Two modifications to my newly-acquired RRS which I want to undo :

1) The chrome mirror covers. I suspect they were dealer fit (rather than after-market). Can they be removed without damaging the mirror surround ?

2) Light guards. The rear ones were easy enough to remove, but the fronts seem to require removal of the headlight unit - and will then leave holes in the grille surround. Is that right ?

You might be able to get the mirror caps off without any damage - all depending whether they were fitted normally or 'super stuck!'

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The mirror covers may be held on with industrial strength double sided sticky pads like numbers plates are sometime stuck on with. Usual way to undo them is with a hairdryer to soften the adhesive, then you will have the problem of removing the marks left by the pads once the caps are off, but white spirit or turps should manage that. 2020 Pangea Green 1st Edition D240 New Defender 110 is here and loving it
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I would not try and remove the mirror covers if they where fitted by LR, the reason for this is they rough up the plastic before they apply the sticky stuff, hence might not be a nice sight once you get the covers off. Speed Limits! not where I live!

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Thanks very much for the speedy responses.

Maybe I'll contact the original supplying dealer to see how they would have fitted the mirror caps. My local dealer advised that I would probably need new mirrors (or possibly body-coloured covers); I had thought that might have been over-stating the situation, but maybe not !

As for the front light guards - guess I really need to find someone who wants some and to arrange a swap, complete with grill ! Is the grill easy to remove and refit ?

gothatway wrote:

Is the grill easy to remove and refit ?

Hello

Sorry for being a pain - when you refer to the 4 holes in the "grille" do you mean the centre grille? I have just bought a RRS with the headlamp protectors but want to remove them and wonder what these 4 holes are going to be and where?

Thanks

Paul

PS how easy can you do this - I have seen that the headlamps need to come out but is that still true if you want to remove the lamp protectors AND front grille and just replace the grille with a totally new one?

Thank you

Yep you will have holes here is you can see?




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PS how easy can you do this - I have seen that the headlamps need to come out but is that still true if you want to remove the lamp protectors AND front grille and just replace the grille with a totally new one?

Thank you

Yes, it really was very easy, and I found a ready buyer for the complete set of protectors and ready-drilled grille. I'm still left with the bling mirror covers, however

A lot of folks stick their mirror covers on with No More Nails or whatever its called - you'll never get them off it's that's the case. 

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