Landy doors

[Tony]

My doors are finally starting to actually disintegrate if anyone sees any about at a good price i'd appreciate hearing about it.

I can't believe that they still make them the same with the steel frame and the ally panels. Anyone else had their doors fall apart?

The trouble i have is that the rest of it is following, just found a new hole in the chassis and the bulkhead is in need of another patch....and yet if i had the money i'd buy another one

[MartiniDave]

Tony,

You have my sympathy. My preivious discovery went the same way, mainly due to a spell launching boats when I was into scuba, all that salt water did no good at all.
You should be able to pick the doors up at places like paddock, craddock or blanchard.

you can end up with a landy like Trigger's broom, only had 4 new heads and 3 new handles!

Dave

[Intertidal]

The doors on my last 110 (M reg)were the same. Rest of the vehicle was fine so I replaced the doors with new ones made by PWB supplied via Brookwells in Devon. The PWB doors have a barrier twixt ally and steel and therefore do not suffer galvanic corrosion.
Side doors on my present 110 (p reg) are excellent but the rear door is poor, tho' I suspect it probably not original.
Good s/h doors are not cheap since specialist breakers know theres a good market.
Sounds like you got more probs than just the doors tho'
I spent a week of evenings under mine waxoyling after a severe jet washing - filthy work, but worth it in the long run.
The joys of landrover ownership
A mate of mine says they're not cars, they're hi-speed tractors

[Chris G]

A mate of mine says they're not cars, they're hi-speed tractors

Nope, Tractors leak oil less, need less fixing, are built better, and some are faster than Land Rovers.

Chris (ex-owner of G & R reg Discoverys)

[ANDYRAF]

I thought the leaks were there to tell you " you still have oil".


Andy

[EdS]

got 110 seat box you can have if it of any use.

[verloc]

Tony - mate of mine is contracts manager for a big scrappy up here north of the border, they get all sorts in and he's a trustworthy guy (known him for a long time and he was best man at my wedding) who will always offer a good price - ships anywhere in the UK too for cheapness (has a lot of customers all over the UK) - let me know if your interested and I'll pm his mobile to you - you never know he might be able to help.

Tom

[Tony]

Thanks for that guys I'll look those up Intertidal and yes please verloc, I am interested. I've been trying to talk Shelly into getting another 200tdi, then we could use this one for parts, they seem to be coming down in price as well, they're just too far away for a good look (I'm 2 hours from england along the M4.

The original plan a year or so ago was to get a newer one (mines K reg) and then oil it all and get it all nice and look after it from there, if I put anything in the doors on this it would fall out of the bottom!

I do love it though, I was going to get a landcruser but it won't carry the people or have the space on the rack, here's a pic

[verloc]

no probs tone will pm you the number - landcruisers are great but they're no landys are they?

[Tony]

Got that thanks mate

Intertidal - I can't find doors made by PWB anywhere

[havingagiraffe]

From about 2001 onwards Defender rear doors are all steel to avoid the reaction between the aluminium skin and the steel frame. You can spot these more durable doors by the rounded corners and rubber seal on the window.

I know a chap who can refurbish Defender doors to a good standard. He chops out the rusty bits of frame and lets in new sections. He did the doors, the windscreen hinge area, the footwells, a couple of outriggers, and some other odds and ends on my old Ninety Tdi.



He's done a lot of work for me over the years, and it's consistently first class. I can ask him about prices if you like.

I've had a few Defenders, so I've got my welder's number on speed dial, between The AA and my osteopath....:-)

[Intertidal]

Intertidal - I can't find doors made by PWB anywhere

Hi Tony,
Just checked my link to PWB and its broken
Perhaps you could contact Brookwells at Bovey Tracy - they may know whats happened, or may know of another supplier.
Liveridge Landrover apparently can re-skin old doors (presumably after repairing the steel parts).

[ANDYRAF]

Tony has yours got the earth straps between doors and body work, these were originally fitted to all landies to reduce galvanic corrosion.

Andy

ps A lot off people remove them because they don't know what they are for. They do work at reducing corrosion.

[Nonsuch]

I'll second getting a new-style rear door - all steel. My old steel/aluminium one fell to bits. No problems since. Relatively easy to fit although requires a bodge on the courtesy light switch.

[Steve M]

My Freelander doors are fine. Everything else fell to bits though Cost a fortune to fix!

I'm going to flog it.

[JDO330]

I thought the leaks were there to tell you " you still have oil".


Andy

No, the oil leaks are so they can mark their territory.

[EdS]

No, the oil leaks are so they can mark their territory.

both wrong it is a self cleaning system

[Rob]

There is a guy on ebay selling rear doors (I got one from my 200tdi). He manufactures them to a better spec with the internal strenghteners as part of the construction.

He told me that he was in the process of setting up to manufacture side doors as well.

He is based near brum - I managed to arrange collection near Worcester.

If you are after repair sections (frame) I have a couple that I am happy to take offers on. I get them before I decided that the best way was to replace rather than repair.

[John Fenna]

A guy I know stripped his landy right down and put copper shims between all alu and steel bits...took forever...then it was nicked!

[Shewie]

You could try these guys Tony - simmonites

If they don`t ship I can pick something up for you and I`m heading down to Bristol on March 7th if you fancy the drive across.

Let me know