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Sorry, not sure why you want to remove this part, is your existing one damaged ?
Id you have a new one you might get a better idea of how it attaches...
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Dennis,
Are you saying that the vehicle has sideways mounted factory fit seats and anchorages...
And you have a soft top which you want to remove.?
Adults are 'OK' to be carried in these seats, but kids under 135cm must have appropriate seat belt/booster/child seat and as far as Im, aware none of these are designed to be sidways facing.
If the seatbelts are maintained and anchorages OK then there is no legal issues IMHO.
Personally I would not now travel in a vehicle with sideways seats and probably little or no back/neck support, I would also not allow any of my family in such a seat.
A trip to the beach can still have traffic accidents and these seats offer little or no protection.
Hope this helps.
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Lets see some pictures or a link to the for sale section...
I know someone who is after a 110..
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My Ex MoD Police 110 has a serious dog guard in it and also bench seats.
My kids say they are comfy, but for safety sake Im going to replace the rear seats, as their heads are in danger of coming into contact with dog guard.
Ive had a 110 with high back seats and even bought a set of standards ready to upgrade, but Exmoor has stopped selling direct, and Ive lost my measly trade discount, so thought Id see what else can be done.
Mrs Orange90 has a Renault Senic, and I looked at the rear seats, and what do you know, they seem to be narrow enough to fit in, so I got me a set.
They are individual seats and are roughly same dimensions as standard seats.
I aim to keep seat belts as is (I already have a 3 point for centre seats and a bar that runs from side to side to support centre seat belt) with anchorages fitted to body. Move gog guard back to allow the seats more room... Im going to mount them on a frame from the individual seats from another 110.
Ill keep you informed when I get around to this job, I have a few lined up first and can only get around 3-4 hours per week to work on the vehicle (if Im lucky).
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I ordered myself a TD5 Alive Intercooler and Turbo boost, Im looking forward to fitting them.
Ill let you know how things go.....
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make a note of their description whilst its still fresh in your memory
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Is thie lack of performance new or has it always been like this since you had the vehicle?
Is the US diesel the same grade as UK ? (I understand that you might have different types of fuel to UK)
What altitude/temperature are we talking about here ?
Has it had a service recently (air filter etc)?
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For those of you who asked for a brief explanation of the Construction & Use relating to tyres:
Also for anyone who thinks that police have better things to do with 'taxpayers money' - you are perfectly entitled to have a say in how your money is spent, and this is via your local MP and Councillors.
Please dont take this as verbatim and print it out or keep it in your truck ready to shove under the nose of the next old bill who stops you, if you think that you have been incorrectly treated, get a professional /legal response and have your day in court (that is after all the society we live in).
I can see that this thread has opened up a basic divide, those who can see the reasoning for such advice in the first post, and those that cannot, and we are all able to debate/discuss our thoughts and reasoning. If you have ever seen a tyre that has disintegrated because it was wrongly inflated/fitted or damaged and then the carnage that has been subsequently caused (often to other drivers/passengers/pedestrians) you might come to the conclusion that a 10 minute free road check by a copper could be a good thing if it helps prevent such a situation occuring in the future. If unfortunately you get more than words of advice (ie a Fixed Penalty Notice) and you disagree then say so and ask to go to court. Please dont argue your case at the roadside and wind everyone up (including yourself).
Have fun....
Tyres
Type of Tyre
Pneumatic and Resilient Tyres
Regulation 24 Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations 1986
Motor vehicles and trailers, except road rollers, shall be fitted with pneumatic tyres except the following vehicles which may be fitted with resilient tyres :-
• motor tractors and locomotives and trailers drawn by them,
• motor cars and heavy motor cars which are :-
- vehicles with an unladen weight not exceeding 1020kg (1270kg if electrically propelled), or
- used mainly for work on rough ground, or
- fitted with turntable fire escapes, or
- tower wagons, refuse vehicles, works trucks, or
- first used before 3rd January 1933,
• motorcycles which are pedestrian controlled vehicles or works trucks,
• agricultural motor vehicles which are not driven at more than 20 m.p.h. (may also have smooth soled tyres if certain conditions are met),
• trailers which are works trailers, refuse vehicles, or drawn by a heavy motor car which is not required to be fitted with pneumatic tyres, broken down vehicles, or trailers drawn by a vehicle which is not a heavy motor car or a motor car, agricultural trailers manufactured before 1st December 1985, agricultural trailed appliances and trailers used to carry water for a road roller being used in connection with road works.
Regulation 24 Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations 1986
Re-cut pneumatic tyres may only be fitted to :-
• locomotives,
• motor tractors with an unladen weight of at least 2540 kg, or a wheel rim diameter of at least 405 mm,
• heavy motor cars,
• motor cars which are :-
- electrically propelled goods vehicles, or
- goods vehicles with an unladen weight of at least 2540 kg and wheel rim diameter of at least 405 mm,
• agricultural motor vehicles which are not driven at more than 20 m.p.h. :-
- with an unladen weight of at least 2540 kg, or
- a wheel rim diameter of at least 405 mm,
• trailers drawn by a heavy motor car or motor car if the trailer :-
- has an unladen weight exceeding 2040kg if it is a living van, or 1020kg in any other case, or
- has a gross weight exceeding 2290 kg if it is not constructed or adapted to carry any load, other than plant or other special appliance which is a permanent or essentially permanent fixture,
• trailers drawn by vehicles other than motor cars or heavy motor cars.
Regulation 27(5) Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations 1986
It is an offence for a person to use, cause or permit to be used, on a road, any motor vehicle or trailer, a wheel of which is fitted with a re-cut pneumatic tyre, the fabric of which has been cut or exposed by any cutting process, or which has been wholly or partially re-cut in a pattern other than the manufacturers re-cut tread pattern.
Temporary Use Spare Tyres
A temporary use spare tyre may only be fitted to :-
• a passenger vehicle (not being a bus) first used before 1st April 1987, and
• a vehicle which complies at the time of its first use with ECE Regulation 64 or Community Directive 92/23, or
• a vehicle constructed or assembled by a person not ordinarily engaged in the trade or business of manufacturing vehicles of that description.
Regulation 26 Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations 1986
Tyres of different construction have different characteristics which if mixed in certain combinations can be detrimental to the safe handling of a vehicle. Incorrect combinations can cause oversteer and uneven braking. The different types of tyre (marked on the tyre wall ) are known as :-
• diagonal-ply or cross-ply,
• bias-belted,
• radial.
Axle Requirements
Pneumatic tyres fitted to :-
• the same axle of a wheeled vehicle, or
• the steerable axles a wheeled vehicle, or
• the driven axles a wheeled vehicle which are not steerable,
shall be of the same structure except where a temporary use spare tyre is fitted to a passenger vehicle with up to 8 passenger seats driven at not more than 50 m.p.h..
Best to Back
On two axle wheeled motor vehicles fitted with single wheels (saloon cars, motorcycles, etc.) :-
• if radials are fitted to the front axle, bias-belted or cross-ply tyres shall not be fitted to the rear axle, and
• if bias-belted tyres are fitted to the front axle, cross-ply tyres shall not be fitted to the rear axle,
except on :-
• vehicles fitted with twin tyres or wide tyres (300mm in contact with road), or
• vehicles with a maximum speed not exceeding 30 m.p.h., or
• vehicles using a temporary use spare in accordance with regulations.
Condition And Maintenance Of Tyres
Regulation 27(1)(a) to (h) Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations 1986
A wheeled motor vehicle or trailer fitted with a pneumatic tyre shall not be used on a road, if :-
(a) the tyre is unsuitable having regard to the use to which the vehicle is being put or to the types of tyres fitted to its other wheels, except where a temporary use spare tyre is fitted to a passenger vehicle with up to 8 passenger seats driven at not more than 50 m.p.h.,
(B) the tyre is not so inflated as to make it fit for the use to which the vehicle is being put,
© the tyre has a cut in excess of 25 mm or 10% of the section width of the tyre, whichever is the greater, measured in any direction on the outside of the tyre and deep enough to reach the ply or cord,
(d) the tyre has any lump, bulge or tear caused by separation or partial failure of its structure,
(e) the tyre has any of the ply or cord exposed,
(f) the base of any groove which showed in the original tread pattern of the tyre is not clearly visible,
(h) the tyre is not maintained in such condition as to be fit for the use to which the vehicle or trailer is being put or has a defect which might in any way cause damage to the surface of the road or damage to persons on or in the vehicle or to other persons using the road.
except (none of these exceptions apply to (h)) :-
• an agricultural motor vehicle that is not driven at more than 20 m.p.h.,
• an agricultural trailer,
• an agricultural trailed appliance, or
• a broken down vehicle or a vehicle proceeding to a place where it is to be broken up, being drawn, in either case, by a motor vehicle at a speed not exceeding 20 m.p.h.,
• in respect of ©, (d) or (e), if the wheel and tyre are designed to run flat and the tyre is marked as such,
• in respect of (f) only, :-
- a three-wheeled motor cycle unladen weight not exceeding 102 kg and maximum speed 12 m.p.h.,
- a pedestrian-controlled works truck, and
- passenger vehicles other than motor cycles constructed or adapted to carry no more than 8 seated passengers in addition to the driver,
- goods vehicles with a maximum gross weight which does not exceed 3500 kg, and
- light trailers, not being goods vehicles, first used on or after 3rd January 1933.
<A name=Anchor-Depth-23522>Depth of Tread
A wheeled motor vehicle or trailer fitted with a pneumatic tyre shall not be used on a road, unless :-
Regulation 27(4)(e) and (f) Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations 1986
• the grooves of the tread pattern of every tyre are of a depth of at least 1.6 mm throughout a continuous band comprising the central three-quarters of the breadth of tread and round the entire outer circumference of the tyre fitted to :-
- passenger vehicles other than motor cycles constructed or adapted to carry no more than 8 seated passengers in addition to the driver;
- goods vehicles with a maximum gross weight which does not exceed 3500 kg, and
- light trailers, not being goods vehicles, first used on or after 3rd January 1933, or
Regulation 27(1)(g) Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations 1986
in respect of any other motor vehicle or trailer fitted with a pneumatic tyre :-
• the grooves of the tread pattern of every tyre are of a depth of at least 1mm throughout a continuous band measuring at least three-quarters of the breadth of the tread and round the entire outer circumference of the tyre, or
• if the grooves of the original tread pattern of the tyre did not extend beyond three quarters of the breadth of the tread, any groove which showed in the original tread pattern are of a depth of at least 1mm,
except :-
• an agricultural motor vehicle that is not driven at more than 20 m.p.h.,
• an agricultural trailer,
• an agricultural trailed appliance,
• a broken down vehicle or a vehicle proceeding to a place where it is to be broken up, being drawn, in either case, by a motor vehicle at a speed not exceeding 20 m.p.h.,
• a three-wheeled motor cycle unladen weight not exceeding 102 kg and maximum speed 12 m.p.h.,
• a pedestrian-controlled works truck, or
• a motorcycle with an engine capacity which does not exceed 50 cc.
Light trailer is a trailer with a maximum gross weight which does not exceed 3500 kg.
http://' target="_blank">Tyre Speed Rating Symbols (kph/mph) / Load Index
The speed at which a tyre can carry a load corresponding with its load index (eg E 70/43 - 70kph or 43mph)
F-80/49-J-100/62-M -130/81-P-150/93-R-170/105-T-190/118-V-240/149
G-90/56-K-110/68-N-140/87-Q -160/99-S-180/112-H-210/130-Z-+240/+149
Load Index - the code associated with the maximum load a tyre can carry at the speed indicated by its speed symbol under specified service conditions.
LI kg LI kg LI kg LI kg LI kg LI kg LI kg
0 45 40 140 80 450 120 1400 160 4500 200 14000 240 45000
10 60 50 190 90 600 130 1900 170 6000 210 19000 250 60000
20 80 60 250 100 800 140 2500 180 8000 220 25000 260 80000
30 106 70 335 110 1060 150 3350 190 10600 230 33500
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I am going to enjoy myself with the spanners soon;
- Central locking & lecky windows all round (kids find it almost impossible to wind front windows up and down as wider is soooo far forward
- Bigger Intercooler from Messrs TD5Alive
- Improved rear seats (current are bench seats)
- New swivelys on front as OS is pitted and leaky
- New halfshaft on NS front (did the rest a few miles ago)
- Fit the full length roof rack thats been lying by the side of the garage for 18 month
- Mud Stuff ashtray replacement console thingy
- A full service and fluid change
Apart from the intercooler, the other items are in the garage waiting to be fitted.
With the money I save from not getting a D3, Im going to get a front mounted towbar, and keep looking for an OEM style winch/bumper....
- Central locking & lecky windows all round (kids find it almost impossible to wind front windows up and down as wider is soooo far forward
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I took a hired trailer up to Birmingham last week to get some bits for Mrs's horses.
I realised what its like to drive a Defender again, and have decided to shelve the disco3 idea for the time being.
Ive a few jobs to do on the 110 but it looks like its going to remain in the family for a while yet, I think I would now sell the V70 and get a D3 if I still want one!
Now where did I put the list of jobs that need doing on the 110 !
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When I put an auto box in my 90 with an RR 3.5 V8 we started from the transfer box and worked forward, and mounted the engine where it needed to go. This gave standard props all round.
With regard to your seat box and tunnel question, I think you will be needing the bracket that goes between bulkhead and tunnel and new tunnel and seatbox.
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I use Partco in Deal, they were very helpful and I got 20ltrs.
FYI I also order all my other oils from them in 20/25 ltrs as well as the windsreen wash etc, it works out much cheaper if you get it in larger quantities... (Ie 20 ltrs min).
I also bought the Difflock oilsafe containers (one for each oil type) this makes filling gearboxes a doddle.....
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Have you had the engine remapped yet ?
Gary @ TD5Alive suggests on his website that this would give more bang for your money and the intercooler would be then a phase 2 (or get the whole lot done at the same time ...)
Having had a remap my Defender drives much nicer !
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Cannot comment on the ones in your photo, but I fitted the Flexy Flares from http://www.pacerperformance.com/
I got the roll and cut it to fit, ended up much cheaper than anything else around at the time.
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I know its not cheap, but I got a 10t press.
Ive done about five vehicle now, and it pops em out and in again in 30secs or so.
If anyone in east kent wants to pop round and use my home garage services for a beer token (er sorry Garden Centre token for the benefit of the tape) they are most welcome.
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How about this....
http://www.rapidonline.com/Educational-Pro...m-kit/78391/kw/
One assumes you could get the indication from the dash lights that the lights were on, and an ignition feed and a supply from the door contact .....?
You could even finish the project off with one of these to switch the lights on and off in the first place http://www.rapidonline.com/Educational-Pro...h-project/73214
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I am going to add some electrics in my 110 and see that if you get a factory fit central locking system there are rubber 'boots' that cover the wires as they go from body to door.
My parts manual does not have a separate part number for these, just the loom assembly.
Any ideas if they come as separate items ?
The corresponding item on the rear door is called a grommet-harness doors convolute
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I bought a gearbox/transfer box cradle that goes into the top of a jack, and this makes it 'straightforward' to get both out in one go.
Only problem was how to get gearboxes out underneath chassis rails on top of a jack, I have done a couple now and ended up getting some taller than average 5ton axle and stands certainly helps to lift the vehicle up as tall as safely possible.
Getting the gearbox crossmember out can be a pain, I have found (IMHO) that using a 10t hydraulic ram to gently open up the chassis rails means they just drop in and out. This helps as they are often gunged/corroded a little against the chassis rails.
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Where do you get all these NRC numbers from?
I have an old fashioned part number book and also an old copy of microcat...
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Have you tried your local main dealer ? (Mine in Canterbury can also get Britpart/OEM stuff as well as genuine). I have it as RRC6278 or NRC4171. The NRC number comes up with price around £30-40.
Whats the rest of your chassis like ? (try tapping with very small hammer to get nice metallic noise)
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I had the one on the left of your two photos on a 90, kept forgetting to unlock it before I opened the rear door, but was great if your parked on a side slope as it clicked open and the door could be bungeed to it to hold the door open. Painte flaked after 18 months.
My 110 currently has the Bearmach one shown on the right photo, and as I have a NAS rear step it meant I was a little limited to fitting it (its now slightly offset to offside).
Once setup it does not rattle and as I dont green lane any more has been much better for the back door (which as a 2002 MY is one part door).
Mantec one is probably better but also has a price tag to go with it.
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I think it is time to move on with the Defender, I just have a couple of jobs to do to get it in fine fettle then its going on Eblag...
Wife and family dont share my enthusiasm for laning and as I said in earlier posts the ones in Kent are so kn*ckered or scratchy. and Ive been driving Landys for long enough to not get much of a buzz any more from it.
This one has been a brilliant vehicle and the new owner wont be disappointed, but I dont want to leave it sat around for most of its life.
As to the D3, well I'll leave it for now, it will be the first time in quite a few years that I have not had a solihul product on the driveway.
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I had one on my 90 (now sold) it was a Jet Lock.
A large bit of metal went between hand brake and seat box, then when the hand brake was up, you could engage a small bolt which stopped the lever from coming down. Key operated to get bolt out.
Think they went bust ages ago I dont get any decent results on t'internet search...
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Thanks for all the comments
The tip run would be great for the 110, but Kent County Council decided that if you have a taller car then you must be trade waste, so put height barriers on all the tips in Kent. (dont get me started on that one, you can park up outside and use their trolley, but not drive in)... so we have to take one of the cars and a crummy trailer to dispose of stuff.
The lanes in Kent are quote scratchy and narrow, and its a 60 mile round trip to get to the nearest one that's more that 1/2 mile long. I also dont find I get the enjoyment out of laning so much now. So many of them have been damaged and are so heavilly rutted you need a winch just to get through (which is OK on private ground, but non IMHO on a 'road'). I do think lanes should be shared by all, including those on foot, and some of them are just being lost for the rest of us by a small majority.
One of the reasons I like having a defender is (or was) to spend time outside working on it, I love working on them (and let's face it you always get the opportunity with a Defender), but with 3 kids, and 3 jobs (one voluntary) I am finding time short at the moment. I know a D3 would probably be the end of the work that I would be doing on the landy (Id like to service it myself) and as I have a trade policy for insurance the only thing that's extra is the road tax (the Defender will be the same as the D3 when the so called government bring back in the stealth tax).
I think for now Ill be content with driving other peoples D3s at work and will drive the 110 now and again to work, but I have had my Volvo since November which is a record for me to keep a 'car' ....
Cool auto shifter ?
in Defender Forum (1983 - 2016)
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When I had my auto 90, I was going to fir one of these (or a very similar item).
Go into Ebay.com (the us site) and type in shifter...