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It's not that hard to spray it inside the chassis, there are plenty of holes at various angles to use. We all know that the chances of rust vary a lot depending on the car, but correct prevention always minimises damage. Doing nothing hardly helps

The problem with linseed oil and fire is that the curing polymerization is an exothermic process (it creates heat while drying). People used to leave piles of impregnated rags aroung. The rags had a large air contact area, which caused a strong exothermic reaction and then spontaneous combustion

Hello As we know, keeping our Defenders rust free is one of the most important considerantions for it's ownership. This is why I'm amazed that no more people use the protection method I will describe here. I'm on my 3th Land Rover, and they where all rust free. My present 1995 Defender 90...

We where talking about the compatibility of those lamp guards with the tubular bumper, not about the lamp guards providing any protection from animals...

Mine are this type:

Will that one work with the LR lamp guards (the hinged ones)?

Hello Simple question, would a SS550HF Safari snorkel, the one with the integrated duct to the air box, fit a LHD 300 tdi? Or will it hit the heating duct? Here is the link to the said snorkel: Safari Snorkel System - SS550HF Thanks

I guess an A-bar is out of question then... Would a tubular winch bumper with integrated A-bar/bull bar like the ones from FirstFour be effective? Thanks

Hello First of all let me say that where I live and with my Defender in particular, it is fully legal to have a full metal bullbar or a-bar fitted. My registration even includes a bullbar, so lets not worry about it. Now on the thread subject, I happen to drive a lot in areas where...

Thanks, I think it looks rather nice for a 1995 car. It was quite a find, "only" 112K miles and a full LR service record

By the way, here go a couple of pictures of my Defender:

Hello again In the last few days I had the opportunity to see in person some of the guards. I saw the Paddocks aluminum, the LR tubular guard and the LR aluminum guard (same as the Mantec, but with a ribbed plate). The Tubular one looks like a smart solution, but is way too expensive for a bar...

By the way, what about the tubular steering guards? Like this one: Any experiences? Thanks

I don't really like the idea of having the impact forces directed to the attached parts...

I do more of what you could call greenlaning, and now and then I touch wich my steering bars in something I don't want. I would call it cheap insurance. In my search I keep seing pics of completelly bent alloy guards like the one from Paddock. Not a good thing... Also, just confirmed thaat...

10kg here and there and then over there make a big difference in the end. Belive me, I work a lot with truck components and modifications (26t, 36, even 50t trucks) and small weight gains across the vehicle make a big difference. Specially since I don't do really agressive offroading... Do...

Thanks for the help A steel guard is out of question. I had a steel steering guard (the steel version of the paddock's) that I sold because of the weight. The Defender is the lightest 4x4 I ever had, and I want to keep it that way. Rebel is also out, I am overseas and they only ship within...

Hello, I am going to get a steering guard for my 300tdi in the next weeks. I'm looking at both the ones from Mantec and from Paddock (the generic HD aluminum one that every brand has). http://www.paddockspares.com/pm1168-...-defender.html...

I guess the guys at Came Trophy never had that problem, but I'm not sure. Anyway, I think this would make a much more reliable system than the one I have at the present.

Hello everybody I have a 300tdi Defender with a Paddock snorkel installed. The snorkel is quite resonable for the price, specially if one likes the classic look of steel tubing. How ever, the seal against the bodywork and the over complicated air ducts inside the engine bay annoy me quite a...