Frontrunner Defender spare wheel carrier

[Dirk Uys]

Hi all

Something to take note of if you have a Frontrunner spare wheel carrier on your Defender.

I removed the bracket on the rear door of my 2006 Kalahari 110 to repair the cracks that have formed on the bracket on the rear door as indicated in the picture below. I also decided to fix some other design deficiencies on the carrier by making modifications to reduce the strain on the rear door when opening.
 

I saw that there were small areas on the mounting plate where the powder coating failed around some holes and started to corrode. I decided to remove the plate to sand and paint it. I was shocked when I saw the back of the plate totally corroded. The door also started to corrode but luckily it was not as bad as the plate. I will apply some sealant between the plate and the door when refitting the plate to keep dust and moisture out. 

The corrosion on the rear door.

I suggest removing the mounting plate and checking for corrosion to prevent excessive damage to the rear door.

Regards

Dirk

[Neale Penman]

Hi Dirk

I have the same carrier.

Have a really careful look at the top bracket location. The attached pic shows what happens when you regularly carry two MTB's on a rack that sits on the spare wheel.  I suspect my teenagers using the spare wheel as a step to the roof didn't help either...

On my growing list of things to fix.

Cheers

Neale

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[Dirk Uys]

Hi Neale

Thank you for the picture. I will certainly look into reinforcing the attachment of the top bracket.

Regards

Dirk 

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