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« on: September 07, 2004, 12:38:03 »
Hi All
      New to the club but not really new to the off roading lark. Always amazed at how you all can afford to add all these nice extras to your vehicles. I am quite keen on under body, particularly steering, protection and would also like to replace my plastic front bumper with something a bit more substantial. BUT no cash is the main problem, does anyone know where I could obtain drawings etc for these items so that I could make them myself?
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« Reply #1 on: September 07, 2004, 17:02:23 »
www.discoweb.org, hit the "tech" tab on the topthere loads of bits on there and few techy drawings etc worth a look for a startign point.
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Re: Disco Mania and off road protection
« Reply #2 on: September 07, 2004, 18:02:44 »
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Always amazed at how you all can afford to add all these nice extras to your vehicles.


Shhhhh! Don't tell the wife, she thinks its all cheap  :roll:  :D
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« Reply #3 on: September 07, 2004, 20:54:00 »
I find that if you spread the purchases across a number of months, and don't examine the bank statements too closely, it doesn't feel too expensive  8)

Mentally I find I can justify spending <£80 relatively easily (after all, it's not much more than a tank of diesel  :(  ), whereas anything over £100 feels much more expensive.  Because of this, if you can get the supplier to split the order up into chunks of 60 quid or so, you'll feel a lot better about it  :D
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Re: Disco Mania and off road protection
« Reply #4 on: September 07, 2004, 21:33:53 »
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Shhhhh! Don't tell the wife, she thinks its all cheap


Mine accepts that adding bits for protection is cheaper then breaking and then repairing the car itself   \:D/
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« Reply #5 on: September 08, 2004, 00:08:30 »
My missus has a one for one policy if i spend £500 on the disco she takes the same in cash. So she loves it when i spend on my mota.............. :D

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« Reply #6 on: September 08, 2004, 16:18:49 »
Unfortunately, my wife has 4 horses to my one Land Rover.... so the one for one policy usually ends up one for four! Actually, there are 2 LR's, Sarah has a Freelander. Funny how I usually end up buying for that too  :?
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« Reply #7 on: September 10, 2004, 12:49:31 »
Thanks everyone for all the replies. I have passed them onto my wife and am still waiting for her to come down BUT no nearer to getting my guards on!

 






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