It must be in the appraoch angle because I'm a big enough bloke and I've never been caught getting IN, once or twice getting out though!!
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It must be in the appraoch angle because I'm a big enough bloke and I've never been caught getting IN, once or twice getting out though!!
I think Land Rover has redesigned the door latch because I looked at the 2008 Defender's doors and it may not be so prone to snagging your pants anymore....
Can anyone post a picture of the offending door item?
Nope - I have the new Defender - and have been dacked, as Kelvin aptly puts it. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by tempestv8
Mine has side steps . So I stand on the step when getting in and out. Seems to prevent "Dacking" Some times forget and get caught.
Been caught many times - it gets me by the belt loop. Luckily (?) it has only damaged my daks a couple of times and they weren't "going out" pants.
Re shutting the door striker on my seatbelt - I have been guilty of this. After the big prang when the car had been rebuilt due to the firewall damage I had to put it over the pits 2 days before leaving for my up north trip! Everything was going great considering what could have gone wrong and I was about to pass when the guy saw the knicks on the seatbelt. He aplologised and said it was an immediate fail - he had no room. he saw the "Landrover - Anything else is crap" sticker from AULRO and thought it was brilliant. he said if i raced away and replaced the straps and I showed him then he'd sign off without a new inspection.
I've never been caught getting out... just getting in... i do keep my wallet in my right rear pocket which would make it stick out further... and with the 3" lift and 33's i have to grab the steering wheel and yank myself up into it so that swinging motion along with the rest would help get me i'm sure ;)
Okay enough talking about it... going down to clark rubber on saturday to see if i can find something i could put around the catcher. Will post pics once done and fingers crossed it works ;)
If you can't work anything out with the catcher, try buying a length of rubber and tying it around your waist :p - it could become the Defender driving belt. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Outlaw
Funny thingis , I was half in half out with my jeans and belt caught and couldnt go any where
Must have looked a treat , this fat guy who was stuck getting into his own car lol
cheers
chaser
(never torn a pair yet but)
knock knock on wood
Okay here are a couple pics of my catcher on a 96 fender ;)
Compared to what? :D :wasntme:Quote:
Originally Posted by Numpty's Missus