Got my Safari Gard Sliders today!! - Land Rovers Only

smileyq · 07-12-2006, 06:44 PM

Just got my Safari Gard sliders today. Got a great deal from a friend. Anybody else installed them before. They look pretty straight forward wondering if anybody had any problems installing.

I will post pictures of before and after if anybody is interested.

disco12 · 07-12-2006, 11:14 PM

thats great pal

protection is a great way to get started

Badger1 · 07-13-2006, 04:56 AM

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Originally Posted by smileyq

Just got my Safari Gard sliders today. Got a great deal from a friend. Anybody else installed them before. They look pretty straight forward wondering if anybody had any problems installing.

I will post pictures of before and after if anybody is interested.

Congrats on your purchase.

Very interested in pics! Please post up some pics of the install as well as the finished product, as I still haven't gotten around to installing SG sliders on my wifes truck. Haven't figured out how to mount them without a rivnut gun, but I will figure something out.

smileyq · 07-13-2006, 07:35 AM

They come with a rivet rench (cutstom fab from $G) to aid you in installing. I will be installing them tonight so I'll post some pictures tommorrow.

smileyq · 07-18-2006, 11:10 PM

Well finally got the sliders installed tonight or the rest of them that is. I was int the middle of the install when the wife went into Labor so I drove the hospital with 1 slider on and one side bar metal lol. Installation was pretty easy as far as mounting them goes. The bigest trouble is drilling the holes for the rivets to go into. The holes on the Disco are off enough to be very anoying when creating the new holes. Take your time and make sure the holes are lined up or you will be in for some serious trouble. My only other recommendation is the bolds on the bottom are a complete pain in the ass and don't line up even close on some. I am having my welded instead of going through the headache or trying to fix the mis-alignment. If you have a cheap weld shop near I would highly recomend it because it will save you tons of trouble with these sliders. I will post some pics later but obviously didn't take as many as I wanted because well my wife went into LABOR!! All in all I'd give these sliders a B+ rating for installability. A+ for design and durability. They are nice!!!!!

disco12 · 07-19-2006, 12:03 AM

WE WANT PICTURES WE WANT PICTURES

Badger1 · 07-19-2006, 04:53 AM

Cool, you got them on. Yeah when you got some time get some pics up. It will give me some ideas of what I am up against. It has been far long enough that those sliders have sat in our garage, I need to get those installed!

Badger1 · 07-19-2006, 07:02 PM

Any chance you would want to rent out the rivet wrench? I could pay shipping both ways? It would just make our install easier as we got them used for $125 dollars from our mechanic.

smileyq · 07-19-2006, 09:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Badger1

Any chance you would want to rent out the rivet wrench? I could pay shipping both ways? It would just make our install easier as we got them used for $125 dollars from our mechanic.

Absolutley man just send me a pm me and we will exchange info. And no need to rent man you can borrow it for free. BTW they call it a wrench but its more like a tap to me. You simply screw the rivet on the end of it and then hammer the hell out of it to get a tight fit..

Funrover · 07-19-2006, 09:24 PM

smileyq · 07-20-2006, 10:47 PM

Okay here are some pictures as promised.

Let me know if you have any questions.

TN-LR3 · 07-20-2006, 11:05 PM

come out to wooly's and test those new sliders out this weekend

-MOSES- · 07-20-2006, 11:06 PM

Sweet , Did you get those from Rog ?

smileyq · 07-21-2006, 11:37 AM

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Originally Posted by -MOSES-

Sweet , Did you get those from Rog ?

Sure did man. Sooo when you building me a front bumper

You guys are loosing Rog pretty soon too bummer. He's a great friend.

smileyq · 07-21-2006, 11:38 AM

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Originally Posted by TN-LR3

come out to wooly's and test those new sliders out this weekend

Man you don't know how bad I want to but I can't. I just had my first child this past weekend. He's a week old today and needs every bit of my time. You guys have a blast for me and take some pictures man.

07-12-2006, 06:44 PM	#1 (permalink)
smileyq Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Nashville, TN Posts: 653 Gallery: 0	Got my Safari Gard Sliders today!! Just got my Safari Gard sliders today. Got a great deal from a friend. Anybody else installed them before. They look pretty straight forward wondering if anybody had any problems installing. I will post pictures of before and after if anybody is interested. __________________ "Good saddles ain't cheap, and cheap saddles ain't good."

07-12-2006, 11:14 PM	#2 (permalink)
disco12 Majesticdisco1 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Union City California Posts: 1,218 Gallery: 0	thats great pal protection is a great way to get started __________________ 1996 D1 J "Crawler" camo,33x10.50's

07-13-2006, 07:35 AM	#4 (permalink)
smileyq Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Nashville, TN Posts: 653 Gallery: 0	They come with a rivet rench (cutstom fab from $G) to aid you in installing. I will be installing them tonight so I'll post some pictures tommorrow. __________________ "Good saddles ain't cheap, and cheap saddles ain't good." Last edited by smileyq : 07-13-2006 at 03:25 PM.

07-18-2006, 11:10 PM	#5 (permalink)
smileyq Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Nashville, TN Posts: 653 Gallery: 0	Well finally got the sliders installed tonight or the rest of them that is. I was int the middle of the install when the wife went into Labor so I drove the hospital with 1 slider on and one side bar metal lol. Installation was pretty easy as far as mounting them goes. The bigest trouble is drilling the holes for the rivets to go into. The holes on the Disco are off enough to be very anoying when creating the new holes. Take your time and make sure the holes are lined up or you will be in for some serious trouble. My only other recommendation is the bolds on the bottom are a complete pain in the ass and don't line up even close on some. I am having my welded instead of going through the headache or trying to fix the mis-alignment. If you have a cheap weld shop near I would highly recomend it because it will save you tons of trouble with these sliders. I will post some pics later but obviously didn't take as many as I wanted because well my wife went into LABOR!! All in all I'd give these sliders a B+ rating for installability. A+ for design and durability. They are nice!!!!! __________________ "Good saddles ain't cheap, and cheap saddles ain't good."

07-19-2006, 12:03 AM	#6 (permalink)
disco12 Majesticdisco1 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Union City California Posts: 1,218 Gallery: 0	WE WANT PICTURES WE WANT PICTURES __________________ 1996 D1 J "Crawler" camo,33x10.50's

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07-19-2006, 04:53 AM	#7 (permalink)
Badger1 Forward! Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Loo-eee-ville, KY Posts: 2,154 Gallery: 1	Cool, you got them on. Yeah when you got some time get some pics up. It will give me some ideas of what I am up against. It has been far long enough that those sliders have sat in our garage, I need to get those installed!

07-19-2006, 07:02 PM	#8 (permalink)
Badger1 Forward! Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Loo-eee-ville, KY Posts: 2,154 Gallery: 1	Any chance you would want to rent out the rivet wrench? I could pay shipping both ways? It would just make our install easier as we got them used for $125 dollars from our mechanic.

07-20-2006, 10:47 PM	#11 (permalink)
smileyq Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Nashville, TN Posts: 653 Gallery: 0	Pictures as promised. Okay here are some pictures as promised. Let me know if you have any questions. __________________ "Good saddles ain't cheap, and cheap saddles ain't good."

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TN-LR3 Ben Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Nashville,TN Posts: 643 Gallery: 0	come out to wooly's and test those new sliders out this weekend __________________ 1997 D-90 #1345- back to stock 2002 Dodge ram 2500CTD- dd/tow rig looking to do 1 ton toyota or rover

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