smallfry Posted December 11, 2022 Share Posted December 11, 2022 (edited) I dont know if you are all aware of this company, so apologies if you are. Might be an option for some, but with values appearing to be falling, could be a non starter. Defender Rear Tubs Edited December 11, 2022 by western Link made clickable Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stellaghost Posted December 11, 2022 Share Posted December 11, 2022 2 hours ago, smallfry said: I dont know if you are all aware of this company, so apologies if you are. Might be an option for some, but with values appearing to be falling, could be a non starter. www.defenderreartubsltd.com You need to be sitting down when you view the price list, more expensive than a galvanised chassis !!! Regards Stephen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smallfry Posted December 11, 2022 Author Share Posted December 11, 2022 24 minutes ago, Stellaghost said: You need to be sitting down when you view the price list, more expensive than a galvanised chassis !!! Regards Stephen I must confess that I could not even consider it. I would want the rest of the Land Rover with it for that sort of money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stellaghost Posted December 11, 2022 Share Posted December 11, 2022 5 minutes ago, smallfry said: I must confess that I could not even consider it. I would want the rest of the Land Rover with it for that sort of money. Agreed, for that sort of money you could buy new sides, have a tub folded and put it together yourself, let's be right, after about 12 months use they would end up looking the same I reckon regards Stephen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bowie69 Posted December 11, 2022 Share Posted December 11, 2022 Absolutely potty. £5k by the time you have added VAT and delivery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mossberg Posted December 11, 2022 Share Posted December 11, 2022 Wow, £4,632 for a 90 rear tub! And then it needs painting!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
western Posted December 11, 2022 Share Posted December 11, 2022 Moved to correct forum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landroversforever Posted December 12, 2022 Share Posted December 12, 2022 It is a lot of money... but I don't think the price is that far off. Especially when you consider material prices these days. The time taken to both sort the design out (there are some subtle differences in the construction to a stock one) and then to build the final ones isn't going to be cheap. It's a bit different making a tub from scratch as a 'standard' part than it is making a tub to repair a single car. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffR Posted December 18, 2022 Share Posted December 18, 2022 On 12/11/2022 at 7:48 PM, western said: Moved to correct forum. Can you point me to the OMFG IT COSTS HOW MUCH forum.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
western Posted December 18, 2022 Share Posted December 18, 2022 1 hour ago, JeffR said: Can you point me to the OMFG IT COSTS HOW MUCH forum.... Doesn't exist as it would give all heart attacks with the shock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stellaghost Posted December 18, 2022 Share Posted December 18, 2022 2 hours ago, JeffR said: OMFG You could turn that into the OMFG didn't I make a grand job of building this tub and get mountains of job satisfaction out of it... Regards Stephen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snagger Posted December 19, 2022 Share Posted December 19, 2022 If the materials quality is high, then fair play. They are very expensive, but 2mm is quite a lot thicker than original and so they may be considerably more resistant to damage. If they are more resistant to corrosion than the originals, especially the later stuff, then they could be well worthwhile to the few who can afford them. By comparison, a recon Tdi by Turner is about the same price (well, last time I looked was just before this economic mess), but that is with the block, head, shafts and so on refurbished rather than new. These tubs will all be from fresh materials, which is costly. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uninformed Posted December 20, 2022 Share Posted December 20, 2022 I suggest anyone scoffing probably has not run their own business, and certainly not in the field of fabricating something from raw materials. They look simple but there is a lot to it. We should be thankful there is even an option for Defenders. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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