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5 wheel silver paint from halfords does the job for ~£7.
Sprayed my 24 yr old set and grille about 7 years ago, still look great. They are not exactly difficult to get off to do it properly. The wheel paint has been on the wheels >12 years and only just started coming off, it is tougher than other spray cans.
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There are so many ways to get in through the door (let alone anywhere else). It is almost pointless locking them in the first place.CwazyWabbit
Following on from your saga, and my paranoia, I have located someone to make the hykee security barrels for the land rover locks.
PS X-Defend now fitted!
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I think Si White would be best placed to give you a cost
http://forums.lr4x4.com/index.php?showtopic=83040&hl=siwhite
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Well, a friend rebuilt a 110 a few years back.
Galv chassis
New doors
New paint
Exchange gearbox
New wheels/tyres
New shock/springs
So many small bits........
It all adds up and came to ~£9000 in the end
+ base vehicle
+ hundreds of hours labour
It was nice but a long way short of a "new" vehicle.
My estimate £15000-£18000 and you get a vehicle that still has >100000 miles on the major components.
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Thanks for the reply.
Yeah, 12v at the solenoid. You can also hear it clicking on and off if you remove the wire.
Will try removing it though next time.
Double check there is 12v while cranking. Most circuits are turned off in the cranking position.
I had the choice of two "white" wires on a rebuild. One of them went dead on cranking, took ages to find the fault!
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On mine there's a relay assembly that lights the brake warning light when the key is in the "engine crank" position to provide a bulb test facility.
After spending some time on it today trying to get it to work like a modern car (comes on in running position, goes off once started) I reread this and think it works as you describe. On only when cranking.
I had two faults.
Sticky relay ( I only have two and a flasher ) swapped them over and it wouldn't start. "Percussed" the relay on 5 of the 6 sides and it is all fine now
Excessive verdigris on the earth wire at the cap end. Had to cut off connector strip and clean up a new section and put a new connector on.
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I've had an mot failure. No big deal all do-able.
However, the seemingly easiest fix has me puzzled.
As above "Brake fluid warning light inoperative".
Now, rather obviously it wasn't going to be a bulb fault!
I "think" it is due to the main earth bolt in the engine bay no longer being earthed. It's probably melted to the gearbox/engine/exhaust or something.
I cannot find my manual with the wiring diagram. I haven't needed the manual for some time, either after 13 years of ownership I know how to fix the common faults by heart or I have a reliable 24 year old truck.
The question is.
Is the light supposed to come on with ignition and go off once the engine is running or is it just a simple switch circuit?
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http://www.paddockspares.com/peb500090g-water-pump-and-gasket-oe-supplier-300tdi.html
Airtex is the oem. The one I got from the main dealers was airtex. Fitted after two after markets failed in less than 3000 miles!
Surprisingly the dealer was not that much more expensive.
Annoying thing is I only changed out the original as it had a small amount of play and I was replacing the p gasket so it had to come off anyway.
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They are called "olive"s.
google "landrover exhaust olive"
Someone will be along with a part number soon enough.
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Ah, the marmite engine..............
At 120k you'll have to treat it as you would any other vehicle.
Could go bang tomorrow, could go on to 200k+
Pull the oil filler cap off while running ( at tickover) to see if it puffs like a steam train and check the air filter casing for oil.
This will tell you if it is pressurising the crankcase, but unless it is spewing oil out of the filler it is still no real gauge on longevity!
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About 7 years ago my wife got caught doing 53 in a 60, problem was she was in the 7.5t horse box.
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Thats ridiculous-why would you pay that kind of money when you can get them much cheaper elsewhere!!
Are you sure?
Pattern doors of the old Ali/box steel are ~ £325 each
Door cards ~ £60 new
Winders
Glass
Bits'n'bobs
I doubt you could build a pair of "new" old spec doors for less than £1000
I wouldn't describe them as cheap but you wouldn't get them from a breakers any cheaper
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I spent a morning following daihatsu fourtrack around slab common. It was doing some real bum clenching stuff, thought the guy driving had balls of steel. Only during lunch did we discover it had the best part of 100kg of water in each tyre.
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It seems to me that a lot of you have disabled the standard multi layer security in your obsession to "fix" your cars.
Dodgy hinges, the door needs to be lifted in order to open/shut
Smoke screen on start up reducing visibility for getaway.
Random, temporary electrical faults meaning any light can fail at any time giving the police the oportunity for a “pull”
Half a pint of water poured over right leg regardless of weather conditions when pulling up at first junction.
Brakes that pull heavily for the nearest ditch.
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Erm...
The PAS steering box and the Panhard rod must attach to the same chassis leg and be as parallel as possible in order for the wheels to not self steer as tha axle moves up and down.
I think...
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We have 11(ish) acres of paddock, and since we've got it I have a lot more sympathy for landowners with byways on or adjacent to their land.
Even the quad at 350kg and low ground pressure leaves a lasting imprint. Drive the same route several times and it takes weeks to go.
Do it in the Landrover (on ATs) with some right foot and steering and it takes months to go!
I've no doubt that a a more agressive tire, even driven carefully with no spin, would rip chunks out of the paddocks.
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Well, I had the fraud team on today.
Someones used my card to set up a Yahoo Wallet (or something similar).
Thing is, it's a brand new card, never used on the internet, so the 3 digit security has never been disclosed!
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Well both mine were non compliant.
Now both the 1989 commercial hardtop 90 and the 1998 110 sw are compliant.
Our 7.5t horse box is still non compliant.
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The bands are a tad expensive though.
Les.
About a £1 for 5!http://www.toolstation.com/shop/Power+Tool+Accessories/Cloth+Belts/d80/sd2744
Some stuff is miles cheaper at Toolstation than anywhere else. Free delivery over £10 too.
B&Q/Screwfix etc wanteed >£4 for an isolating valve £0.78 at Toolstation
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Looks like the design was leaked 2 years ago.
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Ask me how i know that
Go on then!
Bear in mind we had a forklift technician out for 2 1/2 hours this week for a funny fault code and a dead forklift.phone calls to the manufacturer as the code was not listed..........
It turned out someone had leaned on the e-stop.
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I had a problem with intermitent flats on a Volvo I had.
In the end I had to surmise that when left in a certain position with the cars weight on it it deformed and went down.
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VOSA/HMRC did a Hampshire farmer over using his tractor to mow the local football pitch (for no payment).
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Dog cage/Full Caged Rear Door?
in Defender Forum (1983 - 2016)
Posted
http://www.dogguardsandcages.com/images/TDG1088.jpg
This what you were thinking of?