I went to order some of these from Paddocks today only to be told that they were no longer being made. The lack of them on ebay seems to confirm that. Why have they stopped making them? Just when I want a pair. Been meaning to get around to buying some for ages. You can't tell me that they are not a popular item at around £37 they don't break the bank. Land Rover not liking them maybe for being to similar to theirs? Copyright issues?
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na56xxl
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same here been lookin for ages to get some....got rear one's but would like front......:doh:
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these will do the job .. ( or at least break before the headlamp does )
if you can do without the 'look' of the grid type
easy to fit and remove ..
( bonnet needs lifting up .. so not easy to nick without breaking them )
Land Rover Freelander Headlight Protectors, Land Rover Freelander Headlamp Protectors & Guards
if you can do without the 'look' of the grid type
easy to fit and remove ..
( bonnet needs lifting up .. so not easy to nick without breaking them )
Land Rover Freelander Headlight Protectors, Land Rover Freelander Headlamp Protectors & Guards
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na56xxl
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£110 for a bit of sodding plastic?! :jaw:
Bugger that, theres got to be some cheap ones on eBay!
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Epicuser
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Not currently for a facelift FL1......
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A relatively easy way for someone who can weld to make some dosh, methinks...
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The originals are plastic and light, certainly couldn't make them at £37 a pair the plastic ones were sold at cos of the time that would be taken to make them! Plastic ones are moulded and therefore nice n cheap
Genuine Land Rover ones which seem to be the only ones you can get now. So I reckon Land Rover put their foot down over Britpart selling something which was exactly the same and much cheaper.
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Fair enough, but I'm pretty sure they can be made for less than £100.
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Maybe, but now it is economics of scale for a car that hasn't been made for over 7 years. How many sales would they make?
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That's my point, if I made a one off pair you'd be looking at more than £100 as I've got to make a single one of each and get it right. Making a batch I can jig it up, bend all the individual bits at the same time, so it cuts down a lot of time. On a batch run yeah under £100 is no problem, for a single pair, you'd be better off speaking to LR
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I understand, even though I'm a investigator now, my original training and work for many years was in mechanical engineering.
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The plastic ones can still be got online, for between £30 & £40, do a search for the part number VUB501390
There was a pair on my facelift, but one blew off a month ago, my young fella says my landy looks like a pirate with a patch so I've been meaning to get a new pair as well!
There was a pair on my facelift, but one blew off a month ago, my young fella says my landy looks like a pirate with a patch so I've been meaning to get a new pair as well!
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the last pair I was looking at went for £180 on ebay. No I didn't get them
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I shall speak to my friendly indy who I supply parts to and see if they can help... Suspect not, but we shall see
You should look into making them, think you'd do some good business.....
Anyway, I've been in to Land Rover. These are still available at £115 + Value Added Theft (£138).
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