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Please do let me know Our trip is planned for September - though we've not settled on a route yet, we're still researching things.

I hope you mean no longer with us on the forum rather than 'no longer with us' ?

Holy thread revivals batman !

I have quite a big parts place near me - but they are really quite expensive and not really interested ... Shopping always involves being slightly shocked and mildly affronted. Thus mail order .... I also have to say I usually use Brit-car and I've never had an issue. My recent issues have been suppliers on eBay.

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It's very true that - and when the undesirable or unwanted part arrives you've got the hassle and expense of sending it back. It happened to me a couple of times in the last two weeks - very frustrating.

It does look amazing - I kind of wonder how people afford to do that ? I spoke to a chap who had done a fair bit of over landing on a bike and he said some interesting things around cost - around it being a state of mind to some extent, where by working a little the right times and moving on at the right times you could move towards a 'cost neutral' position. I'm not sure how easy that approach is in a car as opposed to a bike - or travelling as a family rather than alone - but it's an interesting perspective.

On my 80" the vast majority of the fasteners are BSF.

Makes you think the shocks compressed length is too long for the spring and bumpstop.

Their eBay prices reflect the eBay fees - give them a ring and you can buy direct. I've bought quite a bit from them and have no reservations in recommending them.

£7 more for Gwyn Lewis kit is an absolute no-brainier (as the youth of today would say). It's worth 3 or 4 times that difference all day long.

Thanks again Rick - on that basis I might leave it if it isn't showing signs of leaking.

Thank you Rick. I'll see how it goes - it actually looks quite good, but it was a cheap 1.2 box and this is really for me to see how I get on with the gearing.

Looks fantastic ! And what a great space to work in

I'm actually not sure - but what I would say is, buy it on the strength of the individual vehicle, not the factory spec. I have a 15p 90 CSW now and it's fine - before that I had a 10p 90 HT and it was brilliant.

That's comforting ! It looks like that. Thank you.

Ive just done this and I've a couple of questions ... Do you knock it to flush or through until it stops ? Mine has gone in beyond flush and I can't remember how it sat before .... does it sit on a seat or is it a floating shaft ? Also and possibly connected - I counted the turns off and marked it but I can't help but worry a little that it's gone on an extra turn when I've put it back. It fell off just before 5 turns taking it off - going back on 4 turns seemed very loose and 5 seems very tight .... Though if it's supposed to only be flush at the front then would that affect the turns before it got tight at the back - or would tightening it simply pull it it through anyway ? As an aside the o ring went in nicely and the old one was completely flat.

No ! It still squeaks. It's the one with the centre console.

Mine is 2001 registered - but is a 2002 model year - with the 15p engine and the revised dash etc etc..... So it seems very likely.

This is the o ring fix: http://forums.lr4x4.com/index.php?showtopic=55338

I got it ! I have a 3 year old daughter and Incy Wincy features quite largely in our lives ......

Thank you both. It'll obviously be a bigger to man handle and 'swill' around - but it seemed worth putting something through it. If I may tag another question on : when swapping over the Lt230's would it be advisable to replace the seal in the end of the R380 ? I've a new seal to fit the transfer box - but don't know if it's worth doing the gearbox one whilst I'm in there too.

The immaturity is all mine But thanks for the numbers - I guess one must be the series one.

As a budget alternative - I bought one of the manual ones, like this : https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00O9XNKE2/ref=cm_sw_r_awd_Ooyxvb1KPH907 I paid less than the linked one though it's the same type - and it's been very good.

I've not seen my spider for a while - has anyone got the part number for a replacement please ?