Thread: Fixing corrosion on Defender

If it is on the fire wall you want to fix it quick as it is steal. clean it back as best you can and us some rust converter. Also have a look around the LHS bracket where the windscreen is bolted to on the inside in around the vent. I have a 94 defender firewall in my county and that is where was rusty. Tim

If it is just the brackets, remove them and either replace or clean and repaint them. If it is the metal around them, particularly the firewall below, remove them and see how bad the situation is, as for last post. Having removed the bracket check the hole through the firewall as well. There has probably been water getting under the bracket - make sure it is sealed properly when reassembling.

John

Originally Posted by matthew2

HI ALL

I have got a 2001 Defender and its got corrosion on the hinge like brackets under the front windscreen ,the paint is peeling off .
What can i do to fix the problem?

Cheers

carefully sand etch prime and paint
better. take it off bead blast sand etch prime and paint..............

You will need to take it all back to bare metal, apply rust converter and when dry/deactivated apply cold gal. and a primer then top coat.n Keep an eye on it.

Thanks guys for the info! My Defender is starting to pee me of first was no power when towing my boat particulary up hills then leeks water ,crap steering circle ,oya cant for get the spine bending disc crushing experiancse when driving long distances. A real Diamond of a 4x4 ! I hope Iveco Massif comes to Australia will be looking at seriously as well as the Toyota HJ40 the new one .

Originally Posted by matthew2

Thanks guys for the info! My Defender is starting to pee me of first was no power when towing my boat particulary up hills then leeks water ,crap steering circle ,oya cant for get the spine bending disc crushing experiancse when driving long distances. A real Diamond of a 4x4 ! I hope Iveco Massif comes to Australia will be looking at seriously as well as the Toyota HJ40 the new one .

They all leak
Turning circle - you can wind the stops in a bit or get used to it
Ride Qual - I'd be checking yr springs/shockers - Mine is stock and has a nice ride. Firm but fair!
Power - Depends on the size of yr boat, I guess - You can get the Td5 tuned for a lot more power if you choose - 180Kw is possible - 120 to 150Kw pretty easily.
(Intercooler and Chip)
Yeah the IVeco looks ok - not sure what a HJ40 is (I used to have a BJ40 - now there is a bone crusher !)

My county dosen't leak, will flog a Toymota for turning circle, power, cost of running, ride...... The list goes on. If you hate Land Rovers you will get a shock if you buy one of those over rated jappanies 4wd!!! My biggest gripe is with toymotas is that they can't get where I have had my landie.