What are the best type arches for offroad use

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I have seen many different types of extended arches for sale ,at diffent prices ,

My disco 1, 5 door is used mainly for laning and soon i might try pay n play

my problem is my insa tyres 235/85/16 are hitting the body when offroading even tho ive cut the bodywork out .

I have seen the extended arches on ebay , that allow you to cut lots of bodwork out the way ,but i wondered if there was a trader someone could recommend .

I do very narrow lanes and the sides rub on lots of banks and brambles
 
I went for the Flatdog ones, as the other cheaper ones do not bend/flex they just crack.

If you are going to spend, might as well do it right than twice!
 
I went for the Flatdog ones, as the other cheaper ones do not bend/flex they just crack.

If you are going to spend, might as well do it right than twice!

Might i just say your discovery looks the dogs dangleys ! love it ......a lot

what is the airfilter you have ? my south down isnt connected yet
 
Cheers :D A lot of blood sweat and tears.......

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I used to have a 'performace' filter fitted, but to be honest it wasn't up to the amount of air these engines need, as it kept cutting out - thought it was a problem with the snorkel and pipework at first...

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So then I managed to shoehorn in the 200 air filter, as they are perfect with having the side exit ready for the snorkel - plus it only cost me a fiver from Billing, and then sold the pipe work that came with it (as I never needed it) on ebay for £15.00 ;)

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I just welded a plate on the top little pipe so its now all sealed and watertight.
 
Do you off road her? i also notice yours is EDC model as is mine

Yup, although not major serious stuff, but do the lanes, Salisbury, the courses around Bath & West, and Billing etc....although this year Billing was quite dry on the water front....didn't really need a snorkel.....

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That was bloody quick :eek:

Yep, looks like the one I got - just treat it to a new filter - only about £8.00.

Then you just need to cap off the top inlet pipe, and make up a bracket to mount, and I also trimmed down the size outlet to give my piping a bit more room to bend round 90 degrees in the wing as I fitted reducers to get to the 2.5" radius for the southdown size of pipe, so room got a bit tight - and jobs a good one ;)
 
That was bloody quick :eek:

Yep, looks like the one I got - just treat it to a new filter - only about £8.00.

Then you just need to cap off the top inlet pipe, and make up a bracket to mount, and I also trimmed down the size outlet to give my piping a bit more room to bend round 90 degrees in the wing as I fitted reducers to get to the 2.5" radius for the southdown size of pipe, so room got a bit tight - and jobs a good one ;)

Yeah theres a landy breakers 2 miles from me :) allways has stuff in cheap

the filter inside was glued to the end cap ! ive peeled it all off ( heres where you tell me its supposed to be like that ) lol ordering the flexi arches tonight £150 on the bay ,£168 on the we site :confused:
 
there are 2 different filters and that one has the end cap glued to the new filter so no need to reuse the old end cap
as you can see here LAND ROVER DISCOVERY 1 200 TDI AIR FILTER `92-`94 | eBay

this type is for the airbox that has a bowl endcap RANGE ROVER CLASSIC VM/200Tdi - Air Filter Element (NTC1435) | eBay

Ahh as i suspected wasted my time getting the filter off the lid DOH...............
Cheers for the links bud , ive made a bracket and removed the pipe and welded it up , now i need a reducer and a large clip/strap to hold it nice n tight
 
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