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| GREENI Member Since: 22 Aug 2010 Location: staffs Posts: 10379  
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This is the first 5 I'd do on every Defender I'd own
Tyres Heated seat kit Stereo upgrade (head unit, amp, speakers, sub) Map pockets (large on doors, small on headlining above driver and nav) OME suspension |
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12th Feb 2012 5:01pm |
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| Killer90 Site Sponsor Member Since: 09 Oct 2011 Location: Hertfordshire Posts: 6478 
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tune remap/intercooler etc
20inch rims Puma xs seats front and rear drl bumper puma bonnet  Last edited by Killer90 on 16th Mar 2013 7:40pm. Edited 1 time in total |
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12th Feb 2012 5:01pm |
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| landy andy Member Since: 15 Feb 2009 Location: Ware, Herts Posts: 5662 
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Alive Remap
BFG Tyres Soundproofing Alive Exhaust Mobile Storage solutions kit (draw, locker, cubby box) iPad mount Andy Yes I know thats six, shhh |
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12th Feb 2012 5:02pm |
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| dgardel Member Since: 30 Nov 2008 Location: Veneto (Heart & Head) Posts: 3586 
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Sheelmann seats
BAS Remap LED JW Speaker headlamp Soundproofing Mantec steel security cubby box Discovery 5 td6 HSE Stornoway Gray Outback Engineering Limited Edition 
IID Pro MV License |
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12th Feb 2012 5:24pm |
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| The Musketeer Member Since: 07 Feb 2012 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 193 
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Has anyone fitted an LED strip in the bulkhead shelf? I thought about it today, it could be good.... Good things come to the wild and free
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12th Feb 2012 5:40pm |
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| bm52 Member Since: 04 Apr 2010 Location: Kent Posts: 2189 
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Mine are...in no particular order
1) BFG ATs 2) Better headlights 3) Sound - headunit. speakers, sub 4) Suspension - Koni 5) Soundproofing BM52 |
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12th Feb 2012 5:43pm |
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| MartinK Member Since: 02 Mar 2011 Location: Silverdale (Lancashire/Cumbria Border) Posts: 2665 
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For me..it was:
1. Rustproofing (as per Zag's guide) 2. Noisekiller 3. Early Life Oils Change 4. Bumperettes 5. CheckTemp II guage Also: Tow bracket Rear Mud Flap Re-enforcement (she's a 110) - actually I think this was more improtant than the CheckTemp...so maybe should change places in my list) Mats & loadspace protection Roof bars (for kayak carrying) side steps (not standard on the County, and MrsK is 5'2") Next (bought but not fitted) Stainless bits headlight bulb upgrade Sometime soonish: Spotlights maybe a bit of tasteful checkerplate possible suspension upgrade to aleviate the slightly choppy ride when unladen Wish list Cruise control
New front seats - leather with heaters  Defender "Puma" 2.4 110 County Utility (possibly the last of the 2.4's) |
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12th Feb 2012 6:25pm |
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| JWL Member Since: 26 Oct 2011 Location: Hereford Posts: 3443  
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Remap
Drivers seat lifted(mud rails etc) Tyres that suit my needs Led interior lights Spotlights Plenty more that would be done but those are the first that would be done if I got another. |
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12th Feb 2012 6:33pm |
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| Laurie Member Since: 22 Feb 2008 Location: Sussex, England Posts: 2897 
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1. Waxoyled inside and out (15 litres)
2. Adjust steering stops! 3. BFG MTs 4. DB Adjustable towhitch 5. Wolf mirror arms |
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12th Feb 2012 6:34pm |
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| Knot Yet Member Since: 01 Mar 2010 Location: West Sussex Posts: 197
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Mine are/were:
1. Stereo upgrade and reversing camera 2. Escape Gear Seat Covers 3. Noisekiller 4. iPad mount 5. Truckman colour coded lid Defender 110 Puma Utility XS |
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12th Feb 2012 10:43pm |
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| adafish Member Since: 30 Mar 2009 Location: atherstone Posts: 1381 
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1. 300tdi VNT
2. Full width intercooler 3. Speaker LED Headlights 4. Mobilecentre LED stip interior light 5. Mohair DC Pick-up rear cover ......... Putting Dreams on Drives at JLR Solihull.. |
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12th Feb 2012 11:34pm |
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| BigMike Member Since: 13 Jul 2010 Location: Lancashire Posts: 2253
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Osram nightbreaker bulbs in the headlamps
adverc split charge / second battery extra 12v sockets difflock oil drain plug mud rails |
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13th Feb 2012 12:02am |
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| ericvv Member Since: 02 Jun 2011 Location: Near the Jet d'Eau Posts: 5816  
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Out of the list you can see in my signature profile, I would immediately repeat these here which I consider the most important, and in this order.
1. Black lacquered rear cross member. If not done fast, it will invariably get dull/deteriorated. 2. Full set of stainless steel fasteners. The standard ones will rust at some time,... let's say ex showroom 
3. A high quality rear wheel carrier, in my case a Aussie Kaymar, which now after 3 years remains absolutely perfect. 4. A good set of front fog lights, Hella in my case, which in combo with my SVX front lights leave nothing further to be desired really. (Except mayby the JWSpeaker LED's once I get the Swiss authorities to approve them 
5. Startech replacement steering wheel, a dream in comfort and looks versus the large standard rim. And then..... I normally would have added as one of the most important ones a set of SVX Recaro's,.... but for some reason they came as standard on my Def 
And last but not least,.... the NEXT modification will be a full Dinitrol rust protection treatment this spring. I first need to find a Dinitrol center somewhere in a neighbouring country which knows how to do a full Defender treatment. Not so easy as in the UK, where you have real LR specialists for that. Much less common here. And why not have it done locally in Switzerland here?... Undoubtedly would cost an arm and a leg.  You never actually own a Defender. You merely look after it for the next generation.
http://youtu.be/yVRlSsJwD0o https://youtu.be/vmPr3oTHndg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GtzTT9Pdl0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABqKPz28e6A https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLZ49Jce_n0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvAsz_ilQYU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8tMHiX9lSw https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=dxwjPuHIV7I https://vimeo.com/201482507 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSixqL0iyHw |
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13th Feb 2012 6:31am |
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| ZeDefender Member Since: 15 Sep 2011 Location: Munich Posts: 4731  
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1) Corrosion - underseal + anti-corrosion (thanks Zagato)
2) Vision - crystal headlights + Nightbreaker bulbs, Hella driving lights 3) Seats - lifted seat rails and cubby with seat and lumbar supports (so comfy now on long trips) 4) Wheels - Dotz Dakar wheels and Discoverer tyres + steering stop adjustment 5) LR stupid design - mudflap supports, seal windscreen (really need chequerplate on bonnet for this )
Loads of other stuff too like Alive remap, parking sensor, glovebox, noisekiller, cupholder, snowcover etc. but the top 5 "areas" are, in my opinion, essential. Tell someone you love them today because life is short. But shout it at them in German because life is also terrifying and confusing... |
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13th Feb 2012 7:43am |
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