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Doctor Diesel
 


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lamp guards help

going to fit mine tomorrow, any hints/tips or is it really as easy as it looks in the instructions??

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Post #1287398th Feb 2007 8:36 pm
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I did mine last Sunday. Take it slow and easy. The front ones are totally fool-proof.

The rear ones are not. As it says in the instructions - do use masking tape and a pencil to mark the heights of them against the bodywork. And as for the drilling through the bodywork (behind the lights, so not visible) ... use a hole punch to make a small dint in the metal where you're going to drill - it reduces the chances of the drill bit skating across the paintwork Shocked - I didn't use a 7mm hole as suggested because I felt the plastic lugs were stupid and a bit risky for dropping through into inside the bodywork. I worked up from 2 - 3 - 4 mm until the little screwbolts thread caught into the hole edge then copious amounts of silicon to keep out moisture and tighten the screwbolts up pulling the back plate up against the body and squeezing the silicon out round the sides to ensure a goo waterproof fit. Steve N | 21MY Defender | 08MY Discovery 3 (history) | 06MY Discovery 3 (ancient history)   
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qzdcg8 wrote:
... a goo waterproof fit.



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Doctor Diesel
 


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Quality advice steve....big help!

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on the rear ... just watch the clearances between the brackets and the tailgate.
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not sure about drilling - I think i will just get the front ones!  
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Coward Wink - TBH I reckon they'd stay on without the drilling - the backplate forms a great big hook around the leading edge of the rear light cluster - I guess you'd just get a little rubbing and the rear guard might go out of shape - its basically a very large rectangle of thinnish plastic which you can skew upto half an inch without much effort. Steve N | 21MY Defender | 08MY Discovery 3 (history) | 06MY Discovery 3 (ancient history)   
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qzdcg8 wrote:
its basically a very large rectangle of thinnish plastic which you can skew upto half an inch without much effort.


Shocked It is NOT! It's made out of pure Disconium, the toughest substance known to man. Now take that back! Evil or Very Mad

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qzdcg8 wrote:
Coward Wink - TBH I reckon they'd stay on without the drilling - the backplate forms a great big hook around the leading edge of the rear light cluster - I guess you'd just get a little rubbing and the rear guard might go out of shape - its basically a very large rectangle of thinnish plastic which you can skew upto half an inch without much effort.


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