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Conan

Member Since: 05 Sep 2016
Location: the danger zone
Posts: 53

1996 Defender 90 300 Tdi HT Coniston Green

Roof panel modification

Hi everyone, I would like to make a small modification on my Defender 90 300TDI. I bought it from someone in Belgium, but the first owner was from the Netherlands. Apparently, utility vehicles in the Netherlands need to have some sort of extension added on the roof so they are able to fit a standard box inside (it's a regulation). I don't find that very pretty and this make the vehicle too tall to enter my garage!!!! I was told that i could remove it, and weld a sheet of aluminum in place after I replaced a reinforcing bar... Does anyone has any experience with this or a similar job? thanks in advance for your help!

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6th Sep 2016 7:48am

Thor

Member Since: 17 Dec 2011
Location: Didcot
Posts: 446

Would it not be easier to replace the roof for a standard one? After all it's only a couple of bolts and a friend to help you lift it on. Plus it's look much better than a welded sheet on there.

You could keep the current roof stored should you need to to comply with the regulation for any reason. Strong people are harder to kill and generally more useful!

6th Sep 2016 8:16am

Conan

Member Since: 05 Sep 2016
Location: the danger zone
Posts: 53

I thought about it. I went to a garage that is specialized in Land Rover preparation and the owner told me that a new roof cost around 6000 euros... I looked on the internet for a used one, but couldn't find it... if you know where I can get one without emptying my wallet, I'd think about it again...

6th Sep 2016 8:32am

dorsetsmith

Member Since: 30 Oct 2011
Location: South West
Posts: 4554

e bay

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/LAND-ROVER-DEFEN...Swud1W~nqt

6th Sep 2016 9:41am

VeeTee

Member Since: 06 Mar 2011
Location: Somewhere
Posts: 1512

Try http://www.marktplaats.nl/a/auto-onderdele...er-90.html

or http://www.marktplaats.nl/a/auto-onderdele...er-90.html

or MaanRover

or De Krim 4x4 Cheers, Vincent
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1996 Defender 110 CSW 300 Tdi, Epsom Green (sold)
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6th Sep 2016 3:13pm

appaloosadude

Member Since: 17 Oct 2012
Location: Buckinghamshire
Posts: 630

Conan, if you can find one in the UK and fancy a holiday here, I'll help you change it over

6th Sep 2016 8:54pm

Daisy90

Member Since: 01 Feb 2015
Location: Hampshire
Posts: 845

For that kind of cash it would be worth taking a trip over for the Landy auto jumble at Newbury first weekend of October ?

7th Sep 2016 1:56am

Conan

Member Since: 05 Sep 2016
Location: the danger zone
Posts: 53

Thanks all for the suggestions! I found a roof here in Belgium for 50 euros. It's a roof from a 110 that has already been shortened, but the job was very clean. I'm still going to fix mine though, just to see how it turns out. I'll take pictures and share them once the work is done.

11th Sep 2016 7:18pm

Conan

Member Since: 05 Sep 2016
Location: the danger zone
Posts: 53

My roof is done!! My uncle and I did it this weekend, but I haven't had the time to post some pictures. We built a structure in the inside and bolted an aluminum sheet on the outside. It's solid like a tank! But the pictures don't do it justice... Oh and never mind the cardboard pieces on the inside, those are gone now.

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26th Sep 2016 8:39pm

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