Defender warped rear door due to spare wheel are these pics typical?

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Originally Posted by Gerokent

Mine was the same before I fitted a swing away carrier. It was exasperated by a minor roll over, and now it wears a perspex rear window because the frame is not quiet straight. Gotta love the agriculturalness of these things :D

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What's a minor roll-over :o only once?

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Originally Posted by Lotz-A-Landies

Sad isn't it. In 65 years the only band aid solutions for a known problem has been to add the third hinge and have a pressed inner frame instead of the original fabricated frame.

The external wheel carriers have always been the solution, and should be from the factory. I guess we'll have to wait for the 2017 model for that upgrade! :angel:

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I have it on good authority they have solved the problem, by, putting the tyre back on the bonnet. Where it should be.

Well if Jeep can have a 7 slot grill as adesgn cue, surely that's not asking too much. We can even put a label on it. Pedestrian air bag. Another LR first

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Originally Posted by cafe latte

Could you take a pic?
Cheers
Chris

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Don't have a pic of mine handy, but here are some Google images of them. I think The Expedition Centre and APT both stock them, as well as the Aussie-made Ridjidij one.

http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=...rier&FORM=IGRE

I think he meant a picture of the damage to take to the dealer ;)

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Originally Posted by BadCo.

I think he meant a picture of the damage to take to the dealer ;)

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Yes I meant a pic of a damaged door.
Cheers
Chris

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Originally Posted by cafe latte

Yes I meant a pic of a damaged door.
Cheers
Chris

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Oh, sorry. No, don't have that pic, but just imagine the left top of the door above the handle angling out further than the bottom, so the gap is wider at the top than the bottom, and you'll get the idea. The weight of the wheel had also made the door chatter against the rubber seal and perforated it below the lock, on the left side.
Point being, get a wheel carrier.