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| lrmaniac Member Since: 04 Feb 2010 Location: Lisboa Posts: 762   
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went to lower the tow ball to tow the caravan to Billing!
from this 
to this
btw nice paint job LR does to the rear crossmember hein? can you spot the diference?  Regards
Joao '10 Land Rover Defender 110 CC '08 BMW F800GS '64 SIIA Forward Control '69 SIIA 109 ZA CKD _____________________________________________ You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say will be misquoted, then used against you. |
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15th Jul 2012 9:19pm |
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| adafish Member Since: 30 Mar 2009 Location: atherstone Posts: 1382  
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my Betty, before the i stripped her down to rebuild.....
Putting Dreams on Drives at JLR Solihull.. |
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16th Jul 2012 10:17am |
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| LandRoverAnorak Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 11324
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Your tow bar is no longer held on with all of the bolts. Is that a good thing?  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 |
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16th Jul 2012 10:21am |
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| Inigo Member Since: 13 Nov 2011 Location: Kent Posts: 617 
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Well, a little while back, but my wife had another baby, so I've been a little busy.
Had a patriot rack fitted: Click image to enlarge Quite pleased with it. It appears to be very well made. Slight whistling noise at certain speeds, if I have the radio off. Perhaps a slight decrease in mpg, but no discernible difference otherwise. I visited the factory to have it fitted and a chat with Paul, who runs the company. I mentioned that I was dithering between his rack and the Hannibal and said the criticism of his racks that come up regularly are the corrosion of the bolts and the need to drill them out if anything needs to be changed. He said they now use Hylomar Blue to assemble which should mean that there is no longer any bi-metallic corrosion. I could just about see traces of it around some bolts: Click image to enlarge The other thing he mentioned was that they have improved their powder coating and now use Keronite before powder coating. I had a quick look at their website: http://www.keronite.com and it seems to be some sort of ceramic coating. No idea how good this is in the real world, time will tell. |
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16th Jul 2012 12:24pm |
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:sheep:
| lrmaniac Member Since: 04 Feb 2010 Location: Lisboa Posts: 762
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It's more stable to drive like this...although it has now only 4 bolts...but like it was it was easy to scratch the back of the caravan on the ground on a road bump or on the starting of a steeper rise... I hope it's enough! Regards
Joao '10 Land Rover Defender 110 CC '08 BMW F800GS '64 SIIA Forward Control '69 SIIA 109 ZA CKD _____________________________________________ You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say will be misquoted, then used against you. |
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16th Jul 2012 1:01pm |
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| bpman Member Since: 21 May 2008 Location: Oslo Posts: 8069 
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the 90: collected some waitrose rescue hens and a road-rock, sussex jobbie and some warrens, all at home now in their new coup .. went for a "Smiths Sectional" in the end
Click image to enlarge the 110: Fitted the National Luna power socket and tested  |
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16th Jul 2012 5:47pm |
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| fekete Member Since: 24 Dec 2008 Location: Here on the other end of the computer Posts: 3626 
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Nice coup....you will get some proper eggs now instead of them watery one from the supermarket
 NEVER TAKE LIFE SERIOUSLY. NOBODY GETS OUT ALIVE ANYWAY |
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16th Jul 2012 5:58pm |
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| Honker Member Since: 26 Jun 2011 Location: St Albans Posts: 353  
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£460 lighter in the wallet due to first service
Stu |
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16th Jul 2012 6:00pm |
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| LandRoverAnorak Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 11324
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Fitted a 12v socket in the back using the spare purple and black wires:
Click image to enlarge The socket itself is taken from a Pajero, so will hopefully be boringly reliable 
After filling up with fuel I also realised that yesterday was my first anniversary with this particular Land Rover. The anorak in me therefore feels the need to share this with the group: Click image to enlarge I'm hoping that the MPG will pick up again when the Alive remap novelty has worn off a bit  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 |
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16th Jul 2012 9:11pm |
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| excossack Member Since: 22 Feb 2012 Location: North West Posts: 5843 
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Picked up 3 sheets of plaster board from Wickes.
Are those rear speaker housing standard LR ones or after market? 1999 Defender TD5 110 Regards John M0VAZ Econet Station 48 no clock |
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16th Jul 2012 9:15pm |
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| Appleby Member Since: 03 Apr 2012 Location: Bristol Posts: 74 
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Very smart roof rack Inigo! Suits your landy a treat!
I got managed to perform the easiest mod so far. The 99 relay wiped mod. Perfect for the lovely summer we are having! |
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16th Jul 2012 9:21pm |
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| LandRoverAnorak Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 11324
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They're the standard trim. 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 |
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16th Jul 2012 9:24pm |
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| excossack Member Since: 22 Feb 2012 Location: North West Posts: 5843
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mmm not on mine they aint.,  (99' 110 SW) 1999 Defender TD5 110
Regards John M0VAZ Econet Station 48 no clock |
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16th Jul 2012 9:31pm |
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| LandRoverAnorak Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 11324
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Mine's an '05. Perhaps they came in with the dash facelift in '02? They'd be a very easy retrofit if you can find some. Alternatively, the company that does the Defendoors also make a version HERE. 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 |
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16th Jul 2012 9:41pm |
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