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Bush Tucker Man:
A few weeks ago I was in Guy Salmon (Wakefield) looking at a new 90CSW in the showroom.
I could see the tiled floor through the gaps in the passenger door seal (between front edge & bottom) form the drivers seat.
On experimentation I could put my little finger stright through the gap!!

And, the chassis was rusty by the bumper bolts :shock:

The price is how much for a new 90CSW? £20,000 on the road?

drum:

--- Quote from: "Guy110" ---Defenders got carpets :lol:

Its not meant to keep water out. Its to let it in. If you've ever driven across a fast dflowing river you'll know why :lol:  :lol:
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I've had the same discussion recently about drainage holes in a 110, but in reality if I want water in I can open the door.

coffee boy:

--- Quote from: "drum" ---
--- Quote from: "Guy110" ---Defenders got carpets :lol:

Its not meant to keep water out. Its to let it in. If you've ever driven across a fast dflowing river you'll know why :lol:  :lol:
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I've had the same discussion recently about drainage holes in a 110, but in reality if I want water in I can open the door.
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not in a fast side current

drum:

--- Quote from: "coffee boy" ---
not in a fast side current
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True, but given that the vehicle has the eqivalent of a 4" lift then water would have to be fairly deep to make any difference, and if it was fast moving and that deep then I wouldn't want to be in there anyway. Obviously that doesn't eliminate the unexpected scenarios, but for the 110, I'd prefer a proper seal on the doors. I don't believe the small amount of water that does leak in will make any difference to bouyancy, but it does make a mess.

Mace:
Drum, ages ago I bought some lower door seals for my old B reg 90. Paddocks sent me the wrong ones and somehow I ended up keeping them. They are not the flappy things on later models but similar to the seal around the door opening. They are still in the wrapping if your interested in them? A few quid to cover the postage would be appreciated. Butcher them all you like, it may work :-)

The other thing to look out for is the shims behind the door hinges. Land Rover have spent all of £2.50 on R&D on these hinges and have concluded they can't be ar*ed to re-design them. So, they stick a handfull of the thin nylon shims behind the hinge in a fingers-crossed attempt to push the door in further to make it seal. As your's in new, take a look behind each hinge and count the shims. Technically there you only be 1, bet you've got several.

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