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I was wondering if side steps for a 90 can easily be fitted to a SIII 109?,
they seem to be far cheaper and more common on eBay than SIII ones.
Greg


 

"Greg" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> I was wondering if side steps for a 90 can easily be fitted to a SIII
109?,
> they seem to be far cheaper and more common on eBay than SIII ones.
> Greg
>
> Having inherited some on my Disco, I find they are next to useless. They
are too small for adults to use and I don't have kids.
Further, they reduce ground clearance.
TonyB


 
"TonyB" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> > Having inherited some on my Disco, I find they are next to useless. They
> are too small for adults to use and I don't have kids.
> Further, they reduce ground clearance.

Maybe that explains why so many 'nearly new' sets come up on eBay :cool:.
But even so, are the mountings the same on 90 and series steps ?
Greg


 
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"Greg" <[email protected]> wrote:

> I was wondering if side steps for a 90 can easily be fitted to a SIII 109?,
> they seem to be far cheaper and more common on eBay than SIII ones.
> Greg
>
>

If you mean the folding variety, then it can probably be done,
but the leg that goes back to the chaissis will be the wrong length
etc.

Richard
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"beamendsltd" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> If you mean the folding variety, then it can probably be done,
> but the leg that goes back to the chaissis will be the wrong length
> etc.

Yes those are the ones, money saved, thanks very much.

Greg


 
Greg wrote:
> "TonyB" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>
>
>>>Having inherited some on my Disco, I find they are next to useless. They
>>
>>are too small for adults to use and I don't have kids.
>>Further, they reduce ground clearance.
>
>
> Maybe that explains why so many 'nearly new' sets come up on eBay :cool:.
> But even so, are the mountings the same on 90 and series steps ?
> Greg

Were such useless bits of stuff ever offered as a series attachment?
 
Dougal wrote:
> Greg wrote:
>> "TonyB" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>> news:[email protected]...
>>
>>
>>>> Having inherited some on my Disco, I find they are next to useless.
>>>> They
>>>
>>> are too small for adults to use and I don't have kids.
>>> Further, they reduce ground clearance.
>>
>>
>> Maybe that explains why so many 'nearly new' sets come up on eBay :cool:.
>> But even so, are the mountings the same on 90 and series steps ?
>> Greg
>
> Were such useless bits of stuff ever offered as a series attachment?

Yes they were. I had them briefly, on the passenger side only. The first trial I
did wiped them off quick. Not completely, but they no longer functioned as
intended. They look b* stupid on a real 4wd, I can assure you :)


--
Karen

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"Duracell Bunny" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Yes they were. I had them briefly, on the passenger side only. The first
trial I
> did wiped them off quick. Not completely, but they no longer functioned as
> intended. They look b* stupid on a real 4wd, I can assure you :)

Fortunately I'm not interested in trials, and from what I can see I'll lose
my exhaust and tow bar long before steps if just paddling across muddy
fields, which is all I need it to do. Unfortunately the fact remains that I
will have to carry a set of steps for certain passengers if I don't fit
them, so they're getting fitted!.

I know I'm new to this but it seems to me that being properly set up for
trials and being set up for a days work are fairly incompatible. I need a
lowish tow hitch for my trailers and I don't want mud tyres on the road,
etc.
Greg


 
Greg wrote:

|| Unfortunately the
|| fact remains that I will have to carry a set of steps for certain
|| passengers if I don't fit them, so they're getting fitted!.

Plastic kitchen stool - right height, won't rust, takes up no room in the
boot, cheap as chips. It got Granny in the Disco many times without hassle,
without the nuisance of side steps. If you fit side steps and you yourself
don't need them, you will bang your shin and mucky your trouser leg on them
every time you get in. I got them with a Disco 1 I had briefly, and they
were off within a week. Devil's invention.

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Rich
==============================

Take out the obvious to email me.


 
Duracell Bunny wrote:

> Dougal wrote:
>> Greg wrote:
>>> "TonyB" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>>> news:[email protected]...
>>>
>>>
>>>>> Having inherited some on my Disco, I find they are next to useless.
>>>>> They
>>>>
>>>> are too small for adults to use and I don't have kids.
>>>> Further, they reduce ground clearance.
>>>
>>>
>>> Maybe that explains why so many 'nearly new' sets come up on eBay :cool:.
>>> But even so, are the mountings the same on 90 and series steps ?
>>> Greg
>>
>> Were such useless bits of stuff ever offered as a series attachment?
>
> Yes they were. I had them briefly, on the passenger side only. The first
> trial I did wiped them off quick. Not completely, but they no longer
> functioned as intended. They look b* stupid on a real 4wd, I can assure
> you :)
>
>
I've had them on both the 2a and 110 for nearly fifteen years. They can be
folded out of the way when not needed or for increased ground clearance,
bend neatly when you hit something and straighten with a crow bar with no
trouble. They were essential for my wife (no longer with us), my rather
short daughter in law and the grandchildren and I find them more useful as
I get older.

I don't think they look stupid, and in any case who cares about appearance
in a real four wheel drive - practicality is what they are all about and
they are practical. Perhaps not for trials, but that is not what Landrovers
were designed for - they were designed as a practical no-nonsense vehicle.

The folding steps were optional equipment at least from the introduction of
the Series 2.
JD
 
In message <[email protected]>
"Greg" <[email protected]> wrote:

> "Duracell Bunny" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>
> > Yes they were. I had them briefly, on the passenger side only. The first
> trial I
> > did wiped them off quick. Not completely, but they no longer functioned as
> > intended. They look b* stupid on a real 4wd, I can assure you :)
>
> Fortunately I'm not interested in trials, and from what I can see I'll lose
> my exhaust and tow bar long before steps if just paddling across muddy
> fields, which is all I need it to do. Unfortunately the fact remains that I
> will have to carry a set of steps for certain passengers if I don't fit
> them, so they're getting fitted!.
>
> I know I'm new to this but it seems to me that being properly set up for
> trials and being set up for a days work are fairly incompatible. I need a
> lowish tow hitch for my trailers and I don't want mud tyres on the road,
> etc.
> Greg
>
>

Not completely so - I still have the side steps (nicely raked back
at about 45') and the full tow hitch on the 110, and I've quite
happily trialled it. If you go along and watch RTV's, you'd be
surprised how often the top three are pretty much standard vehicles.

Jim The Quiche used to trial his 90 with all his tools in the back
and do quite well! [1]

Richard

[1] he did get through a lot of roof racks though. And he's a loony.

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On Sun, 24 Sep 2006 09:37:32 +0100, beamendsltd
<[email protected]> wrote:

> ...
> If you go along and watch RTV's, you'd be
> surprised how often the top three are pretty much standard vehicles.
>
> Jim The Quiche used to trial his 90 with all his tools in the back
> and do quite well! [1]

Without the local knowledge & going entirely by name, sounds like his
tools would consist of pastry knives?

>
> [1] he did get through a lot of roof racks though.


good practice for sieving?

> And he's a loony.
>

helps :)

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Land Rover - 110 V8
Discovery - V8
 
In message <[email protected]>
"William Tasso" <[email protected]> wrote:

> On Sun, 24 Sep 2006 09:37:32 +0100, beamendsltd
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > ...
> > If you go along and watch RTV's, you'd be
> > surprised how often the top three are pretty much standard vehicles.
> >
> > Jim The Quiche used to trial his 90 with all his tools in the back
> > and do quite well! [1]
>
> Without the local knowledge & going entirely by name, sounds like his
> tools would consist of pastry knives?
>

Agricultural machinery repairs.......... he just mentioned within
earshot of the mag editor (me) that he preferred a nice dinner
party to going to the pub.

> >
> > [1] he did get through a lot of roof racks though.
>
>
> good practice for sieving?

Mostly full-size tree decoration, often involving some pruning.

>
> > And he's a loony.
> >
>
> helps :)
>

Richard

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www.beamends-lrspares.co.uk [email protected]
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Lib Dems - Townies keeping comedy alive
 
>
> > If you mean the folding variety, then it can probably be done,
> > but the leg that goes back to the chaissis will be the wrong length
> > etc.
>
> Yes those are the ones, money saved, thanks very much.
>
> Greg

Sorry Greg, don't know which fits what, but I agree with Richard
- Granny gets in ours with a set of steps which we carry upside down in the
back
and thus they take no space and actually stop stuff rolling about when
placed in them!
The plastic ones were OK but as a medical supplier we got some posh metal
ones which
really look the part. Having said all that I forgot to take them today and
Granny had to use the side steps
and managed pretty well. Her main complaint is that the 300 Disco does not
have the passenger grab rails that the 200 had
and that makes getting in more difficult for her. Being blind doesn't help
her either but she was in good company today
as quite a few car drivers were in the same boat!
TonyB


 
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