Thread: Adventure Grill for Defender 90

Agreed...

And at the end of the day, it would be very easy to just walk past any 'Celebration' edition' Heritage, Adventure or Autobiography, and just simply take a photo of the metal VIN plate that is clearly visible in the front window!

Information sorted.

Originally Posted by Toxic_Avenger

So by the same reasoning, every manufacturer of aftermarket parts who has modelled a likeness off a genuine LR part, and sold said product cheaper than Land Rover Australia is also guilty of misrepresenting the brand identity?! The bloke just wants to buy a grille, and if he can get it out of the service department, then all the power to him. The bloke on the service counter just needs to ask the right questions, and the buyer needs to answer them satisfactorily, money exchanges hands, and everyone is happy. He might ruffle the feathers of the special edition crowd, but that's the risk vs reward the OP would need to consider. I've bought parts out of an australian dealership using and australian VIN for an import model that they wouldn't honor the VIN number for, even though I had the correct part number for them to order, which was identical between models (the joys of owning a jap import). Realistically, the guy at the computer is trying to check that the part the customer asks for is compatible with the vehicle they say they own.

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Originally Posted by YOLO110

Agreed... And at the end of the day, it would be very easy to just walk past any 'Celebration' edition' Heritage, Adventure or Autobiography, and just simply take a photo of the metal VIN plate that is clearly visible in the front window! Information sorted.

If you do that I'm going to ring up LR and dob on you. That's not allowed. It's not fair. I think I have LR's phone number somewhere in my hand bag next to my naprogesic. Ha ha ha

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Dober thats so funny a old Yorkshire saying that, You Dober.

Don't they have a Dober hot line at land Rover now. Call 0800 DOBER.

Originally Posted by juddy

Dober thats so funny a old Yorkshire saying that, You Dober. Don't they have a Dober hot line at land Rover now. Call 0800 DOBER.

Ha ha ha. lol

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The issue is that it's a limited production run, there'll be no more made, if every man and their dog buys them all up, there'll be none left for when a genuine gets damaged... also it detracts from the exclusivity of owning one of the special editions... I'm sure you guys would moan if someone ripped off something you paid an extra 30k for.

Sure, make a copy of it any day you want, and sell them at a profit, but sneaky **** isn't cool... No different to HSV/FPV.

Originally Posted by juddy

Dober thats so funny a old Yorkshire saying that, You Dober.

Don't they have a Dober hot line at land Rover now. Call 0800 DOBER.

It would be much funnier if you knew how to spell

Dude,
there'll always be a P plater with a walkinshaw kit on a VL.
Likewise the HSV bodykit, or other 'special' parts will be used on the vehicles.

If you put a limited edition grille on any other defender, it's still just a special part on an ordinary vehicle.

I don't see why this is such a big deal?