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the original ones look to be cast but are they iron or aluminium?
would aluminium ones be strong enough?

hotpod wrote:the original ones look to be cast but are they iron or aluminium?
would aluminium ones be strong enough?

I think that with the right grade of aluminium they would be strong enough but I'm gonna stick with steel as its a known quantity.

!!Bling!! !!Yet another replica!! Top of http://www.syncro-werkstatt.de/MRB-Fahzeugtechnik.htm. I daren't ask what the price might be. The website just says "New In 2013 there will be a replica of the original spare wheel holder. In the style of MRB - New course left and right in STAINLESS STEEL". Just beautiful craftsmanship from this chap.

thats getting somewhere like ...polished ally

More a copy of Syncropete's than VW

jebiga41 wrote:Just gauging interest but just took off my ortec spare wheel carriers (both sides) today and seem to recall peeps having an interest in getting something similar made, whilst they are off might see if a local guy could bend up some pipe so I can fabricate a few sets, if I could say get ten sets made would anyone be interested ?

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Hi guys just a quick update have already spoken to a guy regards making them but hes waiting on his pipe bender to arrive in his unit as he has just moved will ask another guys closer to home so should be able to get some kind of costing soon

Ok guys been a bit of a delay but eventually got round to getting the wheel carriers in to the fab guy he's going to look into costing them they will be galvanised as per originals have looked at a batch of ten or twenty twin sets made up

What's the thinking Paul - VW style hinges with ortec style rest or all ortec style?

Hope to have the first VW style hinges the week after next. I'm abroad all next week so I wont get down to the guy who is making them

Will go for ortec style on the first run then will look at Andrews hinges when they are ready

What's the thinking with the hinges then Andrew ? Just getting some made to see of its doable or are you making up some missing bits ?

I was looking at the ones made by the lad in Germany and wonder why he added the bit I circled in red. It adds cost and weight and nothing else!

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jes*b wrote:What's the thinking with the hinges then Andrew ? Just getting some made to see of its doable or are you making up some missing bits ?

Its doable for sure but its taking for ever as the guy who is doing the job is as slow as feck. Iwant to get full sets of hinges - left and right - and fit them with swivels so you can add your own carrier

Just a quick update on these just in with our Irish house trained engineer after some discusssion we may get these made up in stainless steel (depending on price) and also will incorporate some additional strenghtening to the design and will also allow easier fitting of jerrycans, highlift jacks, waffle boards etc should have some definate costings for these after France watch this space