CAN YOU BY DOOR SKINS IN AUSTRALIA ??

**lardy** · 25th June 2009, 10:31 PM

Hi all,
Can you buy defender door skins in australia? (not from land rover as i dont want to take out a mortgage) as i have to rebuild them before painting bluey into a greeny,
My mate can build the frames or remanufacture the old ones if they are not too bad.
Oh yeah if anyone wants door frames making that have been powder coated to stop the reaction between steel and ali give me a shout, dunno what he will charge as of yet he is about to make the jig
The company that used to bang out door skins and frames in the u.k. sold up because of his financial crisis ......he had to much money

**hiline** · 26th June 2009, 12:33 AM

Lardy i think these guys have them
but not sure of the quality .............

www.landrovers.com.au
4Wd Spare Parts
304 Middleborough Rd,
Blackburn Sth. Vic 3130
Ph. (03)98900500

worth a try i suppose

**Randylandy** · 26th June 2009, 09:53 AM

Keep us posted with the door frames could be interested. I just scored some defender doors for my S3 fishin truck but the frames are rusted out on the bottoms. Are you in perth?

**discowhite** · 26th June 2009, 11:18 AM

try BMI british motor imports in sydney.
most of LR's panells come out of them.

cheers phil

**isuzurover** · 26th June 2009, 01:54 PM

If your mate is making frames or repair sections I would be interested (depending on price).

Galvanising the frames would be preferable to powdercoating.

Sith · 26th June 2009, 02:44 PM

I would be interested in buying 4 doors skins and new frames .. I will get them dipped in Bibra lake Galvinisers ...

keep me in the loop

**Bigbjorn** · 26th June 2009, 04:04 PM

Any older panel beater tradesman can make door skins.This was a normal trade activity once. Look for guys over 55-60. Their training would predate the days of putting up formwork and calling for the bog truck. The guy that used to do my used car yard work routinely made door skins and other panels like the simpler guards. No trouble to him to cut a turret out of the car, straighten it, and then fit the car to it and hammer weld them together.

**lardy** · 26th June 2009, 05:12 PM

Originally Posted by Randylandy

Keep us posted with the door frames could be interested. I just scored some defender doors for my S3 fishin truck but the frames are rusted out on the bottoms. Are you in perth?

yeah i am in perth my mate was round today, he reckons that after looking at mine he should be able to cut and shut them saving heaps.
Once he has done mine i'll get him to assess the cost, he is amazing with metology regards andy

**lardy** · 26th June 2009, 05:23 PM

Originally Posted by Sith

I would be interested in buying 4 doors skins and new frames .. I will get them dipped in Bibra lake Galvinisers ...

keep me in the loop

galvanising is no good you will get electrolysis the answer is according to davey my mate is powder coating then once a year bung a load of waxoyl in the door cavity this will disperse any water

**lardy** · 26th June 2009, 05:29 PM

Originally Posted by isuzurover

If your mate is making frames or repair sections I would be interested (depending on price).

Galvanising the frames would be preferable to powdercoating.

As indicated to the other response i posted gal wont work you need to seal the inner part of the frame or you will be back to square one and have rotten door bottoms.
I have the possibility of a contact in the u.k. coming up with new door skins cheaper than i have seen in Australia so will keep you posted, we are looking at four weeks for these to be confirmed, worth the wait if we can save a substantial amount overall.

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