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Disco 1 HD rear bumper - anyone bought one from these people?

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Disco Matt:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ELITE-land-rover-discovery-1-300tdi-H-D-rear-bumper_W0QQitemZ200453275703QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM?hash=item2eabf24037

Price is decent and I like the design, just wondering if anyone has bought one from this supplier and if so what did you think about the standard of fit and finish? It's hard to gauge how well it will fit the truck from a photo.

auf_wiedersehen_pet:
Hi Matt,

Can't answer the question about the supplier - never heard of them.

The price is good at £200.

It looks like a Scrapiron Racing rear bumper. My is Scrapiron so it should look like this.









Straightforward to fit. Very tight when fitting the rear bumper lights.

HTH

mobi:
i bought one a few weeks ago, you can't get the towbar to fit right after. the mounting plates on each side are welded at the wrong angle and the bolts they supply are too small (they don't supply washers).
and it's not as close fit as others, a friend has one from shadow and that is close fit i have about an inch gap each end and the in fill plate won't bridge the gap below the door.

Disco Matt:
Sounds like I'll pass on that then! I have a Disco Parts detachable towbar on mine, so I wasn't after one so much for the recovery points (although a couple of hilift sockets would be nice) as for a neat close-fitting bumper that would get rid of the fading plastic end caps while keeping the lights.

Rob, I too thought that it looked like a copy of the Scrapiron one but it doesn't sound like it's a particularly exact copy! I may keep an eye open for a 2nd hand Scrapiron one, after repainting all five alloys this year I'm fairly handy with abrasives and an aerosol.

Those with long memories may remember my fun with a winch bumper last year (which is still waiting for me to call the local welder/fabricator and ask for a quote to sort it out!) Poorly-fitting aftermarket parts really annoy me. Others may be happy to belt it into place with a hammer but I want parts that simply bolt on and fit properly.

Frankie-Boy:

The problem sometimes with Land Rover <ahem> build tolerances means that an item that might fit one vehicle perfectly well doesn't always mean they'll fit another one in the same way.
 :) ;)

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