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I wish it was surface rust but unfortunately not. You can see it delaminating down the chassis rails. Rather get it done early (whilst I can still do it myself) hence only needing short extensions, galvanised would be a bonus.

The crossmember is full of holes and will fail as it’s a towing point

No, just bought it and it needs doing before next mot. I only need short extensions, up to the large hole in the O/S chassis leg max.

My Def TD5 needs a new crossmember. Pressbrake and MIB component appear to be the best but are both not making them any more. Britpart....I’ll give a miss, same with Paddock spares, but who is the best supplier for a decent price and fit. I guess galvanised would be the way to go. The legs are...

My Def TD5 needs a new crossmember. Pressbrake and MIB component appear to be the best but are both not making them any more. Britpart....and Paddock spare I’ll give a miss but who is the best supplier for a decent price and fit. I guess galvanised would be the way to go. The legs are pretty...

My current todo list is quite large now, tubular outriggers, wing stays, rear crossbeam, rattly rear windows, alpine window rubbers, steering uj, the list appears endless. Need to look up how to treat aluminium corrosion and repaint!

Are they that desirable?

Firstly hello to everyone. I’ve been using the forum for the last few weeks to narrow down my search for a defender. I’m managed to find one and hopefully with the forum guidance should be able to fix and maintain all the niggly bits. The ‘new’ td5 needs a rear crossmember and the fuel regulator...