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GGDR Member Since: 26 Nov 2016 Location: London Posts: 3519 |
Don't hesitate. Best RR gadget ever!
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10th Sep 2017 9:48pm |
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northernmonkeyjones Member Since: 24 Mar 2012 Location: derby Posts: 8479 |
Yep There is nothing that can't be fixed with a hammer😜😜
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10th Sep 2017 9:49pm |
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millerj90 Member Since: 25 Oct 2010 Location: Melksham Posts: 332 |
Much easier to get in and out of the car with them. |
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10th Sep 2017 10:20pm |
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alanm_3 Member Since: 19 Feb 2011 Location: my House, unless I’m not at home, in which case I’m somewhere else. Posts: 6657 |
Fantastic! Got - 2017 SDV8 Autobiography in Loire Blue
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10th Sep 2017 11:31pm |
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MPx Member Since: 29 Jul 2011 Location: South Somerset Posts: 525 |
Agree with above comments, but mine (at 5 years old) need lubing every 6 to 8 weeks or they stick and misbehave. I've found a cool gadget attracts great derision if it fails in public... Mike - MPx
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10th Sep 2017 11:31pm |
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millerj90 Member Since: 25 Oct 2010 Location: Melksham Posts: 332 |
MPx
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11th Sep 2017 12:07am |
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MPx Member Since: 29 Jul 2011 Location: South Somerset Posts: 525 |
Currently use 3in1 High Performance Lubricant with PTFE. The steps have a good safety feature that they return (in or out) if they meet much resistance on their travel. The offside step suddenly stayed out during a trip to north Cornwall on a Sunday and that 3in1 stuff was the best I could find in the only available open corner shop. I think its better than WD40. Deployed steps are not a useful feature on Cornish lanes and I was a bit worried about damage if I needed to take refuge in a gateway etc
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11th Sep 2017 8:37am |
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millerj90 Member Since: 25 Oct 2010 Location: Melksham Posts: 332 |
MPx
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11th Sep 2017 1:27pm |
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j_rov Member Since: 10 Jan 2017 Location: Warwickshire Posts: 385 |
So they seem like a good mod then...
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11th Sep 2017 2:18pm |
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millerj90 Member Since: 25 Oct 2010 Location: Melksham Posts: 332 |
j_rov
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11th Sep 2017 3:02pm |
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j_rov Member Since: 10 Jan 2017 Location: Warwickshire Posts: 385 |
Millerj90, thanks, but are they strong feeling? I had steps on my discovery 2 and they felt a bit flimsy.. Ok for a single foot into the car, but standing with both feet reaching up was not great (granted they were 10 years old...). __
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11th Sep 2017 4:52pm |
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millerj90 Member Since: 25 Oct 2010 Location: Melksham Posts: 332 |
j_rov
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11th Sep 2017 4:54pm |
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bembo449 Member Since: 26 Jul 2017 Location: lincolnshire Posts: 799 |
I think these are very cool but can they take any stick ? already had my FF upto the sills deep in it so will these take a bash ? |
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11th Sep 2017 10:05pm |
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MPx Member Since: 29 Jul 2011 Location: South Somerset Posts: 525 |
The steps themselves are strong enough bits of kit, I'd say just as robust as the fixed steps I had on my last SC. But they have a motor each side and loads of moving parts. I'm not sure how the motor would react to wading or wallowing in mud. I would think that hitting a rock in the wrong place could also cause some issues. Absolutely no prob driving across fields and the like, but not ideal for proper trials stuff. Mike - MPx
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11th Sep 2017 11:45pm |
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