Steering guard help

Arierep · Apr 22, 2013

Hello,

I am going to get a steering guard for my 300tdi in the next weeks.
I'm looking at both the ones from Mantec and from Paddock (the generic HD aluminum one that every brand has).

http://www.paddockspares.com/pm1168-...-defender.html

http://www.paddockspares.com/pm716-h...-defender.html

The Mantec has a great track record (Camel Trophy), but are the extra £23 worth of the absence of recovery points?
Are they equally strong?

Thanks in advance!

Dr_evil · Apr 22, 2013

would buy steel not ally

buy rebel

-Defender110- · Apr 22, 2013

Dr_evil said:
would buy steel not ally buy rebel

Have an ally one on my 110 and it has seen some serious abuse over the last year so i dont know what your on about?!

also, a steel one will rust away to nothing as the steering guard, by design, is a mud trap...

Dr_evil · Apr 22, 2013

-Defender110- said:
Have an ally one on my 110 and it has seen some serious abuse over the last year so i dont know what your on about?!

also, a steel one will rust away to nothing as the steering guard, by design, is a mud trap...

ally is softer than steel hence it needs to be 10mm to get somewhere near the same protection, harder to repair should he crack it somehow, will rot anyway as its fitted to the chassis with steel bolts so you get galvanic corrosion

and more expensive!

Take steel IMO and as you should wash it after muddy laning anyway mud trap makes no odds……...

-Defender110- · Apr 22, 2013

Ok, granted they are more expensive, but are you trying to tell me they will corrode faster than steel ones!?

as for cracking them, as you said, theyre softer, less likely to crack..

Dr_evil · Apr 22, 2013

-Defender110- said:
Ok, granted they are more expensive, but are you trying to tell me they will corrode faster than steel ones!? as for cracking them, as you said, theyre softer, less likely to crack..

steel ones don't corrode that fast, galv or zintec once painted etc will last ages

ally will dent and once it loses its shape it'll be weaker though

plus 10mm of steel rusts slowly!

TD5power · Apr 22, 2013

Dr_evil said:
steel ones don't corrode that fast, galv or zintec once painted etc will last ages

ally will dent and once it loses its shape it'll be weaker though plus 10mm of steel rusts slowly!

Fine, to solve the argument i will make a wood one!

Dr_evil · Apr 22, 2013

TD5power said:
Fine, to solve the argument will make a wood one!

Go back to shagging your VCR

TD5power · Apr 22, 2013

Dr_evil said:
Go back to shagging your VCR

VCR? What's one of those, us yoof only have downloads

Dr_evil · Apr 22, 2013

TD5power said:
VCR? What's one of those, us yoof only have downloads

I is only 5 1/2 years older than you and I knows what one is

Its the magic box that makes the bigger magic box plays the Lion King video

TD5power · Apr 22, 2013

Dr_evil said:
I is only 5 1/2 years older than you and I knows what one is Its the magic box that makes the bigger magic box plays the Lion King video

So your 13 1/2?

never was into the lion king

Dr_evil · Apr 22, 2013

TD5power said:
So your 13 1/2? never was into the lion king

It came out when I was 3

had to watch it

Same with finding nemo, monsters inc etc

TD5power · Apr 22, 2013

Dr_evil said:
It came out when I was 3 had to watch it

Same with finding nemo, monsters inc etc

Now those last 2 I do remember, there's a new monsters inc

fresh prince of bel air was quality TV!

Dr_evil · Apr 22, 2013

TD5power said:
Now those last 2 I do remember, there's a new monsters inc fresh prince of bel air was quality TV!

New monsters inc looks good

I watched the ad on youtube

Same for despicable me two

Keenan and kel was good too

Arierep · Apr 22, 2013

Thanks for the help

A steel guard is out of question. I had a steel steering guard (the steel version of the paddock's) that I sold because of the weight. The Defender is the lightest 4x4 I ever had, and I want to keep it that way.

Rebel is also out, I am overseas and they only ship within the UK.

Stulios · Apr 22, 2013

I've just fitted a galvanised steel one with recovery points.

6mm steel which is doubled up on the recovery points

£78 from ebay

Dr_evil · Apr 22, 2013

seriously ? worried about adding 10kg to a 1.3t car ?

its not gonna affect anything :doh: get them to ship to someone in uk then to you, and paddocks home made ****e is ****e!

TD5power · Apr 22, 2013

Dr_evil said:
New monsters inc looks good I watched the ad on youtube

Same for despicable me two Keenan and kel was good too

Didn't see despicable me, looking forward to anchorman 2 though

Dr_evil · Apr 22, 2013

anchorman 2 should be good, despicable me was decent too! watched brave the other night and quite liked it too

Thor1950 · Apr 22, 2013

Arierep said:
Hello,

I am going to get a steering guard for my 300tdi in the next weeks.
I'm looking at both the ones from Mantec and from Paddock (the generic HD aluminum one that every brand has).

http://www.paddockspares.com/pm1168-...-defender.html

http://www.paddockspares.com/pm716-h...-defender.html

The Mantec has a great track record (Camel Trophy), but are the extra £23 worth of the absence of recovery points?
Are they equally strong?

Thanks in advance!

You will dent it and towing points could break off. Alumiumn will not take the stress of a side ways pull like steel

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