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Taquito

Member Since: 19 Jan 2012
Location: Limburg
Posts: 15

2007 Defender 130 Puma 2.4 HCPU Zermatt Silver

Belgian 130 HCPU says hi!

Hi guys!
Greetings from Belgium! The name is Carlos (half Mexican on mother's side) hence the Taquito nickname

and I've been blessed with my very own (secondhand) Defender 130. It was a trade-in for my sister's Freelander2, that had a bit too much horsepower for me (first car), also we needed a proper vehicle to do some 'dirty' work with. We (just me and my dad) are running a small company specialized in high-end camera monitor and TPMS systems . Since the majority is fitted on heavy equipment we needed a vehicle that oozes heavy duty, enter the one and only Defender

She had 150.000 km on the clock when we bought her, and this is how she looked on our LR-dealer's parking lot :

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Our Land Rover experience had been limited to my dad's L322 ('06) and my sister's Freelander2 so when you're used to that, and get in a Defender for the very first time, holy sh*t

what did we get into

? This thing is like a frickin' tank

I love it! Even little kids start pointing at you when you drive by, haha, awesome

Our first 'upgrade' was to install one of our camera systems, under the category ; complete overkill : I went for the mil-spec heavy duty monitor

that sucker is IP65, 20G vibration, quad image etc... Since the defender is going to be our 'poster child' we installed a grand total of 4 camera's giving a complete surround view (like on the new RR) Again complete overkill since you get a VERY good view using the left and right mirrors, the rearview camera does help when backing up and hitching. Second to install was one of our TPMS systems.
Will not ramble on or make a photo shoot about camera/TPMS mods , since it's not the intention to plug my own hole here. We will do so through the official channels-topics (hopefully we will have the website ready soon, as we want to officially sponsor the defender2.net forum )

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Browsing Ebay for some "steals" I found a guy that makes leather steering wheel covers, I must say , it took me and a friend about 2 hours to install, but man o' man, what a difference, it feels very classy indeed

and this for +- 20 Euros!!

We then had a 2-week discussion on "hard-top Vs tonneau Vs canvas tent". Hard-top did not win because of the steep price (I would have gone with an AFN since it's ALU and resembles the defender roof lines). Tonneau as well as the canvas tent lost , due to 'security issues' since a simple pocket knife would be sufficient to "help yourself to a five finger discount"

I wanted something more or less tailor-made (not just a standard one-piece cover), so after extensively searching the WWW we discovered a UK based company that make custom ALU-linings (N+J linings). After a few mails and phone calls, discussing what we wanted, she was on her way over to Belgium :

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That's about it I guess. Things that still on the menu are : cubby box, remap, A-bar, some extra lights, ALU rims, etc. Hope you guys will follow this topic as my 'baby' grows up

Almost forgot!! The thing that really made me LOVE the defender is 'brotherhood amongst defender drivers' I'm still as happy as a five year old on Christmas-eve when I cross another Defender and the hand goes up to salute each other

I'm never getting rid of this car

Grtz!

16th Feb 2012 9:14am

GREENI

Member Since: 22 Aug 2010
Location: staffs
Posts: 10379

Well, as an avid 130 fan, that thing is sweet.
Welcome to the forum and I'll be watching your baby progress

16th Feb 2012 11:32am

AndrewS

Member Since: 10 Apr 2007
Location: Hereford
Posts: 3707

2013 Defender 130 Puma 2.2 SW Rimini Red

Nice one

130's have feeling's as well you know

16th Feb 2012 1:37pm

mick

Member Since: 08 Feb 2010
Location: Yorkshire
Posts: 2109

2010 Defender 130 Puma 2.4 HCPU Rimini Red

Looks well

16th Feb 2012 10:44pm

Lorryman100

Member Since: 01 Oct 2010
Location: Here
Posts: 2686

I think I want a 130

Any chance I could get more info on your camera system and setup as it sounds excellent? Please email me if you can?

Brian

16th Feb 2012 11:01pm

LandRoverAnorak

Member Since: 17 Jul 2011
Location: Surrey
Posts: 11324

That's a nice looking truck and I like your solution for the load bed cover. Is it riding on Freestyle alloys though? If so, they aren't rated for the gross weight of a 130. Darren

110 USW BUILD THREAD - EXPEDITION TRAILER - 200tdi 90 BUILD THREAD - SANKEY TRAILER - IG@landroveranorak

"You came in that thing? You're braver than I thought!" - Princess Leia

16th Feb 2012 11:11pm

SGH

Member Since: 27 Sep 2010
Location: Hellingly-Sussex
Posts: 1527

Nice 130 you have there

993 Varioram - Guards Red
Defender 2.5 300TDI 110 HCP - Keswick Green
Defender 2.2 TDCI 130 HCP - Orkney Grey - GONE
Discovery 4 SDV6 HSE LUX - Corris Grey/Black Pack - GONE
Discovery 4 SDV6 HSE LUX - Montaciano Red/Black Pack - GONE

17th Feb 2012 6:33am

Taquito

Member Since: 19 Jan 2012
Location: Limburg
Posts: 15

GREENI, AndrewS, mick , thank you all for the warm welcome!

@Lorryman100, thanks for asking, check mailbox

@LandRoverAnorak, the rims should be the standard steel heavy duty ones, I was afraid they would come in white as seen in the brochures, luckily they were black

Grtz!!

17th Feb 2012 8:48am

bwanashamba

Member Since: 03 Jan 2012
Location: tanzania
Posts: 14

2011 Defender 130 Puma 2.4 HCPU Alpine White

Good looking 130, I like the secure lock-up back

17th Feb 2012 9:25am

Lukey Boy

Member Since: 10 Jun 2011
Location: Norwich
Posts: 122

2008 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Stornoway Grey

Nice one. Me thinks 110 is too short!

2008 110 XS CSW Stornoway Grey

20th Feb 2012 8:50pm

Eduardo

Member Since: 28 Aug 2008
Location: Región Metropolitana
Posts: 2109

2007 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 SW Stornoway Grey

Congrats Taquito,

Nice 130! Eduardo

MY 2007 110 SW PUMA 2.4: Big Fog of 64'
MY 1994 Jayco 1207 Folding camper: "El Tremendo"

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20th Feb 2012 8:59pm

Peter Td4

Member Since: 23 Oct 2010
Location: Antwerp, Belgium
Posts: 227

2008 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 HCPU Santorini Black

That's a fine 130 indeed

How is this cover fixed to the tub ?
Looks quite interesting

Peter,

Defender 110 StaWa - Td5
Defender 110 HCPU - Puma
Defender 90 Soft Top - Td5

25th Mar 2012 4:33pm

Zagato
Site Supporter

Member Since: 08 Jan 2011
Location: Billingshurst West Sussex
Posts: 5012

Looks great in Zermatt Silver

25th Mar 2012 5:29pm

bpman

Member Since: 21 May 2008
Location: Oslo
Posts: 8069

2008 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 SVX Station Wagon Santorini Black

I prefer the steels over the alloys .. nice truck

25th Mar 2012 7:53pm

Taquito

Member Since: 19 Jan 2012
Location: Limburg
Posts: 15

@ peter, the backpart with the "gullwing" cover is bolted on. Luckily the holes from the previously installed hardtop matched nicely!

@ Zagato, tnx!

I'm still having a love-hate relation towards the black accents...

@ bpman, you're right, but I do like the look of a chunky offroad tire and a nice rim, like andrews has on his grey 130, those are sweet!

Hope to find the time to start adding some bits and pieces! It's just that were swamped with work for the moment

Any thoughts on a "classy" steering wheel? The ones I found on the net escaped from a "fast and the furious tuning beats" car.

Grtz!!

2nd Apr 2012 9:19pm

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