I’ve just bought a 63 reg freelander 2 dynamic Very Happy Desperately want side steps but can’t afford to fork out £600 to land rover. I bought some ‘oem’ ones off eBay and they are horrible, cheap quality (Terrafirma)...sending them back! They only weigh 12.5kg even in the box!

PLEASE can anyone recommend aftermarket ones that seem no different to genuine land rover ones?

Don’t mind spending a few hundred £££££££ if they look/feel/weight the sane as LR ones!

Are you sure you really want side steps ? You can get tube ones which, IMO, look better than the flat plates ones on a Freelander - maybe cheaper too.

Be aware, most reduce your ground clearance. Jules

Hi Jules, thanks for the reply. Definitely side steps were after as I have a 4 and a 5 year old and the steps will make it much easier for them gettin in and out 😊

We fitted Britparts ones to my sons 07 XS very good quality for about £240 IIRC , Not too bad to fit, the only problem was the Riv Nuts that you fit on the inner sills

Heres a link https://www.britpart.com/all-parts/lr002773

I personally find them more of a hindrance so does my wife so haven't got them on our 2013 HSE 2007 TD4 XS The work horse that earns its up keep
2013 SD4 HSE The posh one for towing the caravan
1973 Triumph Stag I bought in 2009 and restored.

jules wrote:

Be aware, most reduce your ground clearance.

When we first got our FL2 a month or so ago the side steps were not even attached, the rivets holding them to the brackets had rotted through, how we got 300 miles home with them falling off was a miracle.....anyhoo my point is I obviously had to take them off as we thought they slightly impeded ingress/egress as your legs brush against them, so I was going to ditch them but after taking them off and seeing the FL on the drive it honestly looked, well...bare or maybe a bit feeble, so I got to work repairing the steps and refitted, and TBH the car looks better with them on, I understand it’s a subjective thing but to us they give the FL a bit more “umphh”.

Then again if your going to go serious (or maybe not so serious) green laneing/off roading then they do reduce ground clearance by about 2” under the cills.

I certainly can understand needing them with little kiddlywinks  Regards

David

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I have them for my 88 year old aunt to help her into the car. I do minor off road on farm tracks etc but never had a problem with them at all. I like the look also they give. Only issue is that they are annodised aluminium on the edges & trying to clean the dirt off is almost impossible, looks ground in & washing alone don't get it off. I am reluctant to use polish type cleaners in case it damages the matt finish.

I was worried about the annodised finish when I was cleaning mine before reinstalling, but I used Bilthamber cleaner (just a very good universal cleaner) and a mild abrasive pad (white rough dishwashing sponge, so not really abrasive in the "automotive" sense) and they came up lovely.

But your correct, anything really abrasive like emery/w&d etc would be a big NO NO.

The plastic top treads I removed (easily just pop off) and cleaned and finished with AG bumper care stuff, came up like new. Regards

David

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