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Apart from removing them altogether.
| blackwolf Member Since: 03 Nov 2009 Location: South West England Posts: 17527   
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I assume that you mean the rubber mud flap, and that it is a 110 not a 90 (they don't fall off 90s).
On my 110 when this happened I fitted a length of extruded aluminium angle approx 5" long to reinforce and repair the broken edge of the body panel. I cleaned the body panel where it fits very thoroughly, bonded it with a silicon adhesive sealant, and reinforced it with two "pop" rivets going upwards though the undamaged section of panel flange and the new angle. The mudflap was then reattached with the machine screw going through the reinforcing angle. This is completely undiscernable from outside the vehicle and is a lot stronger than the original arrangement. The original idea of having the mudflap bracket secured by a single screw into the flange on a thin ally panel is little short of cretinous, no-one in their right mind would expect it to last since the flange will work-harden and break. It is possibly the most moronic bit of "design" on the Defender. |
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21st Apr 2011 5:08pm |
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| daviec1 Member Since: 30 Nov 2010 Location: Ayrshire Posts: 246 
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Just ordered these
http://www.entreq.de/products/reinforcemen...ngers.html They were designed precisely to solve this problem. Expecting them any day now 2001 TD5 110 DCPU in Bonatti Grey |
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21st Apr 2011 5:10pm |
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| blackwolf Member Since: 03 Nov 2009 Location: South West England Posts: 17527
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They do exactly what my repair did (they weren't available when I did mine), except that since my reinforcing plate sits above the panel flange not below, as illustrated, I think mine is stronger and more discreet.
Mine cost me 1/2 hour's work and two pop rivets, the Entreq ones are definitely more posh and more expensive. You pays your money and makes your choice, as they say. |
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21st Apr 2011 5:27pm |
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| BigRuss Member Since: 15 May 2010 Location: Norfolk Posts: 2785 
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Cheers guys,
I was gonna get a few goodies from entreq soon so I'll ad them to the list  Russell
2011MY 110 XS USW Black |
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21st Apr 2011 5:37pm |
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| Zagato Site Supporter Member Since: 08 Jan 2011 Location: Billingshurst West Sussex Posts: 5013
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12 Euros OK but plus the 23 Euro's shipping costs on top - Ouch! unless I have got it wrong
 Will make my own unless corrected......... |
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21st Apr 2011 6:40pm |
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| daviec1 Member Since: 30 Nov 2010 Location: Ayrshire Posts: 246
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He is trying to correct that just now. Should be 3.50 euros. If you pay the higher amount, he refunds the balance to your paypal account. 2001 TD5 110 DCPU in Bonatti Grey
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21st Apr 2011 6:43pm |
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| BigRuss Member Since: 15 May 2010 Location: Norfolk Posts: 2785
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Just for the rear mud guard brakets I would say yes but I didn't think anything of it as I had priced up the delivery with a few other larger items on it and though it was alright. Obviously 3.50 for just the brakests is even better Russell
2011MY 110 XS USW Black |
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21st Apr 2011 7:17pm |
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| Lorryman100 Member Since: 01 Oct 2010 Location: Here Posts: 2686 |
http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic6088-30.html  |
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21st Apr 2011 7:21pm |
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| Eduardo Member Since: 28 Aug 2008 Location: Región Metropolitana Posts: 2110  
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Welcome to the club BigRuss!
I repair it by myself using a L shape aluminium profile. But I will move to the entreq solution. Cheers Eduardo MY 2007 110 SW PUMA 2.4: Big Fog of 64' MY 1994 Jayco 1207 Folding camper: "El Tremendo"  Click image to enlarge |
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21st Apr 2011 7:31pm |
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| TACK Member Since: 26 Apr 2009 Location: Essex Posts: 1045 
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Dealer refused to do mine last week under warranty, so I repaired both sides in about and hour. I can't open the entreq website, on iPhone, see if I can post a pic tomorrow.
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21st Apr 2011 9:51pm |
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