Question for any owners/mechanics of the vehicle - are replacement parts easily sourced and swappable with other makes?

[Big Chief]

As a fan of the old defender and now a fan of the Grenadier, I'm considering getting one myself.

Seeing that that Ineos suddenly halted production because of Recaro, how difficult would to be to source and replace other crucial parts of the car, if Ineos suddenly weren't around in 3 years time?

Knowing very little about cars myself, the question is that because the car itself is such a niche vehicle and is a Frankentstein mobile of sorts when it comes to how all the parts are manufactured by so many brands, could these parts be easily substituted by existing brands or OEM parts on the market

 

[Jeremy996]

All of the bespoke bits are going to be problematic - so the transfer box, the infotainment, the software, soft and hard trim, lights etc.
Many of the engine ancillaries are just European OEM bits, the engine is BMW crate with a bespoke tune on it, the ZF gearbox is one of a wide family, with the petrol and diesel having different versions.

 

[parb]

If anything, for the plastic bits a 3D scanner and a 3D printer should be straightforward.
But a new quarterpanel or any buttons/pcb for the dash would be pretty hard to get.

 

[anand]

As @Jeremy996 stated, the vast majority is bespoke... Sure, a lot of stuff was contracted out to big names to design/produce, but they aren't off the shelf parts (such as the brakes, transfer box, suspension, etc).

As with any other manufacturer, if the company goes under, you aren't getting parts.

 

[mcdoogs]

So the rich folks here should buy 2 or 3, and us working class folks should be trolling salvage auctions for totaled grenadiers

 

[holdmybeer]

In 2034 ... "Hey Siri, 3D print me a transfer case housing for a 2024 Grenadier."

 

[TheDocAUS]

The fuse boxes, other than the 3 main ones (so the remaining 3), can be sourced from Littlelfuse. So can the 7 stud and 5 stud busbars.

 

[parb]

In 2034 ... "Hey Siri, 3D print me a transfer case housing for a 2024 Grenadier."

I actually think that is a very real possibility

 

[anand]

In 2034 ... "Hey Siri, 3D print me a transfer case housing for a 2024 Grenadier."

Funny you say this as the Grenadier that spent a lot of 2022 touring the US was mostly 3D Printed parts

 

[Big Chief]

Thank you for all your input. It's some very good food for thought.