Thread: 3mm Chequer Plate Kit

G'day Henry,

You could try Graeme Cooper but I think his is natural anodised...not black powder coated.

Is your new Defender white?

The LR OEM older model (pre-07) Defender checker plate is cheaper than the new model. Ring around a few dealers and see what price they will do. Also the older model fits the new one it just encompasses the aerial hole (as in your pic). So the new model checker plate is shorter and more expensive

Hi Mahn - the new one is white in colour, hence the preference for black chequer plate. I had black powder coated ones from Graeme Cooper on my old Defender but they are only supplied in 2mm.

Thanks dm, I will ring around and get some pricing on a pre-07 kit.

G'day Greylandy,

I got my 3mm black bonnet cover from Scorpion Racing but M.R. Automotive at Redcliffe, Qld made me up some 3mm black wingtop protectors.

Cost was... about $155 for the pair if I remember rightly and $65 for the powdercoating?

Don't know about the rest of the kit, you'd have to ask them.

U seen these? They are only silver but Im sure wouldnt be too hard to powder coat.

The bloke in Australia that does them is Stuart from Rovacraft. Hes on this forum

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3mm plate is very heavy, wouldn't 2mm suffice? I'm going to get some sheet in the next week or two for this very job, pm me if you want to split the material, naturally the more you buy the cheaper it gets and I am pretty sure that 1 sheet will do the entire kit. Also you can get them adonised or powdercoated very cheaply in your local area in whatever colour you desire?

Originally Posted by dobbo

3mm plate is very heavy, wouldn't 2mm suffice? I'm going to get some sheet in the next week or two for this very job, pm me if you want to split the material, naturally the more you buy the cheaper it gets and I am pretty sure that 1 sheet will do the entire kit. Also you can get them adonised or powdercoated very cheaply in your local area in whatever colour you desire?

well if thats the case GL then get them powder coated in gunmetal grey

I would have on my'n if i could have.........be different start a trend,
we all know matt likes hot pink

Originally Posted by dullbird

well if thats the case GL then get them powder coated in gunmetal grey

I would have on my'n if i could have.........be different start a trend,
we all know matt likes hot pink

The Hot pink/chocolate brown look still is a possibility and has not been ruled out completely. The horse float will get the same treatment in the same colour so I have to obey BW with the colour choice.

It would make the chrome **** lights stand out.

Have you watched that movie too?