Steve King
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I used the Noise Killer foam rubber "eggbox" type kit on the roof of my hardtop. It works very well and has cut the resonance down and improved the warmth no end!
One little mod I did though was to cover the internal struts firts.
http://www.nkgroup.co.uk/product/land-rover-roof-section-using-25mm-egg-box/
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MUD Stuff 4x4 do one at £75.00 but its british and I like the quality of their products! I have not bought one yet but it will be on the do do list at some stage.
I have been looking for a system like on Vans or old toyotas (if my memory serves me) where there is a metal bar and it locks the door open and to release you have to take the pressure off it and flick it to the runner channel. Does anyone know what I am on about?
Nick
I thought the Mud Stuff one was German! Not that I'm bothered really - I have been toying with the idea of buying one for a while!
I wonder if anybody makes a locking mechanism incorporated into a swing-away wheel carrier?
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Well we seem to have come to the conclusion that most Defenders have inefficient heaters.
I would love a Eberspascher or Webasto, but can't justify the expense! As my 110 is parked outside my garage which has mains power, either an oil filled radiator or a pre heater device fitted to the engine will have to suffice on cold days! I will look into the options.
Insulating the rear of my 110 TD5 hardtop made a huge difference, however I would say that the truck came with heated seats as standard and these are brilliant ! You do not need heated seats once the engine is up to temp!! To be honest the heated seat can get too hot!
Radiator blinds; I've not tried one, but fitting a rectangular rubber sheet over part of the rad grille (avoiding the inter cooler) worked really well on my previous 300TDI.
What would be great is shutters/blinds over the radiator that open/close according to the air temp. Cars in the 50s I think had rad blinds operated via a chain on the dash.
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They're obviously a sister company as you can get aga's that are a 90 or a 110 ..... albeit that's cm's and width ....
I have a 90 in my kitchen and a 110 on the drive!!!
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Hella used to market an intermittent wiper kit - it was easy to wire and worked well. I think it has been discontinued though!
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A Defender is not an ideal vehicle to drive if you suffer with your back! I've suffered back pain on and off since my mid teens and to make things worse I have also had sciatica a few times too.
In 2010 I was crippled with sciatica and could barely hobble down the road with a stick! Driving my Defender was just about possible on a short journey, but getting in and out was a nightmare.
When it came to changing my truck in 2011, I decided to stick with a Defender. I decided to address the driving position though. Removing the rear bulkhead and fitting a strengthening bar to replace it allowed the seats to be adjusted a lot further back and raising the seat on Mudrails helped the driving position too. If you too are of a large, tall build this may help.
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I've not had any luck with Adrian Flux. They have been consistently far more expensive than other insurers. Perhaps I have been too honest in declaring (minor) modifications to my more or less standard '98, 110 Tdi CSW. It also seems that my wife's recent driving record adversely affects my premium - although she would not be a driver on the Defender policy, none of the accidents have been her fault, bar one 50/50 no damage incident, 3rd party admitted full liability and no claims not affected on the others.
Anybody offer any suggestions for good insurers? I'm not an off-roader and the Defender was a retirement present to myself for occasional boat towing and general pottering.
Try LV. Much cheaper than Flux!
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Excellent Nige - looks like good fun!
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I was really pleased that the local school is encouraging youngsters to buy poppies; last week Leah came home with a letter from school advising that poppies would be on sale.
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Ahh they don't call him M. Bosse - it's....
It is better in Norwegian!
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I like it. Spending the money on fuel to push a brick shape through the air isn't the done thing anymore and as it needs to pick up other land rover styling cues to re-enforce the brand that looks good to me.
Fair comment! However to me it looks like a Defender roof strangely grafted onto Disco and Rangie bits!
Legislation has killed the Defender, and for me it would have been better to leave it there rather than make a bitsa car that looks vaguely Defender-ish!
Utterly fugly and I hope the design JLR have agreed on is better than Autocars idea,
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Did you find it taped to the underside of your truck?
You didn't annoy anyone recently?
Well it is not an Annoyotron - I have one of these and have used it to good effect!
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Can't you have it rebuilt locally? I've always had good success with that.
It has worked for me - ask around the local independent garages and they should be able to recommend someone.
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I find a garden sprayer type thingy useful for getting the worst off before driving home or going to the local coin operated carwash.
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Don't know much about Latiude Cross, but Michelin XZL can delaminate quite badly!
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My vote is for Continental Cross Contact too! I bought some take offs last year and find them to be a very good all round tyre.
I ran my 110 on Avon Rangemasters for a few years and they were pretty good too.
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What will be using your Defender for?
What wheels does it currently have?
Are you looking to replace the wheels as well?
How much are you looking to spend?
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If an item is listed elsewhere it breaches eBay terms and conditions and could be pulled at anytime, particularly if somebody complains.
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I wouldn't want to stand on a Td5 bonnet without the addition of some "machismo extreme 4x4 off road expedition challenge" chequer plate
As for standing on Puma bonnets there's some real pretty chequer plate pressings available that cover the whole of the bonnet which are really, really nice ...no really ever-so nice 
Nige, I've removed the skin from the frame of pre Td5 bonnets in the past which makes working the skin itself easy peasy.
I've stood on my bonnet (which has fairly ordinary chequerplate on it) without any problems and I'm built like the proverbial brick outhouse!!!
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I've got the Vanguard ones and I'm very pleased with them!
They are not cheap though!
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Speak to the garage that is going to do the welding! It is much easier with extensions!!
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Kahn grills are quite similar apart from an ugly kahn logo above the grill .... oh and the 250 quid price tag
Nice one Mr Wabbit, but the ugly K%%% logo is enough to put me off!
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Can't help with the make but I remember those from years ago and have been trying to track one done for ages now.
At the time I think they were fairly expensive and probably the polished SS surround put many owners off hence why they are quite rare and no-longer available.
I did a search through all my old magazines a couple of years ago looking for the original advert but I think it was in the ones I threw out donkeys years ago.
The surround would look better in black IMHO, but anyway the wire grille is much nicer than the SS sheets with holes cut out!
I will have to keep my eyes open at auto jumbles!
As for standing on Puma bonnets there's some real pretty chequer plate pressings available that cover the whole of the bonnet which are really, really nice ...no really ever-so nice 
Whats the furthest you have travelled in your Defender
in Defender Forum (1983 - 2016)
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Defenders from 200 TDI models onwards should be capable of cruising all day at 70, whether you are capable of withstanding the noise and discomfort is another matter!