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« on: December 13, 2007, 12:09:00 »
done the front , mite as well do the side. after 10 differents of wheelarch flars, wheels, sidesteps , graphics , lifts, paint jobs well u get idea. what makes ur stand out in the car park
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« Reply #1 on: December 13, 2007, 12:12:29 »
i gonna have to find a newer with mud tyres, roofrack with side flood lights on and newer light bar on
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« Reply #2 on: December 13, 2007, 15:09:11 »
Hello chap, why is the working lamp on the back just above the ladders? Maybe illuminating your danglies as you get onto the roof  :lol:

But for me, nothing says off roader like scratches and tree sliders!
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« Reply #3 on: December 14, 2007, 13:36:34 »
nope  :roll:
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« Reply #4 on: December 14, 2007, 16:39:47 »
I have tree sliders and on the drivers side there is a 5mm surface scratch that goes from the headlight all along the side and over the wheel arches to the very rear!! :lol: Blooming trees down byways :lol:

I will take a photo of mine soon as I havent got a recent photo. The best I have got is this look when I got seriously stuck at the Bristol off road course in December last year.



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« Reply #5 on: December 14, 2007, 18:07:21 »
IMO window tints (not front) look good on a disco, although they make it impossible to park at night..

checker plate on bottom? tree sliders?
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« Reply #6 on: December 14, 2007, 19:32:31 »

this is my toy running on 265/75/16 bronco dirt devils
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« Reply #7 on: December 15, 2007, 08:02:26 »
meaders recovery truck! :lol:
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« Reply #8 on: December 15, 2007, 08:08:34 »
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IMO window tints (not front) look good on a disco, although they make it impossible to park at night..

checker plate on bottom? tree sliders?


window tints look good but like you said they are impossible in the dark as for checker plate big no no but in the right places on a defender it looks ok, as for rock/tree sliders i think it's down to the style.
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« Reply #9 on: December 15, 2007, 09:25:19 »
I dont find the tinted windows a problem at all to park at night with. Mine are dark enough that from the outside to look in you need to have your face right to the window with hands either side of your head to see anything.

also pluss side is it darkenss peoples headlights behind you.,
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« Reply #10 on: December 15, 2007, 10:02:01 »
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Mobi, do you know where that sticker came from?  Not seen one like that before, and I like it!
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« Reply #11 on: December 15, 2007, 11:06:26 »
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« Reply #12 on: December 15, 2007, 17:10:37 »
Whilst I had the disco up on ramps to run some wiring under it today I quickly took a photo. Here it is....

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« Reply #13 on: December 15, 2007, 17:49:08 »
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IMO window tints (not front) look good on a disco, although they make it impossible to park at night..

checker plate on bottom? tree sliders?


.....as for checker plate big no no but in the right places on a defender it looks ok


I beg to differ fellow poster, it is in my humble opinion that a subtle amount, in areas prone to intimate encounters with inanimate objects, (although the wing and rear quarter are an exception!) it looks reasonable, although i have pondered how it would look in black.. (click for a bigger pic)
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« Reply #14 on: December 15, 2007, 17:55:10 »
for some reason I think the colour of the body depends on if chequer plate looks good or ugly.

On your light blue one I think it looks good, where as on a red or green disco I think it looks like someone is hidding a hole and doesnt look right at all.

I have to agree though that on a defender it does look very smart.
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« Reply #15 on: December 15, 2007, 18:01:17 »
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for some reason I think the colour of the body depends on if chequer plate looks good or ugly.

On your light blue one I think it looks good, where as on a red or green disco I think it looks like someone is hidding a hole and doesnt look right at all.

I have to agree though that on a defender it does look very smart.


have to agree, i think mine carries off the "metal" theme well, really need o wash it and get my winch mount on!! (at the galvanisers now!) :twisted:
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« Reply #16 on: December 15, 2007, 22:04:33 »
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IMO window tints (not front) look good on a disco, although they make it impossible to park at night..

checker plate on bottom? tree sliders?


.....as for checker plate big no no but in the right places on a defender it looks ok


I beg to differ fellow poster, it is in my humble opinion that a subtle amount, in areas prone to intimate encounters with inanimate objects, (although the wing and rear quarter are an exception!) it looks reasonable, although i have pondered how it would look in black.. (click for a bigger pic)
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saying that it does look quite nice on yours, but i think it's the colour :D
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« Reply #17 on: December 15, 2007, 22:11:29 »
as for the stickers try http://stores.ebay.co.uk/Total-e-Graphics but if he doesn't have them on ebay in the size just send him a massage. by the way there not cheap  :shock:  (check size)
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« Reply #18 on: December 16, 2007, 11:56:49 »
Here's my example...

1st view with existing powder coated silver Modulars...


2nd view with Black Preditor alloys (courtesy of Photoshop - mine are in the loft waiting until I get enough cash for the tyres)...


3rd view again with Black Preditor alloys and now black chequer plate(again courtesy of Photoshop - my chequer plate needs trimming by 15mm as my Jap spec Disco has slightly deeper side mouldings)...


All on the same theme - understated and subtle!
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« Reply #19 on: December 16, 2007, 12:18:37 »
i love them alloys wish they did 15 inch :cry:  :cry:  :cry:
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« Reply #20 on: December 16, 2007, 12:45:36 »
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i love them alloys wish they did 15 inch :cry:  :cry:  :cry:


www.johncraddock.co.uk

do 33/12.5/17pro comp extreme for them alloy . i rekon they look even better than mach 5 ones
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« Reply #21 on: December 16, 2007, 17:59:18 »
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i love them alloys wish they did 15 inch :cry:  :cry:  :cry:


That's the only downside with Preditors - only available in 17".

It reduces your tyre choice considerably - my aim is 265/70/17 BFG All Terrain. They equate to 31.5 x 10.5 which is as big as I want to go. I have fitted plus 2 springs and plus 1.5 spring spacers. I've got castor corrected radius arms and cranked trailing arms in the garage waiting to be fitted when it warms up a bit (a lot)!
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« Reply #22 on: December 16, 2007, 19:12:41 »
31.5 might look lost with 3.5 lift
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« Reply #23 on: December 16, 2007, 19:39:50 »
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31.5 might look lost with 3.5 lift


im going for a 4 inch lift with them on . look alrite too me. looks no worst than 750r16 on a defender with a 2 inch lift on
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« Reply #24 on: December 16, 2007, 19:44:55 »
come to think of it a 3inch  lift looks better than a 2 inch with 32s on just sets the offset of better i think :P
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« Reply #25 on: December 16, 2007, 19:59:49 »
im running 33x12.5 15s with a 3 inch lift
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« Reply #26 on: December 16, 2007, 20:11:11 »
what does anybody use that bonnet netting for its seems to be getting on more and more
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« Reply #27 on: December 16, 2007, 20:12:26 »
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31.5 might look lost with 3.5 lift


I think they will be fine.  :D

The 265/70/17s (actual diameter 31.6") are only 2.5mm (0.1") smaller than the 235/85/16  (actual diameter 31.7") which are in all of the photos.

I'm glad you said they might look lost - this suggests they dont look lost in the photo!

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« Reply #28 on: December 16, 2007, 20:12:51 »
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what does anybody use that bonnet netting for its seems to be getting on more and more
my winch rope is longer that ideally suited for the winch so it rubs on the bars going across the top of the winch, so before i go out i took about 10ft of winch rope under the net :wink:  :wink:  for ease of getting to it quickly 8)
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« Reply #29 on: December 16, 2007, 20:16:27 »
rear arch overhang  cut off and wheel archs do help alot
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