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Bend it like Beckham
Got my black sidetubes 2 weeks ago on. Went Sunday offraoding. Both are bend. Just waistet a few hundred pound. How can they sell this at LR. If you sit up it bends the tubes up against the doors Lucky there was not more damage. I get them off as soon as possible.
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19th May 2008 1:54 pm
simon
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Anything attached to the sides (apart form uncles sills) will reduce your ground clearance on ruts. Your ramp angle will also be compromised for the same reasons.
The width will also increase - further risking damage to side steps or tubes. Although the latter are not as vulnerable.
Leave you sill naked is the best thing.
Have yet to damage mine.
19th May 2008 2:17 pm
Ken
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Its because thet are NOT Sliders
19th May 2008 2:25 pm
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Nooooo ...............they aren't meant for off-road use Mounty 21 year LR veteran > D2 GS 2003 > D3 S 2006 > D3 HSE 2009 > D4 HSE 2013 > D4 HSE 2015 > D5 HSE 2018 > DS HSE R-Dynamic P300e 2021
19th May 2008 2:37 pm
lafona00
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Ken,
What are there for?Arno
No more LR... but a Toyo
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Def 90 - 1993
19th May 2008 2:38 pm
SN
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subtle bling
mounty you have been a member on this site for over a year - there has been plenty of posts about side tubes being NO GOOD as protection/siders - surely you should have realised this before trashing your own set
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19th May 2008 2:46 pm
Mounty
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SN. Yeah just hit me more But your are right. Anyone want some black sidetubes for a big donation to the side? :
There are no rocksliders. Wish I would of bought them
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a few hundred pound. How can they sell this 
at LR. If you sit up it bends the tubes up against the doors Lucky there was not more damage. I get them off as soon as possible.
Disco 3 XS Auto - MY2008 - Leather, heated seats.
Def 90 - 1993 
| 08MY Discovery 3 (history) 
just hit me more 
But your are right. Anyone want some black sidetubes for a big donation to the side? : 
