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Tikirocker
19th November 2010, 01:33 PM
... fold down like Series ones do? I ask because I noticed the same bolt lugs either side of my County windscreen interior, which begs the question?

Cheers, Simon.
wovenrovings
19th November 2010, 01:39 PM
yes they do.
Tikirocker
19th November 2010, 01:41 PM
Ahhhh ... any pics of this I wonder? I have never seen an image of a County with the windscreen folded down onto the bonnet. Can it be done without removal of the existing roof?

Simon.
isuzurover
19th November 2010, 04:39 PM
The above is not quite correct. Most 110/defenders have the rear nuts to clamp the screen down, but have a solid block on the front where a hinge is on a series. So you cannot fold the screen down unless you swap the front part for a hinge. I am sure there is a suitable hinge - as fitted to mil/soft top models.
rar110
19th November 2010, 05:12 PM
As far as I know county (ie pre-defender) windscreen has hinge type brackets which attach to the firewall. The hinge type was replaced by a fixed bracket on the defenders and maybe on some of the late county 110s.

To fold down the windscreen and drive you need to remove the roof. Even on the perenties you need to remove the top windscreen support that is located above each front door.
isuzurover
19th November 2010, 05:37 PM
As far as I know county (ie pre-defender) windscreen has hinge type brackets which attach to the firewall. The hinge type was replaced by a fixed bracket on the defenders and maybe on some of the late county 110s.

To fold down the windscreen and drive you need to remove the roof. Even on the perenties you need to remove the top windscreen support that is located above each front door.

Thanks. Must have been suffering brain fade...

However in my (pedantic) defence, "County" is a trim spec, so counties post ~1990ish don't have the hinges. I belive JamesJ's 1990 110 county has the solid blocks.
JDNSW
20th November 2010, 12:48 AM
To amplify the statements above:

All* 90/110 Landrovers up to about 1990 had hinges to attach the lower edge of the windscreen to the firewall. However, because all civilian ones sold in Australia had either hardtops or cabs, the windscreen cannot be folded without removing part of the bodywork.

A similar situation exists for County trim Series 3, Rangerover and Defender - even where there are bonnet hinges, this trim level was only used on station wagons.

*Australian military 110 4x4s can have the windscreen folded, but most 6x6s have a one piece steel cab with a fixed windscreen.

John