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Glynparry25

Member Since: 16 Feb 2009
Location: Miserable Midlands
Posts: 3015

2009 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 XS DCPU Tonga Green

Fit a SD roll cage.

The front lower bar (one between windscreen and bonnet) prevents the bonnet from being lifted off- you just can't get the right angle. So to take the bonnet off you have to open it and then undo all the nuts/ bolts which take ages and is a pain in the ar5e!!

Glyn

18th Oct 2012 10:02am

Vera

Member Since: 08 Oct 2012
Location: Nuneaton
Posts: 130

2009 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 SVX Soft Top Santorini Black

Glynparry25 wrote:
Fit a SD roll cage.

The front lower bar (one between windscreen and bonnet) prevents the bonnet from being lifted off- you just can't get the right angle. So to take the bonnet off you have to open it and then undo all the nuts/ bolts which take ages and is a pain in the ar5e!!

Glyn

Don't know what an SD cage is, but still able to lift my bonnet off without any trouble from the SVX with the cage in place....... '09 SVX #200
'10 Morphy Richards.. I mean Prius

18th Oct 2012 11:25am

pope10001

Member Since: 15 Oct 2011
Location: Dulverton
Posts: 489

1992 Defender 90 200 Tdi HT Zermatt Silver

Safety Devices roll cage

18th Oct 2012 11:48am

WelshGas

Member Since: 01 Oct 2010
Location: Vale of Glamorgan
Posts: 935

2010 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Santorini Black

A sculptured block of aluminium on top of the bonnet, between the hinges, and bolted from underneath with security bolts could prevent the bonnet being lifted to the correct angle, by coming into contact withe bulkhead. Colour coded or plain it could be a simple fix, difficult to move without damaging the bonnet. It would function as would the SD roll cage but a lot cheaper and easier to fit.

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18th Oct 2012 5:09pm

Glynparry25

Member Since: 16 Feb 2009
Location: Miserable Midlands
Posts: 3015

WelshGas wrote:
It would function as would the SD roll cage but a lot cheaper and easier to fit.

Just a little.

I still think the best way is the old way of closing the bonnet most of the way and then using a bike chain to stop the bonnet being lifted- this means that when the thief tries, he finds out it takes more than 2 seconds he will just abandon.

Glyn

19th Oct 2012 4:37am

leeds

Member Since: 28 Dec 2009
Location: West Yorkshire
Posts: 8582

Glynparry25 wrote:
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this means that when the thief tries, he finds out it takes more than 2 seconds he will just abandon.

Glyn

Fingers crossed that will occur.

However I do know when thieves have been stopped by physical security they have just smashed the items. A case of well I can not steal it but you will not be able to use your legitimate property.

Sad but true.

So visual deterent or covert deterent? Or both?

Visual may deter opportunist scumbag, but others may come 'tooled up' for the job.

Take sensible precautions but try not to worry too much about the scumbags.

One of the best security is keeping things out of sight, not always practical with vehicles however.

Brendan

19th Oct 2012 8:44am

drive4change

Member Since: 15 Aug 2012
Location: Somerset
Posts: 193

1993 Defender 130 200 Tdi HCPU Alpine White

Good advice Brendan.

I would tend to go for covert simply to keep the genreral 'look' of the vehicle. But I can see why overt is sometimes best.

Also, if you are bolting things through the top of the bonnet clearly this will detract from the bonnet value.

19th Oct 2012 8:59am

mikeyp

Member Since: 14 Sep 2010
Location: Londinium
Posts: 104

Bad news.

But why dont you fit security bolts to make removal difficult and fit a lock to stop it being opened ?

30th Oct 2012 6:54am

BruceT

Member Since: 01 Nov 2010
Location: South Africa
Posts: 518

I thought I had heard everything about car theft living in South Africa, until this topic. I cant read all 8 pages of this thread so please excuse me if this is a repeat......why would anyone want to steal a bonet of a landrover?

30th Oct 2012 10:37am

LandRoverAnorak

Member Since: 17 Jul 2011
Location: Surrey
Posts: 11324

Because some people like to fit the PUma bulged bonnet to older Land Rovers to make then look newer and because they're expensive. Darren

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30th Oct 2012 11:15am

BruceT

Member Since: 01 Nov 2010
Location: South Africa
Posts: 518

jeez....

thanks Darren.

30th Oct 2012 11:18am

leeds

Member Since: 28 Dec 2009
Location: West Yorkshire
Posts: 8582

Hi Bruce, unfortunately there are a lot of lazy scumbags who will happily nick a bonnet and sell it for say £200 on sites such as ebay.

You turn that into an hourly rate and it certainly beats working for a living! Yes they can be nicked very fast unless precautions are taken.

The Puma bonnet is 'desireable' to make an older Defender look younger then it is.

A lot of Land Rover main dealers will leave Disco4's and Range Rovers on their forecourt overnight but will put Defenders in workshop/secure compound.

When you consider a legally bought brand new bonnet, latching mechanism, bonnet stay, decal, hinges, paint work, fitting etc will set the victim/insurance company back a £1,000+ then the security honges is a cheap option.

Brendan

30th Oct 2012 11:18am

BruceT

Member Since: 01 Nov 2010
Location: South Africa
Posts: 518

!

Thank you Leeds.

30th Oct 2012 11:20am

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