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blue beasty
Leaks an prone to bits dropping off
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For 200 notes I'd want them to arrive attached to a Landy
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No, but stick a link on so we can have a look at them.
Me too, but appears to be ok for a new door. Second hand in poor condition looks £100. A skin alone is £80.
I was a bit out with the price.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/LAND-ROVER-DEFENDER-DOOR-FRONT-RH-BRAND-NEW-push-button-type/112214891115
bluedog333
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Better dust the welder off!
Oh yes.
Next question then.
I,m thinking of renewing the door skin. Aluminium or Steel ??
I've seen galv steel skin for £106. My only concern would be fitting it as Aly would be easier to work round the flanges.
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For my resto I bought three new doors. Steel frame and ali skins. Cheap Britpart ones. I took the skins off and got the frames shot blasted and plastic coated. (galv probably would have been better) I then painted the inside of the skins. Then used a bonding/sealant on the frames to mount the skins on to the frames. The ali skins folded over ok, but based on that experience bending galv steel I suspect would be interesting/tricky. I've no experience of them though. I would have thought there is a reasonable chance the galv coating will crack, in which case you would be in a potentially worse situation if water gets in to those cracks, than with the ali skins. I'm hoping the work I've put in to keeping my ali skins away from the steel will make them last a long time.
Thanks mate. The steel ones are what's fitted 2006 onwards I believe. I've decided to go for the repair route, with repair and galvi. I'll start it in the new year. If I've any money left.
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It'll be interesting to find out how easy they are to bend. I suppose they must do if they sell them! Good luck with it, mate.
I went with repair panels and galvanised steel skins from SP Land Rover as I couldn't justify 440 per door for a whole new door. You don't need to worry about the skins not bending, they bend really easily, I'm constantly worried I'm going to wreck them moving them!
I've T-washed them and they will hopefully get etch primered today (got a thread in the members projects section).
I think I'm going to pay a friend to weld the frames for me though, we only have a stick welder and I've been told it will be difficult with that.
I've T-washed them and they will hopefully get etch primered today (got a thread in the members projects section).
I think I'm going to pay a friend to weld the frames for me though, we only have a stick welder and I've been told it will be difficult with that.
