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Still pecking away at it... In hindsight, I wouldn't have made the corners stick so far back, and maybe not so low either. Still to-dos are finishing the other insert panels (waiting on the lights tonight to confirm the mounting pattern), and put some plate on top to get some flat surfaces. Right now it comes in at 62 lbs. It'll probably be able 75-80 when done. On a side note, I started sketching up a plate version of this with some wild dream about producing a DIY kit. Still a lot of clean-up to do on that idea.

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Thanks. I guess that's a good point as far as a step goes, though I usually find myself standing on the tires instead, since it's a bit of a reach. That's one downfall of using tubes...getting all the angles is a pain. With plate, much easier of a problem to deal with. To be fair (does anybody watch Letterkenny?), these weren't built for impact; they were built for clearance, so concessions regarding coverage and strength are being made deliberately. My wheeling trips were literally ripping my OE bumpers off every time, so you could say these are built for less contact. By contrast, ARBs are designed more for impact and less for clearance. I think mine would sustain direct impact well given their coverage, and they offer significantly more strength and coverage than the OE bumpers, but it's just not what they were designed for. The only regular road hazards we have here are skinny coyotes, fat rabbits, and stupid quails...none of which will ruin my day when struck. Will these hold up to bumping into, or dropping onto, immovable boulders? Yes, I think they'll do fine there. But at least for the front bumper, the shape and angles will be more apt to cut into something instead of distributing impact like a plate bumper can. So no, I don't think it'd fair well against a deer unless it was a dead center where the most steel (tube, winch channel, brackets) is present. The rear bumper...I really don't have much concern about it; it'll be reasonably stout when done.

Good to know. I have some sitting in my garage awaiting install. They should be very useful here in the PNW where it rains all the time but almost always only lightly.

Low. Ride. Der. Yeah, that kind of mileage will do that!

Started my Terrano 1 project last winter and got it through its Spanish ITV (MOT) by June, but I'm still sorting out non-essential stuff like the rear windscreen wiper (where do you turn the bloody thing on and off !!) and the blower fan. It doesn't work on any setting, 1 - 4, so I unscrewed it and dropped it down, but ... ...The Fan Works Fine. It doesn't seem to have a plug-in heater blower resistor anywhere like the newer Terranos. I checked the fuses, including the dedicated one down with the Fan. Can anyone give me a pointer as to what to do next ? I'm a spanner monkey but don't get far with electrics !!!!