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Vehicle & Technical => Discovery => Topic started by: Papa Smee on December 05, 2008, 20:41:26
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Pretty much as the title says, really.....
Someone I know is selling a Heavy Duty rear bumper off a series II Td5 cheap, but if I buy it I can't return it.
So, does anyobne know if you can fit a Disco Series II rear bumper on a 300tdi?? If it's different, how different are they; and can it be overcome??
Cheers,
Ben.
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Anything can be overcome, but in this case I think it would be too much effort to be worth it . . . . .
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Anything can be overcome
I quite agree with that... is there a lot of difference, then?
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wont go bud. look at how deep a s1 bumper is....the disco2 body is slightley longer and doesnt have to hide so much chassis.
it will probibly fit....but it wont look nice!
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What a pain :rolleyes: I just hate having to do things the same way as someone else... :(
I mean, is it me or do all the discos look alike now?... same winch bumber, rear bumper, rock sliders, snorkels, etc. :huh:
It's just I hate following the herd if you know what I mean....... :angry:
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Dont be a sheep, Try things new and be the leader of the herd!
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hahahaha i know what you mean bud. cut it up then you will have one of a kind! :D
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Yeah.. already have one I'm chopping up... :grin: :grin: :grin: , but this is for my everyday disco, so I need it to look OK..
If there was a gap between the rear of the motor and the bumper that's no problem - I'd just weld a plate on the top of the bumper to cover the hole..
Think I'm gonna have to do some measuring... :-k
I've never removed a disco rear bumper... still, don't expect it's too much of a job. 8-[
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Well, to be fair there are not many different designs you can make a tree slider to - it will always be a steel box section sill protector with a bar of some sort mounted on the side! :lol:
Seriously, those of us who lack the skills to make our own bits have to use the various suppliers, so there will be a bit of identikit modding. I have just had a set of Guardian tree sliders fitted and I really couldn't make anything half as good. The Safari snorkel is another case in point - I bought mine before I was aware of the various DIY solutions and while expensive it has proven to be a very well thought out piece of kit.
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I agree with you on that, it's just nice to be different, that's all.!
I went for an airtec snorkel rather than a Safari or DIY sonlution simply because it was going cheap (£90). The construction is very similar to the Safari and the build quality as good. I just wasn't wiling to spend £200 on a snorkel. I also hadn't seen many of them about. Most people splash out on a Safari and the Airflow ones I've seen just look cheap - The Southdown was out of the question because I have an aux battery.
The winch bumper was also cheap at £150 considering it's a TJM (RRP about £400!! :shocked: ), but I haven't mounted the winch to the front of the bumper (it looked a bit weak to be honest), built a tray from 10mm plate and 75/75 angle, then bolted and spot-welded it to the chassis. (that won't move now!!! :grin: :grin: :grin: ).
So, you see, I'm not adversed to 'making' things fit to be a little different............ :lol: