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| DiyYin Member Since: 05 Sep 2020 Location: Scotland Posts: 7   
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How much of a slope are you talking about?
My door definitely feels more stable and less likely to slam shut. |
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11th Sep 2020 11:16am |
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| Robotmatt Member Since: 11 Apr 2014 Location: Reading Posts: 7 
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I won't expect much on a severe slope but I've got young kids who climb in and out the back, I'm always a bit anxious about one of them getting wacked by the door so If a wheel carrier helps take the edge off a touch I might be glad of it one day
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11th Sep 2020 11:37am |
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| Rashers Member Since: 21 Jun 2015 Location: Norfolk Posts: 3511 
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I had a mark 2 Naka door stay fitted. That will hold the door open. Some have said that it makes the door too difficult to shut. Personally, never had an issue.
I don't suppose the weight of the wheel on the rear door helps, but as I haven't got a wheel carrier (yet), I can't comment. Was speaking to the current Mrs Rashers last night about fitting a wheel carrier. |
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11th Sep 2020 12:13pm |
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| JoolsB Member Since: 28 Mar 2020 Location: The North Posts: 162 
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I’ve got one and it certainly reduces all the rattles and bangs from the back door (oo err), though to be fair when I fitted it I couldn’t find any problem with the door or hinges.
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14th Sep 2020 9:49pm |
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| jst Member Since: 14 Jan 2008 Location: Taunton Posts: 8051  
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I have an 1988 90, old style rear door, rear door weldex up after failure and braced internally.
My old 1999 td5 90 had a spare wheel carrier,, again old style door, fitted, i didnt want to risk it again. It rattled and was never really that good, tighten it up for no rattle and it was impossible to open easily. My 2008 110 and 2010 usw 110 both with new style doors and no wheel carriers. The latter 10 years and all good still. I won't t fit another carrier. Cheers James 110 2012 XS Utility 130 2011 M57 bespoke Camper 90 2010 Hardtop 90 M57 1988 Hardtop |
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15th Sep 2020 6:03am |
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| ozzie1989 Member Since: 25 Feb 2009 Location: Wales Posts: 282  
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Now the doors are stronger and not so much of a concern it doesn't stop the hinges dropping. My door is now rubbing on the door aparture at the bottom so, having looked at wheel carriers, was also considering these HD hinges:
https://www.optimill-uk.com/rear-door-hinges-set-of-3.html Now: 2010 2.4 TDCi 110 Utility Wagon Then: 2004 2.5 TD5 90 Hard Top (X-Tech Edition) |
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19th Sep 2020 12:14am |
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| Dfence Member Since: 06 Feb 2020 Location: Melbourne Posts: 3 
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My door was cooked (99 TD5),It had been repaired once and was starting to fail again, pulled the trigger on a wheel carrier and its much better, seems some rear doors are better than others (even amongst pre pumas) but if yours is failing id go the wheel carrier.
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19th Sep 2020 5:37am |
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| spudfan Member Since: 10 Sep 2007 Location: Co Donegal Posts: 4704 
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I fitted one to a 200 tdi Defender but the Puma rear door seems to do very well. Our 2008 Puma still has the spare on the rear door. 1982 88" 2.25 diesel
1992 110 200tdi csw -Zikali 2008 110 2.4 tdci csw-Zulu 2011 110 2.4 tdci csw-Masai |
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23rd Sep 2020 1:17pm |
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| Ghound Member Since: 03 Jul 2018 Location: northern ireland Posts: 45 
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I do this curved window version to, and they can have an extra 4th hinge!
 Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge |
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13th Dec 2020 3:32pm |
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| johnnyd Member Since: 13 Apr 2013 Location: Chippenham Posts: 1006 
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I thought it was a legal requirement to carry a spare wheel/tyre, maybe modern cars dont need one because they can run 'flat' but thats not true of a defender? Do some of you not carry a spare wheel then?
JD 2008 TDCi 2.4 XS CSW |
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14th Apr 2021 11:09am |
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| Rashers Member Since: 21 Jun 2015 Location: Norfolk Posts: 3511
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It’s a hell of a job finding any modern car these days that has a spare wheel.
If you are lucky you get a bottle of gloop and a poor looking 12V compressor. And the tyre fix gloop goes out of date so the main dealer will try and charge £40 for a new bottle every 5 years |
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14th Apr 2021 11:19am |
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| blackwolf Member Since: 03 Nov 2009 Location: South West England Posts: 17443 
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There is no legal requirement to carry a spare. In the old days roads and tyres were worse and punctures were common place, and it made sense to do so. In those days also motorists were generally sufficiently competent to change a wheel, something which is clearly not the case now.
I imagine that when there were fewer cars on the road and no mobile phones getting a puncture was more of an inconvenience. Even nowadays I personally would be very uncomfortable going anywhere in a vehicle that didn't have a spare. I think I have probably had an average of one puncture every five years for the last 45 years or so. In every case (including a time when I had two on the same trip) I have sorted them myself at the roadside without assistance. |
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14th Apr 2021 12:36pm |
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