Now Defenders want to look like Grenadiers 😁

[AnD3rew]

PowerfulUK a company that supplies some quite cool New Defender accessories is making a kit to add utility belt rails to the New Defender. How ironic

 

[AnD3rew]

https://www.powerfuluk.com/utility-side-rails-for-land-rover-defender-l663-110-pair.html

 

[Krabby]

That square on the glass looks so fugly. Like seriously; who at JLR though that looked good?

 

[Wayneos]

No prizes for second

 

[Camskii]

PowerfulUK a company that supplies some quite cool New Defender accessories is making a kit to add utility belt rails to the New Defender. How ironic View attachment 7803718

I thought Ineos had a patent application on this?

 

[DenisM]

To my mind... the "MeToo utility belt" is located in the wrong place on the JLR product...wait for broken windows etc!

 

[AnD3rew]

To my mind... the "MeToo utility belt" is located in the wrong place on the JLR product...wait for broken windows etc!

I think it bolts into fittings designed for their fold down ladder and their lunchbox thingy so might be ok

 

[AnD3rew]

I thought Ineos had a patent application on this?

Not sure how you could patent L-Track positioning. L-Track is widely used in all sorts of applications. The track itself may or may not be patented but pretty sure it’s positioning couldn’t be. They may have a trademark on the naming of it as utility belt when used on the exterior of a car though.

 

[GGR]

I thought Ineos had a patent application on this?

L Track was originally design for aircraft carriers to securing loads, etc.

 

[Steveo]

Not sure how you could patent L-Track positioning. L-Track is widely used in all sorts of applications. The track itself may or may not be patented but pretty sure it’s positioning couldn’t be. They may have a trademark on the naming of it as utility belt when used on the exterior of a car though.

And I'm not sure how LR could be in breach since it's PowerfulUK that's the accessory company.
I guess they can do what they like and offer accessories to fit wherever they (or the customer) like.

 

[grenadierboy]

Watch the video to look at the various options to install it on a new Defender and issues and problems in doing so.

Also issues around how much weight it could take.

Good demo of how the new Defender has not really been designed for this.

View: https://youtu.be/uETr5MZ-qfc

 

[DaveB]

Watch the video to look at the various options to install it on a new Defender and issues and problems in doing so.

Also issues around how much weight it could take.

Good demo of how the new Defender has not really been designed for this.

View: https://youtu.be/uETr5MZ-qfc

Damn that's dodgy.
Tested to hold 1KG?

 

[AnD3rew]

Damn that's dodgy.
Tested to hold 1KG?

Also getting galvanic corrosion on the bolts quite quickly. Which does raise the question how have INEOS secured the track?

 

[DaveB]

Also getting galvanic corrosion on the bolts quite quickly. Which does raise the question how have INEOS secured the track? View attachment 7803783

 

[DenisM]

Also getting galvanic corrosion on the bolts quite quickly. Which does raise the question how have INEOS secured the track? View attachment 7803783

Dissimilar metals...plain steel screws into aluminium railing. A stainless steel fastener is also problematic however, there are coatings available from a ship's chandlery to coat the stainless steel screw before it is fixed through the aluminium. The Ineos solution has probably addressed this with specially coated fasteners.

 

[DaveB]

I thought I remembered DCPU posting some blowups of how they were mounted
Found them 16th August 2022

https://www.theineosforum.com/threads/the-utility-belt.12369117/post-1333123720

 

[ADVAW8S]

Powerful uk has been working on this for a while. It started with a mollie panel and then the L track. Both bolts where the ladder went.

 

[trobex]

The ''New Defender" is quite honestly a bit of a w***'s poser car. The amount of daddy's boys that I have seen driving this in Bris/GC is mind boggling (P-Platers with too much cash from mum and dad or Real-estate agents...). Not one has seen a dirt track, hell probably not even a gravel road! I said it - I don't apologise and yes, I am generalising, but it annoys me. Even my BRIT mate who is a BIG Defender fan absolutely hates the new version to the point he won't admit that it is actually a Defender haha... funny bugger. Nothing will make the New Def anything like the GREN. Gren will succeed bigtime where Def cant.

 

[DaveB]

The ''New Defender" is quite honestly a bit of a w***'s poser car. The amount of daddy's boys that I have seen driving this in Bris/GC is mind boggling (P-Platers with too much cash from mum and dad or Real-estate agents...). Not one has seen a dirt track, hell probably not even a gravel road! I said it - I don't apologise and yes, I am generalising, but it annoys me. Even my BRIT mate who is a BIG Defender fan absolutely hates the new version to the point he won't admit that it is actually a Defender haha... funny bugger. Nothing will make the New Def anything like the GREN. Gren will succeed bigtime where Def cant.

Not disagreeing with you but
You have just described 95% of the SUV's and 4WD's

• Every Ford Ranger Raptor
• The tricked out 35" tyres, lift kits, waste gate blasting, exhaust replaced piece of crap
• Most dual cab utes
• Any SUV on the roads at school pickup/dropoff times

 

[grenadierboy]

daddy boys ??

Are these very young men acting older or something?