Thread: Chinese defender doors

Originally Posted by akelly

FINALLY! Thank you for this. The ones I've seen for sale the guy has already done the mod to fit the earlier defender winder mechs. My thought that was for the price you could fill them with chassis wax and surely there's a good 10yrs in them?

One concern is the guy told me each front door weighs 35kg. This seems heavy but I admit I don't know what the factory ones weigh. I'm worried what this might do to the hinges if they're much heavier than OEM.

I doubt they weigh 35KG, they don't feel that heavy to me. The genuine front ones I have are the earlier alloy skinned ones and are much lighter as you would expect. I'll try to remember to weigh them.

As for filling them with wax or fish oil, I was thinking along the same lines as you should get a few years out of them.

Originally Posted by Fattima

As for filling them with wax or fish oil, I was thinking along the same lines as you should get a few years out of them.

Good plan whether they come from China or Chad or Chile. Wish OKA had done that.

Originally Posted by Fattima

This mob have them
BRAND NEW Land Rover Defender /Perentie Front and Rear Doors available | Auto Body parts | Gumtree Australia Hawkesbury Area - Mulgrave | 1307944574

Hmm, name is Ian at Mulgrave. Looking at his other items for sale, I suspect it’s Ian Waddell who used to own (years ago) BMI - British Motor Imports at Mulgrave. His son, Matt, also sells LR parts on Gumtree and ebay.

Originally Posted by akelly

I bet $1,000,000 you're posting on a machine made mostly or entirely in China, so maybe leave that weird nationalist stuff at the door?

I don't need to leave anything at the door, as has been noted many times that this forum is not for anyone here to decided what can or can't be said.

How about you leave your weird telling others what to say or not say at the door? or does it somehow offend your preciousness?

Originally Posted by p38arover

Hmm, name is Ian at Mulgrave. Looking at his other items for sale, I suspect it’s Ian Waddell who used to own (years ago) BMI - British Motor Imports at Mulgrave. His son, Matt, also sells LR parts on Gumtree and ebay.

yes it is Ian Waddell as you say, I have bought many a Perentie bits and pieces from him including Engines. Has always been very good to deal with.

Originally Posted by DazzaTD5

yes it is Ian Waddell as you say, I have bought many a Perentie bits and pieces from him including Engines. Has always been very good to deal with.

I dealt with his son Matt, nice young bloke and very helpful.

Originally Posted by akelly

One concern is the guy told me each front door weighs 35kg. This seems heavy but I admit I don't know what the factory ones weigh. I'm worried what this might do to the hinges if they're much heavier than OEM.

I just weighed the doors and I think he has made a mistake with the weights (presuming they are the same as the ones I have). I knew from picking it up it is nowhere near 35Kg

Chinese Puma style second row door (still in cardboard protective packaging) 13.4 Kg
Genuine 300tdi style front passenger door 10.5 Kg

Weighed on some dodgy luggage scales so allow for some variation.

Originally Posted by DazzaTD5

I don't need to leave anything at the door, as has been noted many times that this forum is not for anyone here to decided what can or can't be said.

How about you leave your weird telling others what to say or not say at the door? or does it somehow offend your preciousness?

you can say the dumbest thing you can think of, I'm not stopping you. Do your weird racism and pretend others are being precious, it's good to know who we're dealing with.