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mikeyt

Member Since: 15 Nov 2012
Location: Cambridge
Posts: 6

2009 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Galway Green

spend my 3 grand..

I've got a newish SX 90, standard except for longer seat rails and improved stereo headunit.

it spends 99% of it's time on road, sometimes towing, and the offroad is muddy lanes and fields for shooting rather than 'proper' offroading.

I'd like to improve it's road manners a bit, spending as little as possible. What would you suggest, up to a max of 3 grand?

16th Nov 2012 10:17am

speedymarktd6

Member Since: 02 May 2011
Location: Worcestershire
Posts: 102

2009 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Epsom Green

-de cat pipe
-big intercooler
-re map

It will most certainly help on and off road performance inc towing

16th Nov 2012 10:24am

ken

Member Since: 18 Aug 2009
Location: Banging Birds with my bitches !!
Posts: 4328

LED Head Lamps

LED Work Lamp

Goodyear Duratrac tyres

Trailair Rear view system

Mantec interior Window Guards

And a nice bottle of Plonk to celebrate a job well done

16th Nov 2012 10:25am

Go Beyond

Member Since: 30 Jan 2012
Location: Headcorn, Kent
Posts: 6678

fcxRadiobox (or if you can wait, an fcxRadioSwitch box)

fcxExpedition Lok Box

fcxLeather for Puma

fcxSVX / NAS LED lights

fcxBattery Kill box

fcxRoof Console

CSK Snow Cowl

Actually scrap the last one and get an Entreq one

(only kidding Chris

)

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16th Nov 2012 10:30am

farmer giles

Member Since: 09 Feb 2011
Location: worcestershire
Posts: 1299

2011 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 SW Cairns Blue

koni shocks and stiffer anti roll bars will give a more firm (but NOT harsh ride on road and not affect you level of off roading

16th Nov 2012 10:32am

Martin
Site Admin

Member Since: 02 Apr 2007
Location: Hook Norton
Posts: 6605

2015 Defender 90 Puma 2.2 XS CSW Montalcino Red

Matt, I do sometimes think your product names look like someone's headbutted the keyboard

1988 90 Td5 NAS soft top

2015 D90 XS SW

16th Nov 2012 10:37am

Go Beyond

Member Since: 30 Jan 2012
Location: Headcorn, Kent
Posts: 6678

Funny you should say that Martin, I was driving in to work this morning thinking about running a competition on the forum to give the new 'fcxRadioSwitch box' a more 'sexy' name ....

16th Nov 2012 10:40am

farmer giles

Member Since: 09 Feb 2011
Location: worcestershire
Posts: 1299

Go Beyond wrote:
Funny you should say that Martin, I was driving in to work this morning thinking about running a competition on the forum to give the new 'fcxRadioSwitch box' a more 'sexy' name ....

do we win your 130?

16th Nov 2012 10:41am

Go Beyond

Member Since: 30 Jan 2012
Location: Headcorn, Kent
Posts: 6678

Oooh, let me think .............

NO !

But I was thinking of a £150 voucher to spend in the FCX emporium ....

16th Nov 2012 10:42am

ken

Member Since: 18 Aug 2009
Location: Banging Birds with my bitches !!
Posts: 4328

fcxRSB works

16th Nov 2012 10:56am

d j hutton

Member Since: 30 Jul 2009
Location: Dorset
Posts: 1044

2011 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 USW Orkney Grey

Quote:
But I was thinking of a £150 voucher to spend in the FCX emporium

Is that the same as what I'm getting for suggesting the orange colour

DJ 1989 200tdi 90 csw
2011 110 usw Orkney grey

Buy British 🇬🇧

Defender Clothing Designs available at http://www.rangesports.com/acatalog/Defender-Stuff.html

16th Nov 2012 11:03am

Go Beyond

Member Since: 30 Jan 2012
Location: Headcorn, Kent
Posts: 6678

Not if you're dyslexic Ken

DJ - Truth be told, I didn't go with the orange because you'd suggested it (although I'm very grateful), I went with orange because an orange centre dash turned up in the box of stuff from Land Rover that I bought and no one else would buy it

16th Nov 2012 11:08am

MartinK

Member Since: 02 Mar 2011
Location: Silverdale (Lancashire/Cumbria Border)
Posts: 2665

^^^ well that's what I have done to mine anyway

Defender "Puma" 2.4 110 County Utility (possibly the last of the 2.4's)

16th Nov 2012 11:09am

party monkey

Member Since: 31 Dec 2010
Location: Oxon.
Posts: 1311

2005 Defender 110 Td5 XS CSW Cairns Blue

Cut the budget to £2k'ish for road manners and drop a grand'ish on a decent alarm system and tracker (assuming you haven't already).

@GoBeyond..... how about....fcxtardis ???

Cheque payable to Mr P. Monkey

Jon - 110 td5 [sold]. Currently Defenderless.

16th Nov 2012 11:51am

mikeyt

Member Since: 15 Nov 2012
Location: Cambridge
Posts: 6

thanks for the tips.. I dont want anything that's going to make it *look* better, I want to make it *drive* better.

So no thanks to the fcx stuff or lamps.

but which company should I talk to about a remap, and which shocks / spring / roll bar combo should I be looking at?

16th Nov 2012 12:35pm

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