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Vehicle & Technical => Range Rover => Topic started by: markyb on March 17, 2008, 07:15:58

Title: Rang rover body Alloy or not
Post by: markyb on March 17, 2008, 07:15:58: Having a bit of a debit about range rover bodies are they mainly steel or alloy?
Title: Re: Rang rover body Alloy or not
Post by: iomlr on March 17, 2008, 13:20:23: chassi, sills inner skin, floor, bulk head and the likes all steel, outer skin bar rear corners and tails gates alli.
Title: Re: Rang rover body Alloy or not
Post by: SteveGoodz on March 17, 2008, 14:25:46: Doesn't it depend on which model of Rangie it is?
Title: Re: Rang rover body Alloy or not
Post by: Range Rover Blues on March 17, 2008, 17:08:22: Roof is alloy, bonnet is steel, door skins are alloy, front and rear wings alloy but as said not the rear corners or the tailgate.
Title: Re: Rang rover body Alloy or not
Post by: tack43 on March 22, 2008, 17:02:23: The rear floor on my 1990 classic is alloy, I think they changeed to steel shortly after :huh:
Title: Re: Rang rover body Alloy or not
Post by: Thrasher on March 22, 2008, 19:50:15: Lot less steel in the new L322 ;-) Even the doors are totally ally :shock:
Title: Re: Rang rover body Alloy or not
Post by: Range Rover Blues on March 23, 2008, 02:56:34: Quote from: tack43 on March 22, 2008, 17:02:23
The rear floor on my 1990 classic is alloy, I think they changeed to steel shortly after :huh:

True, I think when they introduced the fuel pump access hatch on the concealed hinge body.
Title: Re: Rang rover body Alloy or not
Post by: merrick on April 14, 2008, 20:17:44: early rrcs had ally bonnet as well
Title: Re: Rang rover body Alloy or not
Post by: Range Rover Blues on April 15, 2008, 01:48:20: Very few, mostly with the word VELAR on the bonnets, they cracked and had to be replaced my steel bonnets.