Thread: Terrafirma Rock Sliders

Mike,

I just got a roll of sticky foam rubber from Bunnings (you know the type to seal house windows, doors or something).

I stuck two layers on top of each other on the galvanised strip (after loosening the slider to get access) and then offered the slider back up and tightening it. The whole lot looks like its part of the original car and it even improved the bottom of the door seal!

Cheers,

Lou

Thanks for the tips! Off to Bunnings we go!!

Other than the 'gap' l am very happy with them.
However, l will say pricing varied a lot. From $550 (the right price) to $750.

I ended up buying at Ritters (Victoria). Noel the parts bloke there is great. I picked up some shocks at the same time.

Mike

might be difference between fitting on Puma vs TD5???

there is no gap worth filling with a foam strip when i followed Terrafirma's instructions exactly.

I understand its a difference between the 2.4 and 2.2 with a change to the bottom door rubber (the gap is only under the door).

Mine's a 2.4 and you could see the galvanised bottom "kick" strip next to the seat box through the gap. The Bunnings rubber has just taken up the gap and improved my bottom seal to or beyond the 2.2 standard.

If yours is a 2.4 it might actually have the newer rubber fitted?

Cheers,

Lou

(PS - spot the bush "pin striping" from my last outing... polishing those out is on SWMBO list of my chores for the weekend...)

Mine is 2.2, door *looks* like it sits lower. difference in the bottom seal isn't going to have that effect?!?!

As per the photograph my slider sits nice and flush front and rear, but my door sits high. There is a crazy amount of available play in a Defender's door hinges but mine doesn't leak, so obviously it sits "correct" for my car.

The slider correctly fitted shouldn't leave a gap on the side panels. Yours is clearly fitted correctly and there isn't much of a gap.

What I meant with the rubber bit was that as my original door rubber sits higher on the actual door bottom and with my door sitting high, it caused a visual gap where you could see the galvanised strip of the seat box kick panel. I stuck the foam rubber there to firstly take up the gap and secondly assist with the actual seal on the bottom of my door.

Now on your door there is still a bit of a vertical gap (only a bit more than the side panels), but your door rubber (new for the 2.2) is such that you can't see under the door like on a 2.4

Cheers,

Lou