location: South West England
Posts: 17388

Intersting, I didn't know that!

My 2007 standard tilt had side windows, the front fitted rounds the back cab window on a frame thingy similar to Series vehicles, and the rear flap had those little rope loops. I was aware that the rope loops had become zippers, but wasn't aware that the front had changed so much!

If I ever went back to a tilt from my IW canopy I would probably see if I could fit a S2/2A/3 type canvas with the full width rear flap and proper curtain pockets. I detest the narrow flap on current spec tilts! I think the front might need a bit of customising but I think it should be do-able.

28th Jun 2013 12:52pm

Supacat

Member Since: 16 Oct 2012
Location: West Yorkshire
Posts: 11018

I agree about the narrow rear tilt opening - took a little while when I first got it to work out what was different about the opening then it struck me that the zippers make the opening much smaller.

Front of the canopy is held to the top of the rear tub on a length of ali bar and 3 dzus fasteners.

28th Jun 2013 1:54pm

ginjez

Member Since: 18 Sep 2011
Location: huddersfield
Posts: 1763

2011 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 ST Santorini Black

@ lrmaniac- didn't use any reinforcing brackets as the existing bracket was just held in place with rivets

28th Jun 2013 5:42pm

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