Fitting new Land Rover Defender 2020 checker plate accessory kit VPLEP0419
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In this video we take a look what is in the Land Rover Defender genuine checker plate accessory kit and then we have a go at fitting the parts. The part number for this kit from Land Rover is VPLEP0419
Note for people who have the 2022 90 (likely the 110 as well) - there is what appears to be a heating device in the driver side rear quarter panel - not a big deal but you will need to remove it from the OEM panel and reattach it on the updated version.
Yes we have heard this - it seems to be ab antenna which make sense as it is effect outside the car !
Out of interest are you in the USA ?
@@L663 Ah, yes, that makes sense for the remote key... yea, in the US
@@chrisdonahue5590 This is the phone antenna i think and seems to be fitted to cars with wireless chargers?
www.dropbox.com/s/7ra9wrlb38ighop/wireless%20charger%20antenna.JPG?dl=0
@@L663 Yep, that looks like the thingie... not sure how they mean 'wireless charger antenna' though... that doesn't seem to make sense. Maybe an antenna for the internal Sim card/phone?
@@dougstarns3437 Did what? Reattached the antenna? It's just stuck on with the 3M doublesided tape - if you're careful you can reuse it.
Simon is one very brave man indeed . How many owners do you know whos not afraid of pulling his bran new car apart . I salute him .
Thanks Mike .. the car needs to earn its keep - we need to design and sell parts for the car... i need to look at genuine accessories so i might as well share with everyone as i do it...
Quite possibly the best thing is to know that these products are available so that if you do scratch the boot door sill , you know there is an easy fix later !! Now that’s peace of mind!!
Hey guys I really enjoy the videos. I'm from Tennessee and a lot of my questions get answered by watching these videos. Keep up the good work and I look forward to being a customer of yours in the future.
That’s a really nice cosmetic upgrade, but also practical upgrade on the rear bumper. I like the rear light panel upgrade as well - be interesting to see if it’d blend in more seamlessly with a gloss-black finish, but suppose it’d then not match the other checker-plate add-ons..
Brilliant, love your format, style and humour 😊
Clips and sticky tape, just about sums up what Land Rover have become! Great videos anyway...
It's not just land rover most modern cars have things like that and some how they don't fall off that easily.
God, so many haters in the comments of Powerful UK’s videos. I’m sure they welcome the views, but if y’all can’t stand the new Defender then why are you bothering to watch the videos? Talk about free real estate. Keep up the great content Powerful UK!
Hi - thanks for the comments...I think a lot of these people will be buying them in a few years.... and lets face it the Defender has a special place for many people... it will be the first car they drove... family holidays... days on grandparents farms etc.... so its going to take time for these wounds to heal... Land Rover know that too.....
"More style than substance" sums up the whole car.
Sums me up too.....😉
Dacia logan mcv (tool for a job),and for most other cars, rear bumper protector goes over the edge of the bumper-and that's the bit that's at risk of being dinged-Well done LR for designing a body work protector that doesn't!I think it was summed up in the video-'style over function' .Checker plate can be quite polarising for some original defender owners.
Rear bumper ok but mirror covers are really tacky.
Agreed - I think they need to cover or replace the whole of the mirror housing.
If they weren't tacky, they would fall off........
The whole pretender is cheap shitty plastic it’s a joke won’t be any of them on the road in 25yrs
@@mrwolf9335 it's probably done that way as it could be cheaper to replace than alloy/metal parts also it has to be like that on the front for pedestrian impact regulations.
the thinker really 🤔 I call bullshit otherwise the g-wagon would be a plastic turd as well and it’s barely changed since launch. Of course plastic is cheaper and lighter but it’s useless at protecting anything it’s just more stick on pretend parts so ppl in the city can pretend they have a real off-roader 🙄 ffs it’s about time JLR and Tata gave up
I somehow got both corner pieces off without breaking any clips! Just have to not twist at all. Used a duct tape covered butter knife and levered it out. I actually like the look of the corners much better than stock. Can always go back if I change my mind, it definitely gives it a more rugged look. Thanks for offering the pack split up as I didn’t want the mirror covers and already had the bumper protector off eBay.
Hi - thanks for the comments and tips... we have sold a lot of individual parts by splitting the kits so this has been a good result for us... offer customers choice !
Thanks for the butter knife - duct tape tip.
Needed 2 of them and reminded me of working a bike tire off a rim. Also got mine off without breaking a pin. Thanks for the tip
I dread to think how much Land rover charge for this kit. For me looks cheap and tacky
It's around £200 from independent suppliers, twice that from Land Rover direct (including fitting).
Ditto !
Official retail price on the system is £170.27 + vat
£170 +vat? Addis can sell you a lot of washing up bowls for that money, bits of plastic junk, Land Rover you've lost the plot.
The plate on my 2012 110 Defender is aluminum and pop riveted to the wing tops and side sills. It offers protection. It is not plastic girly bling for city slickers who want to look tough but hate getting dirty. This is what happens when mechano becomes lego!
Just to point out.... Meccano went bust.... Lego makes money !
@@L663 Absolutely, and money makes the world go round. in fact even the money is plastic these days!🤣🤣
Nice to see you branching out into the marine market Simon.
Just like a LEGO, except without sturdy ABS. I assume the soft PP helps with the crash test standards.
Clips, plastic & tape? Really Land Rover?
That goes for most cars these days even mercs, bmw, & audi. I know Iv'e had them all, the body on my berlingo van is just as well made and it takes a lot of abuse.
I dislike the new Defender immensely. However, I love watching your videos more than I despise the Defender :)
£60k (or best part of) and then you stick on bits of plastic to protect it.....how mad is that
50K......there is logic in my madness....its our business.
Simon, in this video you say you are looking to produce a better rear bumper protector. Have you done one yet? I am looking for one. Happy to beta test if you like?
Great video chaps
🤦🏻 pretty disappointed with what the Defender is become.
Thanks God for prepare the Grenadier for us!!
Down side to the Grenadier is the BMW lump, be prepared for a few snapped timing chains!
It makes it look wider, and I think much better.
Paul I think it makes the car look narrower.
Please make a real chequer plate kit to replace the plastic chequer plates on the bonnet. I would also suggest maybe attaching real chequer plate to the rear light area instead of the wheelhouse extension kit.
Plastic bits to cover other plastic bits?
I trust your product so much, I want to buy it, but I want glossy black, will you update glossy black? Or can you share with me what product to use to turn it into a glossy black. Preferably the products available in the US.Thanks
Primer 94 is a great primer adhesive for ABS, PVC etc..
Not heard of this - will check it out now - the 3M adhesion promoter is nasty stuff !
Everyone saying “cheap plastic” name a modern car that isn’t covered in it?? My merc C63s whole front end was plastic, after someone reversed into it with a tow bar leaving a small gauge on front splitter, I thought it would be an easy fix. The whole front of the car was replaced costing £6000! Least on the Defender you can just clip of and replace bits quite cheaply.
I love the rear bumper cover - but it's too small! It does not protect the edge at all - it needs to be larger with a small lip that goes over the edge otherwise the edge will easily be damaged as you load/unload the vehicle.
John Willett they do a rear bumper scuff plate which is bigger.
Great video as always. Any idea when your jumper harness will become available again for wiring a dash cam into the center ceiling light. Thanks guys
Hi Simon, I just received my Defender here in the US. I ordered this kit but originally LR dealer said they would need to install. But it came all installed and the side plates in front of the tires too! I don’t like it, it looks tacky and cheap to me. Do you know if they can all be removed easy enough? I do have the satin wrap on my defender.
Let me know if you managed to get this kit off as we are looking at a vehicle where someone fitted the full plastic kit and we need to know if it is possible to remove without leaving a mess or damage thanks
Cheap plastic, just about sums up the whole vehicle.
Agreed I think you only get premium if you go for the likes of bentley ect, these days. although the new Ineos grenadier is looking good over Land rover.
@@PCashie lets hope the plastic on this is recyclable.
agreed.
Hater hasn't driven one
@@audionut9974 😂 what's how it drives got to do with my comment, I never said it drives horrible. I could drive one a million times and it would still be full of plastic.
The defender is looking so sick with all its accessories like the snorkel, etc......
According to Land Rover it’s just a clean air intake. Not a snorkel as it doesn’t need a high up snorkel.
@@GregsMowing May I enquire as to why it doesn't need a snorkel?
Bill Blinky from the video I saw yesterday. Not from land rovers own channel. Was a small channel but it showed a talk around the designs of the defender and the accessories etc. The team said it isn’t a snorkel as it can wade huge amount of water anyway. It’s just a clean air intake.
@@BelloBudo007 I heard from my Landy dealer that the 900cm wading depth is just below the point where the Discovery would start to float away and this point is still below the air intake, so the high level air intake is not needed as a snorkel. But it does look good.
Bill Blinky the car has 900mm max water height (at max height)
Just looking at buying a Defender for an employee on the estate, it has this junk fitted to it and we wondered how easy is it to remove from the mirrors and will it leave marks or polish off to leave the origanal surface/paint? We hope they have the original green inserts for the rear still otherwise it could be an expensive day out replacing this stuff.
If its only for an employee to drive why not leave it on there ? Most of these items will remove easily - use a heat gun to soften the adhesive a little. I am a little confused about the green inserts ?
@@L663 it looks crap and our vehicles represent us in a high net worth environment so chavvie stuff doesn't wash. Likewise I'd not ask anyone to do something I'd not do/drive myself. The rear section around the lights has to be green like the original car not the replacement checker plate trash l, that looks easy enough to get off. I was most keen to know if the adhesive left marks on the mirror housing. Basically I'm factoring on the costs of dealing with this v the Defender sale price v another car elsewhere.
I Can’t wait to get the grenadier 👍
Me too.... by the way since adding myself to the waiting / mailing list i have heard nothing.... how about you ? maybe its because they are too busy deciding where to build it... Wales.... no France.... or maybe Slovakia now ?
Do you know if they do the tail gate / rear load cover separately? This area is a real concern when loading/un loading and I want to keep it protected beyond the boot rubber matt and extended flap of material!
If not maybe a product for you to design/ sell please..
We are on that already ! i will put the 3D scanning in the VLOG tomorrow. Alas you have to buy all this together ! not possible to buy the rear tread plate on its own !
powerfulukltd Brilliant thanks... Please let me know when available.. Damn silly design and I remember seeing the Demo vehicle at launch party covered in scratches in this area.. Don’t want the same happening to my SE!
@@darrenrobinson781 check you out .....flexing on me with lowly S...
powerfulukltd LoL ROFL... It’s what I could afford when trading in my Landmark 4 we discussed on here a few weeks ago!
@@L663 A good quality protection plate for the rear bumper is definitely one of the first items I will want on my 110 when it finally gets here.
Another great video, thanks guys. Quick question: Thoughts on refinishing in a matching gloss? What kind or prep should be done and what type of paint/dip should be used? Durability?
Good question - the parts are made from PP - Polypropelene and this is a soft and durable plastic but not great for painting. You need to get a really good adhesion promoter / primer on the plastic before painting - also be careful baking the parts as the plastic will distort if exposed to too much heat.
It's all lush 😉
Hmmm...£206 or so for plastic mouldings that you will be making at a much better quality. The Defender really does seem to rely on a lot of plastic clips.😳😳😳Simon...those light covers...would matt sides and gloss around the light units be possible?......it looks strange all matt with gloss on the door fittings. Good work as always! 😀😀😀😀😀
Hi Simon , Thanks for the reply . Have you guys ever designed Exteria sun visors for the "old" Defender before ? . Land Rover showed a series 2 having one . I wondered if you ever have .
I appreciate your videos and the effort you put in but I watch these now just to see how appalling the new defender is. I didn't think it would be this bad, I wanted it to be better.
Its a retail park suv.
Enjoy the channel just left flat regards the "defender" and the treatment you've had regarding faults.
Agree with the retail park SUV comment, can't see a farmer or utility company using one of these even if there is a commercial version
As a tradesman I use mine as a van, best all round car I’ve ever owned, filled with tools and crap all week, at the wk ends it’s a comfortable refined car. And will go off road for 99% of most people’s needs. Saved a fortune running a new transit and separate car.
Are there realy enough people who are prepared to pa about 40 grand to buy a truck with enough faults to consider rejecting it. who then want to spend more so that they can rip off plastic parts to be able to pay loads for some more plastic parts. This I can understand if it was an 18 year old with his first Golf which cost 1800 and requires work on the brakes but a body wrap is cooler.
I would think that you have already done enough to this for Land rover to not honour the waranty and from what I hear they are not the best at customer service.
The biggest problem with this Defender in my opinion apart from the quality or lack of it is the name.
Hilarious summary.
I am using mostly genuine accessories..... but yes i am waiting for the warranty void moment....
Is the bumper cover available on its own? Perhaps you could provide the part number. Thank you for the video
Do you have a video showing installation of the side steps? The tube with double steps.
Thanks
Love all the work you are doing. Will you be adding the winch when it’s available ?
We can look at that.... need to check out the price !
powerfulukltd £5.5 k 😱
@@kevterseasta Holly smoke.... shall i ask head office for free one ?
powerfulukltd 😂👍🏻
Hi Simon, thanks for your videos. Question: where did you buy the removal tools (2x red and 1x orange) ? Thanks
These are just from ebay - search for "trim removal tool" and you should have a wide choice !
@@L663 Thanks for your feedback!
so its basically a two part epoxy type glue
No - its an adhesion promoter not epoxy / 2 part etc - its more about surface preparation.
Boss do u have video for front bumper cover wench.
Could you tell me why you are sticking bits of plastic over a brand new design Defender?
Advertising. They sell them in shop.
Its also helpful to others that would/wouldnt buy.
But yeah it looks crap and is therefore very fitting for the new "defender"
Mike you got it mostly right - plan is like this ... fit them... see if they are any good... gauge public reaction... get some ideas from you guys out there and see if we can do better..... lucky for us i think we can do better !
@@L663 thanks for your reply, good on you regarding improvements
Are there any original accessories made of bright black? Thanks
They now make the spare wheel cover in bright black - but i cannot think of any other parts in gloss black
Defender in the workshop.........yep that’s about right.
But this is the workshop of joy and fun..... not the workshop of sadness and despair.....although it has been spending some time in the later !
Love your positivity 😀👍
The rear plate is too small , it would be better if it went over the outside edge of the bumper, after all that’s the bit that’s going to get damaged. The wing mirror cover is just wrong , looks crap.
Next time put the prices for the accessories and from where you got it from please
Yes sorry... will do .. we may put them on our website - other people have asked and i have replied in the comments below.
Great video and channel but don't think much of the kit, thought it was proper metal chequer plate not cheap plastic
Land rover aren't really allowed to use metal ones because of these stupid regulations.
I'd be shitting bricks if it was my car.😬
How can I order the Wheelhouse Extension kit ?
On our website L663.uk
Looks better without it!
I think it depends on the colour of the vehicle as well.
was his name Tyler by any chance?
Also goes by the name of T-Dog !
Can you buy just the back door sill plate?
No alas not !
Ffs smh JLR what was you thinking producing the pretender in the first place and now you do a blue peter double sided sticky tape styling kit absolutely shocking like any of that would still be stuck on after a basic trail with summer growth.
No wonder JLR tried to stop ineos from going into production
Well most number plates on cars all seem to stay on (with the exception of the new Jimmy) when going on a trail and they weigh more than most of these accessories I think and so they should be fine on the trail and plus not many people go off road every single day so it should be fine.
In Russia, it will be filmed. In the morning you will come to your car, there are no overlays, no taillights ... Perfect option, thanks Land Rover
Why is the spare wheel different to the rest?
Long story... cant find a 5th one the same as the others... see my video on offset !
powerfulukltd might have to put a cover over it 👍🏻
Heyyyyy! Where are you getting these parts? Local stealers in UK? I'd love to order some (I'm not satisfied with my local dealer) but can't figure where to order from. Thank you for the part number if I do end up forking over more cash to my local dealer.
Yes these are Land Rover Dealer UK parts.... some of them have taken a while to arrive .. i think there is a supply issue on some parts
powerfulukltd is that direct with the dealer? I looked on the JLR website, but couldn’t find anything.
@@RichardCurtisImaging accessories.landrover.com/us/en/land-rover-defender/ the part numbers are on this site and as far as I can tell, the only way to get the parts is to contact a dealership. This is for the US at least.
@@RichardCurtisImaging And the item he shows on this video: accessories.landrover.com/us/en/land-rover-defender/exterior/exterior-protection/vplecqr000-chequer-body-protection-kit-110/#tertiary-tabs
Don’t look now but someone is lurking in the doorway!🤫.7.05 min
Thats Jack the warehouse supervisor....waiting to ask me where he is supposed to put all those alloys wheels i just purchased !
powerfulukltd 😂I’m surprised we can’t see them in the background of the workshop. 😂
@@AndyK.1 Workshop is the last place i want them... but we are going to need more space again soon...... not sure i can manage another warehouse build again !
This was us in Aug 2015
www.dropbox.com/s/4pb0ojhruzvzxp7/2015-08-05%2015.20.41.jpg?dl=0
Good God, more plastic crap??
"Plastic" does not mean "cheap" - a modern polymer is hi-tech. It has to have lots of important properties including UV protection, not change in temperature extremes (eg - not go brittle - not change colour - etc.). In many respects a modern polymer is much better than metal - so please don't trash it just because it's made from a polymer.
John Willett it looks cheap and so does the actually new defender (but it is the complete opposite) I’m trashing it because it just looks (for one of a better word) shit.
@@JamesLivewire nailed in 4 letters 👍
@@johnwillett4086 In the application for off-road protection, please don't tell me that this is more appropriate than real aluminium chequer plate?
I’m very disappointed… I tried to call u a number of times to purchase some accessories but was diverted to an answering machine last week ..
I emailed u to call me but neither a call or response to my mail have been received…
U put a massive effort on advertising ur company on utube etc and yet nothing to back it up
Hi Andrew - sorry about this. I will look into this.
Can you let me know what email address you emailed in on - can you copy it exactly so i can investigate fully.
Simon
Firstly, I really love your videos.
But this is a sad joke by LR. Marketing over function. In all honesty, it looked much better at the beginning. When you consider that it actually does nothing, yet costs 200 quid...seriously bonkers.
It just reminds me so much of the original Freelander launch. Gaudy colours, plastic everywhere and worst of all.....it does not work.
Actually I've used a Freelander to tow trailers and horse boxes and it does the job just fine and the 4wd is good to (if it doesn't break).
Grenadier
That’s horrid and so poor quality , plastic clips and tape disgusting
Well most cars are like that now unfortunately. Not their fault though it's these stupid regulations.
Like your vids but what are LR thinking with this shit? Plastic crap for Nigel and Gycinta's Defender, Poor Maurice Wilks must be spinning in his grave right now.
Cheap tat
Horrendous tat, Chuck it all in the bin.
No not a fan cheap and nasty looking
Why make an ugly car even worse
Better looking than most modern cars.