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Yoshi:
I got me hands one some 90 spat thingumies, and just wondering how easy it is to fit them to a rangie.

I know that people have fitted them to a discovery, but cant find any pics etc..............

Anyone done it?

ATB

Dan

muddymud:
what are spat thingumies?

Cheers,
Nick

Range Rover Blues:
If you mean the arche extensions then quite a bit of work, they are obvioulsy a different shape.

Yoshi:
Yeah, them things! lol

But i dont mind chopping the wing, although doesnt look like i will keep the rangie atm, as i want a 300tdi disco!

But its still something i would like to know about cos i am gonna stick these things on sommat! lol

clbarclay:
The main thing I would say is trace the out line of the aluminium pannels on a defender onto car board and use that as a template of where to fold the aluminium pannels on the RRC or Discovery. Mark the line from the enplate and then cut an inch or so inside of the line and bend the excess inward so you have a lip to mount ont to.

Assming this is for a 4 door RRC/discovery then the rear doors are the most awkward part. If I put rubber arches on again, then I would cut out the steel skin from the rear doors without removing any of the aluminium pannel. Then bend the aluminium inwards to create the lip and then upwards again up against the steel door skin and povrivit the two together. Trim any excess aluminium skin once your sure you have enough to rivit to the steel securely.


Trying to bend multiple curves in a sheet of aluminium is not easy so cutting slits into the lip your about to bend (so you end up with multiple tabs instead of one continuious lip) will make bending the lip easier, but the finished lip will not be as strong.

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