So you pushed the tubing sideways closer to the outside of the vehicle to make it fit within that vertical fin of the slider? And you just used bolts with a washer to secure them? No nuts? I am wondering why i was sent 22 nuts.
On the passenger side, I just moved the hose up and towards the outside of the vehicle, as you said. I don't remember it being that big of a deal, so maybe there's something to the "there's lots of variation in how Land Rover builds its vehicles" explanation some of these manufacturers give.
I don't think I used the nuts at all. I don't remember even getting nuts. I just used the bolts, as all the nuts were already captured in the vehicle.
Did either of you re-powdercoat where you cut? What did you use to cut the hd steel?
Black spray paint. I think I used a jigsaw.
You can't really re-powder coat one area. I'd just use spray paint, as, after a few months, you'll need to touch up some parts on these anyway. I have yet to have set of sliders on any vehicle where the powder coat holds up over any extended period of time, so you're touching them up with spray paint often, anyway.
