Hmmm maybe I should offer these as another CoolKit? I can't claim to have invented these but I was the first X to have them! Here is what you need to make you own set.
Here is a copy of the email I give to everyone in MAXC:
In all honesty they are more for the stare factor ;-) Here is a funny story:
I had a Rover guy ask me about them in New Jersey at a gas station last week. He was interested in the latch mechanism and the ARB (Which he said he could weld up himself!). He was very snobbish. He said he could design a better way to do the tree wires. It sort of made me mad so I said well if you can then why are you looking at mine? Geez must be a Rover thing which I don't want to understand ;-) He did have a nice Land Rover though...
Anyway they don't protect the paint at all but the glass. In reality they only truly work when in very heavy brush where most don't go anyway.
Parts list for tree wires:
Where Qty Part # Description Price Each Total
www.grainger.com 2 #5E650 Latch Clamp, 375Lbs. $10.96 $21.92
www.waytekwire.com 2 #25632 2" Stainless Steel Clamps $.87 $1.74
Lowes 1 8' Stanley Garage Door Safety Wire kit $7.95 $7.95
Lowes 2 1/4 - 3/16" Wire rope clamp $.89 $1.78
Lowes 10 1/4" x 3/8" bolts $.06 $.60
Lowes 10 1/4" x 3/8" nuts $.06 $.60
Lowes 2 Small Carbineer $.99 $1.98
Total $ 36.57
See
here for pics of how it all goes together. This was so simple that a write up was never done ;-)
If people are interested I will turn this into a kit...