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mk1collector



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England 2004 Defender 110 Td5 CSW Bonatti Grey
I think early puma hard tops had square wheel boxes, probably using up old stock. Ray
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blackwolf



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Ah, interesting, thanks.
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Manxie



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Nice one Frankie, what brand of roof rack is that?
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sharkey964



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Well done fella. Thumbs Up
She looks great.
Marc
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PumaPhil



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That answers my question Mk collector, I imagined there must be a bracket going from the seat mounts to the chassis somewhere.

I think all 2-door 90 and 110's built as hard tops or truck cabs had square wheel boxes. My 2015 90 hard top has square arches.
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Cupboard



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mk1collector wrote:
I think early puma hard tops had square wheel boxes, probably using up old stock.


My 2011 Puma has square wheel arch boxes, it definitely wasn't just an early thing.
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Olsey



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Do you still have the rear panels that you took off to fit the window sections?
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Grenadier



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As all before me have said, great work in such a short space of time. And welcome to Def2 Thumbs Up Monsieur Le Grenadier

I've not been everywhere, but it's on my list.....

2011 Puma 110DC - Corris Grey
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madfrankie



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custom90steve wrote:
Thumbs Up Have you ever considered mirror covers?
Chris does them painted any colour you like or in black or similar typical colours of the shelf eBay or other supplier. Thumbs Up


We already upgraded the mirrors to the split blind spot type so might hold off for a while Very Happy "Of Course, Of course, I ain't asking . I'm telling!!"
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madfrankie



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PumaPhil wrote:
Tidy work! Thumbs Up

Can I ask about the rear seats, as I may do the same in the future.
Where do you get the replacement panels from? And do the mounts for the seats bolt onto these replacement panels, or somewhere else on the rear body? My thinking is that if they bolt onto the replacement panels, then the installation is relying on pop rivits to hold the seats in place.


The panels themselves came from CSK (Killer90) and the main bolts are directly through the tub (which is original)
the hinge bolts are through the replacement panel which has around 30 number rivets.
I am currently trying to source the brackets for the inside of the wheel arch. "Of Course, Of course, I ain't asking . I'm telling!!"
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madfrankie



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blackwolf wrote:
You don't actually need to take the dash out to change the park switch.

SSSSH (Don't tell Sarah that) needed a new clean dash

How come it had a square-edge rear tub if it is a '07 Puma? I thought all Pumas had the stepped tubs.

No the vans had square arches
Would have been great if they hadn't "Of Course, Of course, I ain't asking . I'm telling!!"
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madfrankie



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Manxie wrote:
Nice one Frankie, what brand of roof rack is that?


Thanks,
Its an original Land rover one purchased from Nigel @ Land rover matters 07932 930309.
in Leighton buzzard
Free fitting too. Laughing "Of Course, Of course, I ain't asking . I'm telling!!"
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madfrankie



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Olsey wrote:
Do you still have the rear panels that you took off to fit the window sections?


Yes, I haven't gotten round to selling them yet. "Of Course, Of course, I ain't asking . I'm telling!!"
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Mr Fox



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Top job you're doing - looks superb Thumbs Up
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blackwolf



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madfrankie wrote:
blackwolf wrote:
You don't actually need to take the dash out to change the park switch.

SSSSH (Don't tell Sarah that) needed a new clean dash

How come it had a square-edge rear tub if it is a '07 Puma? I thought all Pumas had the stepped tubs.

No the vans had square arches
Would have been great if they hadn't


That makes sense in a way, I suppose. I can understand that LR might not expect people to retrofit forward facing seats in a van, though clearly people do this.

What is odd though is that my 2007 Double Cab has the shaped boxes in the back, when clearly it is impossible to fit forward facing seats in the rear (they would be outside)! Before anyone jumps to the conclusion that this is because the rear tub is the same as an SW or USW, it isn't at all, since it has the bulkhead and the front end of the tub is totally different. Heaven knows why the DC tub has the shaped edges!
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