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K9F Member Since: 12 Nov 2009 Location: Bournemouth Posts: 9610 |
I wouldn't choose....for the cost of both items to protect your pride and joy the 'layered approach' is the best in my view, especially taking recent figures into account (see thread link below). Purchasing several security items is surely better at compromising some toe rag's chances of theft than scrimping and losing it perhaps? Irrespective of security devices for very little outlay access to the vehicle itself can be made more difficult. Gear locks, barrel locks and pedal locks and an OEM alarm won't stop your doors, seats and/or bonnet going. http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic17212.html?highlight=layered If you go through life with your head in the sand....all people will see is an ar5e!! Treat every day as if it is your last....one day you will be right!! |
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6th Jan 2013 10:23pm |
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TomB8 Member Since: 17 Nov 2022 Location: West Sussex Posts: 115 |
Hi,
I just bought one of these, along with the lock barrel protector thing, but I can't for the life of me get it to fit on easily when the gator is in place. It does just about easily fit with the gator off, but the extra height of the gator pushes the cut outs out of alignment. I kind of have to force the silver section around the gearstick which, even if I put tape on it, is going to wear through the paint after a very short time. I have adjusted my nuts right to the end of their travel, tried taking the splined connector off the transfer lever but the lever was as far back as it would go, tried moving the gearstick around on it's splines but it will not fit. I feel like the transfer lever needs to be higher. Oh, and it will most certainly not work in 5th gear. Needs to be in 3rd to be anywhere close. Does anyone have any tips, please? Click image to enlarge |
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23rd Apr 2023 12:15am |
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LandRoverAnorak Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 11324 |
This might sound like a stupid question but do you know what gearbox you have fitted, R380 or LT77? It should be the former for your vehicle's year but the problem you're describing sound like you're trying to fit the lock for the R380 to an LT77 gearbox. The lock for the latter looks like this and the 'crank' in the body is because of the different relative positions of the main and transfer boxes gearsticks.
Can you post a wider picture and also one of the gear knob? Here are a couple of pictures of when I had one of these on my old TD5 (with R380 'box) with and without the gator: Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge 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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23rd Apr 2023 9:32am |
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LandRoverAnorak Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 11324 |
I've just realised that I started this thread ten years ago and have reinstated the pictures in the original post that disappeared during the Photobucket debacle that took place a few years later. 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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23rd Apr 2023 9:39am |
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TomB8 Member Since: 17 Nov 2022 Location: West Sussex Posts: 115 |
Hi, thank you for reinstating the photos! I will have a look this afternoon.
I am pretty sure I have an R380. Photos below. Just been thinking that perhaps adjusting the transfer knob forward might raise it up a little. The instructions only mention moving the lever back, perhaps in my haste I have missed the obvious. Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge |
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23rd Apr 2023 12:30pm |
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LandRoverAnorak Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 11324 |
Hmm, definitely R380 so it will just be trying to find the right adjustment to make it fit, I'm afraid. 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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23rd Apr 2023 4:12pm |
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TomB8 Member Since: 17 Nov 2022 Location: West Sussex Posts: 115 |
Thank you again for reinstating your photographs it was really helpful to see a good photo of the thing fitted. I have managed to get the lock to fit with the gearbox in 5th, although it is still a bit of a tight fiddly fit. I may just take the edges off the part that goes around the gearstick which will give a fraction more clearance.
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24th Apr 2023 11:02pm |
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