Thread: Thoughts please guys

Nice one Brian, I might look into that.
I just would have liked to drive straight out of the dealer to the bush
It's not a problem me taking to OL to have the work done, their only just around the corner from me. I might talk to them, see what they say to that, especially if they are able to get a discount on parts,, could be beneficial.

Originally Posted by BMKal

Wouldn't place too much faith in that claim, as Land Rover themselves offer sliders (if you could call them that) as an accessory and will install them. I have a set of the Land Rover tubes on mine, fitted at the dealership. They look good, but nowhere near as strong as the after-market ones available. I've already bent one of mine up into the sill. Tube itself seems strong enough, but the mounting brackets are crap. One of these days, I'll get around to pulling them off and beefing them up a bit - it won't be difficult.

I have the same happen - tube keeps rolling in close to the sill with the smallest load applied - thinking same thing - find someone who's good at welding stainless to beef up the mounting brackets

Originally Posted by Meken

I have the same happen - tube keeps rolling in close to the sill with the smallest load applied - thinking same thing - find someone who's good at welding stainless to beef up the mounting brackets

I've been meaning to do it for a while. Get some stainless fillets cut to fit inside the original brackets, drill them and weld them in. I've got the gear to weld them here in the shed, and while my welding is "average" and would probably do the job, my young bloke is way better at it than I am. He can probably get the fillets cut at his work as well - I haven't really got the gear at home for that part of the job.

I've only bent the left hand side brackets on mine once so far - and it wasn't exactly a "small" load applied. I bottomed out on a large rock pretty hard. I had expected the tube itself to be damaged, but only a couple of pretty minor scratches on the underside of it - the tubes themselves are stronger than I would have thought. I still wouldn't rate them for serious off-road work though, even with the mounting brackets beefed up. They look nice and will protect against "minor" knocks - but something like Gordon's or the APT after-market units look much stronger.

It could be that they might be weakish brackets for a reason, i.e.; side intrusion compatibility (?).
I've got no idea where the switches are for this, maybe in the doors (?).

Originally Posted by Chops

It could be that they might be weakish brackets for a reason, i.e.; side intrusion compatibility (?).
I've got no idea where the switches are for this, maybe in the doors (?).

Same inertial sensor for frontal.

I've seen the (orange/brown-coloured FoMoCo) sensors in the B pillars, under the bottom trim. Pretty sure they're in the C pillars as well. You'll see them them when running cables.