Swing away spare wheel carrier

Adam1979 · Feb 4, 2014

Been looking at adding one of these to my Defender to take the strain off the rear door, but refuse to pay the money that they are sold for. Going to make one myself. Do they have to open with the rear door to pass an MOT as I have got seats in the back, or is it ok to swing it open from the outside of the vehicle before opening the rear door??

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SteNova · Feb 4, 2014

B.Doors
1.
Open and close the driver’s and passenger’s doors. Check that:
a.
each door latches securely in the closed position
b.
the driver’s and front passenger doors can be opened from both inside and outside the vehicle
c.
any other passenger doors can be opened from outside the vehicle.

infact thinking about it..... most cars have child locks on the back doors

Adam1979 · Feb 4, 2014

Yeah, never thought about child locks. Will just build it and worry about the MOT when I get there. Can always remove it for the MOT if he has any problems with it I suppose.

Supermansam · Feb 10, 2014

Hi adam,
Let me know how u get on with this, if u get it to work id be interested in one.

Im in the same boat, found a couple at 140 mark but still think its a little steep.

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