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have any of you that have fitted the optimill quick release boss had issues with it rattling? Fitted mine a week or so and it's starting to rattling on the two mating sections, was a solid fit when first fitted 
| dioliahary Member Since: 18 Jan 2015 Location: Manchester Posts: 668  
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Purchased one recently, fits great, no rattling. However it is a taste difficult to get on, not sure why seems I have to heavy push it on rather glide
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9th Aug 2017 6:26pm |
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| bear100 Member Since: 22 Mar 2010 Location: South Wales Posts: 1917  
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lovely bit of kit and the lock looks and feels good too, mine glides on really nice and not stiff at all, just the annoying rattle, unfortunately i am one of those types who have to fix it
 2016 Range Rover Autobiography 4.4 TDV8
2010 110 XS Utility 2.4TDCI 2010 Range Rover Sport TDV8 (gone) 2007 Discovery HSE TDV6 (gone) 1993 110 csw 200 tdi (gone) 1994 90 HT 300 tdi (gone) 1994 discovery 300tdi (gone) 90 hybrid 3.5 v8 (gone) Range rover bobtail 3.5 v8 (gone) |
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9th Aug 2017 6:35pm |
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| Chris90V8 Member Since: 02 Oct 2016 Location: Suffolk Posts: 714  
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....mine's been On Off On etc etc for 6 months now
No rattles from mine  🚜. ...... . .... . .. 🚗🚐🚛🚚🚚🚗🚙🚐 |
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9th Aug 2017 7:38pm |
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| bear100 Member Since: 22 Mar 2010 Location: South Wales Posts: 1917
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That's good news! Just hope I have a faulty unit and they will replace it 2016 Range Rover Autobiography 4.4 TDV8
2010 110 XS Utility 2.4TDCI 2010 Range Rover Sport TDV8 (gone) 2007 Discovery HSE TDV6 (gone) 1993 110 csw 200 tdi (gone) 1994 90 HT 300 tdi (gone) 1994 discovery 300tdi (gone) 90 hybrid 3.5 v8 (gone) Range rover bobtail 3.5 v8 (gone) |
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9th Aug 2017 7:40pm |
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| Paul55 Member Since: 03 Feb 2009 Location: Somewhere in my head! Posts: 511 
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No rattles on mine either, tight fit, bit of a
 to put on sometimes, the knack to it is just make sure it's square on to the boss and it slips on  Cogito ergo sum |
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9th Aug 2017 7:44pm |
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| bear100 Member Since: 22 Mar 2010 Location: South Wales Posts: 1917
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Sounds like mine could be a bit to loose because it's extremely easy to put on
 2016 Range Rover Autobiography 4.4 TDV8
2010 110 XS Utility 2.4TDCI 2010 Range Rover Sport TDV8 (gone) 2007 Discovery HSE TDV6 (gone) 1993 110 csw 200 tdi (gone) 1994 90 HT 300 tdi (gone) 1994 discovery 300tdi (gone) 90 hybrid 3.5 v8 (gone) Range rover bobtail 3.5 v8 (gone) |
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9th Aug 2017 8:12pm |
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| blackwolf Member Since: 03 Nov 2009 Location: South West England Posts: 17387  
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Mine rattled until I filled the front tyres with Dynabeads, mind you everything including me rattled until l filled the front tyres with Dynabeads!
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9th Aug 2017 9:26pm |
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| bear100 Member Since: 22 Mar 2010 Location: South Wales Posts: 1917
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Are those Dynabeads any good? Any Pros and cons 2016 Range Rover Autobiography 4.4 TDV8
2010 110 XS Utility 2.4TDCI 2010 Range Rover Sport TDV8 (gone) 2007 Discovery HSE TDV6 (gone) 1993 110 csw 200 tdi (gone) 1994 90 HT 300 tdi (gone) 1994 discovery 300tdi (gone) 90 hybrid 3.5 v8 (gone) Range rover bobtail 3.5 v8 (gone) |
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9th Aug 2017 9:48pm |
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| blackwolf Member Since: 03 Nov 2009 Location: South West England Posts: 17387
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Absolutely magical on my Defender, I don't know why I didn't bung them in years ago!
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9th Aug 2017 10:41pm |
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| Grenadier Member Since: 23 Jul 2014 Location: The foot of Mont Blanc... Posts: 5818  
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Just read up on Dynabeads, never heard of them before. BW, how are they fitted? Monsieur Le Grenadier
I've not been everywhere, but it's on my list..... 2011 Puma 110DC - Corris Grey |
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10th Aug 2017 6:00am |
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| pj2106 Member Since: 20 Dec 2012 Location: Huntingdon AKA The Shire Posts: 1500 
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Your best bet is speak to optimil directly I'm sure they will rectify any issue asap 2008 110 2.4 XS Utility (Hagrid)
2002 90 TD5 Hardtop (Sully) Sold 1998 300TDi D1 (Billy) Sold |
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10th Aug 2017 6:40am |
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| blackwolf Member Since: 03 Nov 2009 Location: South West England Posts: 17387
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In one of two ways, depending on what suits best. Either you bung them in the tyre when the tyre is fitted (or pop the tyre bead and insert them that way). In this case you can use the larger size dynabead which is recommended for 4x4 and truck tyres. Alternatively if the tyre is on the wheel and you don't want to break the tyre bead, you use the smaller "standard" size dynabead and insert them from a little bottle with a short plastic hose through the valve stem, after removing the valve core. It's a little bit fiddly (and very boring since it takes a few minutes per wheel) but easy, then you replace the valve core and reinflate the tyre. For my 255/85x16 BFG KM2s the bead supplier recommends 6.5 ounces of beads, which is what I put in. When driving, you get a little bit of a shake initially as the beads find their place at start up, but they do seem to make a huge difference. My tyres as they wore had become unbalanced to the extent that driving above 50 was profoundly unpleasant with everything shaking and rattling, and I really didn't think that the beads could solve this though I thought they might help. Now it is comfortable back up to the legal max. Better still, since the balancing is dynamic, as the tyres continue to wear the beads simply sort themselves out and maintain the balance, whereas fixed weights won't. In my case, my Blindos won't really take fixed weights anyway. All in all they seem to work far better than I had dared to hope, I am definitely a convert. |
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10th Aug 2017 7:37am |
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| stephan123 Member Since: 18 Mar 2015 Location: London Posts: 282
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I fitted the Optimill QR boss about 3 months ago and noticed one of the two pins is slightly loose which i can feel when turning the steering wheel in a particular direction. Bothered me at first but have since got used to it. Otherwise very impressed with the build quality.
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10th Aug 2017 4:57pm |
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| gilarion Member Since: 05 Dec 2013 Location: Wales Posts: 5110 
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http://www.youtube.com/user/conwy1 Last edited by gilarion on 10th Aug 2017 5:43pm. Edited 4 times in total |
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10th Aug 2017 5:33pm |
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