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Thanks all for the input - I'm glad I'm not the only one obsessing about such things ;)
Yeah that's what I am trying to avoid.Quote:
Originally Posted by n plus one
Stock mounts will do that anyway, so I figure any kind of re-enforcement has to be better than nothing, although SteveG's idea sounds more like the outcome I am after.
Any chance you can post a picture of your setup SteveG?
The stock mounts are highly unlikely to crease the entire rear panel up to the fuel filler before they fail...Quote:
Originally Posted by FeatherWeightDriver
My driver's side flap support has taken some force at some point and has bent towards the wheel. I must've been reversing up a step and had the flap caught between the tyre and a hard place - that's the only way I can imagine it is susceptible to damage anyway. It bent the creased under surface of the side panel, but not the part you can see. If it was reinforced I imagine it would've done more damage; just my 2c.
I guess one way you might reduce the damage to the 1/4 panel would be to mount the mudflap frame to the ally panel/brace using a strip of rubber. Or alternatively on the older mudflaps which used to be bolted to the mudflap frame you could try cutting exit slots on the mudflap itself so that if it does get snagged it will slide out of the three bolts holding it.
For me the damage was always due to fatigue cracking of the panel itself allowing the mud flap, and teck screw, and a good chunk of my rear quater panel to fly free.
The 3mm allly checker plate attached to the rear panels was folded in, at the base, for the flap bracket to attach to instead of just the wimpy sheet metal. Gives me good bracing and additional rear panel protection.
I read this post the other day and didnt give it much thought until today where I went for a play and did mundaring to york power line track only to get about 15min in and ripped my passenger side off the guard.
Could hear something dragging got out to find a bent up bracket and ripped the bolt clean out not a great design mr land rover haha im with others think if It was beefed up on the guard it would have done more damage. Ill go into work tomorrow throw it on the pit and make something up thinking maybe an A-bracket set up to the chassis rail but will know more once I have a propper look.
Both of mine were pulled off by the weight of black mud along the Murray :mad:
At least I still have them.
Martyn
As you suggest, parts for breathers are available from third parties http://www.aulro.com/afvb/driveline-...ather-kit.htmlQuote:
Originally Posted by DrytheRain
I can supply the multi-way connectors. The kit listed uses a pneumatic silencer at the end but you could put a bend in the tube if you can get the tube to a high enough temperature.
Colin
Not sure about ADRs but I took the extreme option;
My mudflaps are mounted to the old front bumper which is now bolted to the back.
You wouldn't believe it but after reading this thread I was out playing in some washouts and this happened. This is with stock standard land rover mudflaps and brackets. So now I'm gonna get rear corner chequer plate and relocate the mudflaps to the rear crossmember, might even look at some rear bumperettes
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