How are defender panels and capping put together

Its a utility vehicle, and expected to get knocked about. That's why it has galvanised corner cappings so that the inevitable bumps and scratches don't matter (oops! they aren't any longer, are they?). If the vehicle was not intended as a knockabout one, presumably you would have got a Discovery?

John

Thank you for your opinions i appreciate them.

I understand that there is now a buffer between the steel and ali, but this is only right at the bottom. So what about the rest of the capping?

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Originally Posted by technophile

Thank you for your opinions i appreciate them.

I understand that there is now a buffer between the steel and ali, but this is only right at the bottom. So what about the rest of the capping?

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The rest of the capping has the defective factory system which promotes galvanic corrosion.

When rebuilding my 110, I applied wax oil to any steel component that sat against the alloy body. LR rely on paint to stop the corrosive reaction.

Not sure if it will make any difference but I have sprayed Lanox into every join and bit of capping that I could find on my MY15 Defender.