doobreydog
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Has anyone...successfully or not....tried to mount freelander spare wheel on bonnet???
More importantly whats the legalities of it???
More importantly whats the legalities of it???
doobreydog
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Just got a piccy in my mind of some poor fella tryin to get leg over from fat lass....Not the type of mounting I mean
nickh75
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doobreydog
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why woulod you want to put the spare wheel on the bonnet of a fookin gaylander
Aint a lot of room in the glove box
Normally take an extra spare when off road/green lanin....not a lot of room inside when all the other kit (camping..kids...recovery etc) is in and wont fit it in my garage with a roofrack or anything that goes past rails...Just after practical solutions to problem....
Northern Irelander
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oi Noooooo!
The clam shell bonnet is heavy enough without the extra weight. Plus its one of the best features, a wheel would look Naff. Stick another spare upright in the boot or bolt it to the existing spare.
The clam shell bonnet is heavy enough without the extra weight. Plus its one of the best features, a wheel would look Naff. Stick another spare upright in the boot or bolt it to the existing spare.
david451
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Aint a lot of room in the glove box
Normally take an extra spare when off road/green lanin....not a lot of room inside when all the other kit (camping..kids...recovery etc) is in and wont fit it in my garage with a roofrack or anything that goes past rails...Just after practical solutions to problem....
Take an inner tube mate, un if yer have all the kit then the highlift will break the bead, pull the tubless valve out and slip the inner tube in.
Two tyre levers un a pump shud be easier than another wheel, or two cans of tyre weld un a pump. If I can get a truck tyre orf then yer gona get one side orf ter get a tube in.
Oh un if yer goin across water like the plonkers in tuther thread then the tube will be usefull fur that swell
david451
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Just thought, where ya gona put the spare engun tho.
Northern Irelander
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Good pointer DEE, but tyre levers at the trackside sounds like broken knuckles to me.
david451
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Naw yer a poosie, get inta it grrrrr, just dunt fook yerself in the mush wif em.
doobreydog
Active Member
Can always add some lift assisters...tailgate type things
quite possibly.
Normally have one or other of these fitted
Too many scars and broked bones already. Currently what I do use. ard job to get done using child labour only
Bout as much use as t1ts on fish with fist size hole in sidewall...
Cheers so far keep em coming.....Anyone know the legalities.????
doobreydog
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Freelander dont have a chassis in traditional sense....again with additional weight carried on rear overhang think anymore would be asking for trouble and pointing skywards..... (also often drag a trailer along with the bike rack)
Probably looks like Im just talking myself into this, but have considered most possibles and keeps coming back to bonnet mount.
what yer gotta bear in mind is that the series et al wot had the spare mounted on the bonnet also had a strenghten bonnet to take the weight of sed wheel, i also have me doubts whether yer visiblility would be any good with a wheel on yer gaylander bonnet, mind you it would probably collapse till it wur resting on the injun so yer visibility might not be so bad after all
doobreydog
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doobreydog
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Strenghtening no probs....sure I weld enough in there to keep it secure.
Visibilty seems fine....far better than it ever was in series without wheel up front...
Assuming you mean the British version I could probably nail it to the window....Could even get the dpm paint out....dont tempt me
Hi. I have driven all variants of Landrover since 1969. I prefer bonnet mounting of the spare but then I am quite tall and can easily see the view ahead. You will need to fabricate an aluminium plate for the mount studs to pass through which will spread the load across the bonnet surface area and prevent flexing. The bonnet will obviously be very heavy to lift and the support strut will have to be modified to support the additional weight. Consult a government vehicle test centre re legal (construction and use issues). Dann..
