landmannnn Posted September 14, 2010 Share Posted September 14, 2010 Ok, so not a new topic for defender owners, but what have you done with the two slabs of corrosion attached to your Defender? Buy new? not cheap Find good s/h ones? do they exist? Repair the bottom rail with series repair section and reskin? Repair the bottom rail with series repair section and bodge refinish the door skin? Fit decent s/h series doors? Can't make my mind up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoss1720 Posted September 14, 2010 Share Posted September 14, 2010 I have just removed 2 doors,de-skinned them and repaired the frames. Purchased the repair sections from YRM Metal solutions,and the 2 skins from Paddocks. Metal repair section is £15 a length,and the skins are £65 each. If you have access to a welder,its a straight forward enough job. At less than £100 a door,mine are like new ones. Couldnt bring myself to part with nearly £750 for 2 new ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retroanaconda Posted September 14, 2010 Share Posted September 14, 2010 Good doors regularly go for £300+ each second hand. New later-style (all-steel) ones are £400+ each from a breaker. I am looking at repairing the bottom frame section, re-skinning with a steel skin (to avoid bi-metallic corrosion issues) and then having the whole thing galvanised. Should keep it rust free for a little while at least Obviously only works if the only bit rotted out is the bottom frame Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
western Posted September 14, 2010 Share Posted September 14, 2010 bought 4 new but [2nds] not perfect bare doors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RustyNissanPrairie Posted September 14, 2010 Share Posted September 14, 2010 as above, YRM bottom rail, and Paddock's skins. Dead easy to do, strip the door card, window winder, glass, peel off the old skin, cut out the rot, weld in new, zinc oxide everything, waxoyl in the inside of everything, apply thick pvc tape to everything that touchs the outer alu skin, apply lashings of waxoyl to the inside of the skin, bash the edges over with a wooden block. Good as new and will last a lot longer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike4444244 Posted September 14, 2010 Share Posted September 14, 2010 I paid 350 for a pair of brand new one piece galv ones of ?r j landrovers on eBay, dead easy straight swap of the innards Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landmannnn Posted September 14, 2010 Author Share Posted September 14, 2010 Thanks for your thoughts. Looks like a bit more cutting/welding for me then. Paddocks aren't far from my daily commute so not too far to go to pick them up. Unless of course a bargain crops up on ebay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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