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Mounty
Member Since: 08 Mar 2007
Location: Near Basel
Posts: 762
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What are they really good for? Do they prevent damage whilst offroading? If the black ones scratch do they lose the color?
Mounty Daniel
Now: RSS 2008 3,6l HSE
Past: 2.7l D3 HSE, D3 4.4l HSE, FFRR 2004 4,4l
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 27th Jun 2007 1:42 pm |
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NoDo$h
Member Since: 02 May 2006
Location: Finding new and exciting ways to milk badgers.
Posts: 19689
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They'll protect your car from some damage, but at the risk of damage to the side tube. I know what I'd rather have. Because they aren't cantilevered, it's relatively easy to bend them so they sit higher relative to the sill line. My right hand tube is higher than the left due to grounding out, but not so you'd notice.
They aren't a rockslider by any stretch of the imagination, but they do save you from scrapes along the lower edge of the doors when driving in deep mud. As for discolouring, the underside of mine have some rust streaks where the coating has been damaged, but they are only visible if you are under the car.
Personally I rather like the look of them, so if I do damage them too much I'll probabably replace them with another set, although I will spend some time looking at alternative mounting methods, cantilevered off the chassis. I know it's not considered "kind" to say no these days, but no. Just no, ok? And if it's not ok, still no.
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| 27th Jun 2007 2:43 pm |
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scolliss
Member Since: 05 Mar 2007
Location: Zurich, Switzerland
Posts: 260
 
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 Mounty
Where are you planning to fit them? Front and back along the bumpers I hope 
Private joke guys, Mounty can explain if he wants to but you can probably work out where I am coming from. 
Let's just say Mounty has (had) the only D3 in Switzerland with colour coded trim.
 Life is what you make it.
Last edited by scolliss on 27th Jun 2007 3:31 pm. Edited 1 time in total
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| 27th Jun 2007 3:28 pm |
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Doctor Diesel
Member Since: 23 Sep 2006
Location: Driving the kids around as usual
Posts: 1587
 
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lets face it, they may 'HELP' with protection but I bought mine for a) looks and b) carpark ding avoidence.
get them on ebay, cheap and a doddle to fit! 2007 HSE Java Black.....sold
2007 B150 Horizon Blue
2008 Toyota Aygo Platinum
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Ding-Dong Matron
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| 27th Jun 2007 3:31 pm |
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Mounty
Member Since: 08 Mar 2007
Location: Near Basel
Posts: 762
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  that's what you have friends for, he scolliss
Ok I let everyone in the big secret. Driving all day around having fun at offroading, even went up a mountain some british guy was ..........
and guess what: just reversing to get on the road I hit my friends series from 1947. So now I'm the only 99% color coded D3 in Switzerland. Daniel
Now: RSS 2008 3,6l HSE
Past: 2.7l D3 HSE, D3 4.4l HSE, FFRR 2004 4,4l
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| 27th Jun 2007 7:20 pm |
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