dazwell24 Posted November 20, 2010 Share Posted November 20, 2010 hey guys and girls have any of you made a spare wheel carrier for the bonnet that accepts a alloy wheel if so could you give me some pointers of the best way to reinforce my standard bonnet or if any one knows of a off the self one even better i did see a mantec bonnet wheel carrier (not sure whether it was for a alloy wheel) a while back but have not been able to find it anywhere on there new site many thanks daz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
western Posted November 20, 2010 Share Posted November 20, 2010 far as I know the LR genuine bonnet spare carrier is common to both steel & alloy wheels, but most vehicles fitted with alloys just have the rear door carrier, Td5 bonets aren't strong enough for a spare carrier & LR say they don't fit them as the gap between engine/bonnet isn't big enough & to prevent damage to the injection system/top of engine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M&S Posted November 20, 2010 Share Posted November 20, 2010 Can't help with your question, but regarding the gap under the bonnet, if you remove the engine cover (soundproofing) you'll give yourself at least 1" if not 2" extra space for strengthening. That's if TD5 Defenders come with the engine cover on?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy Two-Jacks Posted November 20, 2010 Share Posted November 20, 2010 I have got a bonnet mounted spare and the strengthening bars are just bits of channel that fit into the frame of the bonnet, either side of the fixing plate for the mount. It seems a little feeble but must work as they are factory mounted like this. They are expensive to buy I think they are about £18 each side for a bit of shaped channel and this is spot welded to the bonnet. Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tacr2man Posted November 21, 2010 Share Posted November 21, 2010 Defender bonnets dont like having a spare wheel fitted reinforced or not, the earlier bonnets eg90/110 are stronger (as are rest of panels ) JMHE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy Two-Jacks Posted November 21, 2010 Share Posted November 21, 2010 Defender bonnets dont like having a spare wheel fitted reinforced or not, the earlier bonnets eg90/110 are stronger (as are rest of panels ) JMHE Thats true as my 86 bonnet is much sturdier than the newer defender bonnets I have seen on friends trucks...economy measures and keeping cost down I supose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazwell24 Posted November 21, 2010 Author Share Posted November 21, 2010 hi guys thanks for replies mine is a 97 300tdi so what your saying is try and find a older 90/110 bonnet like pre 1990s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
western Posted November 21, 2010 Share Posted November 21, 2010 the LR spare carrier will fit your bonnet, but it won't [so LR say] fit a Td5 bonnet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazwell24 Posted November 21, 2010 Author Share Posted November 21, 2010 right thanks ralph would you happen to know the part number for the alloy wheel bonnet mount many thanks again to you all guys for your input Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
western Posted November 21, 2010 Share Posted November 21, 2010 4th item/phot down from top is a bonnet mount kit for a spare wheel AFAIK there is no kit for alloy wheels, the wheel goes on bonnet with the outer face down. kit from difflock Defender TD5 spare wheel mount info here about the bonnet mount info in this forum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazwell24 Posted November 21, 2010 Author Share Posted November 21, 2010 many thanks ralph much appreciated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landroversforever Posted November 22, 2010 Share Posted November 22, 2010 Land rover never made a spare wheel carrier for the bonnet suitable for alloy wheels. The only type of bonnet mount I know of uses the centre hole of the steelie to mount through. For the 1(?) year that the Camel Trophy used alloy wheels they just used a normal rear door wheel carrier bolted to the bonnet. Guessing they had some extra strengtheners under there somewhere Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulMc Posted November 22, 2010 Share Posted November 22, 2010 Land rover never made a spare wheel carrier for the bonnet suitable for alloy wheels... They did make a kit for alloy wheels, the kit was part number STC7686, as opposed to STC7633 for steel wheels. STC7686 is now listed as NLA, while STC7633 has been replaced (according to LRSeries) by LRSBOSPW, see here - http://forums.lr4x4.com/index.php?showtopic=50756&view=findpost&p=458267 However, the retaining ring for alloy wheels is still listed in Microcat - These pages from the instructions for STC7633 show the kit contents and the method of retaining a steel wheel - . These pages from the instructions for STC7686 show the kit contents and the method of retaining an alloy wheel - . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazwell24 Posted November 22, 2010 Author Share Posted November 22, 2010 They did make a kit for alloy wheels, the kit was part number STC7686, as opposed to STC7633 for steel wheels. STC7686 is now listed as NLA, while STC7633 has been replaced (according to LRSeries) by LRSBOSPW, see here - http://forums.lr4x4.com/index.php?showtopic=50756&view=findpost&p=458267 However, the retaining ring for alloy wheels is still listed in Microcat - These pages from the instructions for STC7633 show the kit contents and the method of retaining a steel wheel - . These pages from the instructions for STC7686 show the kit contents and the method of retaining an alloy wheel - . . well well thanks very much for the detailed info paul you have got me thinking now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazwell24 Posted November 22, 2010 Author Share Posted November 22, 2010 Land rover never made a spare wheel carrier for the bonnet suitable for alloy wheels. The only type of bonnet mount I know of uses the centre hole of the steelie to mount through. For the 1(?) year that the Camel Trophy used alloy wheels they just used a normal rear door wheel carrier bolted to the bonnet. Guessing they had some extra strengtheners under there somewhere interesting im going to have a look at this in more detail and work out how much work it would take to make it secure thanks L.F.E for input Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landroversforever Posted November 23, 2010 Share Posted November 23, 2010 Well they say you learn something new every day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chadler Posted November 23, 2010 Share Posted November 23, 2010 That link from Ralph to the difflock article got me interested too, but I've contacted the manufacturer RR Concept in France, and it is no longer made. I think it looks to be the best solution I've seen to mount a spare to the bonnet. Just an aside on the pressed steel standard LR wheel carriers on later defender rear doors, we used a td5 hire fleet in 2003 in the Balkans with most of the driving on rough tracks and on every single truck the mounting points sheared off through vibrational fatigue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tweetyduck Posted November 23, 2010 Share Posted November 23, 2010 Use one from a rear door and fix it to the bonnet. Should be easy and should be very secure. Might need a bit modification for the inside bit but i can't imaging it would be hard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Challo Posted November 27, 2010 Share Posted November 27, 2010 Just found this fit on ebay:- http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Defender-Bonnet-Spare-Wheel-Mounting-Kit-/260698789809?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item3cb2dbd7b1 £55 + £7 p+p Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tweetyduck Posted November 27, 2010 Share Posted November 27, 2010 Just found this fit on ebay:- http://cgi.ebay.co.u...=item3cb2dbd7b1 £55 + £7 p+p love to see what it looks like fitted. I might get one if you try it out first Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Challo Posted November 27, 2010 Share Posted November 27, 2010 Will let you know chief, although i was thinking about fitting a spare carrier between the roll bar horizontals on drivers side. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Challo Posted November 28, 2010 Share Posted November 28, 2010 Oh bugger look what we missed:- http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=360320608331&ssPageName=STRK:MEDWX:IT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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