bonnet mounted spare wheels

does anyone know when this was banned and what the situation is as regards fitting them can i fit one on a 96 110 defender
also if i can put them on the bonnet can i side mount them on rear side panels
lastly if i can fit eitrher of the above anyone know where i might aquire such an item(mounting bracket fingy) arer even have them made
cheers

I don't think they actually banned them. I think LR stopped using them on th td5 because the engine is too close too the bonnet and the weight of the wheel meant the bonnet would hit the top of the engine. There is a solution to this but it means loading the CC again. Difflock: Wheels and Tyres

found this o landrover site



HERITAGE IN THE MAKING
1954 - 2006

Series I Station Wagon (1954-1958)
• 1954 Long Wheel-base 107" available
• First Diesel engine introduced

Series II Station Wagon (1958-1961)
• 1958 Slide windows enlarged.
• Sills introduced to obscure exhaust and powertrain.
• Fuel filler cap moved from under drivers seat to behind drivers door (RHD)

Series II Station Wagon (1961-1972)
• 1966 Electrical indicators become standard.
• 1968 Headlamps moved from radiator grille to wings.
Series III Station Wagon (1972-1984)
• 1972 Air intake on wing for heater added.
• 1981 Improved Seating introduced on County models.

´90´ Station Wagon (1984-1990)
• 1984 Leaf springs upgraded to coil springs.
• One-Piece windscreen introduced.
• Wind-up front windows replace sliding windows.
• Polyurethane wheel arches introduced to accommodate wider track.

Defender (1990-2006)
• 1998 Td5 engine introduced.
• Fuel tank and filler repositioned to rear
• Bonnet stowage of wheel outlawed
New 2007 Defender
• New 2.4 litre diesel engine, producing 360Nm of Torque.
• New Six speed transmission.
• New facia and seating.
• New heating, ventilation and air conditioning system.


does anyone know if it was vehices made after a certain date and does it include fitting aftersales kind

LR list this part number STC7633 and it's described as spare wheel bonnet mounting to 1999 (not TD5)

redhand said:

LR list this part number STC7633 and it's described as spare wheel bonnet mounting to 1999 (not TD5)

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cheers red ill have alook
by the way where do ya find these part numbers

Microcat. LR Dealers official spares catalog. (pirated of course)

Apparently there's a french company making bonnet mounts for td5. link below

Difflock: Wheels and Tyres

bonnet mount rubber blocks for series here.

DUNSFOLD

BrummieBloke said:

Apparently there's a french company making bonnet mounts for td5. link below

Difflock: Wheels and Tyres

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Would that be the same link as I posted in post number 2.????????

it appears so

Think it's fekin dangerous anyways. Swingaway on the rear is better.

Mr Davie - I've "invented" a side mounting a-la military wolf consisting of military bracket and a special-invenshun-bracket, specifically for a hard top...

I also have one of the wolf long wing mirror arms going spare (but pricey)

Here's a picture of the ootside - my fabricator can knock one up for you if ye want.

Bet the MOT guy and the plod will love that

iannotts said:

Bet the MOT guy and the plod will love that

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Can't be any worse than having a full rack of double glazed units tied to the side of a van

Grippa said:

Think it's fekin dangerous anyways. Swingaway on the rear is better.

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i want to put a caranex tent on the back so dont want it on the rear

muddythelandy said:

Mr Davie - I've "invented" a side mounting a-la military wolf consisting of military bracket and a special-invenshun-bracket, specifically for a hard top...

I also have one of the wolf long wing mirror arms going spare (but pricey)

Here's a picture of the ootside - my fabricator can knock one up for you if ye want.

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if thats legal id ne after 2 muddy

wolfs (wolves?) have them and theres a fair few of them on the roads, some in civvy ownership - not to mention the innumerable wolf-a-like clones - when the wheel is on it's just a big bit of rubber and when theres no wheel on (which is unlikely) my holder just unbolts.

I spoke with plod and mot chap and the only thing they want is a longer mirror arm and preferably a big yellow reflective sticker on the end of the mirror. They'd also prefer it only mounted offside which it is. The white bit is a genuine landy part mounted in the correct location

It doesn't project as far as the wheelarch eyebrows and as said its better than sheets of glass!!

Anyway here's a fartistic impreshun of the finished Born-Again-Edith-expedition-twin-tank-90...



whatdya think folks?

well................
where shal i begin..............................
yer dint want it on the back door cos o yer tent, so yer put a jerry can full o stinkin fuel there instead
yer got 2 shovels
yer van lock is too low down
that'll do fer now

yella said:

well................
where shal i begin..............................
yer dint want it on the back door cos o yer tent, so yer put a jerry can full o stinkin fuel there instead
yer got 2 shovels
yer van lock is too low down
that'll do fer now

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that aint mine im putting jerry cans on the roof
thats muddys wheel mount

aye yella, get with the program!

The jerrys are mounted on a fold down tailgate for water - when its down their taps give me running water. 2 shovels lets us dig out faster.

Ye didnt notice I forgot a steering wheel.

christ I didnae relize Torness wiz so hard to get oot off. here wiz me thinking yuz were mair civilized sooth oh Edinburgh.