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ericvv



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Switzerland 2009 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 SVX Station Wagon Santorini Black
shaggydog wrote:
They have no markings on them though so suspect them not to be genine.


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Supacat



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United Kingdom 2013 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 XS DCPU Keswick Green
Are they cracking on the leading or trailing edge?
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Green Machine



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United Kingdom 2005 Defender 90 Td5 CSW Tonga Green
Found the pics I took when I replaced mine. Admittedly, Td5 mudflaps were the worst in my experience - you see loads of Td5's with all mudflaps missing. The Puma ones that I replaced mine with seem a bit better, but they're still pretty hard and plastic rather than rubber. Anyway, I made a cardboard template of the brackets and then used this to cut a piece out of the bottom edge of each of the old flaps, extending the very bottom edge by a couple of centimetres so it would come down past the bottom edge of the bracket. This acts as a buffer between the new flap and the sharp edge of the bracket, stopping the two from being in direct contact. It stops the new flap from 'creasing' along the sharp edge of the bracket. Also put some bigger washers on the back, as the old ones cracked around the washers too. Pictures probably explain it better!

Old cracked ones (Td5):

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New (Puma) ones fitted with bottom of old ones used as reinforcement:

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Click image to enlarge 2005 Td5 | 90 Station Wagon | Tonga Green
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jimbob7



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My 7 yr old n/s/r tore (quite easily I must admit) only after i bumped into it after jacking it up,gonna buy some universal pvc/polyurethane mudflaps and cut my own out.
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