Body panel repair

LeadFarmer

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• May 7, 2012

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My Defender got scraped by another car today, causing damage to the rear tub capping. The capping has been torn, otherwise I could have tapped it back into shape.

With the exception of any spray painting, can anyone suggest how easy/difficult this repair would be, and costs/parts involved please...

 

nick2303

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• May 7, 2012

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Land Rover defender capping rear LHS MUC8717 on eBay!

replace it....

 

ratty

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• May 7, 2012

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I know it has the split in it but it looks like you could still get away with tapping it back into shape.

 

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Probably so ratty, but it will need respraying so I guess I might as well fit a new one. I assume its just a case of drilling the rivets out? Any galv end cappings about these days?

 

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ratty

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LeadFarmer said:

Probably so ratty, but it will need respraying so I guess I might as well fit a new one. I assume its just a case of drilling the rivets out? Any galv end cappings about these days?

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they occasionally come up on ebay but not very often and can be bloody pricey

 

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• May 8, 2012

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LeadFarmer said:

Probably so ratty, but it will need respraying so I guess I might as well fit a new one. I assume its just a case of drilling the rivets out? Any galv end cappings about these days?

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Mine had a couple of small bolts on them also but otherwise a simple job to drill out the rivets and disconnect the rear lights.

It's a bit more time/money but what about buying your replacement one, removing all of the existing ones and galving them all at once? Would help to spread the cost.