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| Happyoldgit Member Since: 14 Sep 2007 Location: Norfolk Posts: 3471   
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If it's a standard fitment it will be bolted into rivnuts in the crossmember, if these won't undo or the rivnuts are spinning you will either have to drill out the bolts & rivnuts and fit new ones. A Dremel is a bit lightweight, my choice of weapon would be an angle grinder to cut off the bolt heads and then grind the heads off the rivnuts and knock them out or drill them out with a suitable drill ....bearing in mind they can have a tendency to spin. Steve.
Owned numerous Land Rover vehicles of all shapes and sizes over the decades. Current Defender: A non tarts hand-bagged Puma 110 XS USW. [Insert something impressive here such as extensive list of previous Land Rovers or examples of your prestigeous and expensive items, trinkets, houses, bikes, vehicles etc] http://forums.lr4x4.com I used to be Miserable ...but now I'm ecstatic. |
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12th Aug 2015 9:27pm |
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| MartinK Member Since: 02 Mar 2011 Location: Silverdale (Lancashire/Cumbria Border) Posts: 2665 
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This is my solution - cheap and simple - assuming you have a towbar...
 Click image to enlarge About £15-£20, galvanized so no rust in the future (I painted my galv one black) Like this http://www.just-tow.co.uk/single-rail-towbar-step.html Defender "Puma" 2.4 110 County Utility (possibly the last of the 2.4's) |
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13th Aug 2015 12:46pm |
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| landroverdiver Member Since: 13 Jun 2009 Location: Renfrewshire Posts: 193 
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I have the same as Martin, except mine is not galvanised. Bit of rust at 18-months old, but cheap as chips and perfectly placed. Little bit of black ain't and it'll be fine.
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13th Aug 2015 5:57pm |
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| timtom1 Member Since: 10 Jul 2012 Location: Lancashire Posts: 148 
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Thank you very much guys I will be getting a new one soon
 I have a tow bar 2001 90 TD5 CSW Alveston Red Manual |
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30th Aug 2015 8:03pm |
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| nitram17 Member Since: 08 Jun 2014 Location: newcastle Posts: 2261 |
Try http://www.masai4x4.com/#!/Twin-Rear-Step-...ory=821983 if you want something slightly different.
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30th Aug 2015 8:39pm |
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| Cupboard Member Since: 21 Mar 2014 Location: Suffolk Posts: 2971 
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I have the double step from Paddocks, bizarrely the galvanized one is the cheapest.
http://www.paddockspares.com/pm138g-rear-t...nised.html I thought it would be a good idea to mount it on to a spare slider so it was adjustable. That wasn't such a good idea, because the way my slider fitting is attached on to the Land Rover means you can only use a few of the slider pin holes. and with the tow-slider and the step-slider there are only a couple of different places you can put them. I'm wondering if my tow assemble was fitted with the bolts backwards tbh. |
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31st Aug 2015 12:20pm |
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