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Shawn McKenzie (Shawn)
| | Posted on Sunday, January 19, 2003 - 04:22 am: | 
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I want to replace those plastic sill covers on the side of my '96 with metal rock sliders.
The problem is that with shipping and exchange, the ones I like (RTE)would be ~$1000.00 to my door. Can't afford/justify that much cash to myself or the better half.
Does anyone have the dimensions of the sills on the D1 that I could use to make up something on my own? |
Tom Hyslip (007)
| | Posted on Sunday, January 19, 2003 - 08:54 am: |
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There is a guy in Raleigh, NC who makes sliders for $200. They are very nice, have a small 1" lip that acts as a step, and solid. If you are interested I will try to get his email address.
Tom |
Mike B.
| | Posted on Sunday, January 19, 2003 - 09:10 am: |
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Contact David at Thatched Roof Garage at (423) 578-6887. He as a decent set of sliders for less. www.thatchedroofgarage.com
For what it's worth, I have the RoverTym sliders and they are worth the money.
Thanks,
Mike B.
www.discocrazy.org |
Phillip Perkinson (R0ver4x4)
| | Posted on Sunday, January 19, 2003 - 12:13 pm: |
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I am near roaleigh could you send me that gusy information? does he do anything for Defenders? |
Al Oliveira (Offroaddisco)
| | Posted on Sunday, January 19, 2003 - 12:42 pm: |
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$1000?! Where do you live Shawn? |
Blake Luse (Muddyrover)
| | Posted on Sunday, January 19, 2003 - 01:32 pm: |
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can these sliders like the one from the guy in North Carolina go on a disco with a body lift?
just wondering if these sliders bolt to the frame or not. |
Alan Yim (Alan)
| | Posted on Sunday, January 19, 2003 - 01:44 pm: |
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Al - Shawn's from Calgary, Canada so that price he's quoting is after conversion which is about right as I've looked at them too but after conversion and shipping, it's $1000 for us. |
Al Oliveira (Offroaddisco)
| | Posted on Sunday, January 19, 2003 - 02:53 pm: |
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IC, I was just thinking that the sliders from NC might not save him much money if the $1000 is mostly in the form of shipping. |
Brian Dickens (Bri)
| | Posted on Sunday, January 19, 2003 - 03:20 pm: |
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Rockware makes a nice set that really take abuse. They are mounted to the frame and you can jack from them. |
Blake Luse (Muddyrover)
| | Posted on Sunday, January 19, 2003 - 04:41 pm: |
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can these sliders like the one from the guy in North Carolina go on a disco with a body lift?
just wondering if these sliders bolt to the frame or not. |
Brian Dickens (Bri)
| | Posted on Sunday, January 19, 2003 - 05:09 pm: |
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Good question. I am not near my vehicle so I cannot take any pictures for you (I am down in your neck of the woods). I am not too familiar with what a body lift does, so I cannot answer your question. Matt at Rockware could answer your question though, he makes them. |
Tom Hyslip (007)
| | Posted on Sunday, January 19, 2003 - 07:29 pm: |
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Ya, they can go on a vehicle with a body lift, he has some on his disco and it has a 2" body lift. I was out with him today and they are really solid. 2 people there had a set of them. I'll see him tomorrow and find out what he wants to do about hooking up. |
EricV (Bender2033)
| | Posted on Sunday, January 19, 2003 - 07:33 pm: |
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Tom,
I'm interested too. Got any pics?
Thanks! |
Blake Luse (Muddyrover)
| | Posted on Sunday, January 19, 2003 - 07:55 pm: |
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i'm interested
let us know some stuff Tom. |
Greg French (Gregfrench)
| | Posted on Sunday, January 19, 2003 - 10:47 pm: |
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How about the ones in the tech section? |
Tom Hyslip (007)
| | Posted on Sunday, January 19, 2003 - 10:58 pm: |
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Tom Hyslip (007)
| | Posted on Sunday, January 19, 2003 - 11:00 pm: |
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This is the tuck of the person who makes them. You can see one design he does with the "lip". He also makes some simliar to safari gard that I have seen on a friends RRC and they are very nice. |
Tom Hyslip (007)
| | Posted on Sunday, January 19, 2003 - 11:01 pm: |
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He also made the rear bumper |
Blake Luse (Muddyrover)
| | Posted on Monday, January 20, 2003 - 12:57 am: |
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that is awesome |
Phillip Perkinson (R0ver4x4)
| | Posted on Monday, January 20, 2003 - 01:50 am: |
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is he one of the rover clubhouse guys? |
Tom Hyslip (007)
| | Posted on Monday, January 20, 2003 - 09:12 am: |
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No, just good friends with them. |
Alan Bates (Alanb)
| | Posted on Monday, January 20, 2003 - 09:20 am: |
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Tom,
I am also interested in set of $200 sliders for my RRC.
Thanks,
Alan |
Glenn Guinto (Glenn)
| | Posted on Monday, January 20, 2003 - 10:16 am: |
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Quote:Does anyone have the dimensions of the sills on the D1 that I could use to make up something on my own?
Check the tech section. Dean Brown made them and documented the procedure. He's tested them several times in the east coast and the west coast and they worked fine for the kind of wheeling that he did. However, if you don't have access to a welder, my vote is on the RTE.
Quote:Can't afford/justify that much cash to myself or the better half
Land hard on your rocker panels without them and the cost justification is real easy!
Goodluck!
-glenn |
gp (Garrett)
| | Posted on Monday, January 20, 2003 - 10:55 am: |
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i know kyle is liking the diamond plate on that truck. not sure how cool i am with those 'protective' bars behind the tail lights. what is their function? |
Brian Dickens (Bri)
| | Posted on Monday, January 20, 2003 - 10:57 am: |
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It is pretty difficult to see what materials these are made of. If they are mounted to the sill, you may still have problems if you come down hard on them, eventually you may still hammer your sill. The rockware sliders are mounted to the frame and bumpers between the slider and sill incase you do really hammer them. They are made of rectangular tube that I have jacked from and abused fairly heavily in the short time that I have had them. However, hardcore buggies around hear really hammer these sliders day in and day out and all that I have seen on the sliders is scratches.
But $200 is cheap and if you are really carefull, they might do the job (or at least they are muich better than the stock plastic). The rockeware sliders are around $500.
I agree with Glen, get them before you do a trail where there is danger of rocker damange. If I did not have them, I might possibly have ruined my rocker panels by now. The cost is easily justified if you do this kind of trail on a regular basis. |
Jack Quinlan (Jsq)
| | Posted on Monday, January 20, 2003 - 12:42 pm: |
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Garrett,
Those "protective bars" are actually handrails for the elderly offroader. I got mine from a YMCA swimming pool and they come in the ever-coveted chrome. |
gp (Garrett)
| | Posted on Monday, January 20, 2003 - 12:54 pm: |
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are you using 'floaties' too jack? or maybe some really cool BMX style 'nerf' pads around those protective bars would be cool too. |
Blue (Bluegill)
| | Posted on Monday, January 20, 2003 - 01:06 pm: |
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Looks more like the railings on the Titanic. Obviously there to protect the rear quarters, but how much protection is enough, and how much is too much?
But those sliders sound interesting. any more pics of the sliders Tom? |
gp (Garrett)
| | Posted on Monday, January 20, 2003 - 02:13 pm: |
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yeah i assumed they were for protection, but from what? just seems like it is overkill. thinking that they will end up doing more damage to your truck than anything or getting hung up on a tree in a tight spot. but maybe they have really big shopping carts in his town. otherwise a very nice truck. |
Shawn McKenzie (Shawn)
| | Posted on Monday, January 20, 2003 - 03:31 pm: |
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Thanks for all the feedback! It's not only the shipping that kills, but the (price X ~1.65) exchange that really gets Canadians.
Again, do any D-webbers have the dimensions of the sliders they use? Length, position of angles and frame cut-out positions are about all I need. I can order the steel locally and MIG weld them myself.
Off-board emails gladly accepted: rovergeek@telusplanet.net |
Tom Hyslip (007)
| | Posted on Monday, January 20, 2003 - 05:27 pm: |
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I got his email. If interested, email Jordan at bigdisco1982@hotmail.com |
Larry Harrell (Harrellee)
| | Posted on Tuesday, January 21, 2003 - 05:10 pm: |
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Hey Guys,
This is Larry at RCH and I just talked to Jordan and if you want to get intouch with him immediately you can call him on his cell phone (910_-603-2765, otherwise he will be intown tommrrow!
Larry H (RCH) |
cartner
| | Posted on Tuesday, January 21, 2003 - 10:33 pm: |
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I slid along between two trees at MAR and popped both the rear lightguards out on the trail, threw them in the back, gotone back on...the right side one, passenger side, is still off and theres a hole in the panel...any ideas on how to get it back in since the hole is distorted? better to just go to a local body shop and ask them to do it?
Thanks! |
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