Thread: made of gold

I assume you have a 110 - I believe that the standard Disco wheels are not strong enough for a 110 - OK on the 90, but not the 110.

I have to agree, that price is ridiculous, but so are a lot of other parts prices, and not just Landrover.

the previous owner fitted the disco rims to the fender, he travelled all over aus, since i have owned the rig has been to the gulf and across the simpson and the rims seem to be holding up

i already have six need another two so i can run two sets of tyres

When I bought the Defender the dealer sold me 3 disco steel rims for $100 ea (new) which I now have on the camper trailer, plus a Defender rim with a good tyre on it for $80. They literally had a shed full of them out the back which had been replaced by alloys on new Discos.

This was 4 years ago so I suppose they are becoming harder to get now.

hi again

i have said this to a couple of other people now but disco parts in the uk are really cheap as no one wants a disco in the uk for they are terrible for rotting out in the uk weather...........you would pick up steels on ebay really cheap for disco

and even with the postage would still be cheaper than buying new

although people usually sell them in sets of four............

but go on www.ebay.co.uk and look.........it maybe worth it you never no

dulbird

I'm off back to the UK for a holiday in April.....I wonder if I can sneak a set of rims back on the plane with me.

Originally posted by Caveman
I'm off back to the UK for a holiday in April.....I wonder if I can sneak a set of rims back on the plane with me.

Take four mates, tell 'em they're hemorrhoid cushions when you get on the plane.



Simon

check with a couple of wreckers - you can generally get good rims with a half decent tyre for under $100 each

Weeds,
There is currently a set of 5 used steel disco rims on ebay.com.au starting at $700. Cheaper than buying 1 newby.(If they fit)
Ive got the standard alloy rims on my defender. I was recently after a second spare rim and was quoted around $600. I always thought steel rims were cheaper than alloy....
anyway
In the end I ended up buying a rim from the uk ebay and saved about $250 inc postage which basically pays for the rims tyre
Best of luck