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Old 06-22-2021, 06:11 PM
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Originally Posted by friskyamg
OP congrats on your new Defender! Looks great! What version is that? Is it the Defender X or the XS? Im a newbie still researching mine so excuse the stupid question haha.

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Mine is X-Dynamic and then added a few options. Tried to keep the price reasonable. Im a newbie too man, dont sweat it.
 
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Old 06-22-2021, 06:16 PM
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Originally Posted by mreloc
I installed a couple of weeks ago following Simon's unofficial front install instructions. Was the way to go, for sure. Only thing to watch out for is that he shows the metal bracket going in backwards in his video- I had to go back and re-orient that the correct way.

The rears were super easy. No wheel removal..
I noticed Simon was installing the classic and I had the modern. I think for the modern you have to switch the brackets. I was a little confused till I figured that out. I did only put 2 bolts on the bottom and had 1 left over for each side. I found that removing the tire made the operation easier but more tedious. Did the left the official way and right following Simon's unofficial instructions. Was much easier not to remove the little side panel and break all the gray clips. The rears I just left the tires on when I did them, only took about 20 minutes a piece once I was brave enough to drill holes!
 
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Old 06-23-2021, 07:45 AM
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Originally Posted by jwasson68
I noticed Simon was installing the classic and I had the modern. I think for the modern you have to switch the brackets. I was a little confused till I figured that out. I did only put 2 bolts on the bottom and had 1 left over for each side. I found that removing the tire made the operation easier but more tedious. Did the left the official way and right following Simon's unofficial instructions. Was much easier not to remove the little side panel and break all the gray clips. The rears I just left the tires on when I did them, only took about 20 minutes a piece once I was brave enough to drill holes!
I left the front tires on when I did mine, for the record (anyone who stumbles on this thread). Off road height and turning the wheel full lock gives plenty of room.

Pulling the trim panel and replacing the clips takes 30 seconds and I still contend it makes installation easier, but both methods obviously work.

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