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ThreePointFive

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  1. Weird timing. My steering box has just started leaking, as much as I'd love to be the guineapig that tries out one of these, they're extremely sus. Think I'll look up my options getting a refurb done, cannot believe how expensive any of the options are though.
  2. I hope to soon be enquiring about a pair of lockers and associated bits. I'm sure if I spend more money on it, it'll start to love me back.
  3. The differences in the driving styles and results achieved in that video is interesting.
  4. Is there a supply issue with Ashlockers though? Been out of stock for months.
  5. Can the noise rule be 'must make a noise of a V8'?
  6. That sounds like a very real possiblity, I did look on the site first but the other sites just make it a bit far. Though I probably can't complain with my heated seats and fully enclosed cockpit....... (cough LGT cough)... It would be good to finally make one of these rather than just saying it.
  7. Those are great pictures. 10/10 would kayak that pond.
  8. It was, I have made the appropriate corrections! I thought censors were there to make posts less offensive... Your Audi rode very well, though that being a sports car makes me nervous. The pitching of a 90 might be even more pronounced with stiff/sports shocks. We can only wait and see. There are another Bilstein set that is £400ish, I think they were standard fitment on one of the LR special edition. If these don't work, I will go that way.
  9. Ah bololocks. Made a decision on them shortly after Christmas (boredom + payday) so we'll see if I come to regret it. £290 from paddocks so not terrible. My current Armstrongs are just unworkable on anything other than smooth roads or off road where it doesn't matter. Any improvement is good. I remember you were impressed with my Gaz shocks a decade ago but I daren't take the chance they could accidentally assemble another good set for the £5.25 they're asking.
  10. I was keeping quiet as there was an outside chance I could have made this but that's now gone. I have a kayak, too. It's my actual hobby...
  11. It's been around for years, it's more prominent in searches than it used to be. I wouldn't click .ru links in general...
  12. Always an option for the cylinders but they have that bright blue dust cover on the rears that wouldn't take paint well.
  13. Thread revival, holy Batman, etc etc. @Nonimouse just wondering why you didn't want B6s? I'm looking to upgrade my shocks as I am tired of the crashy ride, so interested in your experiences. I was going with OME until I read they can be harsh. I just wish either of them came in black...
  14. There's a lot of filler in that car so you have a few things at play - the panels are thicker so don't align flush, then you have whatever distortion from the impact(s) they've taken. Filler doesn't magically un-bend a panel; it's hard to see from the photos but I would expect you have them pinched flush at some points and gappier than a tramp's dentistry in others. That's going to be very difficult to make right. In any case it would need sanding back even if you want to roller/spray-can it. I would investigate the bits that are flaking off (a sign of filler, as is unevenness that looks like bubbles of corrosion which hasn't surfaced) and see how what the panel underneath really looks like. Then you can establish if it's worth the rest of the labour when new panels are available. Due to the time and cost involved, I would definitely see if this is salvagable before undertaking a body swap, and even then you're not guaranteed perfection. Ask me how I know.... What you have is a perfectly functional vehicle, so it really depends how much you care. That's just my opinion so probably do the exact opposite of what I said.
  15. I can never understand how someone can hate money enough to sell a new vehicle within months of buying it. I suppose the fact it's +VAT is a hint as to who/why it was purchased, but even so. Perhaps they just couldn't get on with the footrest. Who knows.
  16. It's not cheap and I don't want it, but it is perhaps the best-looking version of a Disco pickup I've seen. It doesn't even look as tail-heavy as most of the better ones, though that might be the photo angles. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/276238932464 Shame it was driven on a beach.
  17. Because it never fking ends, I have fitted my new temp gauge and sender..... but it doesn't work. The ECU is reporting normal temperates while the gauge sits at just below 40 degrees. The + and S (signal?) terminals on my 2002MY wiring harness had to be swapped around to match the markings on the rear. With the positive and S terminals attached but no negative, the gauge will sweep beyond the 120 mark and stay there regardless of engine temperature. With the earth, it sits at 40. I've tried swappingthe + and S connectors back (opposite of what the markings want), but it just doesn't work, which I see as a good thing. I'm thinking either this sender is not matched, or there is a problem in the gauge. Any thoughts?
  18. Are you sure it's carbon fibre? I'd expect it's fibreglass, there was a company doing them as an alternative to Puma bonnets a while ago.
  19. I'll keep this brief as it's Nak's thread for a completely different thing. The new screen was £32 from here but it seems I bought the last one - they'll no doubt relist. First thing to address is no, any big screen in a Defender looks wrong. It's never going to blend in like it's OEM. The sound is good enough for a 90, the touch screen functionality is very good and it does everything I need of it. The main/only purpose I want it for is as a screen for the blind spot and reversing cameras. At the moment I only have the blind spot camera as you can't manually cycle through them, so I need to get it wired in to activate with the reverse light. For this purpose, it's perfect: It fits well and doesn't obstruct the controls, I can and have operated the passenger side from the driver's seat. It looks like it's in the way but it's a trick of being stuck out from the fascia. I originally didn't lke this screen for its taper, but that makes the lower controls more accessible. Hope that helps someone.
  20. I vote for the cheap/rubbish clamp pliers. A pair of mole grips are fine when the clip is already on a pipe and a slip means it ends up back of that same pipe. Off a pipe in a pair of normal pliers, I find they invariably fly towards your face.
  21. It's a shame you're over there or I'd send you my unit. My new one has arrived and suits my needs so now I have one surplus. I suspect the postage is more than the unit cost, which would wipe out the benefit?
  22. Apologies, meant to reply but life is hectic. Glad you found it. I have now ordered a different unit to any of the ones above. Turned out the one I tried to buy is a Chinese seller pretending to be in the UK and it was going to take an age to arrive. I'll put an update in my thread at some point.
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