Rougharse Racing
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Series 3 anti-burst door skins £55 on ebay.
Full doors £90 Paddocks. https://www.paddockspares.com/2006a...ck-stage-1-v8-and-some-military-vehicles.html
Full doors £90 Paddocks. https://www.paddockspares.com/2006a...ck-stage-1-v8-and-some-military-vehicles.html
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Nice one and thank you. Now, the terminology seems a bit weird. Series 3? Are these door bottoms the same as on Series LRs?
It doesn't say what they are made of, but I'm guessing steel?
Rougharse Racing
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They are the same as the post 1980 Series Land Rover. The difference from the earlier doors being a cut-out for the door lock. (Hence anti-burst locks )
The skins should be aluminium, although steel skins are available.
The skins should be aluminium, although steel skins are available.
Colthebrummie
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Yes, good question. When I drive my series 3, sometimes the door latch unlatches and instead of it being closed securley, it is still closed but not tight closed if you know what I mean. Is a anti burst lock meant to prevent this.
Col
Thatcham? My M151 A2 used to live there, on a farm on the way to Basingstoke.
Colthebrummie
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It used to be a nice place to live but its filling up with channel crossing immigrants bussed up from Kent all moaning about how they cant get well paid jobs and the cost of mobile phone contracts and sky tv. Although, apparently, inflatable dingies are a lot cheaper here compared to France.
Col
Are both doors on the Wolf supposed to lock?
v8250
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You may like to look at Paintman Panels. Recently bought two new door bottoms, late Series3 anti-burst. They're very good.
https://www.paintmanpanels.co.uk/
https://www.paintmanpanels.co.uk/product-category/series-3/series-3-door-bottoms/
https://www.paintmanpanels.co.uk/
https://www.paintmanpanels.co.uk/product-category/series-3/series-3-door-bottoms/
v8250
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yes
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the earlier non-anti burst were either shut fully or just open, so if you door latch came open going round a roundabout the door would ‘burst’ open and you would fall out!
anti burst locks are a 2 stage door mechanism, if the door isn’t shut properly it’s still held securely, albeit ajar. So the door can be fully open, ajar (but the door won’t flap about and is still held on the latch) or fully closed
the earlier non-anti burst were either shut fully or just open, so if you door latch came open going round a roundabout the door would ‘burst’ open and you would fall out!
Rougharse Racing
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Anti-burst locks.
Early Land Rovers and some other classic era vehicles had door catches similar to Yale locks.
The problem is if the door gets a good clout and bends inwards , or a chubby occupant is flung against the door and it flexes outwards, the door effectively becomes shorter and will "burst" open.
With anti-burst locks, the door lock and retainer interlock, and should not separate unless the door handle is lifted.
The type approval regs came in around 1980, so the later Series 3's were fitted with anti-burst locks.
Early Land Rovers and some other classic era vehicles had door catches similar to Yale locks.
The problem is if the door gets a good clout and bends inwards , or a chubby occupant is flung against the door and it flexes outwards, the door effectively becomes shorter and will "burst" open.
With anti-burst locks, the door lock and retainer interlock, and should not separate unless the door handle is lifted.
The type approval regs came in around 1980, so the later Series 3's were fitted with anti-burst locks.
Colthebrummie
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v8250
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- your existing door locks should be ant-burst so your existing doors have the hole for the key lock, same as the new anti-burst doors
- frames are steel, door panels are ally
- when you separate your top & bottom panels be prepared to need new seals https://www.paintmanpanels.co.uk/shop/330163-seal-door-top-to-door-bottom-series-2-3/
