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Re: Defender spare wheel carrier
Posted: 30 Nov 2013, 20:40
by syncropaddy
lloydy wrote:Have you seen that guy (German) who is doing exact copies in stainless steel? Dread to think of the price....
Exact copies of the ones syncropete made ...... Wonder if they are TUV approved?
Re: Defender spare wheel carrier
Posted: 30 Nov 2013, 20:50
by jes*b
How does he / or the 'Pete' ones reinforce the hinges inside the body or do they not?
Re: Defender spare wheel carrier
Posted: 30 Nov 2013, 21:23
by clift_d
syncropaddy wrote:Exact copies of the ones syncropete made ...... Wonder if they are TUV approved?
I think people would need to get an inspector to sign-off - (via google translate) "TÜV registration by individual approval"
Re: Defender spare wheel carrier
Posted: 30 Nov 2013, 21:27
by lloydy
jes*b wrote:How does he / or the 'Pete' ones reinforce the hinges inside the body or do they not?
no idea, i'm just thankful mine came with a factory one and i don't have to decide which of the inferior ones to get
Re: Defender spare wheel carrier
Posted: 30 Nov 2013, 22:11
by clift_d
lloydy wrote:jes*b wrote:i'm just thankful mine came with a factory one and i don't have to decide which of the inferior ones to get
Showoff!
Re: Defender spare wheel carrier
Posted: 01 Dec 2013, 15:40
by Rogue Trooper
I had a swingaway on my Series 2 Landy. They may be cheap but the reason why is that after a couple of years the paint falls off.
I want to build one, but to be honest buying one that is off the shelf saves the cost and effort
Oh and as it hangs off the wing it made the body bend
