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| JustFX Member Since: 10 Nov 2016 Location: Mendip Hills Posts: 190   
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Noted on the front doors of the defender that the hinges have some play so I will be looking to replace them. But is it worth the extra money to buy Stainless ones?
I'm not too sure if they will just look tacky being shiny and all that. So I guess it's possible to paint them to match the LR green. How much play would you expect? Should there be some or none?  |
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24th Jun 2017 9:12pm |
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| Lightningtweeds Member Since: 16 May 2017 Location: Fintry Posts: 461  
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I bought genuine and LR rattle can. Braw job and easy.
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29th Jun 2017 10:45am |
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| JustFX Member Since: 10 Nov 2016 Location: Mendip Hills Posts: 190
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Stainless (YRM)
£183.33 for the 4 hinges needed for the front. Britpart (Paddocks) £45.97 for 4 hinges and bolts etc. There is a good price difference but do the SS ones last 4 times longer than Britpart ones. I wouldn't buy them for Bling as I would no dobut paint them as it won't suit the vehicle. |
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29th Jun 2017 11:09am |
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| bankz5152 Member Since: 02 Feb 2017 Location: South London/North Kent Posts: 2168 
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5mins?  . Unless done properly the paint chips off pretty sharpish...
The BP hinges are actually not bad at all, as long as they are properly prepped and painted they should last a fair while. At the end of the day it depeneds how long you are going to keep the landy... |
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29th Jun 2017 12:57pm |
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| Intercept Member Since: 27 Feb 2017 Location: Suffolk Posts: 587 
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See http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic52994.html
Some Britpart hinges may be OK but the pair that I tried had more play than those which I'm wanting to replace. I suspect that this is down to poor manufacturing tolerances so given a big box of Britpart hinges you might be able to find a good pair. They don't look the same as OE though. I've been waiting 6 months for these to come back into stock. They now don't know when they will get any more 
http://www.sp-4x4.com/Stainless_Steel_Pian...1001ss.htm So it looks like I'll be refitting genuine LR parts. |
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29th Jun 2017 1:16pm |
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| dgardel Member Since: 30 Nov 2008 Location: Veneto (Heart & Head) Posts: 3586 
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I have the SS ones without side mirror holes....painted...
Not cheapy but it's the "definitive" solution...... Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Admin note: this post has had its images recovered from a money grabbing photo hosting site and reinstated  Discovery 5 td6 HSE Stornoway Gray Outback Engineering Limited Edition
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30th Jun 2017 7:22am |
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| grafty99 Member Since: 15 Aug 2012 Location: North Devon Posts: 4785 
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 dgardel
Any chance of some more pictures of your mirrors? Very nice  2002 90 Td5 Station Wagon
1990 Vogue SE Triumph Tiger Explorer 1200 Td5 90 Thread http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic50767.html Tdi 110 Thread https://www.defender2.net/forum/topic69562.html RRC Thread http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic54492.html Instagram http://www.instagram.com/george_grafton |
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30th Jun 2017 7:38am |
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| LandRoverAnorak Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 11324
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Not sure about 'definitive'
I've recently replaced the drivers door hinges on mine as they were completely shot after 25 years. I used some new take-off ones, which are better made than '92 the originals, so I've no reason to think they won't last a similar amount of time if maintained properly. Darren 110 USW BUILD THREAD - EXPEDITION TRAILER - 200tdi 90 BUILD THREAD - SANKEY TRAILER - IG@landroveranorak "You came in that thing? You're braver than I thought!" - Princess Leia |
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30th Jun 2017 7:46am |
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| CY88 Member Since: 05 Jan 2016 Location: Offshore Posts: 255 
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Got these stainless ones from ox4x4. I can't fault them. (I think they're the ones YRM sell)
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30th Jun 2017 8:58am |
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| Profyaffle Member Since: 03 Oct 2016 Location: N Yorks Posts: 527
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/\ Very nice, as is the rest of your 90
1993 200Tdi Defender 90 |
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30th Jun 2017 9:21am |
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| dgardel Member Since: 30 Nov 2008 Location: Veneto (Heart & Head) Posts: 3586
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Hi Grafty, look at http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic26889.html Discovery 5 td6 HSE Stornoway Gray Outback Engineering Limited Edition
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30th Jun 2017 9:57am |
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| Lightningtweeds Member Since: 16 May 2017 Location: Fintry Posts: 461
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No use to a shooting man though.
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30th Jun 2017 10:48am |
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| Intercept Member Since: 27 Feb 2017 Location: Suffolk Posts: 587
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Where were these from? Has anyone here bought these? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/382111955013 |
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30th Jun 2017 12:21pm |
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