Compressor Guards

[wbowner]

Hi,
It appears getting a guard for the compressor is good thing to get.

So I started looking around and have found a couple of different designs

One from GOE and one from PROSPEED.

They differ in design a bit.

In thread
http://www.aulro.com/afvb/d3-d4-rrs/203086-goe-compressor-guard.html
It was mentioned the GOE plate opens itself to getting sticks,branches caught in it where the one from PROSPEED has cover at the front which would stop this

Land Rover Discovery compressor guard : ProSpeed (http://prospeed-group.co.uk/product/discovery-3-and-4-compressor-guard/)

What are people's thoughts on this.

Richard


Richard

[ADMIRAL]

I have the GOE, and have never had an issue with sticks etc getting jammed. When you think about it, you would have to drive through a couple of dead trees to get anything of size up that high.

[TerryO]

I have one of Gordon's compressor guards on my D3. It has big gouges out of it from rocks and other stuff but has done a great job protecting the compressor.

At the last D3/4/RRS trip in October I took the D4 off road for the first time and got hung up on a rock and guess what?

Yep I broke the compressor mounting bracket. If and when we decide to use the D4 off road again the first thing I will purchase is another compressor guard and some rock sliders.

[~Rich~]

I have one of Gordon's compressor guards on my D3. It has big gouges out of it from rocks and other stuff but has done a great job protecting the compressor.

At the last D3/4/RRS trip in October I took the D4 off road for the first time and got hung up on a rock and guess what?

Yep I broke the compressor mounting bracket. If and when we decide to use the D4 off road again the first thing I will purchase is another compressor guard and some rock sliders.

Hows your fuel tank bash plate looking Terry?
My sliders and compressor plate have been worth every cent.
This includes the front recovery point replacement bash plate, I hit this multiple times even at max height & LLAMS.
The one plate I do not have a mark on yet is the alloy gearbox plate.
And I'm loosing capacity on my long range tank too. ;)

[sctsprin]

Theres also this one.

Land Rover Discovery 3 AND Discovery 4 Compressor Guard NEW Product | eBay (http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Land-Rover-Discovery-3-and-Discovery-4-Compressor-Guard-New-Product-/301461839170?pt=AU_Car_Parts_Accessories&hash=item4630869d42)

[Tombie]

I've got the Prospeed one :cool:

No damage ever happening to that compressor short of destroying the vehicle!

[Dagilmo]

Land Rover Discovery 3 AND Discovery 4 Compressor Guard NEW Product | eBay (http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Land-Rover-Discovery-3-and-Discovery-4-Compressor-Guard-New-Product-/301461839170?pt=AU_Car_Parts_Accessories&hash=item4630869d42)[/QUOTE]


Looking at the sellers user name, I'm note sure we can trust him/her....:wasntme:

[TerryO]

Hows your fuel tank bash plate looking Terry?
My sliders and compressor plate have been worth every cent.
This includes the front recovery point replacement bash plate, I hit this multiple times even at max height & LLAMS.
The one plate I do not have a mark on yet is the alloy gearbox plate.
And I'm loosing capacity on my long range tank too. ;)


The one thing I don't have on the D3 is a long range tank Rich and because I use it for serious off road usuage I'm glad I don't. To me its bad enough flattening the rear exhaust pipes where they go under the diff let alone wrecking a long range tank.

If and when I fit one then that will be because the D3 has been turned into a tourer rather than a bush basher. ... :(

[~Rich~]

I was actually meaning the Standard tank Terry, Yes it and the long range one have dents!

[TerryO]

I did wonder, the standard tanks cover is very beat up, but it still seams to hold roughly the correct (ish) capacity. Mind you the fuel gauge doesn't really work, so I now drive between refills based on the trip meter.

[Tombie]

Mine lost 12litres...

Now guarded very nicely :)

[TerryO]

12 litres! ... bugger me I have bashed and scrapped the crap out of mine and most everything else under there time and time again and it still holds pretty much the right amount.

I might have to try harder to wreck it to see who can dent theirs the most. ... ;)

[l00kin4]

So is the Prospeed guard only locally available from Brit Parts in SA ?

Thanks,
David

MY14 D4 SDV6 SE

[winaje]

12 litres! ... bugger me I have bashed and scrapped the crap out of mine and most everything else under there time and time again and it still holds pretty much the right amount.

I might have to try harder to wreck it to see who can dent theirs the most. ... ;)

Geez, don't put out a challenge like that to Tombie, he'll wreck his car just to win lol




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[AnD3rew]

With due respect to Gordon who makes a very good and tough product which judging by the scrapes and dings in it has definitely saved my compressor more than once. However I do like the idea of the angled front plate for two reasons. First is I have had sticks jammed in between the plate and the compressor on several ocassions and it has taken quite a bit of effort and jiggling to pull them back out. I have also had horrible rattling noises coming from the compressor after off road trips from dirt and stones jammed in there and it has taken quite a bit of pressure spraying to clear it.

I also think with a strong enough ramp edge on the front it would allow you to slide up over an obstacle which might just ram Into the front of the GOE one.

The only downside that I can think of of that design Is that it might reduce airflow and make it overheat.

I would prefer to give my business to Gordon in general but I do like the prospeed design.

[Ferret]

Mine lost 12litres...

Now guarded very nicely :)

I think I have lost some capacity too. Any way of recovering it prior to fitting a decent guard?

[Tombie]

So is the Prospeed guard only locally available from Brit Parts in SA ?

Thanks,
David

MY14 D4 SDV6 SE


It was available from Prospeed :)

[Tombie]

I think I have lost some capacity too. Any way of recovering it?


Tank is plastic.

My tank plate was bent upwards at the rear above the front level.

I acquired a straight 2nd hand factory plate, painted it up and went through the painful process of swapping it over.

As the plate was removed the tank popped out a reasonable amount and then over successive fills has reformed to its original shape.

[gghaggis]

With due respect to Gordon who makes a very good and tough product which judging by the scrapes and dings in it has definitely saved my compressor more than once. However I do like the idea of the angled front plate for two reasons.

Until 2013, there was an option on my website to add a front lip to the plate. 2 people in 6 years ordered it, so that was deleted when I rationalised the product lineup Christmas 2012.

I don't like the idea, as I originally had one and it allowed a build up of mud around my compressor that I (rightly or wrongly) attributed to it's overheating tendencies. The plates are now designed to allow an easy hose-out routine.

I have done a couple with a short, up-curved lip that would reduce the (unlikely) ingress of sticks etc. Still mulling over whether it's worth advertising again as an option. Most people seem to prefer the cheaper option.

Cheers,

Gordon

[gghaggis]

Tank is plastic.

My tank plate was bent upwards at the rear above the front level.

I acquired a straight 2nd hand factory plate, painted it up and went through the painful process of swapping it over.

As the plate was removed the tank popped out a reasonable amount and then over successive fills has reformed to its original shape.

My D3 plate got bashed in over the course of a couple of years. Reduced my capacity to 73 litres. When the tank finally got contaminated and was replaced, I straightened the guard and welded some bracing across it. Seemed to reduce the dents, but maybe I was just being a little gentler.

Cheers,

Gordon

[mfpoli]

Hi,
It appears getting a guard for the compressor is good thing to get.

So I started looking around and have found a couple of different designs

One from GOE and one from PROSPEED.

They differ in design a bit.

In thread
http://www.aulro.com/afvb/d3-d4-rrs/203086-goe-compressor-guard.html
It was mentioned the GOE plate opens itself to getting sticks,branches caught in it where the one from PROSPEED has cover at the front which would stop this

Land Rover Discovery compressor guard : ProSpeed (http://prospeed-group.co.uk/product/discovery-3-and-4-compressor-guard/)

What are people's thoughts on this.

Richard


Richard

Hi All,

In deciding whether to buy a compressor guard, I decided to remove the plastic cover just to understand what the compressor set-up looked like and to clean out any excess debris. I was surprised to see there is a metal plate, L shaped which is attached to the chassis and folded under the compressor. It's silver in colour (probably alloy) and about 5mm thick. Appears to be LR's attempt to provide protection to the compressor. I have a MY15 D4.

Any thoughts as to how much protection this can provide?

Many thanks
Mario

[LRD414]

I was surprised to see there is a metal plate, L shaped which is attached to the chassis and folded under the compressor. It's silver in colour (probably alloy) and about 5mm thick. Appears to be LR's attempt to provide protection to the compressor. I have a MY15 D4.
That plate is the compressor mounting bracket, so movement of the plate in an impact event would be undesirable. Also won't help much to protect the air pipes and electrics attached to the compressor. And your acoustic cover would be broken as well by the time the plate acted as a shield. So my view is no real protection offered by the mounting plate to the compressor "system".

Cheers,
Scott

[Mog60]

I've got the Prospeed one :cool:

No damage ever happening to that compressor short of destroying the vehicle!

Hi, I have just fitted the Prospeed compressor guard and its a very well made bit of kit. However, I was just wondering how you go about jacking in this area as the guard seems to use the original jacking point hole as one of its mounting points and covers it. It can therefore, no longer be used as a jacking point at least with the standard jack or a pin jack adaptor.

[mfpoli]

That plate is the compressor mounting bracket, so movement of the plate in an impact event would be undesirable. Also won't help much to protect the air pipes and electrics attached to the compressor. And your acoustic cover would be broken as well by the time the plate acted as a shield. So my view is no real protection offered by the mounting plate to the compressor "system".

Cheers,
Scott



Scott - thank you for your reply. Not sure I would call it a mounting plate as there is no solid connection between compressor and the plate. The compressor has 3 or 4 (can't remember exactly) guiders with springs which insert into holes in the plate so that the compressor can move to some extent independently of any upward impact on the plate. However, despite the semantics, I concur that the plate would provide limited protection as the acoustic cover would be broken by the time it acted as a shield (thus requiring replacement), not to mention the piping and electrics which just hang and are not covered by the shield.
Kind regards
Mario

[LRD414]

The compressor has 3 or 4 (can't remember exactly) guiders with springs which insert into holes in the plate so that the compressor can move to some extent independently of any upward impact on the plate.
Yep these are the anti-vibration mounts for the compressor, which are typically mounted on to a solid frame or foundation (or plate attached to chassis in this case).

Cheers,
Scott