malcolm_durant

Active Member

• May 22, 2011

• #1

...as they were so rotten they flexed and crunched when you stood on them.

Had to cut off the driver's side steps as the bolts were just spinning. It took longer to get the brackets on the chassis off than the steps. All done now and the car looks better without them IMO.

With the weight loss and improvement to aerodynamics, I should get an extra 0.1mph out of it at full chat and use 0.1 litre of petrol less every hundred miles... Also looks like a goodly bit of extra ground clearance...

So, should the bolt holes in the chassis have a bolt or rubber grommet in them if no steps are fitted: or do a just leave them open to encourage air circulation within the chassis rail?

Cheers,

Malcolm

 

wammers

No longer with us, RIP

Donater

• May 22, 2011

• #2

Good man. Rangies look **** with side steps on. Leaving them open will also encourage water circulation. I would stick bolts in with a bit of copaslip grease on the threads.

 

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nathan5346

Well-Known Member

• May 22, 2011

• #3

R dunno i quite liked these ones

 

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Datatek

Well-Known Member

• May 22, 2011

• #4

malcolm_durant said:

...as they were so rotten they flexed and crunched when you stood on them.

Had to cut off the driver's side steps as the bolts were just spinning. It took longer to get the brackets on the chassis off than the steps. All done now and the car looks better without them IMO.

With the weight loss and improvement to aerodynamics, I should get an extra 0.1mph out of it at full chat and use 0.1 litre of petrol less every hundred miles... Also looks like a goodly bit of extra ground clearance...

So, should the bolt holes in the chassis have a bolt or rubber grommet in them if no steps are fitted: or do a just leave them open to encourage air circulation within the chassis rail?

Cheers,

Malcolm

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Use the holes to squirt copious amounts of Waxoil in

 

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alfaitalia

New Member

• May 22, 2011

• #5

nathan5346 said:

R dunno i quite liked these ones

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Yeah....they look quite good but they could no way be decribed as steps! More shiney ornaments!

 

j the range

New Member

• May 22, 2011

• #6

well i like steeps on a rangerover i think they look smart, so balls to you warmmers .lol

 

wammers

No longer with us, RIP

Donater

• May 22, 2011

• #7

j the range said:

well i like steeps on a rangerover i think they look smart, so balls to you warmmers .lol

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Ha Ha, Oh my did i hit a nerve? I think they look better with as little as possible on them. Bit like a woman.

 

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seanmull

Active Member

• May 22, 2011

• #8

depends on the woman wammers

 

wammers

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Donater

• May 23, 2011

• #9

seanmull said:

depends on the woman wammers

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Sure does. But i would suggest that Kate Middleton would get far more attention paid to her if she walked down the street in her bra and panties than she would wearing a full length donkey jacket and sun glasses.

 

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seanmull

Active Member

• May 23, 2011

• #10

oh yes she would (im having visions) but if she was 70 and had left her teeth at home?????

 

wammers

No longer with us, RIP

Donater

• May 23, 2011

• #11

seanmull said:

oh yes she would (im having visions) but if she was 70 and had left her teeth at home?????

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No Sean we are talking usable ladies here. OK maybe i should have said SOME women. Hows that. And the one i mentioned is very usable in my view.

 

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seanmull

Active Member

• May 24, 2011

• #12

ok wammers you win your choice of woman is a range rover mine is a defender (rough and uncomfortable)