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Lewisgregory8

Member Since: 17 Sep 2012
Location: Durham
Posts: 395

Front recovery point.

Has anyone had any experience with these?

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17th Jul 2013 6:26pm

excossack

Member Since: 22 Feb 2012
Location: North West
Posts: 5852

1999 Defender 110 Td5 SW Caledonian Blue

Experience with the swivels, but not the bracket. My swivels are mounts to the winch bumper and have worked well. I have noticed that sometimes the spring clip pops out the groove but a quick poke with a screw driver and they soon pop back in place 1999 Defender TD5 110

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17th Jul 2013 6:32pm

GUM97

Member Since: 05 Feb 2012
Location: Cheshire
Posts: 3555

1997 Defender 90 300 Tdi HT Stornoway Grey

I've got the swivel recovery eyes on my FF tubular winch bumper, but I've got no experience with the bracket either. An engine to TDi for!
"Land Rover- Proudly turning drivers into mechanics since 1948"

17th Jul 2013 6:38pm

Lewisgregory8

Member Since: 17 Sep 2012
Location: Durham
Posts: 395

Well hopefully they will be strong enough. i removed my winch bumper and put a standard one back on.

They look good, its a shame about the paint work. the quality isnt the greatest for the price. im getting my friend to powder coat them tomorrow

17th Jul 2013 7:28pm

Laurie

Member Since: 22 Feb 2008
Location: Sussex, England
Posts: 2897

2005 Defender 90 Td5 XS CSW Bonatti Grey

They don't look man enough for the job.
MSA regs wouldn't accept them.
Could have trouble with the MoT man.
Why not use Jate rings?

18th Jul 2013 9:42am

LR90XS2011

Member Since: 05 Apr 2011
Location: bickenhill
Posts: 3645

2011 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Galway Green

they look like a copy of the EQUIPE ones DEFENDER 90 TDCI XS,

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18th Jul 2013 3:48pm

Lewisgregory8

Member Since: 17 Sep 2012
Location: Durham
Posts: 395

Well I've fitted the recovery points. Not the easiest thing to do.

But this is what they looks like

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20th Jul 2013 3:43pm

Green Machine

Member Since: 19 Nov 2010
Location: North Yorkshire
Posts: 1226

Think they look pretty good. Im guessing there's a circlip or something on the back of the swivel body that holds it into the bracket? I would have thought that would be the potential weak link, that when force is applied it's trying to rip the swivel through the bracket, but it all looks reasonably beefy. I guess you had to use a hole cutter and cut holes in your bumper as per the equip ones? 2005 Td5 | 90 Station Wagon | Tonga Green

20th Jul 2013 3:52pm

mikeh501

Member Since: 07 Jan 2013
Location: United Kingdom
Posts: 1142

Green Machine wrote:
Think they look pretty good. Im guessing there's a circlip or something on the back of the swivel body that holds it into the bracket? I would have thought that would be the potential weak link, that when force is applied it's trying to rip the swivel through the bracket, but it all looks reasonably beefy. I guess you had to use a hole cutter and cut holes in your bumper as per the equip ones?

they work the same in tubular winch bumpers. cant imagine they would rip through. ive given mine plenty of abuse and they work great.

21st Jul 2013 5:17pm

Lewisgregory8

Member Since: 17 Sep 2012
Location: Durham
Posts: 395

Yes i had to cut holes through the bumper, i still need to apply some paint or get the bumper re powder coated. I know when they are mounted to a tubular winch bumper there is an extra support bracket on the chassis where the steering guard is mounted, but with these there isn't. They are mounted the same way as the standard bumper. Im going to have to get really stuck and try them out

21st Jul 2013 6:25pm

Lewisgregory8

Member Since: 17 Sep 2012
Location: Durham
Posts: 395

I decided to go climbing

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21st Jul 2013 6:31pm

blackwolf

Member Since: 03 Nov 2009
Location: South West England
Posts: 17450

2007 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 DCPU Stornoway Grey

These always look to me as though they'd rattle like doorknockers as you drive. I presume that either they don't, or are only fitted by people with a high irritating-noise-threshold!

Laurie wrote:
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Could have trouble with the MoT man.
...

What makes you say this?

22nd Jul 2013 8:45am

K9F

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

2008 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Stornoway Grey

With a couple of stategically placed rubber grommets (I used the ones you fit to domestic socket electrical metal backboxes) the bowshackles don't move/vibrate and hence no noise at all. My recovery points are built into the bumper. No issues whatsoever with MOT man and no MSA Membership to worry about??????????

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22nd Jul 2013 8:56am

Lewisgregory8

Member Since: 17 Sep 2012
Location: Durham
Posts: 395

My Defender rattles enough to start with, so i havent noticed. Dynamat works wonders

If i do have troubles with MOT, i will just take them out... simples

23rd Jul 2013 12:50am

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