Happyoldgit
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Gotcha, I know the place, in fact one of my wife's relatives lives near there. I'll take a run down and have a look.
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Is this place in the town centre?
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How long did it take you Les?
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All done in the best possible taste.....
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Spraying is relatively straight forward if you have the gear, it's the prep work that takes the time and to a large extent determines the quality of the finish. If you have the time (and space) to practice beforehand then you should be able to make a presentable job - but don't underestimate what's involved.
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The neighbours fence appears to have gone awol, we had no electricity for six hours and several tiles came off the garage roof and missed the 110 by inches. Just another day
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Depends what vehicle but I would say at least a grand. Cost can be minimised if you remove trim etc.
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Excellent guide Les
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There were isues with the early ones and LR issued a tech bulletin regarding oil ingress in the harness. Yours being a '99 I would look at the harness first.
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Aye, I'll second the harness / dodgy / dirty connector mooted by my Rt Hon friend in the southern hemisphere. What year is the vehicle?
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Good news then Chris, I heard that sigh of relief from here
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Check fluids & levels in both main and t.box. Trans brake binding. Main box bearing. Tbox bearing.
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No he was Kojak's brother.
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Are you sitting Comfortably?
Happyoldgit replied to Fruit_uk's topic in Defender Forum (1983 - 2016)
Yup, they are the same as the seats in my XS which are the same shape as the ones in my station wagon ...which were the same shape as the ones in the station wagon I had before ....and the ambulance I sold recently. -
Cleaning a cylinder head in the dishwasher
Happyoldgit replied to selectcase's topic in International Forum
A good degreaser or as Les says petrol / paraffin followed by a pressure wash and dry off in a warm atmosphere or airline usually does the trick. I value my marriage enough to know not to use the dishwasher. -
^^^^What he said^^^^
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Based on the all the Defenders I've owned I think they are all basically similar aren't they (or at least the most recent 5 I've owned. 1xV8, 1x300Tdi, 3xTD5's).
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OK, out of the last five Defenders I've had I found the 300Tdi heater to be ok, V8 excellent, one TD5 poor - took ages to warm up, one good and the present TD5 excellent.
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Just stick some heated pads in the 'fender seats - sorted
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Mine has just gone poop too
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Paint to make you happy.
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Some good news for a change
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Do tyres need to be put on rims by professionals?
Happyoldgit replied to Mean Green's topic in International Forum
If you are feeling fit and fancy a challenge then by all means DIY. Personally these days I'd rather spend a few quid and get them fitted. -
I have no small experience of importing from the US, like I say sometimes you win, sometimes you loose. I hope you eventually come out on the right side.
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I'm moving this from the Defender to the Int'l Forum as it will probably get a better response there.
