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Maxxyjazz

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I've just had to repair my one of my rear indicator's as one of the pins in the connector had corroded and broke. I've never really noticed before how rubbish the protection for these rear lights is. The flap that hangs down is as use as a glass hammer. Especially with the rear wheels kicking up crud. Is there a way that I can cover them slightly better. Like a takeaway pot stuck over them or something.

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Mine came as standard with this sort of thing protecting the lights and number plate on either side. Three screws for the right hand side and four for the left. To replace bulbs etc you only need to undo the inner screw(s) as they hinge outwards on the outer edge.
 
Nowt better than eye fulls of grit n grime whilst trying to hold that flap of rubber away from the fixings. Tried to replace my reverse lamp unit and gave up.
 
Buy some 5mm rubber matting, cut to fit inside the wheel arches, screw in place - hey presto! It's also worth doing at the front to protect the footwells, and the front of the rear arches to protect the battery box and fuel tank. Have a search on here - there are a few threads and pictures. If you can stretch to it, fitting a decent set of LED lights will eliminate the problem, as they are sealed units.
 
A couple of square metres of the rubber sheeting will do a whole vehicle, and it's cheap. I fixed mine to the mudflaps at the bottom, so the inner wing is protected top to bottom. Use stainless fixings, unless you enjoy working with rusty nuts!
 
Plus one for LED all-round, the standard lights Ares so crapp even the reversing light internals disintegrated.
 
zeaphod said:
Buy some 5mm rubber matting, cut to fit inside the wheel arches, screw in place - hey presto! It's also worth doing at the front to protect the footwells, and the front of the rear arches to protect the battery box and fuel tank. Have a search on here - there are a few threads and pictures. If you can stretch to it, fitting a decent set of LED lights will eliminate the problem, as they are sealed units.
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Did mine like just like zeaphod says twenty years + ago, Footwells,tank and bulkhead outriggers, battery box still good. Even rear crossmember is original with the help of a regular oil spray.
 
tottot said:
Did mine like just like zeaphod says twenty years + ago, Footwells,tank and bulkhead outriggers, battery box still good. Even rear crossmember is original with the help of a regular oil spray.
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I use the plastic from old oil drums to make little shields, stop the mud and stones getting flayed into the tender areas under the wheel arches. Why LR never went to the plastic tubs under wheel arches like the other manufacturers, I have no idea.
Does seem to help, my chassis is also 25 years old only afew small plates, and pretty solid as far as I know. Regular painting of the outside and Dinitrol inside has probably helped!
 
I think the ali wing needs the strength of the the steel wheel arch to support it but it would have been much better if it had been extended down at the rear to cover the footwell and outrigger.
 
A set of vacuum moulded plastic wheel arch liners would be light enough and could be held in place with a few zip ties or body clips. I had a dream once of making them. Anyone know a plastic moulder?
 
zeaphod said:
A set of vacuum moulded plastic wheel arch liners would be light enough and could be held in place with a few zip ties or body clips. I had a dream once of making them. Anyone know a plastic moulder?
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Had that dream myself, never could work out why landrover designers never dreamed it :confused:
 
Turboman said:
Had that dream myself, never could work out why landrover designers never dreamed it :confused:
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Someone did manufacture and sell them several years ago but I guess they didn't sell as they haven't been available for ages now to the best of my knowledge.
 
Litch said:
Someone did manufacture and sell them several years ago but I guess they didn't sell as they haven't been available for ages now to the best of my knowledge.
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That's interesting. I was really thinking of the designers at the factory, though. Surely a couple or four placcy wheel arch liners doesnt cost much when mass produced!
 
The thing with any type of wheel-arch liner (on any vehicle) is to check that it isn't trapping the dirt and causing more corrosion than an exposed wheel-arch subject to regular cleaning.
I am always fastidious about cleaning the underside of my vehicles (bikes, cars & LR's) but in the past I have removed the liner only to discover that small amounts of dirt have got inside and combined with moisture have managed to create the perfect material to promote corrosion.
Just because you have fitted liners don't get lazy thinking you have eliminated all problems.
 
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