OEM rear ladder

[irondoc]

Has anyone fitted the OEM rear ladder? I thought there was no drilling, but the instructions say to drill out a hole on the upper tailgate and use two of those collapsable nutserts and bolts, while still using the nuts and bolts that hold on the number plate light/handle.

Is it stable enough without putting the two additional bolts in?

Cheers
Lucas

[Tombie]

Just drill the holes :cool:

Paint the edges and fit the nutserts...

Then it wont chatter around :D

[Muskie]

Has anyone fitted the OEM rear ladder? I thought there was no drilling, but the instructions say to drill out a hole on the upper tailgate and use two of those collapsable nutserts and bolts, while still using the nuts and bolts that hold on the number plate light/handle.

Is it stable enough without putting the two additional bolts in?

Cheers
Lucas

hi Lucas,
i imported and OEM Ladder and didnt drill any holes whatsover.....the holes are already there.....and the kids love the ladder to get up on the roof....handy for the Drive in !!

let me know if you want any photos

Brgds Paul

[ozscott]

I had to drill holes for the bottom part...d2.

Cheers

[Muskie]

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[ozscott]

Sorry I thought I was looking at the d2 threads on Tapatalk ...ignore my post.

Cheers

[BMKal]

I've got the Frontrunner ladder on mine - no holes to be drilled with that one. ;)

[LGM]

I have added a smallish self adhesive rubber 'kick Panel' at the bottom rung as your boots / shoes tend to scratch the paintwork a bit as you climb up and down.

[LRD414]

I've got the Frontrunner ladder on mine - no holes to be drilled with that one.

Do you need the Frontrunner rack to use their ladder?

Scott

[Redback]

No holes for me either.

[lpj]

I have added a smallish self adhesive rubber 'kick Panel' at the bottom rung as your boots / shoes tend to scratch the paintwork a bit as you climb up and down.

I think I'm going to invest in a ladder this year. My wife has been a good sport helping me lift things on and off but a ladder would be really handy. Where did you get that one from?

Luke

[BMKal]

Do you need the Frontrunner rack to use their ladder?

Scott

No Scott. Ladder is completely independent of rack. It simply hooks on the top of the tailgate, and uses existing bolts under the number plate light assembly, as does the Land Rover OEM ladder. Took me all of about 15 minutes to install.

One thing that the Frontrunner ladder has that I think is better than the OEM ladder, is a flat step / small platform at the top of the ladder, rather than just another tubular rung. Gives you something a bit more substantial to step on at the top, plus provides a bit better protection for the top of the tailgate and stops you stepping on the painted surface.

I do have the Frontrunner rack on mine, but the ladder would work equally as well with any style of roof rack.

[simoncs]

i imported the oem ladder from duckworths 2yrs ago. drilling is required to make existing holes bigger to fit the compression nuts in

[irondoc]

Thanks for all the replies guys

I bit the bullet and drilled the holes today.....

Cheers
Lucas