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Thread: Spotted in Perth - galv?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Samblers View Post
    I saw a single-cab ute Puma defender in Cervantes (i think) last weekend that had bonnet hump and open screen vents. Looked brand new.

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    Sam,

    The Puma bonnet is very strong and obviously very distinctive. Its a popular mod in the UK to fit Puma bonnets to make car look newer.

    The bulkheads of post 2007 Defenders haven't got openings in them for the flaps, so 99% chance its an older refurb wearing a Puma bonnet or a 1% chance of someone missing his flaps so much that he cut them back in...

    The only real "surface" distinction would be the interior dash arrangement to identify it as a Puma (although a couple blokes have fitted Puma dashes to older Deefers!).

    Cheers,

    Lou

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    Yep, aware of the differences... just stumped me that it looked so new, it mustve been a replacement i guess. Surprises me also that LR body parts are interchangeable over such a large number of model years. They really havent developed this thing at all over the last couple of decades. Part of the charm i think.

    Puma aircon AND pre '07 flaps would be worth having i think! Small matter of a large lump of plastic in the way though

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