Thread: Accessory Advice New Defender 110

Originally Posted by Spencer72

Bilbobiggles...yep I need the child restraints. I have been looking into this in depth and it is going to be touch and go.

In WA there is only one engineer who does the CRAB bar. When I contacted them they advised to put the bar in the rear two seats need to be removed and the bolting points welded over to ensure no seats could be returned.

This will defeat the purpose of purchasing a 7 seater so in a bit of a dilemma. I have looked at the interior and read up a few sites and thinking of using the cargo mounts or possibly where the middles seats are secured.

If anyone else has any ideas it would be greatly appreciated. I know it might not be fully legal but I have no choice. Saying that, this is not our primary family vehicle as we have another 7 seater.

I had a set of three point bolted into the floor and wheel arches on mine. These were engineer signed off. Best bet would be to find a local engineer who will install them into the back of the seat frames. When I bought my new MY13 defender I was going to get mounting points installed, but the engineering firm I had used for the last 10 years lost their restraint engineer and would not do it any more. There is a local restraint fitter - who would have done the job as described above - ie the restraint clips in the floor and arches - but I decided to like with the foam booster instead.

Don't use the cargo mounts easy to prove it's not legal, my restraint points were mounted next to the cargo mounts. There is a steel cradle there for the rear seats, and that is plenty strong enough. They just used a large steel plate about 50mm to reinforce.

If the kids are old enough, and now mine are, you can find boosters that do not have tethers. Then you don't need restraint points.

Originally Posted by Spencer72

What did you pay for those rims Bilbobiggles? Would you not recommend them?

It came as standard spec on my LE model. They look spectacular when clean and shiny, but awful when dusty. The silver rims don't show dust as much as the black ones. The only reason to get them is because the look awesome. But they don't stay like that for long.

Another thing to keep in mind about those rims is, the face of the alloy is pretty much flush on the outside so they get scratched easily. They look great, but not the most practical rims for the bush.

Cheers, Murray

Excellent point there. They will get easily mangled off road. (My other defender with the standard boost alloys has been smashed around off road and no wheel damage yet.)

Originally Posted by Leroy_Riding

as for rear lights, LED is the way, but don't get sucked into the high end LED light rubbish, I have had plenty of sets of LED lights and use them on my Fish tanks and home lighting. just look for LED lights that have a decent diode, and most of all decent optics. you will find the cheap Chinese lights are fine. I am having a mind blank right now but I think its Eurolux that currently have the best wide angle optics for there 10W diodes. there is a shop in NSW/VIC cant remember which called KPD 4x4 who sells some very good lights are very good prices if you wanted to avoid 'cheap Chinese' lights.
Leroy

Leroy I presume you mean just to replace the bulbs in the existing domes with LED bulbs, as opposed to buying those fancy flat(ish) LED lights (like you see on trucks) ?

I was considering that BUT the domes on mine are faded....

By the time I get new domes itmight approach the cost of 'proper' LED sealed lights anyway....?

Just a tip on the tow bar:

If the rear fold down step is important (and I find it useful) then I believe that only the genuine Land Rover tow bar will allow you to retain it.

Originally Posted by one_iota

Just a tip on the tow bar: If the rear fold down step is important (and I find it useful) then I believe that only the genuine Land Rover tow bar will allow you to retain it.

I've always found that step to be a PITA, but each to their own. It's a very valid point that Mahn raises.

Jon

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Originally Posted by Spencer72

Regarding the wheels these are the type I have been looking at. I nearly fell over when I got the price from Land Rover dealership.

They came already fitted on my new 90 with some horrid MT tyres.

( no offence to anyone who likes alloy wheels and mud terrain tyres - I know you are out there)

I dont much like them..... I would prefer some nice steel rims and some ATs, but I guess they look flash.