Birthday weekend tweaks & upgrades

Hi all,

Just had my birthday weekend and thought I'd spend some time (& cash) on the landy

Purchased:
Tomb-raider style Side-steps
New Door hinges
Rear lap belts

Sprayed the hinges black as I think with my beastie I can get away with not having them body-coloured.

Fairly easy job, but only managed to get one door done so far

Also sprayed the silver checkerplate on the step to black to match the rest of the car. Super easy installation of the step. Just four bolts on each site. The holes were already in place in the chassis.

Questions:
1. The hinges (actually the plastic bits) don't seem to sit flush on the bulkhead - it's almost as if the bolt things that go in the bodywork don't quite fit into the recess of the hinge - anyone else had this?

2. I'm guessing my black paint will wear off the checkerplate pretty quickly. Any ideas how to make this more durable?

Q1 i wouldnt worry about it mine where the same
Q2 give em a couple of coats of clear laquer to protect

and on another note that landy is way to shiney

Thanks for that! I have now given the rails a good few coats of clear coat, so hopefully that will keep them looking okay for a while.

Just on a side note to anyone that stumbles onto this post, the Tombraider bars aren't really very good as a stp, as they site right up against the body of the vehicle.