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  1. LandyLee
    Koni shocks are very well built and I`ve fitted many sets both to customer and my own vehicles over the years , If I could afford em I`d put them on my own Landy
  2. LandyLee
    Does anyone have any photos of the front brake pipe routing to the calipers and around inner wings etc , it`s just so I can check mine is absolutely correct, not one 90 has come near my garage since I started doing the brake pipes for me to check !!!!
  3. LandyLee
    gel cells have lower self discharge as well , so another plus point for them
  4. LandyLee
    thirded , we use the britpart kits in work for customer`s vehicles , I also used them on my 200 tdi disco when I rebuilt front axlw ,,,
  5. LandyLee
    I`m still doing mine ,,,, unfortunately every time I go and work on it I find something else that really needs either changing or stripping , refurbishing and painting !! If your landy was mint other than the chassis then you could rush it , otherwise its the best time to change clutch, sort out gearbox , rewire, new brake pipes , polybush etc etc
  6. LandyLee
    the optima etc being a gel cell battery can operate upside down !! i.e. it isn`t sensitive to position of operation or mounting. They are definitely less sensitive to vibration and produce phenomenal CCA ability. My old red top optima which survived over 10 years use was the best battery I ever had and produced a claimed 850 CCA and I believe it !!
  7. LandyLee
    Useful point is that quite a few local test centers send their class 7s to us as there is only two stations locally that can do class 7. With this in mind I would check your local station is equipped. Even the local ford dealership sends us their 7s !!! We make no extra charge for class 7 and to be honest the differences are small.
  8. LandyLee
    Don`t really understand why they fit cats to diesels and then just ask us to test for smoke density , might be awkward when particulate filters get fitted ??
  9. LandyLee
    I`ll second that , they mercs were always my van of choice when i was driving , pulled better throught range and amazing power and torque
  10. LandyLee
    Best deal we get on batteries right now is off vauxhall , through the trade club we get a big ,I think, 096 size battery with 3 year warranty for £56 :blink:
  11. LandyLee
    sorry but seconded , i remember the price of the individual heads on these still !! we looked after a few range rovers with these in years ago
  12. LandyLee
    I use the multi fit spanners , these fit 12 pt. torx etc and a long ratchet one makes the job alot easier.
  13. LandyLee
    I usually go to my local battery supplier , and try the batteries to see what fits etc . We`re lucky that 2 miles away is a major supplier of batteries so never had problems upgrading. What kind of battery are you looking for ? gel cell or lead acid ordinary ?
  14. LandyLee
    Bearmach list them and Bolt on bits on ebay list them ,,,
  15. LandyLee
    we`ve got it on subscription and as such my laptop has it on there as I use it for diagnostics etc. It gives good wiring diagram coverage and repair times and timing belt procedures etc. There are illegal copies floating around but considering autodatas policy of prosecuting illegal users I wouldn`t like to comment on its availability ;)
  16. LandyLee
    only two faults we get in the garage with a non starting DI diesel (first thing in morning) is it loosing prime or timing very slightly out.
  17. LandyLee
    Last complete loom I did was a series 2A and I got the loom from autosparks. It fitted a treat and every wire was perfect length etc.
  18. LandyLee
    Relaying the headlights will ensure that the maximum available voltage is across the bulb and hence max output. What bulbs are you fitting in your lights ? allow basically 5A for each 55watt bulb and 10A for 100 Watt bulb.
  19. LandyLee
    3.8 hours on autodata !! so you`d be charged that in a garage
  20. LandyLee
    just discs and pads , 4hours would be about right. Takes about 2 hours to do in the garage so allowing for awkward caliper bolts and splitting the discs off without an airgun etc 4 hours would be right.
  21. LandyLee
    does it have numbers near the terminals ? such as 30,15 etc
  22. LandyLee
    the bulbs used for the sidelight are capless sideligt bulbs - 5w. As for the spotlights just wire them to an illuminated switch so you know they are on. Also check the wiring to the lights themselves, I see alot of landys with melted headlight plugs and water damaged wiring such that the actual voltage across the bulb is alot less than the actual battery voltage
  23. LandyLee
    Just when you think that your own welding is ok you get a link to welding like that !!!!!
  24. LandyLee
    he`s right , try using your gps and look at the speed shown. In my defender 60 mph indicated was 54mph on the gps. As for 75 mph !!! much over 65mph and I was white knuckle in it. Will try it once I`ve finished the rebuild but doubt I`ll get much over that !!!
  25. LandyLee
    we use the whole forte range at work with good results BUT I don`t like oil flushes personally. I think its better to change the oil then change again within a few hundred miles if you`re trying to flush the system. I`ve seen a few engines sound a little "tappity" after flushing with this type of product
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