One of the easy ways to identify an Series 2 / 2a is the depth go the door cills. The Series 1 didn’t have any cills and the Series 3 had very “thin” cills (3″ deep)

The Series 2 / 2a have relatively “fat” cills about 5 1/4″ deep…. anyway, enough of the science.

The originals were is pretty ropy condition so replacement parts were sourced. Original Land Rover cills are becoming a rare beast indeed so some Bearmach items will be used on LGL.

They come “finished” in a primer, so, on paper, ready to paint. In reality, the primer has been applied with a shovel and needed a lot of prep. Plus there were a lot of scratches and dings in the panels, some of which I even managed to remove!

That said, they’re quite robust, well made, with the brackets in the correct place…. I think they’ll be fine.

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As received. They look good to go and ready to paint but the finish needing some working up
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I didn’t spend very much time prepping the inside of the panels
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Land Rover did not paint the inside of panels as a rule. The overspray from painting the “outside” adds to the overall patina. BUT…. Its good practice setting up the spray gun
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Top coat
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Not forgetting the end panels
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Next morning on the patio… Job done and off to the basement for safe keeping