Thread: Tyre on bonnet

Originally posted by crump
Has anyone mounted their spare on the bonnet of their late model defender, if so, how?

Big Boppa..... Ahhhh Yes love that quote..... And the Stuffed XB....

"Whats that?"................. "It's a get of Jail free Card"

Now for those Trivia Buffs........
What pub out of that movie was used??

Hint. They named a Band after that town and i lived behind the Pub in the 90's

I love Driving around that area and seeing the roads and Bridges they used....

Originally posted by sclarke+--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(sclarke)</div><div class='quotemain'><!--QuoteBegin-crump
Has anyone mounted their spare on the bonnet of their late model defender, if so, how?

Big Boppa..... Ahhhh Yes love that quote..... And the Stuffed XB....

"Whats that?"................. "It's a get of Jail free Card"

Now for those Trivia Buffs........
What pub out of that movie was used??

Hint. They named a Band after that town and i lived behind the Pub in the 90's

I love Driving around that area and seeing the roads and Bridges they used....[/b][/quote]

Notwithstanding SClarke Esq's verbal peregrinations [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif[/img]

The short answer is NO it can't be done , unless you don't mind stuffing a perfectly good bonnet in the process.

They were not designed for it and aren't up to the job. I've seen one or two around the traps where they've tried it and they end up in a heluva mess.

Cheers

Originally posted by sclarke


Big Boppa..... Ahhhh Yes love that quote..... And the Stuffed XB....

"Whats that?"................. "It's a get of Jail free Card"

Now for those Trivia Buffs........
What pub out of that movie was used??

Hint. They named a Band after that town and i lived behind the Pub in the 90's

I love Driving around that area and seeing the roads and Bridges they used....

Steve,

<span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:100%">I think its time to increase your dosage </span>:roll:











Are we talkin Mad Max and Silverton ?????????


It was a fuzzy time of my life :roll: :roll: :wink: [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif[/img]

Glen.

Mad Max is the Answer.

Mad Max 1 was Filmed in Little River.
The Hotel is still there, but the new one is next it. Old one is Now a House.

When the Goose gives the Guy in the Trike the "Get out of Jail free card" you can see the Ruins of the 1st Hotel of Little River. Those Ruins are still there and on the Geelong Side of the "Little River"

On Old Melbourne Road there is a Crest on the Hill. This is the Crest that the "Night Rider" crashed the interceptor HQ Coupe he stole.

And that crest at 180kmh is very exciting......

Anyone up for a Mad Max Tour to see where it was all filmed??

Mmmm i could run a tour company.....

Time for the medication.....

I have a bonnet mount on my Defender and as a matter of fact I put the 2nd spare on last night in preparation for my month up north commencing this coming weekend.

You can obviously use a bonnet mount but I (or more precisely previous owner) had the full upgrade done on it. Put in extra supports and various mods etc.

My experience with it which is now extensive is that I am in favour because it has allowed me to travel with two spares without need for roof rack. It also looks like a Land Rover should. I looked at it this morning and it definitely has its "game face on" or perhaps a more appropriate term would be "battle dress". Having said that, it comes off as soon as I get back to town and go back to one spare.

Downsides: I believe it effects fuel economy (compared to roof rack maybe not so bad) and vision. Also changes the feel of the handling quite a bit. Not worse exactly but definitely different. I'd say it increases wear on front shocks and springs but be how much I don't know.

I don't like swing away rear doors and carry Spare No 1 in the cargo area. I think sooner or later I am going to have to work through this issue though. It's a pia there and not safe either.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE</div><div class='quotemain'>Mad Max is the Answer.

Mad Max 1 was Filmed in Little River.
The Hotel is still there, but the new one is next it. Old one is Now a House.

When the Goose gives the Guy in the Trike the "Get out of Jail free card" you can see the Ruins of the 1st Hotel of Little River. Those Ruins are still there and on the Geelong Side of the "Little River"

On Old Melbourne Road there is a Crest on the Hill. This is the Crest that the "Night Rider" crashed the interceptor HQ Coupe he stole.

And that crest at 180kmh is very exciting......

Anyone up for a Mad Max Tour to see where it was all filmed??

Mmmm i could run a tour company.....

Time for the medication.....
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A Mad Max tour now that would be cool. Actually got to sit in one of the XB interceptors used in the original movie some years back, was doing the rounds of the local shows and expos. There was even a guy over here who built a coupe up to imitate the original Mad Max Coupe. Iam actually watching Mad Max 1 tonight (boring night shift) in an hours time or so for about the 150th time. Nearly went to live around Little River about 4 years ago but the job would not pay enough. Now if we could do the tour and get some of the toys to play with. I think they should include some rovers in the upcoming Mad Max 4.

just fit a bonnet off a 130......

Hi James
Wait till you do some "Harvey Style" offroading with it on the bonnet,they cause an awful blind spot where you are trying to pick your line through the rough.
Goodluck on your Broome trip. 8) 8) 8)

Andrew