[Al2O3]

Evening All,
It's been a while since I used the forum regularly and I'm out of touch a bit. I've just been Googling for galv doors and searched on the Forum. The main firms seem to be SP 4x4 and Shielder or am I missing a better one? I replaced the doors when I did the rebuild, which seems like yesterday, but was eleven years ago. I should have gone galvanised then My plan is to buy basic doors and transfer all the fittings, glass etc. Not sure about going galv steel skin or aluminium - I'm thinking galv steel, but would appreciate thoughts on pros and cons

There's a company on Ebay called Stamp Panels Ltd - presumably that's another trading name for SP 4x4?

Would appreciate any experience of dealing with the two companies (or a better one) and which skin to go for.

@dag019 have you replaced your door yet? I read you were looing for one last year when I was searching the forum.

Cheers All.

 

[dag019]

I have not yet replaced the rear door yet. Am looking to buy one next month now I have gathered all the other parts. I didn’t get a definitive answer on Ali vs steel skin. But think I will go for Ali same as the original and the other doors.

I did use SP for the galv frame door bottoms for the second row station wagon doors in October. And have their front door bottoms as well, and have no complaints. I was going to use them again for the rear door next month.

I did go around the whole frame with seam sealer before priming to paint. Not sure if it is necessary but certainly can’t do any harm.s

 

[miktdish]

I got a galvaised steel rear door some years ago ,,, heres a pic of it after about 3 years on the car ...
I was quite dissapointed that it rusted on those joints

 

[tottot]

I live work by the sea and can say that while good in most cases galvanised stuff will last a lot longer but it is not the be all and end all that many think it is. This is very much the case when you have a different metal in contact with the gavanised part like the landy door, also the fact it can remain wet between the parts so accelerating the bi metalic corrosion which is what looks like what happened to yours @miktdish
Fitted mine with new standard doors 5 and 10 years ago. Both are still pretty good with only minor spots on the oldest. When fitted the doors were treated with a coat of waxoil [when it was good] inside getting into the rails as well. I enlarged drain holes and have extra holes on the door latch end so that with window up can spray in fresh oil

 

[dag019]

I live work by the sea and can say that while good in most cases galvanised stuff will last a lot longer but it is not the be all and end all that many think it is. This is very much the case when you have a different metal in contact with the gavanised part like the landy door, also the fact it can remain wet between the parts so accelerating the bi metalic corrosion which is what looks like what happened to yours @miktdish
Fitted mine with new standard doors 5 and 10 years ago. Both are still pretty good with only minor spots on the oldest. When fitted the doors were treated with a coat of waxoil [when it was good] inside getting into the rails as well. I enlarged drain holes and have extra holes on the door latch end so that with window up can spray in fresh oil

Completely agree with that. And even though galv I have seam sealed and filled the frames of my door bottoms with dinitrol. Being glav is just another additional protection element. It does not replace the existing ones like paint and wax.

 

[tottot]

You have possible done every thing it is possible to do to limit corrosion there @dag019, short of moving to a dry desert.

 

[dag019]

You have possible done every thing it is possible to do to limit corrosion there @dag019, short of moving to a dry desert.

I have done that with everything I have done to the 110. It has been my daily drive since I was 18, and having converted it to a station wagon for the growing family I intend to keep it as my daily drive for a long time yet. Therefore I do not want to have to keep replacing parts that like to dissolve for a hobby!

 

[tottot]

My 1990 Ninety much the same, had it from nearly new as a working truck.[ three daughters learned to drive in it] I am now semi retired and its not worked as hard. Intend to keep it going as long as possible.

@AI203, LR parts have a range of doors on their site.

 

[Forrest Gump]

Hello mate. Got my front doors from SP. All fine there, perfect fit and came with locks and slam thingy. Didn’t get the galv ones. Decides to go down the route of paint and then sprayed the internals with dinitrol. Got my rear door from paintman panels. Fantastic made door. Perfect fit again and got all my paint fro paintman too. Give them a look. They make front doors too but I already had my fronts by the time I found the paintman one.

 

[Al2O3]

I got a galvaised steel rear door some years ago ,,, heres a pic of it after about 3 years on the car ...
I was quite dissapointed that it rusted on those joints

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Bloody hell, I wouldn't have expected that. When you say galvanised steel, do you mean galvanised steel skins, as well as the frames?
Edit
Just dawned on me that those skins must be steel to rust like that. Were they non galvanised skins?

 

[Al2O3]

My 1990 Ninety much the same, had it from nearly new as a working truck.[ three daughters learned to drive in it] I am now semi retired and its not worked as hard. Intend to keep it going as long as possible.

@AI203, LR parts have a range of doors on their site.

Cheers tottot, I'll check LR Parts out.

 

[Al2O3]

Hello mate. Got my front doors from SP. All fine there, perfect fit and came with locks and slam thingy. Didn’t get the galv ones. Decides to go down the route of paint and then sprayed the internals with dinitrol. Got my rear door from paintman panels. Fantastic made door. Perfect fit again and got all my paint fro paintman too. Give them a look. They make front doors too but I already had my fronts by the time I found the paintman one.

Cheers mate. When I did my rebuild I got normal doors. Peeled the skins off and got the frames plastic coated. Filled the frames with dinitrol, but my mistake was not keeping on top of the dinitrol. They've lasted 11 years. Front ones look good from outside, but inside at the bottoms is not good at all. The rear door is collapsing and like net curtain.

 

[Brown]

Good to see you again @Al2O3 Hope all's well with you and yours. I haven't any comment to make on doors because I'm still using the original ones the Land Rover came with.

 

[miktdish]

Bloody hell, I wouldn't have expected that. When you say galvanised steel, do you mean galvanised steel skins, as well as the frames?
Edit
Just dawned on me that those skins must be steel to rust like that. Were they non galvanised skins?

Yes a galvy frame and skin.
Those two sections were obviously trimmed to fit and they'd rubbed off the galv during that process.
I think it was this one ...

ALR6852 Land Rover Defender Rear Door Galvanised Unglazed 90 110 - SP Panels

ALR6852-SGU Get your Galvanised Defender Rear Door From SP Panels Fits Models 1983-2016. EXPRESS Shipping - UK & Worldwide Manufacturer & Retailer ask-sp@outlook.com

www.sp-4x4.com

 

[Al2O3]

Good to see you again @Al2O3 Hope all's well with you and yours. I haven't any comment to make on doors because I'm still using the original ones the Land Rover came with.

Morning Brown, thanks for saying hello. Yes, we're ok here, just getting old! How are you doing? I do occasionally check in on your land project, it's time I did again though!

 

[Al2O3]

Yes a galvy frame and skin.
Those two sections were obviously trimmed to fit and they'd rubbed off the galv during that process.
I think it was this one ...

ALR6852 Land Rover Defender Rear Door Galvanised Unglazed 90 110 - SP Panels

ALR6852-SGU Get your Galvanised Defender Rear Door From SP Panels Fits Models 1983-2016. EXPRESS Shipping - UK & Worldwide Manufacturer & Retailer ask-sp@outlook.com

www.sp-4x4.com

That's not good, if they have to trim them to fit after the galv process. Defeats the object

 

[Brown]

Morning Brown, thanks for saying hello. Yes, we're ok here, just getting old! How are you doing? I do occasionally check in on your land project, it's time I did again though!

Yes, I'm getting old too! I can still plant trees and heave lumps of stone around, so most of me is still working.