dcg

New Member

• May 18, 2010

• #1

As the top coat dries on my newly acquired now non-rusty & mouldy lower tailgate, my thoughts turn to chains & brackets.

Having looked about, these chains seem a little tricky to come by & the real deal a little pricey, I thought I'd pop down to B&Q and buy some shiny new chains at a bargain price!

All I need to know however is.... How long are the chains?!:ballchain:

Can anyone help?

Cheers!

 

hughesy

Well-Known Member

• May 18, 2010

• #2

dcg said:

All I need to know however is.... How long are the chains?!:ballchain:

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FFS are you too idle to go outside with a bloody tape measure?

 

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woodboy

New Member

• May 19, 2010

• #3

Buy them too long and trim them to exact length you require when you fit them.
They will make a racket when you drive on anything but good roads though. If you don't mind the noise, fine, but if you do, thread the chains through an old bike inner tube, works very well. You will also find that the chains jump off the tail gate hooks unless you tie them on.

 

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auto

New Member

• May 19, 2010

• #4

If you look at the series 2 club site forum, there is a guy selling some on there are while ago.

 

martin1512

Well-Known Member

• May 19, 2010

• #5

Why pay inflated prices + postage for used landrover ones when you can walk into any DIY store and buy a length of nice shiny new chain?

 

dcg

New Member

• May 19, 2010

• #6

woodboy said:

Buy them too long and trim them to exact length you require when you fit them.
They will make a racket when you drive on anything but good roads though. If you don't mind the noise, fine, but if you do, thread the chains through an old bike inner tube, works very well. You will also find that the chains jump off the tail gate hooks unless you tie them on.

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Thanks for this - most useful!

And cheers everyone else too (even moody chops!)

B&Q here I come!

 

fenby1976

New Member

• May 19, 2010

• #7

woodboy said:

thread the chains through an old bike inner tube, works very well.

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:doh:Why didn't I think of that? I'm doing it tomorrow.