Posted by Christopher Miller (UK) on May 30, 1999 at 01:35:04:

I am interested in founding out if it is possible to mount the spare wheel on the bonnet/hood of a 1999 Defender, fitted with a TD5 engine.

I hear conflicting stories:
The brochures say it is an option, and one dealer says it can be done.

Two other dealers I have spoken to say it cannot be done:
-One says because the structure under the bonnet is not adequate (and admittedly it does look flimsy).
-The other says it cannot be done because it the added supporting structure would be too close to the [larger] TD5 engine.

What is the official stance? If Land Rover's brochures say it can be fitted as an option, then surely it is possible.

Anybody else to comment?

Follow Up Messages

• Re: Spare Wheel on Bonnet/Hood: Defender TD5 Cees Willig 16:16:35 6/03/99 (0)
• Bonnet lacks supports but read on Stuart 21:31:36 5/31/99 (0)
• Re: Spare Wheel on Bonnet/Hood: Defender TD5 Tim (West. Aust.) 03:54:13 5/30/99 (0)