Thread: Discovery ONE steering guard

Thanks Philco. Installed the guard and recovery points over the weekend. See images attached. Perfect fit.

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Originally Posted by dearot

Do you have one for D2?

Me too, approx cost?

Will they be painted, gal, powdercoated?

James

Hoping to go into production in the new year for D2a guards.

Do you still have them for the D1? id be interested in one

Originally Posted by Chappelle

Do you still have them for the D1? id be interested in one

I will be taking orders for D1 guards from 25th Jan, have them in stock, D2a guards will be end of feb hopefully. Phil

How about D2? Will the D2a one fit?

Cheers,
Nova

Originally Posted by Nova

How about D2? Will the D2a one fit?

Cheers,
Nova

We will try it on a D2 when a D2 is available to try on.

This is a reply to a members question, I hope it will be helpful to others,

Question:
"I have an Outback Accessories Australia (Opposite Lock) bullbar on my D1, and am a bit concerned as to whether it will fit or not. Also, have you considered making the guard a 3 piece to make accessing winches etc easier after installation?"


Answer "We have a winch cradle designed and a test under way for D1, Access to a winch should be designed into the winch bar not the steering guard as it is to protect everything from underneath, I have not heard of anyone else having any access problems to the winch. as to if it will fit, you could measure from outside of chassis distance and let me know, maybe post a couple of pics of your mount points for your bullbar, should be approx 810mm outside to outside.
We went away from the 3 piece as it is cost prohibitive and I would have to retail approx $300 to $340. I believe my design is stronger than a 3 piece too, as there is no welding or screws to hold it together.
We are working on a winch cradle for a discovery and defender that can be bolted on together with the steering guard. It might be ready in a couple of months. As all this takes time and i work fulltime during the day so this is all spare time design work."

Also to add to this discussion:
The same steering guard as an import from the UK is sold locally anywhere from $300 to $400 and is usually a 3 piece, my aim was to make a locally designed and manufactured product that is of a high quality and support local industry. I have imported a lot of different product from asia and the UK over the last few years and while most is ok, I sometimes feel embarrassed to sell the items i would not trust the quality or aftermarket service of them.
So i have a warehouse with a lot of stuff i have not sold.
Might have a garage sale sometime to clear out.
I firmly believe now we can make and sell better quality products here in Australia locally made and as cheaply as the imported products.
I support our local economy, do you?