Thanks for the kind words.December 2020 Update
The old flares were getting a bit munted so it was time to replace them with something slightly tidier. The cobbled together combo of garden edging & rubber was binned in favour of 4.5mm insertion rubber sheet (fabric reinforced) with a 25x3mm stainless steel strip riveted on to hold the shape.
This was attached to the existing M5 rivnuts I had installed under the guards. Once one bolt was in I used a grub screw in the next rivnut along & tapped the rubber on to it to mark the hole positions for drilling.
Pre trimming pic above. The trick is to have plenty of excess rubber then trim it down.
With 2 curves It's harder to get the back sitting right vs the front but it looks ok from a distance
Smooshed them against a few trees & ruts up the bush block last weekend without damage so hopefully they'll last well. Enough rubber in the roll I got to make another set anyway & cutting out more would be quick with these as templates.
The next little mod has been a long time coming. The std interior light is rather useless...
I'd tried an LED bulb in this a while back that was slightly brighter, but after a few seconds it would start flickering, probably overheating. I saw the Odd Iron Off Road LED replacement units which looked really good, I thought I should order one of those sometime but never quite got around to it.
Then @Gun Runner 5 contacted me about NZ number plates for his collection, the Odd Iron link in his sig line jogged my memory about the LED kits so I suggested a swap for a couple of NZ plates & a deal was done. Eventually some plates jetted off from New Zealand to Southern Georgia as an LED kit did the opposite. Check it out!
The LED insert is a nicely made unit that fits tidily inside the existing light fitting & installation was very easy. Highly recommended. Big thanks to Charles & Odd Iron!
Cheers
Clint
The license plates were a nice addition to the garage.
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