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| garethmorgan50 Member Since: 16 Jan 2014 Location: Herefordshire Posts: 94  
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Has anyone fitted bush cables to a soft top defender.. is it possible or worth doing?. I've had a look on www.bushcables.com and have e-mailed them to ask but as yet haven't had a reply.
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20th Mar 2014 8:04pm |
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| custom90 Member Since: 21 Jan 2010 Location: South West, England. Posts: 20754
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They are illegal for road use. WeWillWinπ¬π§πΊπΈ
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20th Mar 2014 8:11pm |
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| Laurie Member Since: 22 Feb 2008 Location: Sussex, England Posts: 2897  
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They are not actually illegal but that's just because nobody's got round to it.....
http://www.bushcables.com/what-the-law-says/  |
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20th Mar 2014 8:15pm |
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| SailingTom Member Since: 19 Nov 2013 Location: ESSEX Posts: 1727
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No point at all in my eyes
Horrible dangerous things that should be banned from the roads, far worse than any rubbish about bull bars. Pointless on a soft top to, as if the branches are going to crack your screen they will be ripping your hood whatever. Can you guess I dont have or ever want the awful things  Defender puma dormobile camper |
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20th Mar 2014 11:51pm |
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| g-mack Member Since: 07 Jan 2014 Location: northumberland Posts: 1967
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they are used when laning! and quickly detachable when not! i had them on my disco they were very effective! My 109 thread
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21st Mar 2014 12:12am |
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| Laurie Member Since: 22 Feb 2008 Location: Sussex, England Posts: 2897
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A lane is a public highway.
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21st Mar 2014 12:18am |
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| custom90 Member Since: 21 Jan 2010 Location: South West, England. Posts: 20754
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BOAT's are still public though no different to a tarred road. Quite why you'd want to drive through brush that thick god only knows.
A, Damage will be horrendous bush cables or not. B, if it's a public area (which all are or it's illegal again unless private land) then how are you going to see people or anything in front of you?  
Abroad I can see their use when need be in certain countries but over here it's just not required IMO. Kill someone with those on and I'd imagine you'd be going down for it or facing major negligence. Two sided coin I will admit but a bull bar serves many more purposes to outweigh the negatives that bush wires do. WeWillWinπ¬π§πΊπΈ β½οΈπ’οΈβοΈπ§°πͺ |
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21st Mar 2014 12:18am |
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| couplands Member Since: 31 Aug 2011 Location: Peak District & Cornwall Posts: 1826 
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I saw someone who used these while laning. When they hit a large branch, they ripped the front wings up. Be careful. cheers simon |
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21st Mar 2014 12:20am |
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| custom90 Member Since: 21 Jan 2010 Location: South West, England. Posts: 20754
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^^^^ I've heard of that before too. WeWillWinπ¬π§πΊπΈ
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21st Mar 2014 12:21am |
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| Cold_n_Wet Member Since: 15 Oct 2012 Location: Bergen Posts: 247 
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Driven over 3000 km in the african bush with out, havent missed them... "Rafiki" 2007 110 STW - Rolling rebuild.
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21st Mar 2014 12:46am |
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| g-mack Member Since: 07 Jan 2014 Location: northumberland Posts: 1967
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the ones i had had a weak point that would break before anything else.
how fast are you driving on the lanes?? i tend to do know more than 5 mph so its actually really easy to see people oncoming! in my part of the world there are many overgrown and over hanging branches. not everyone drives a sparkly puma! bush rash doesn't bother me! cracked windscreens do though!! so i would be happy to fit them again to my defender! as for illegal on lanes well technically yea! 2 words roof lights!  My 109 thread
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21st Mar 2014 12:57am |
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| SailingTom Member Since: 19 Nov 2013 Location: ESSEX Posts: 1727
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I agree with the sentiment of G-mack, but when I was in my old j
 p offroader it was very much a case of what you are saying, but that survived fine with a bigger screen because as you point out your going slowly anyway so could see people and the big branches at screen height? Dont start me on roof lights either, just dont
Again though to the Op its still pointless as if its that bad he'll be ripping his Hood on all these branches or getting a face full of them when its off, so can only guess they'll be more for show if fitted so the correct answer is on a soft top they have no worth at all, unless you want a nice windscreen at the expense of few hundred pound hood each outing and be on first name terms with exmoor trim! Defender puma dormobile camperLast edited by SailingTom on 21st Mar 2014 11:31am. Edited 1 time in total |
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21st Mar 2014 7:05am |
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| roel Member Since: 08 Aug 2009 Location: Lelystad Posts: 2039  
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Proper ones like with the Camel Trophy running from the bullbar to the roofrack so both strong points.
Click image to enlarge I see them fixed to the wings on defenders but I think that will cause more damage then do any good. I never had problems with the Dutch MOT as they are within the line off the car. They made more problems about the dixon bates on the front bumper and my license plate position. I drove through a lot off countries in Europe and never had a question asked. Roel 1984 90 2.5 na Diesel - RR V8 (1994-2001) 1997 Camel Trophy Discovery 300TDI (2001-2009) 2005 G4 Discovery III 4.4 V8 (2008-2018) It's gone but it still hurts. 2003 90 Td5 (2009-now) |
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21st Mar 2014 10:20am |
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| dnorrishill Member Since: 15 Jul 2011 Location: Hampshire Posts: 619 
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I think the "no questions asked = they are ok" is a little myopic.
I am sure plenty of questions would be asked if you had an accident with a pedestrian and they were chopped in 2 by them!!! |
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21st Mar 2014 12:26pm |
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