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Neal Glessner (Nealg)
| | Posted on Sunday, May 05, 2002 - 10:27 am: | 
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I saw a yellow disco in a Uwharrie 2002 photo that had diamond plating along the bottom of the doors. Does abyone know how to do this? It was the disco on the trailer behind the hummer. |
RVR OVR (Tom)
| | Posted on Sunday, May 05, 2002 - 01:15 pm: |
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couldn't find it...can you put the link?
tom |
Anonymous
| | Posted on Sunday, May 05, 2002 - 01:17 pm: |
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Ask Kyle about diamond plate. |
JC
| | Posted on Sunday, May 05, 2002 - 02:05 pm: |
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They were glued on there from what I heard and saw.
Jon |
Alen
| | Posted on Sunday, May 05, 2002 - 03:31 pm: |
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Call Steve from Torasport.com, he does dimond plate for Disco interior and exterior. |
Blue (Bluegill)
| | Posted on Monday, May 06, 2002 - 12:06 pm: |
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hmmmm....
>diamond plating
>glue
>trailer queen Disco behind a hummer
all in one thread - who'd-a-thunk-it? |
Curtis Newkirk (Curtis)
| | Posted on Monday, May 06, 2002 - 12:46 pm: |
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LOL - isn't diamond plate the stuff that j**pers use to cover up rust-through? |
gp (Garrett)
| | Posted on Monday, May 06, 2002 - 01:10 pm: |
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i love diamond plate and white letters!!! damn you all. 
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Blue (Bluegill)
| | Posted on Monday, May 06, 2002 - 01:20 pm: |
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yeah, but up there on the rack it's serving some kind of purpose
and you didn't glue it on, did you?
and you don't tow that beast behind your hummer, do you?
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gp (Garrett)
| | Posted on Monday, May 06, 2002 - 01:25 pm: |
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um. no and no. i actually used U bolts all over the flooring to secure it down and then used 3/4" wide weather striping to make sure the stuff did not rattle up there. makes for a great viewing platform too. |
Garrett #2
| | Posted on Monday, May 06, 2002 - 02:32 pm: |
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gpGarrett,
How much did the flooring cost you?? Installed and everything?
Thanks |
gp (Garrett)
| | Posted on Monday, May 06, 2002 - 02:41 pm: |
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$150. i ended up reinstalling though. all they did was radius the corners, welded a few pieces and put in about 4 of the U bolts i bought. i ended up taking it back off at 4 a.m. in the morning before Uhwarrie and waking up my buddies neighbors to install the weather striping and extra U bolts.
don't really notice any extra noise. works like a tanning bed too. |
Bryan Weiss
| | Posted on Monday, May 06, 2002 - 02:44 pm: |
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Where'd you get the plating for the roof? |
Greg French
| | Posted on Monday, May 06, 2002 - 02:46 pm: |
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I asked him about the plating. He said he bought a sheet of it at Lowe's and cut it himself then glued it on.
I have been planning on doing it for a while. It has been on my list of things to do.
Unfortunately it is not on my WIFE's list of things for me to do, so it isn't done.
I would make cardboard templates, then cut out the metal; paint it black, then use 2-sided tape. I did that on a Toyota and it lasted over 11 years. |
Greg French
| | Posted on Monday, May 06, 2002 - 02:48 pm: |
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Funny how the Hummer was parked all weekend while the Rover was playing on the trails, huh? |
gp (Garrett)
| | Posted on Monday, May 06, 2002 - 02:55 pm: |
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if you are referring to me bryan i just got it at my local welder/fab. shop. they did my bumper too. those guys think i am a certified freak now.
it's 1/8" thick BTW. |
Curtis Newkirk (Curtis)
| | Posted on Monday, May 06, 2002 - 03:54 pm: |
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Garrett,
Actually, your fab shop probably just thinks you are normal. I struck up a conversation with mine about all of the weird crap I get (similar to yours). He said that the stuff they get asked to make gets a lot stranger
Curtis |
Diesel
| | Posted on Monday, May 06, 2002 - 05:11 pm: |
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The boy with the hummer didn't have his father's permission to take the hummer on the trails. They cost real money to fix, and a really difficult to fit on the trails.
DIESEL |
Blue (Bluegill)
| | Posted on Monday, May 06, 2002 - 05:22 pm: |
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the horror.......the horror..... |
Neal Glessner (Nealg)
| | Posted on Monday, May 06, 2002 - 05:29 pm: |
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I can't find the pics of the disco with the diamond plating. Can someone redirect me to the photos? Does anyone know how to reach it's owner?
BTW, I'm looking at the diamond plating to hide some damage and prevent future damage. |
Diesel
| | Posted on Monday, May 06, 2002 - 05:42 pm: |
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Neal,
The polished diamond plate will look pretty miserable with any kind of dents in it. Think of all the Monte Carlos, Imapalas, etc. that have those Advance Auto chrome tape strips along the bottom of the door panel to hide rust and dents dents from curbs. They look hideous. If you get a few dents, fix it right, or call it character. Hiding imperfections is for the Jeepers. I have several scratches that lend to camp fire tails. This is just my opinions, take it with a grain of salt.
Diesel |
Ron
| | Posted on Tuesday, May 07, 2002 - 01:18 am: |
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exo cage
Thats what I need. |
Markd1x2 (Markd1x2)
| | Posted on Monday, May 13, 2002 - 05:47 pm: |
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Camped @ Uwharrie with the Hummer "kids" and the repainted orange (was blue) disco with the diamond plate. They were nice guys so I don't want to bad mouth them too much. They were from Charlotte NC. The d-plate was from Lowes @ $60 per small sheet. The glue was failing in several spots. Can you imagine snagging a loose corner of that and peeling it off on the trail.
I personally don't like the d-plate... especially for the roof rack because it creates a "wing" and blocks the light from getting in the sun roof windows.
I apologize to the "tall guy", "monkey boy" , and the hummer "kid" b-mouthing the d-plate... but I did have a good time watching them get drunk, climb trees, and throw rocks at each others Discos. Temper tantrums aside, they were A-OK drivers... except for the "tall guy" running off the road on the way back to camp.... OOPS ! Then the forest service came around and asked everyone to slow down on the gravel road.... Oh, them kids... I hope they survive just a few of the things that I did at there age ! |
jerry quintana
| | Posted on Monday, May 20, 2002 - 10:57 pm: |
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i have a jeep as well as a discovery and i have the diamond plate corners and rocker protectors on the jeep. the stuff is merly for looks. i have dented the plates several times causing body damage under the plateabout the only thing they would protect from would be rocks from your tires and brush running down the side of the plate. i leaned the rocker plate against a tree that i had to pass on a tight trail and thought it would be ok. dented the plate and body about an inch. plate steel would be a better choice. look for avalanchenginering.com to see these steel plates |
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