Thread: Show Us Your (All New) Defender

Originally Posted by Garfield

Hi Zilch,

Can I ask did your Defender come with the front sump guard with access hole ?

afraid not, i have the horrible black plastic cover, which is easily remove by the way if you go off road. The options are to buy the expensive LR one, or possibly
look at fleabay / aliexpress.. not sure if the aliexpress one is a direct swap for the plastic or a full strip down and fit as per the LR one

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I just find it hard to believe that Land Rover have claimed to produce one of their most capable 4WD, and you have to get on your knees and use a screw driver and remove a flimsy black plastic panel before you get bogged/stuck to use the front recovery hook .

I asked the LR salesman again today and he just scratched his head and didn't even know there was a recovery hook behind the black plastic cover.

Also found this aluminum cover on Amazon which I may try for $400 bucks.

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Originally Posted by zilch

afraid not, i have the horrible black plastic cover, which is easily remove by the way if you go off road. The options are to buy the expensive LR one, or possibly
look at fleabay / aliexpress.. not sure if the aliexpress one is a direct swap for the plastic or a full strip down and fit as per the LR one

Fit for 2020 defender 110 land rover other exterior accessories front bumper guard skid plate parts|Bumpers| - AliExpress

Originally Posted by Garfield

I just find it hard to believe that Land Rover have claimed to produce one of their most capable 4WD, and you have to get on your knees and use a screw driver and remove a flimsy black plastic panel before you get bogged/stuck to use the front recovery hook.

LR don't expect it to get bogged! My L322 is the same although the manual suggests removing the cover before going off-road.

Originally Posted by Graeme

LR don't expect it to get bogged! My L322 is the same although the manual suggests removing the cover before going off-road.

Yes removing the recovery hook cover on the L322 is pretty easy and doesn’t require a tool to remove.

I’ve never felt the need to buy a metal hook cover as my plastic one is still ok after 13 years despite being removed a few times. Also the current plastic cover matches the bumper skirt colour (black).

Apart from access to the front recovery hook, also just wondering how strong the plastic undershield would be - deflecting stones and thrown up branches.

The Amazon undershield I mentioned in the previous post, you can get that in either aluminum or black. Not sure how well the black shield colour would match the rest of the underskirt.

Attached a couple of pictures of the front of the Defender D240 S in the local LR yard - with the factory undershield. The dealer still cant find the option and told me the D240 in the pic was a LR Australia test vehicle.undershield.jpgundershield 1.jpg

Originally Posted by rar110

Yes removing the recovery hook cover on the L322 is pretty easy and doesn’t require a tool to remove.

I’ve never felt the need to buy a metal hook cover as my plastic one is still ok after 13 years despite being removed a few times. Also the current plastic cover matches the bumper skirt colour (black).

Originally Posted by Garfield

Attached a couple of pictures of the front of the Defender D240 S in the local LR yard - with the factory undershield. The dealer still cant find the option and told me the D240 in the pic was a LR Australia test vehicle.

i think your dealer is being a tad lazy, i went into my local service department and they pulled it up straight away.. going to actually get it fitted

Cheers

Agree !

Originally Posted by zilch

i think your dealer is being a tad lazy, i went into my local service department and they pulled it up straight away.. going to actually get it fitted

Cheers

Originally Posted by Garfield

The dealer still cant find the option and told me the D240 in the pic was a LR Australia test vehicle.

Sounds like a bunch of BS. I have the undershield and also the winch/bullbar setup in the game room at the moment awaiting the actual vehicle. I've ordered all the accessories at cost and will fit them myself as it's pretty straightforward for most things. The Bullbar and Winch require a bit more work but I'll be saving around 10k total in labor charges for everything.

The undershield part number is VPLEP0436. It's very nice quality and made of aluminium and a steel bracket. Retails appx 950.

There is a good fitting video by powerful UK that shows how to put the undershield on. It's easy. Land Rover Defender Front Undershield Fitting Instructions / review VPLEP0436 - YouTube
JLR also helpfully have a site with instructions for all accessories. LAND ROVER ACCESSORY FITTING INSTRUCTIONS

I'll upload a photo of the undershield soon. In the meantime here is the bullbar. 60mm tube construction. A bargain for 1242 retail.


bull bar.jpg