Thread: Meet Max

Hi Paul,

I have purchased them via "famous four" in the UK.

Famous Four: Independent Land Rover & Range Rover Specialist. Parts, Spares, Accesssories, Servicing, Repairs and Vehicle Sales

They have been very good to deal with - make sure that you give them your VIN# as there are differences between the various 2 Doors (Suffix A, B, C, D, etc)..

I have been happy with the quality BUT...

The problem is - wow, it's expensive with the current Australian Dollar.

From memory the below was approximately $1,600 AUD landed...

Ouch.

Cheers,
GG.

Footwell trims were not right for my 82 RRC, had to send them back. Everything else good. Quite difficult cutting holes for upper door trim, be carefull! Hopefully you still your old ones to help.

Originally Posted by grey_ghost

Hi All,

Well some goodies arrived yesterday from the UK...

Lower door trim:



Upper door trim:



Wheel arch trim:



B-Pillar trim:



Footwell trim:



C-Pillar outside trim:



I'm slowly going through all of the parts and buying them, when the budget allows...

Cheers,
GG.

I had a look at the trim last night and indeed, I am going to need to be careful.

I did keep “whats left” of the original trim but there isn’t a lot of it!

I also spent some time starting to go through my parts bin to try and remember what else I need..

Carpet set ordered this week also..

Cheers,
GG

Did you order your carpet from Stuart? If you need original top doors cards to use as a trace I am pretty sure I still have mine. PM if you want.

Originally Posted by discojools

Did you order your carpet from Stuart? If you need original top doors cards to use as a trace I am pretty sure I still have mine. PM if you want.

Hi Mate,

Yes - I organised my carpet through Stuart... I ordered a set about a week ago...

I still need to go through my stash to see if/what I have in relation to the original top door cards though.

Cheers,
GG.

Hi All,

I spent a bit of time out in the shed last night.. Firstly - I removed the mirrors:



And then the side badges (interestingly one is a different colour to the other, I assume due to sun fading):



I had bought one of these a while back:



To get rid of these ugly stripes:



I have done done the drivers side of the car. While I was at it - I removed the ugly rubber protective trim. I realise that it protects the doors, but seeing as this is not going to be a daily and also because I hate the look of them, they are now gone:





While I wast a it - I had a go at the front letters...



To this...



The plan is to remove all the stripes, rubber trim (and left over glue), gold strips and bonnet and boot letters... The car needs a re-spray, so this phase is really about prep work..

I have found quite a bit of bog - only thin layers, but the front passenger side has clearly seen some action in the past..

My research says that a 76 should have pop-on letters? Is that correct?

I'm wondering if I don't bother with letters or stickers once the re-spray has been done? What do people think?

Cheers,
GG.

Originally Posted by grey_ghost

Hi All,

I spent a bit of time out in the shed last night.. Firstly - I removed the mirrors:



And then the side badges (interestingly one is a different colour to the other, I assume due to sun fading):



I had bought one of these a while back:



To get rid of these ugly stripes:



I have done done the drivers side of the car. While I was at it - I removed the ugly rubber protective trim. I realise that it protects the doors, but seeing as this is not going to be a daily and also because I hate the look of them, they are now gone:





While I wast a it - I had a go at the front letters...



To this...



The plan is to remove all the stripes, rubber trim (and left over glue), gold strips and bonnet and boot letters... The car needs a re-spray, so this phase is really about prep work..

I have found quite a bit of bog - only thin layers, but the front passenger side has clearly seen some action in the past..

My research says that a 76 should have pop-on letters? Is that correct?

I'm wondering if I don't bother with letters or stickers once the re-spray has been done? What do people think?

Cheers,
GG.

Correct Tom, stickers were used in the update of 1981 which also saw the metal side badges removed, a 4 spoke steering wheel introduced and cloth trim amongts other small changes.

Not only r the side badges different colour, they different size.!! Would drive me bonkers that.
All looks good though. Just sayin.

Also, just to say, I'd stick with pressed in/pop up letters, just for sake of originality.
I've seen them available at Rimmer bros, or Paddocks, , including template for hole position...