Defender Spare Wheel Carriers Are INSANELY Expensive!

My Land Rover Defender 110 needs a new Spare Wheel carrier after the original one was nicked! I searched online for a replacement and found myself completely blown away by the insane prices of aftermarket Wheel Carriers. So I thought, "How bad could the cheapest one be?"
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[@exiledscouser919]

Fantastic film-that’s been me on so many occasions. Frustration and joy in equal measures installing something onto a Landy. Add in the rain and a helpful kick to the rear cross member and the Deja vue was strong in this one!

[@DaleReubin]

Haha, yup - it's an emotional rollercoaster working on these cars!

[@Alfie.JC1]

Class video once again mate 👍

[@DaleReubin]

Thank you mate 🤙🏼

[@Rooster-Booster]

Brilliant video mate, I totally agree with you, I got the same carrier as you in the end a few months ago and works fine 👍

[@DaleReubin]

Ah fantastic! Glad to hear it.

[@stevenbignell8740]

Good video, I like your humour😂

[@DaleReubin]

Thanks mate. I’m going to show this comment to my wife, I don’t she agrees with you 😁

[@453421abcdefg12345]

That looks great! The instructions on most of these carriers leave a lot to be desired, it is only after you have fitted them you find how it should have been attached, I found the worst part was lifting the wheel into place once you have fitted the carrier, but it does take the weight off the door, like most powder coated things they do go very dull after a while in the sun, not sure powder coating is the best finish for use outside, I sprayed mine (a Mantec) with satin aerosol. Stay safe! Chris B.

[@DaleReubin]

Thanks Chris, I hope it lasts a few years at least. I might raptor coat it along with the front bull bar at some point, which I think could look good.

[@453421abcdefg12345]

@@DaleReubin The Raptor coat I have heard is very good, unfortunately I cant get it here in France, so I just used a satin finish aerosol, and that, so far, has lasted for 3 years without going dull, I did the front bar as well as that went dull after just a few months in the sun. Stay s B.

[@davybrown1329]

Another great video, Dale! Any squeaks or rattles (well, that you can hear over everything else) now you have it fitted with the wheel on?

[@DaleReubin]

Thanks mate, I can’t say I hear extra noise and rattling at the back - maybe a rattle when I close the door, but nothing concerning.

[@nickbrooks7215]

Hey fella good job struggling through with it. I had a Brit part one on my old 90 high was fine. I felt like the nut were either side of the bracket but that would need a nylock nut. I think it meant that it would stop putting inward pressure on the door but I don’t know how important that is.

[@DaleReubin]

Hey Nick, hope you’re good bro. I think you might be right. After installing it I had a similar thought. I wish the instructions were more clear. And yeah a nylock nut would’ve made it more obvious. How’re things with you?

[@jackmartin9008]

i had no idea they cost that much :O . luckily my 90 came with a carrier already fitted and from what I'm seeing here it looks pretty similar to this brit-art one there's no branding etc and its been on there well iv owned the 90 since 2015 and its never been an issue.

[@DaleReubin]

Yeah, they’re crazy expensive for what it is. Glad to hear it’s been good for you. The only issue I’ve heard of so far is that the powder coating might not last.

[@markriley2733]

Hi Dale I have the same Brit part carrier. in 4 to 5 years the powder coating will degrade. The tubing will start to rust. I’m going to go ORE when I replace it later this year.

[@DaleReubin]

Ah right. Good point. Before it rusts completely in a few years I might raptor coat it to get a bit longer use out of it. I’d LOVE the ORE one - by far the best looking one but currently unavailable

[@markriley2733]

@@DaleReubin I think the moisture gets inside the tubing somehow and then rusts and pops off the powder coating

[@GG-im1cb]

I got the BA132 swing away carrier from Craddock and fitted it today. It looks almost identical to this one, and was only £100, so I was either getting a bargain or absolute junk……. Sadly it was the latter! It came with no instructions, missing hardware from the fitting kit, and the nuts for holding the wheel on were the wrong thread pitch. The fit itself was terrible, needing quite a bit of filing, re drilling and bending of bracketry to make it fit …ish. What should have taken an hour or two ended up taking most of the day, and after all that it looks crap, and doesn’t sit parallel with the door. So for those considering this option….don’t! 😢

[@DaleReubin]

Ah mate! Sorry to hear that. What a pain. Wheel carriers should be a simple thing right?! Thanks for sharing.

[@anordinaryguyonabike]

Great video 👍 Can you confirm that the fitting to rear door acts only as a guide and doesn't put any weight or strain on the door or hinges? Ours is a Masai one which has a hinge/pivot fasted to the rear door and tbh it's not a great design. I'm looking to fit one which has all the weight on the chassis and none on the rear door. Thanks

[@DaleReubin]

Hi, thanks for commenting. The one I fitted is a Britpart wheel carrier and to be honest it still puts weight on the back door - but much much less. The only one I know of that all the weight is off the door and only on the cross member/chassis, is the one made by ORE. It's the best one I think, but it's a LOT of money. I would've loved to fit it to my vehicle.

[@Allthingsdefender]

I’ve so far not any issues with britpart parts.

[@DaleReubin]

That’s great to know!

[@pasqualedicaterina1376]

Hi Dale. Great job! Did Brit part answer to you? I got the same problem at the end! 😞

[@sukottora]

The powder coating is really poor on those things, and it started peeling off within a couple of years, which is disappointing. The mechanism is still working well though.

[@PaulMcGuinness]

06:00 Erm... why didn't you open the side window and reach through? 🤣

[@DaleReubin]

Because the window slides open from the front to the back so I'd need even longer arms and two elbows per arm.

[@alwynvanwyk1851]

Comment from a non-Landy man. 🤔

[@PaulMcGuinness]

@@DaleReubin Ah, makes sense - Mine also slide that way, but I thought your's went the other way.

[@PaulMcGuinness]

@@alwynvanwyk1851 Erm... I have a Series 2a and 109, so no. I just though it looked like his windows slid the other direction to normal.

[@DaleReubin]

@@PaulMcGuinness yeah no worries. I honestly walked back and forth for about 20mins looking for better options to hold the spanner and the captive nut plate at the same time. It’s a two min job for 2 people, but on your own it’s a mission. Thanks for watching Paul 👍🏼

[@flybiffo1648]

accept the fact that powder coating used in weather is crap...it has to be galv of sheradised both zinc based processes

[@DaleReubin]

Thank you, I'll keep an eye out. It seems the UK climate rots almost anything. Might have to bite the bullet and get a different one in the future.

[@jonnysnakes5417]

It blows my mind how everything i get for my landy comes with either no instructions or completely useless instructions that dont even match whatever im fitting lol. Even the original owners manual with my 110 has the engine bay layout wrong lol

[@DaleReubin]

Yup. It’s a mystery. There’s always at least 30% guess work with anything to do with Land Rover 😅

[@HeliRy]

The company branding has gone way out of control. Would LOVE a full set of Optimil door hinges, but they’re pretty pricey. Also don’t want it to say “Optimil” in 8 different places on the vehicle 🤦‍♂️

[@DaleReubin]

Exactly, I totally agree. I also looked at the opitimil hinges but the price tag is beyond my budget for now. I find Frontrunner do a good job at having subtle branding plus their stuff is really good.

[@monsterbhp]

You need to get rid of the locking wheel nuts, the key just snaps

[@DaleReubin]

Oh dang! That’s helpful to know, thanks mate.

[@alwynvanwyk1851]

Loose that ZA sticker as well, it's for us boertjies. So, they removed some rust here in RSA? and your spare wheel carrier 🤔😏🙄🤔

[@DaleReubin]

Ek is n boertjie my maatjie. Yeah, I sent it in to get rust taken out the door bottoms and it came back without the spare wheel carrier.