Defender Floor Console Revisited

**solmanic** · 24th November 2006, 02:58 PM

Well a couple of months back I started a thread about these Defender floor consoles (see pic below) which British 4WD were asking $88 + freight for

Someone managed to discover that these are, in fact, a genuine part (part No. L/RAA613).

So the other day I got sick of balancing my Flat White on my lap and went asking after one. I was told that the part is now OBSOLETE and no-one in Brisbane has any left. I tried the Gold Coast and Toowomba but the only ones on Landrover's national parts register are in Sydney (Alto have three), Adelaide and Perth. I assume this is in addition to British 4WD in Tassie - but at their price they are my last resort.

The list price is about $72 inc. GST. When I asked here at Austral parts, they said they could get one from Alto but Alto would charge them full list price which they would then have to put their own mark-up and freight on top of! This makes that option even more expensive than British.

I guess the first question is why this part is now obsolete - the Toowoomba dealer had sold four of them in the last month! That doesn't exactly make it a slow moving item I would have thought. It seems from the last thread that there are at least a few members on this forum who have gotten one recently too.

Any bright ideas? If someone is coming up from Sydney and could bring one from Alto I would rather offer liquid refreshment for a job well done than pay some greedy dealer.

**bluetongue** · 24th November 2006, 03:21 PM

I'd give Graeme Cooper's a call... http://www.lrexpert.com.au/custom.php?page=defender

They definately have some in stock. List price is 95 bucks thereabouts but if you call maybe they have them on special.

These guys are better to deal with than your run of the mill land rover dealers.

Scott

**crump** · 24th November 2006, 03:29 PM

try MR Auto at redcliffe, they get a lot of gear from Coopers, and have found they sometimes have his stuff in stock.

**solmanic** · 24th November 2006, 03:54 PM

Originally Posted by crump

try MR Auto at redcliffe, they get a lot of gear from Coopers, and have found they sometimes have his stuff in stock.

Do you have any contact info for them? - I can't find them in the phonebook or on-line.

**solmanic** · 24th November 2006, 03:56 PM

Originally Posted by bluetongue

They definately have some in stock. List price is 95 bucks thereabouts but if you call maybe they have them on special.

I guess if the rotten things didn't look so damn cheap I wouldn't be so tight about paying that sort of money for one. But there is really no decent alternative I can find.

**crump** · 24th November 2006, 04:25 PM

http://www.aulro.com/afvb/showthread.php't=18833

**solmanic** · 24th November 2006, 04:41 PM

Excellent call on M.R. Automotive. Seems one of the guys there has just done an auto conversion to his Defender and may have a spare! I'll find out on Monday.

**crump** · 24th November 2006, 04:46 PM

typical, i was going to be there on Monday and you had just reminded me it was something I wanted to chase up while there,
THIS IS WHAT YOU GET FOR HELPING PEOPLE!

**solmanic** · 24th November 2006, 05:05 PM

Hmmm, we could always hope they have two? In any case, they only said he "might" have a spare.

**crump** · 24th November 2006, 06:10 PM

no worries, just yanking your chain, glad to help.

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