Defender Bonnet Spare Wheel Carrier

Hi All,
just a bit of info about Defender Bonnet Spare Wheel Carriers. These
come up quite regularly in this group so I thought I'd take the
liberty of mentioning the kit I've now found. It's doesn't get a
mention in the parts books, but is a Genuine Parts Kit that contains
everything (bar the tools!) for carrying a spare wheel on the bonnet
of pre-Td5 Defenders - no mention of it's not fitting Td5 bonnets.

The kit inlcudes:
All the bits of the carrier itself
A new "rigid" bonnet prop.
All the fixings, including rivets.
A list of the tools required.
Very comprehensive instrcutions.

Part No. STC7633 £134.54 inc VAT

Just thought someone may be ineterested!

Richard


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In message <c4d51bc4d%[email protected]>, beamendsltd
<[email protected]> writes
>Hi All,
>just a bit of info about Defender Bonnet Spare Wheel Carriers. These
>come up quite regularly in this group so I thought I'd take the
>liberty of mentioning the kit I've now found. It's doesn't get a
>mention in the parts books, but is a Genuine Parts Kit that contains
>everything (bar the tools!) for carrying a spare wheel on the bonnet
>of pre-Td5 Defenders - no mention of it's not fitting Td5 bonnets.
>
>The kit inlcudes:
>All the bits of the carrier itself
>A new "rigid" bonnet prop.
>All the fixings, including rivets.
>A list of the tools required.
>Very comprehensive instrcutions.
>
>Part No. STC7633 £134.54 inc VAT
>
>Just thought someone may be ineterested!
>
>Richard
>
>


You star Richard.

You just saved me from looking up the part number.
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so beamendsltd was, like...
> Hi All,
> just a bit of info about Defender Bonnet Spare Wheel Carriers. These
> come up quite regularly in this group so I thought I'd take the
> liberty of mentioning the kit I've now found. It's doesn't get a
> mention in the parts books, but is a Genuine Parts Kit that contains
> everything (bar the tools!) for carrying a spare wheel on the bonnet
> of pre-Td5 Defenders - no mention of it's not fitting Td5 bonnets.
>
> The kit inlcudes:
> All the bits of the carrier itself
> A new "rigid" bonnet prop.
> All the fixings, including rivets.
> A list of the tools required.
> Very comprehensive instrcutions.
>
> Part No. STC7633 £134.54 inc VAT
>
> Just thought someone may be ineterested!
>
> Richard

Would it fit a Series bonnet?

--
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==============================
Disco 300 Tdi auto
S2a 88" SW
Tiggrr (V8 trialler)

In message <[email protected]>
"Richard Brookman" <[email protected]> wrote:

> so beamendsltd was, like...
> > Hi All,
> > just a bit of info about Defender Bonnet Spare Wheel Carriers. These
> > come up quite regularly in this group so I thought I'd take the
> > liberty of mentioning the kit I've now found. It's doesn't get a
> > mention in the parts books, but is a Genuine Parts Kit that contains
> > everything (bar the tools!) for carrying a spare wheel on the bonnet
> > of pre-Td5 Defenders - no mention of it's not fitting Td5 bonnets.
> >
> > The kit inlcudes:
> > All the bits of the carrier itself
> > A new "rigid" bonnet prop.
> > All the fixings, including rivets.
> > A list of the tools required.
> > Very comprehensive instrcutions.
> >
> > Part No. STC7633 £134.54 inc VAT
> >
> > Just thought someone may be ineterested!
> >
> > Richard
>
> Would it fit a Series bonnet?
>

Basically - yes, I think so, but it would not be a straight forward job,
and one or two bits like the strengtheners would probably be reduandant.

Richard
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so beamendsltd was, like...
> In message <[email protected]>
> "Richard Brookman" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> so beamendsltd was, like...
>>> Hi All,
>>> just a bit of info about Defender Bonnet Spare Wheel Carriers.
>>
>> Would it fit a Series bonnet?
>>
>
> Basically - yes, <but...>

OK, thanks. I'll leave it where it is.

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Rich
==============================
Disco 300 Tdi auto
S2a 88" SW
Tiggrr (V8 trialler)

This kit won't fit TD5!!! The bonnet stiffener layout was completely changed
at TD5 and the bonnet mounting option deleted as there is not enough room
between the top of the engine and the bonnet to fit in the old stiffener.
Similarly the bonnet stiffeners on Series III and 110/90 are completely
different as are the bonnet mounts.
Use caution when mounting spare wheels on bonnets. If it's not done right
then you will need to buy a new bonnet after a few miles when the weight of
the spare breaks your old one into pieces.
Enjoy...
"beamendsltd" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:79213fbd4d%[email protected]...
> In message <[email protected]>
> "Richard Brookman" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> so beamendsltd was, like...
>> > Hi All,
>> > just a bit of info about Defender Bonnet Spare Wheel Carriers. These
>> > come up quite regularly in this group so I thought I'd take the
>> > liberty of mentioning the kit I've now found. It's doesn't get a
>> > mention in the parts books, but is a Genuine Parts Kit that contains
>> > everything (bar the tools!) for carrying a spare wheel on the bonnet
>> > of pre-Td5 Defenders - no mention of it's not fitting Td5 bonnets.
>> >
>> > The kit inlcudes:
>> > All the bits of the carrier itself
>> > A new "rigid" bonnet prop.
>> > All the fixings, including rivets.
>> > A list of the tools required.
>> > Very comprehensive instrcutions.
>> >
>> > Part No. STC7633 £134.54 inc VAT
>> >
>> > Just thought someone may be ineterested!
>> >
>> > Richard
>>
>> Would it fit a Series bonnet?
>>
>
> Basically - yes, I think so, but it would not be a straight forward job,
> and one or two bits like the strengtheners would probably be reduandant.
>
> Richard
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....and Robert Honnor spake unto the tribes of Usenet, saying...

> Use caution when mounting spare wheels on bonnets. If it's not done
> right then you will need to buy a new bonnet after a few miles when
> the weight of the spare breaks your old one into pieces.

I had a spare (235/85) on the bonnet of my 90 for about 30K miles/two years,
including some pretty boneshaking off-roading. It was bodge-mounted on a
modified rear door mount, I think. Definitely no caution there. Lasted
fine.

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Rich
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Disco 300 Tdi auto
S2a 88" SW
Tiggrr (V8 trialler)