I've been out greenlaning with a friend with a bib equiped Freelander 2 and those bibs ground out a treat. Although they are pretty flimsy, the do put a fair amount of stress on the bumper as they ground out. Hopefully the screws will pull through the plastic and the spats will be lost in the mud before any more serious damage is done.

Quite funny to watch in a morbid sort of way though!

Having got fed up with loads of water landing on the windscreen whilst driving on Hampshire country roads in all this recent rain, I have just fitted the latest smaller, front bib spoilers (as no bibs fitted to my 2007 model). What a difference they make! No longer does water spray up and forward, to land on the bonnet / windscreen when you drive into it; water now goes out sideways and you can see after going through a puddle. Thoroughly recommend this mod. Cheap and easy to fit

where can i get these bib spoilers from

chrisdeeming wrote:

where can i get these bib spoilers from

My bin

You can get front SPATS from dealer, worth there wait in water this weather! Just hit a flood across the road at 60mph and all the water cleared to the sides. Absolutely fab, easy to remove if you wish to go off roading

My car came with these front spats fitted so I have no experience of driving a FL2 without them. All I can say is if these represent an improvement, or a reduction, in the amount of water that hits the windscreen after driving through standing water then it must be awful without them!!

chrisdeeming wrote:

where can i get these bib spoilers from

Give Dan at Duckworths (the site sponsor) a ring. They cost only about £10 for the pair and are a worthwhile addition IMHO (others will no doubt disagree!).  2010 HSE TD4 auto, Biscay Blue, Almond Leather, facelift front and rear, detachable towbar, front & rear mudflaps, bib spoilers, clear high level brake light, smooth rear wiper, colour coded door handles.

Previous Land Rovers:
2007 Freelander 2 HSE i6 in Stornoway Grey
1991 Discovery 200tdi 3 door in blue

landy19840 wrote:

You can get front SPATS from dealer, worth there wait in water this weather! Just hit a flood across the road at 60mph and all the water cleared to the sides. Absolutely fab, easy to remove if you wish to go off roading

mudslinger wrote:

landy19840 wrote:

You can get front SPATS from dealer, worth there wait in water this weather! Just hit a flood across the road at 60mph and all the water cleared to the sides. Absolutely fab, easy to remove if you wish to go off roading

I would have a bad back at the end of the first week of trying to re-attach them all the time ,
it IS OFF ROADING JUST TO GET TO MY HOUSE..!!!

across the mountain down a track, swerving to miss the : lambs ..! (to young for road sense yet )
and don,t even ask about the black faced ones !!!

haha

Just fitted a pair, ready for the rain which started today
Thanks Dan (Duckworths) for the quick delivery.

I find them totally useless, puddles at any speed and the rain hits the screen.

Nice ....



Hmm , i may have to fit some now .... Bugga

Just fitted them to ours, they really help the splash back from puddles and they look great as well.

Thanks for the info, great cheap mod that works!

Some questions....

1) how much where they from duckwoths Inc postage?
2) having experienced the issue first time recently and at some speed ( a main road I have driven for years....) can some explain the physics of a fl2 going through a puddel where the water should push out yet ends up coming from both the side and front over most of the wind screen.... ( needed new trousers after the experience espesially as it was at night and not raining at the time so wipers off)
3) how do the bibs fix the issue ( in theory) .

T Terran



'The' Car For The Modern Day UK Roads ( ie all the pot holes )

'A Freelander that leaks oil is just marking its territory' - Wise words

Now a member of the FL2 'Silly Bill' Club

There are various effects at work which combine to send the water everywhere. The main ones are due to the rotation of the wheels (which throws the water into the air in the first place) and the aerodynamic effects which carry it to wherever it ends up (including the windscreen). At first glance it seems surprising that water can be thrown forwards, ahead of the car, but if you think about the way the wheel rotates as the car moves, the bottom of the tyre is actually stationary (in contact with the road), which means that the top of the tyre is travelling at twice the speed of the car. And water coming off the top of the tyre is thus travelling faster than the car and gets thrown forwards. (There's also the effect of 'squashing' the water out in front of the tyre.)

Think of a catherine wheel in a storm - the sparks get thrown off in all directions and then blown everywhere.

As for the spats, I'd guess they work more by modifying the aerodynamics than by physically blocking the spray.

The automatic wipers help in conditions like this, although it can sometimes seem like an age before they react!