Stainless Defender Hinges

[Jock The Rock]

Gday

Took my landy down to JC the other day. I never noticed it before, but he opened the door and gave it a shove. There is a huge amount of slop in the hinges. Only on the passenger side though.

(Possible cause: not being used much in 13 years, and rusting shut then being worked free. JC's explanation)

So, I remember once seeing stainless hinges to suit a Defender. Does anyone know anything about these? Otherwise Ill just get a standard set

And yes I know, nice shiny hinges will add a bit to the **** factor :o :p

Thanks

[dmdigital]

Have a search through the UK based suppliers and eBay. Their reasonably available but the cost a fair bit.

[triso]

You can get them from Scorpion Racing, i tryed to get some s/s bolts for the hinges but he said (SYDNEY WAREHOUSE)he was having a bit of trouble with Scorpion Racing supplying so i don't know how you will go.

cheers Tristan

Dave Rowland
ROVACRAFT Pty Ltd
Unit 2
Fonts Place
Bayswater
WA 6053
Australia
Tel: +61 (0)8 9377 0080
Fax: +61 (0)8 9377 0399
E-mail: scorpion@rovacraft.com.au
Website: Rovacraft (http://www.rovacraft.com.au)

SYDNEY WAREHOUSE:

D.R. Rovacraft Pty Ltd
Unit 3, 1307 Botany Road
Mascot NSW 2020
Australia
Tel: +61 (0)2 9700 8920
Fax: +61 (0)2 9700 8914
E-mail: scorpion@rovacraft.com.au
Website: Rovacraft (http://www.rovacraft.com.au)

MELBOURNE WAREHOUSE:

D.R. Rovacraft Pty Ltd
U2/69 Acacia Rd
Ferntree Gully VIC 3156
Australia
Tel: +61 (0)3 9758 5211
Fax: +61 (0)3 9758 3866
E-mail: scorpion@rovacraft.com.au
Website: Rovacraft (http://www.rovacraft.com.au)

[Mick-Kelly]

Didnt scorpion go under

[Bigbjorn]

Stig Fasteners in England. A stainless steel company. They have an enormous range of special fasteners for a wide range of vehicles including Land Rovers. Stig's Stainless Fasteners (http://www.a2stainless.com)

[Reads90]

Didnt scorpion go under


yeah they have

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2008/11/31.jpg

[lardy]

Gday

Took my landy down to JC the other day. I never noticed it before, but he opened the door and gave it a shove. There is a huge amount of slop in the hinges. Only on the passenger side though.

(Possible cause: not being used much in 13 years, and rusting shut then being worked free. JC's explanation)

So, I remember once seeing stainless hinges to suit a Defender. Does anyone know anything about these? Otherwise Ill just get a standard set

And yes I know, nice shiny hinges will add a bit to the **** factor :o :p

Thanks
re : the above available info@scorpionracing.co.uk just in case you dont get em cheaper here Alloy set of 4 are £180 i am looking for the same and the stainless screws to go with regards andy

[CraigE]

As Brian said, Stig fasteners in the UK. Who I got my ss bolts from. Really good to del with, sent me 8 wrong length bolts and got me the right size out here very quickly, with no issues.

[Outlaw]

Scorpion have new owners and have shifted location but still running and have a few new products ;)

[Offender90]

Stig Fasteners in England. A stainless steel company. They have an enormous range of special fasteners for a wide range of vehicles including Land Rovers. Stig's Stainless Fasteners (http://www.a2stainless.com)

There's also a store on eBay selling stainless fasteners for Land Rovers. See below for 5 door hinge bolt set.

Land Rover Defender S3 Stnlss Bolts For 5 Door + Bonnet - eBay Doors, Door Handles, Exterior, Car Parts, Accessories, Cars, Bikes, Boats. (end time 03-Dec-08 04:50:58 AEDST) (http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Land-Rover-Defender-S3-Stnlss-Bolts-For-5-Door-Bonnet_W0QQitemZ380083863831QQcmdZViewItemQQptZAU_ Car_Parts_Accessories?hash=item380083863831&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=66%3A2|65%3A1|39%3A1|240%3A1318)

Prices seem very reasonable.

Cheers

bojan

[EchiDna]

pretty sure the scorpion ones are mad by mud.co.uk.... bigtime sticker shock coming your way me feels :)

[rick130]

what are the galvanic corrosion issues with stainless steel and aluminium ??

(can you tell I've never had anything to do with boats :D )

[JDNSW]

what are the galvanic corrosion issues with stainless steel and aluminium ??

(can you tell I've never had anything to do with boats :D )

In boating, all stainless steel fittings that may come in contact with aluminium alloys must be insulated from them - if you look at any fittings designed for fastening to masts, for example, they will come with nylon insulation washers and gaskets.

The situation is not much worse than for mild steel in theory, but is worse in practice, because mild steel is usually fairly well isolated electrically by paint, where stainless is not.

In the case of door hinges, fastened with stainless bolts, the hinge should be insulated from the door skin by an insulating gasket, and the bolts through the door should have an insulating tube in way of the door skin. Not that much worry about the door pillar, as this is mild steel, although a similar insulating gasket would reduce the likliehood of corrosion.

John

[lardy]

Scorpion have new owners and have shifted location but still running and have a few new products ;)

further to this they don't want to deal with anyone in the west, as the bloke at rovercraft has stitched it up apparently and if you want parts from them you have to go through him over here with his juicy mark up....sad as they are bringing out recessed defender interior door panels

[Reads90]

further to this they don't want to deal with anyone in the west, as the bloke at rovercraft has stitched it up apparently and if you want parts from them you have to go through him over here with his juicy mark up....sad as they are bringing out recessed defender interior door panels

And apart from the fact that colin has gone bust so they are not bringing out anything

[Jock The Rock]

Thanks for the replies fellas

I sent Scorpion an email, apparently they dont make them anymore. Not sure how keen I am on the idea of alloy hinges. So I might just end up getting a set of bog standard ones :(

But Ill keep an eye out

Those stainless bolts look the bees knees. I saw that corrosion was mentioned further up. What if you were to smother them in Duralec? Its an anti corrosion thing for use between two different metals; designed for use on boats.

[Jock The Rock]

Just having a look at the Stainless bolt kits on the Stig's website

Stig's Stainless Fasteners (http://www.a2stainless.co.uk/)

It says to suit Defenders 1998 on, did they change the threads or do they just have there info mixed up?

Also am I better off getting Hex head or TORX?

Thanks

[weeds]

do the standard ones wear out.......i have had my rig for four years and they are still good, who know when they were last fitted/changed

what's the price differance between standard and stainless?

[Reads90]

do the standard ones wear out.......i have had my rig for four years and they are still good, who know when they were last fitted/changed

what's the price differance between standard and stainless?


The main problem is they rust and end up looking sh*t

[weeds]

The main problem is they rust and end up looking sh*t

oh....i think i have a few rust stains.....could just take one off at a time and clean them up

best not have a close look at my fender......its alittle rough around the edges

[Jock The Rock]

There arent wearing out.

I think for a kit for a 4 door its 35 pounds so $70 Australian roughly.

Im only replacing them because Im replacing the hinges

[nobbyclrk]

I had the same problem, with hinge bolts (normal old black ones) being sent over from the UK being to short.
So I gave my local bolt shop a go with a sample. He apologised for only having them in only in SS. Excellent. Also got the bonnet hinge bolts from them in SS to.

That was Bolt Master in Penrith, but was about 5yrs ago. Worth a go.