Naked Disco - Solution needed ;)

[Damonski]

Well after parting company with my Roofy Rack and Bully Bar my disco is looking very naked, so much so that my youngest thinks Daddys got a new Land Rover.



So I wanted a winch bumper (ideally the scorpion racing one) and a steering guard (ideally the rebel4x4 one with jacking points and recovery eyes £79)

But after a thread where Jake mentioned the two dont live together Im now unsure of what road to take, the rear end is sorted a southdown tank guard with removable towpack/recovery eye.

Suggestions for the front?

[chuggaman]

i could tell you how to spend a grand in one sentence!!!!!!!!!!

[Damonski]

i could tell you how to spend a grand in one sentence!!!!!!!!!!

Should I be asking how?  :?

[Jake]

But after a thread where Jake mentioned the two dont live together

I only mentioned that mine did'nt match.
I had the Rebel 3 piece alloy steering guard.
Some of the other range from Rebel are compatable.
Just check that it bolts onto the chassis on the outsides of the legs.
Not the insides.
 

[Budgie]

I went for a BRB Winch Bumper which has built-in Hi-Lift jacking points and towing eyes & then fitted a Bearmach alloy steering guard.  

[Damonski]

But after a thread where Jake mentioned the two dont live together

I only mentioned that mine did'nt match.
I had the Rebel 3 piece alloy steering guard.
Some of the other range from Rebel are compatable.
Just check that it bolts onto the chassis on the outsides of the legs.
Not the insides.
 

Interesting, email sent to them to find out :)

[Sheddy]

After comparing the Scorpion one with the MM4X4 one, the extra for the Scorpion was an easy decision to make.  The scorpion one has the swivel recovery points and jacking points built into it, the jacking points are additionally braced on the rear of the bumper.  The Scorpion one also has extensions to the mounting points that clamp arount the chassis.  This means that you are not just relying on the original mounting points.  The effect is that the bumper is less likely to twist under load.  The Scorpion one is also powder coated, not toshed over with a bit of 2 pack.  Powder coating is much harder wearing but, I have to admit, it is almost ipossible to patch up if you do manage to scratch it.

All in all, IMHO the scorpion bumper represents a much better product and the price difference doesn't reflect the additional quality.

With regard to the Rebel4x4 steering guard, the reason why it doesn't live with the scorpion bumper is because the bumper already has the recovery points and jacking points.  Get a steering guard without these features and it should be all fine and dandy!

[the loon]

have a look on paddocks websight at the moment they have a special on on disco steering guards.
Think there about £80 including delivery

[Thrasher]

I have the same setup as Budgie ;-)

Can't fault it.

[Pike]

Scorpion are very good but also v expensive,my bro got a steering guard from paddocks 4 his rangie,£80.00 inc postage (free),I dont see the point in spending an arm and a leg for a steering guard just to knock seven bells out of it offroad..........just my opinion though

[chuggaman]

you could start with the simex and work upwards


mike

[fram]

Never mind knocking seven bales out of them off-road, we had to konck seven bales out of our Paddocks guard to get it to fit in the first place!!

Looks good now it's on though and does the same job as those which cost double the price.

[Wanderer]

If you're going to buy a cheap one and it bends and takes out your steering then there was no point in buying it to start with.

Bev Sooty bought one of the cheap ones and bent it. It took virtualy no effort to knock it back into shape.

My Southdown has a slight bow in it but it's been hit loads of times. The bow isn't so bad because it lessens the cheese grater effect when you're being recovered in reverse and stops it pushing the radiator up and out.

I prefer fit and forget myself.

[Damonski]

I have to say when I was at Peterborough show I was looking at various winch bumpers and you do pay for the quality, the scorpion was definately the better made and finished one of the ones I could see on offer.

I liked the rebel guard too, although I didnt see many others on show, but probably because the kids were getting bored at that stage in the weekend :(

(Was on the DOC stand)

[scorpio]

Damo  I have a Scorpion whinch bumper and rebel steering guard fitted to mine

[stoveman]

I've also got the Scorpion Extreme bumper on my 200 series and I also fitted the their Steering Guard at the same time.
Yes they are expensive but I reckon that the steering guard is one of the strongest around.
My theory is it is false economy to skimp on protection then end up dismantling and replacing bits because the protection let you down.


Phil.

[suggs]

have to agree about scorpion i have the extreme winch bumper and guard, wasnt cheap but superb quality and great looking piece of kit :lol:

[thumbs]

ive got the scorpian winch bumper and rebel one piece guard on mine, just had to drill two holes in guard to put the rear supports around chassis on for winch bumper, supose it has linked everything together now for extra strength