Rear Bumper Mod?

[MickG]

Managed to crack the rear bumber on my S2 Disco earlier this week - reversed into a tree in the dark, stupid I know but it's done now. Was wondering if anyone has any suggestions on replacement options other than fitting a new LR one. Pics would be appreciated too.
Also I was thinking about chopping down my exhaust pipe by about 2-4 inches for 2 reasons;
a. to increase the departure angle as it always catches.
b. to allow my exhaust jack to get a better seal and fit.

Any tips or comments

Cheers, Mick

[VladTepes]

Originally posted by MickG

b. to allow my exhaust jack to get a better seal and fit.


I was pondering the same thing myself.

[Weimar]

The only ones I've been able to find are

http://www.kaymar.net/landrover/discoveryr...oducts.htm#rear (http://www.kaymar.net/landrover/discoveryrearendproducts.htm#rear)

The Kaymar product, around $1600 unfit with no options.

http://www.safarigard.com/

Have search and you will find the D2 rear step, by the time you land the
bare bones version in the country and add tailights it will be somewhat more
than the Kaymar bar.

http://www.trekoutfitters.com/discovery/

This looks like a nice bar but once again a bit pricey to get here.

TJW Products make a bar for the D1 that may fit the D2.


There are a few homemade ones around, here is one of the better ones
on the net

http://www.erikburrows.com/index.php?node=...tom+Rear+Bumper (http://www.erikburrows.com/index.php?node=My+Custom+Rear+Bumper)

I hope this helps.

I'm still looking.

Tim

[Hellspawn]

Originally posted by Weimar

There are a few homemade ones around, here is one of the better ones
on the net
Tim


Bit of box section or RHJ isn't a bad option either. :wink:

[Gidget]

Yer seeing a metal fabrication mob is what I am going to do next, 2 bumpa's in 6 months is a bit much. I have been getting replacment ones from a bloke who owns an accessories store. Hes heaps & nearly gives them away as he takes them off to fit steel rear bars. But I am going to make a steel bar for it next time I have decided.

[eburrows]

Originally posted by Weimar

There are a few homemade ones around, here is one of the better ones
on the net

http://www.erikburrows.com/index.php?node=...tom+Rear+Bumper (http://www.erikburrows.com/index.php?node=My+Custom+Rear+Bumper)


Tim, that's my bumper there, thanks for the compliment! It works, and is strong, but could be a lot better. Version two will probably incorporate a spare tire carrier, since the one on my door has been damaged twice now due to heavy washboard roads. The guy I get nearly all my inspriation from is Greg Davis, who has designed, built and even sold a few front and rear bumpers. His profile on discoweb.org shows some of his earlier work:

http://www.discoweb.org/gregdavis/index.htm

His email address is on that page in case you want to contact him for more recent design ideas.[/url]

[Weimar]

Hello Eric, it is tempting to copy your style of bumper but I think
I'll wait and see what you do with version 2. It appears you guys are
able to delete the bumper lights and still be roadworthy, I'm pretty
sure I'd have to replace them. Toying with the idea of putting series I
lights under the series II so there are no lights in the bumper.

Probably a bit expeensive though.

Thanks for the link to Greg's site, he has some great ideas.

Tim

[eburrows]

Tim, all I did with the rear lights was to wire the turn signals to the reverse lights in the d-pillar cluster, then replace the reverse lamps with orange-colored lamps. This makes my turn signals much more visable, especially to larger vehicles.

Of course I then wired the reverse lamps to a couple of fog lamps I mounted to the bumper. No extra fuses or relays are required.

(I did then wire the rear fog lamp circuit from the original bumper to my new fog/reverse lamps through a couple of relays, but that's not required for road legality.)

[MickG]

Thanks for the input guys. I have managed to source a second hand replacement one which is a cheaper option to anything else. If I end up breaking this one I might consider a fabricated one.

Cheers, Mick