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Are these straight forward to fit? I gather they just stick on but does anyone have any experience of fitting they could share.
7th Apr 2009 9:50 pm
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ELD70 wrote:
Are these straight forward to fit? I gather they just stick on but does anyone have any experience of fitting they could share.
Take the doors off and take them into your house put them in the oven at gas mark 4 for 20 minutes. The adhesive should then stick.In the Beginning there was nothing, which exploded.
7th Apr 2009 10:03 pm
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7th Apr 2009 10:09 pm
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Heat gun would do the job in 30 sec lol
7th Apr 2009 10:22 pm
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AndrewS wrote:
ELD70 wrote:
Are these straight forward to fit? I gather they just stick on but does anyone have any experience of fitting they could share.
Take the doors off and take them into your house put them in the oven at gas mark 4 for 20 minutes. The adhesive should then stick.
Andrew - not many people have the special Torx drive to do that. If you don't have one of those and don't want to shell out for one (plus the Arga sized oven you'd need) then I have three suggestions:-
1. Mark out the heights EXACTLY with masking tape on the door. Also mark off the ends too.
2. Warm the door panels and the strips with a hair dryer for 5-10 minutes to get them nice and warm before fitting each one.
3. Its easier with two people - one, the lead, doing definitive placement, and the other holding the other end of the strip millimetres off the door until your ready to commit to sticking down both endsSteve N | 21MY Defender | 08MY Discovery 3 (history) | 06MY Discovery 3 (ancient history)
7th Apr 2009 10:31 pm
ELD70
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Any idea what a dealer would charge to fit by any chance?
Anybody got any pics or can point me in the right direction for where to find some ??
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10th Apr 2009 8:54 am
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ELD70 wrote:
Any idea what a dealer would charge to fit by any chance?
A lot more than a ruler and a roll of low tack masking tape from B&Q, which is all you need (plus a bit of time - how much depends on how competent you are and how quick you work, but it is not difficult by any stretch).
In answer to the question though, most dealers charge minimum of 1 hour labour and at around £100 + VAT per hour, you can probably expect to pay double what the parts cost new I believe that every human has a finite number of heart-beats. I don't intend to waste any of mine running around doing exercises.
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Harwoods aren't staying on top of things are they? Talk to Nick at Yeovil Landrover, mention the forum and he'll get a set to you I know it's not considered "kind" to say no these days, but no. Just no, ok? And if it's not ok, still no.
21st May 2009 8:46 pm
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