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Vehicle & Technical => Defender => Topic started by: davidjmiller on December 05, 2005, 18:58:30

Title: Pictures of your steering guards please
Post by: davidjmiller on December 05, 2005, 18:58:30: Hi all,

I want to buy a reasonably priced steering guard for the "Beast" for it's Xmas pressy. Although it needs to be cheap it also needs to be effective and look ok.

If you have purchased such a guard please could you tell me the details of the price and where it came from and a piccy of it on your machine would be most welcome.

Thanks, David
Title: Pictures of your steering guards please
Post by: davidlandy on December 05, 2005, 19:28:03: http://members.mud-club.com/profiles/davidlandy/gallery/WWW2/1/7798ba529ef0af953b0cf48bbaab6a60.jpg/

Ã‚Â£25 at old sodbury sortout from the scorpion racing stand
Title: Pictures of your steering guards please
Post by: davidjmiller on December 05, 2005, 19:52:05: looks just the ticket - so where do I get one for Ã‚Â£25 ?
Title: Pictures of your steering guards please
Post by: Jake on December 05, 2005, 20:11:11: Southdown make a nice looking guard.
I paid Ã‚Â£65 for a Discovery one at Sodbury Sortout.
:D

http://www.southdown4x4.co.uk/
Title: Pictures of your steering guards please
Post by: Jim-Willy on December 05, 2005, 20:47:15: Mine is a Rebel4x4 one, it was cheap and theres loadsa piccys on their site.
Title: Pictures of your steering guards please
Post by: the invisible dog on December 05, 2005, 20:51:02: Got the Rebel aluminium one and it has been superb
Bit pricier but has hardly even marked!
Check their site (http://www.rebel4x4.co.uk/)
Title: Pictures of your steering guards please
Post by: LOFTY on December 06, 2005, 13:51:49: Will a classic Range Rover one fit, as i have a all but new Rebel one on my Strange Rover, Remove it, (putting all bolts back as should be of coarse).
Will swap for classic front spoiler????
Title: Pictures of your steering guards please
Post by: hingmy on December 06, 2005, 14:02:29: (http://www.es-jay-tee.co.uk/images/IMG_0016.jpg)

D44 guard. Used to have a southdown one but it looked out of place with the new look front end
Title: Pictures of your steering guards please
Post by: Hightower on December 06, 2005, 14:22:52: Ooooooooooh, that's looking very shiney Steve . . . . . . . 8)

But, isn't the nearside front tyre on the wrong way round?

Oh, and my guard is here - http://www.colnhurst.co.uk/Discovery/photopages/2005/2005-10-02/images/tixover%20(17).JPG

It is a Southdown one, but I drilled the holes in it 'cos I got fed up with it collecting dirt every time I went backwards.
Title: Pictures of your steering guards please
Post by: hingmy on December 06, 2005, 14:35:02: err yes they were thrown on to move it round the workshop
Title: Pictures of your steering guards please
Post by: Wolfie on December 06, 2005, 14:53:39: The new toy that Eeyore and I have just bought has a Matt Lee guard that appears to have been well used. No idea how much one would cost.

(http://members.mud-club.com/galleryimages/b214e69a34c54c8266be17ef3e3eb4d8.jpg)

Regards

Andy
Title: Pictures of your steering guards please
Post by: gecko on December 06, 2005, 15:48:56: soon gecko4x4 will bring out a new s guard alloy for aroung Ã‚Â£65 +p&p looks good not got any pics as yet but will post as soon as there here
Title: Pictures of your steering guards please
Post by: V8MoneyPit on December 06, 2005, 18:28:11: I bought one of the 8mm ally ones from Rebel. It's taken a few serious knocks and has barely deformed at all. Not the cheapest from them, but it is well made and fitted very easily.

http://www.rebel4x4.co.uk/media/photos/aluminium_steering_guard_8mm_large.jpg
Title: Pictures of your steering guards please
Post by: MuddyMachine on December 06, 2005, 20:15:30: Got mine from Keith Gott in Alton, Think it was around Ã‚Â£60
Title: Pictures of your steering guards please
Post by: Sharpshooter on December 06, 2005, 20:56:40: Here's mine. Another Ebay purchase. Ã‚Â£20. Just had to straighten it a bit. But works perfect as you can see. Doesnt trap the Crud either with the holes in it.

It is a 8mm thick piece of ally, with steel brackets.
Title: Pictures of your steering guards please
Post by: TULL on December 06, 2005, 23:33:29: use a REBEL had no probs with it , its cheap and has taken some abuse
Title: Pictures of your steering guards please
Post by: Jim-Willy on December 07, 2005, 02:11:39: Quote from: "TULL"
use a REBEL had no probs with it , its cheap and has taken some abuse

Ditto Matey. Wel strong, get some Diff guards while you are at it.
Title: Pictures of your steering guards please
Post by: Dave on December 08, 2005, 16:47:06: This is of course a disco but LRS do one for a defender too.
Title: Pictures of your steering guards please
Post by: Sharpshooter on December 08, 2005, 16:50:57: Quote from: "Dave"
This is of course a disco but LRS do one for a defender too.

That looks the same as mine. :)

A very good and sturdy lightweight guard.
Title: Pictures of your steering guards please
Post by: Dave on December 08, 2005, 16:55:24: Very pleased with mine Ã‚Â£112 not the cheapest but not bad i don't think. Defender one here http://www.lrsoffroad.co.uk/shop.php?pageNum_rsPrd=1&totalRows_rsPrd=6&mod=category&id_ctg=106
Title: Pictures of your steering guards please
Post by: Sharpshooter on December 08, 2005, 17:00:04: Ah. Not quite the same, but very similar.

Mine was Ã‚Â£20 on Ebay.
Title: Pictures of your steering guards please
Post by: Dave on December 08, 2005, 17:04:20: Ã‚Â£20 that is a very good buy looks smart. 8)
Title: Pictures of your steering guards please
Post by: al on December 08, 2005, 18:50:47: Ive got the same as jim-willy a rebel 4x4, cheap enough and does the job
AL
Title: Pictures of your steering guards please
Post by: davidjmiller on December 08, 2005, 20:36:34: The one from LRS looks really nice. I wonder how much Father SWMBO will let me spend!?!
Title: Pictures of your steering guards please
Post by: plugger on December 26, 2005, 21:15:38: Being new to all this and very much still learning, does the steering guard act as a sump and diff guard as well or do I need separate ones?
Title: Pictures of your steering guards please
Post by: Xtremeteam on December 26, 2005, 21:16:56: i got the rebel steel welded one for Ã‚Â£39.90 + delivery
gonna fit it to the racer & knock hell out of it lol
heres a pic here Rebel guard (http://members.mud-club.com/profiles/RedlineMike/gallery/racersnewrubber/0/eb3b075cc04c82f46b678b41840b2987.JPG/bmV3IHN0ZXJpbmcgZ3VyYWQgZnJvbSByZWJlbCA0eDQ=)
Title: Pictures of your steering guards please
Post by: Jim-Willy on December 27, 2005, 00:52:32: Quote from: "plugger"
Being new to all this and very much still learning, does the steering guard act as a sump and diff guard as well or do I need separate ones?

You will still need diff guards to go with the steering guard.
Title: Pictures of your steering guards please
Post by: luffy on December 27, 2005, 14:55:12: Mines a Rebel one but on a Series 3.

Cost about Ã‚Â£40 IIRC two years ago and has taken quite a bashing but seems to have withstood the abuse well.