YEARS of hard work, accident damage and the dreaded electrolytic corrosion can take its toll on the bodywork of your Land Rover. Whether it be a 1948 Series I or a last off the line 2016 Defender, seven or 75-years old, the globally-renowned silhouette of their aluminium body will have received some abuse in its lifetime.
There are plenty of people out there now remanufacturing Land Rover bodywork, but replacement panels may not be the answer for you or your vehicle if the aim is to maintain originality, cost or sentimentality. Repairing bodywork using the techniques described here will not achieve better-than-factory results so, if that’s what you’re after, then replacement will be your best option.
Some of you may have seen our restorations from Julian Shoolheifer Ltd and will know that we strive to maintain as many original components
