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Vehicle & Technical => Discovery => Topic started by: Horness on July 11, 2006, 22:13:21

Title: Finally Fitted
Post by: Horness on July 11, 2006, 22:13:21

After what seems like an eternity... finally got my Discoparts (http://www.discoparts.com) Sliders and HD Rear Bumper fitted.

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(http://www.horness.com/discovery/thums/hd_sliders01_thum.jpg) (http://www.horness.com/discovery/images/hd_sliders01.jpg) (http://www.horness.com/discovery/thums/hd_sliders02_thum.jpg) (http://www.horness.com/discovery/images/hd_sliders02.jpg) (http://www.horness.com/discovery/thums/hd_sliders03_thum.jpg) (http://www.horness.com/discovery/images/hd_sliders03.jpg)

(http://www.horness.com/discovery/thums/hd_bumper01_thum.jpg) (http://www.horness.com/discovery/images/hd_bumper01.jpg) (http://www.horness.com/discovery/thums/hd_bumper02_thum.jpg) (http://www.horness.com/discovery/images/hd_bumper02.jpg)

HD spring/shock upgrade, winch bumper and fuel tank guard next on the list.  Dear Santa...

Horness

Title: Finally Fitted
Post by: Hightower on July 11, 2006, 22:24:28

Looking good mate.

My sliders from Discoparts were one of the best investments I have made so far.  If nothing else they save the doors from all the knocks you would normally get in car parks  :wink:

Title: Finally Fitted
Post by: Horness on July 11, 2006, 22:41:26

Quote from: "Hightower"

My sliders from Discoparts were one of the best investments I have made so far.  If nothing else they save the doors from all the knocks you would normally get in car parks  :wink:

I know - they're HUGE!  If you were to remove the doors you could carry 6 more passengers on them! (3 either side)

They look just right for getting up close to the kirb as you pass a bus stop, and catching people on the shins as you go by.  :twisted:

Heavy too - no more wheel spins for me at the islands.  :cry:

Title: Finally Fitted
Post by: murph on July 12, 2006, 10:08:54

Look goood mate, how do they fix on, are they bolted to the sills and the chassis,
I'm making my own and just curious how best to fit them

Title: Finally Fitted
Post by: gords on July 12, 2006, 12:08:40

Looks very nice 8)

How does the bumper fit? Did it go straight on, no adjusting, bending or banging? Did the lights fit OK?

One of these days I'll have some money (that isn't needed to keep the thing on the road)!

Doesn't Discoparts do the sliders without the "extra" bits on the side? What was your reason for choosing that style (just interested)?

Title: Finally Fitted
Post by: BrumLee on July 12, 2006, 12:56:16

Quote from: "gords"

What was your reason for choosing that style (just interested)?

Have you seen how short Horness' legs are?  :lol:  :lol: We need the extra bit to step on  :wink:

Looking good Horness

Title: Finally Fitted
Post by: Hightower on July 12, 2006, 13:04:41

Quote from: "gords"

Doesn't Discoparts do the sliders without the "extra" bits on the side? What was your reason for choosing that style (just interested)?

Yes, they do.  And those without the side bars have high lift points as well.

I chose mine for two reasons:
1) The extra bar gives the doors some protection from those people that just sling their doors open in car parks
2) I had to replace the sidesteps with something, otherwise my little girl couldn't get in very easily

Title: Finally Fitted
Post by: thermidorthelobster on July 12, 2006, 13:10:06

I asked Discoparts to do me a set with both the bars and the jacking points.  At the time there were problems with aligning them during all the welding, which meant that after I bolted them on, I couldn't open the doors.   :x

Instead I went for a standard set with jacking points, but if Mark ever nails the problem, I'd say a set with the rails and the jacking points together would be rocksliding nirvana.

Title: Finally Fitted
Post by: Horness on July 12, 2006, 13:15:30

Murph - they bolt straight through the sills with 8 bolts.  It's a poor photo (with my phone) but it encases the sill and the bolts go all the way though.

View from the other side
(http://www.horness.com/discovery/thums/hd_sliders04_thum.jpg) (http://www.horness.com/discovery/images/hd_sliders04.jpg)

Gords - the bumper attaches using the 2 normal bolts, plus the 2 in the middle for the towbar.  I was a direct replacement for the old one, so no bending or banging was needed.

Discoparts (http://www.discoparts.com) do them without the tree sliders on, but I thought "what the hell" and went for the option.
A lot of the off-road I do is at night, with no lights on - and when I had the steps on I ripped the rubbers off so many times I thought the tree guards would offer some protection.

Lee -  :(biglaugh):

Hightower - Same thing here with the steps - kids and mother-in-law "friendly".

Horness. (now pricing up fuel tank guards!)

Title: Finally Fitted
Post by: thermidorthelobster on July 12, 2006, 13:30:06

Quote from: "Horness"

A lot of the off-road I do is at night, with no lights on -

 :wink:

Title: Finally Fitted
Post by: Horness on July 12, 2006, 13:41:41

Quote from: "thermidorthelobster"

Quote from: "Horness"

A lot of the off-road I do is at night, with no lights on -

 :wink:

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