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Eduardo

Member Since: 28 Aug 2008
Location: Región Metropolitana
Posts: 2110

2007 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 SW Stornoway Grey

silly question

I just receive a new cap for the fuel tank (original Land Rover)
The other was lost in a gas station some time ago and replaced for cheap one that broken some days ago

The new one include a strip to attach to the body.

Now the questions:

1.- Size of the hole to crimp the strip end to the body?
2.- Where to do the hole, any correct position or where you like?

Cheers! Eduardo

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

Click image to enlarge

26th Jun 2014 2:12pm

Lou Sparts

Member Since: 15 Apr 2012
Location: Kent
Posts: 1501

2005 Defender 90 Td5 XS CSW Zambezi Silver

I did exactl the same as you lost the original and replaced with a Britpart one that promptly refused to unlock in the filling station so bought a genuine parts one.
This is where I drilled the hole, I copied the location from a new defender in the showroom, sorry can't remember the drill size I used.

Click image to enlarge 2005 Td5 90 XS

Steve

26th Jun 2014 2:38pm

Eduardo

Member Since: 28 Aug 2008
Location: Región Metropolitana
Posts: 2110

Thanks Lou! Eduardo

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

Click image to enlarge

26th Jun 2014 3:12pm

Laurie

Member Since: 22 Feb 2008
Location: Sussex, England
Posts: 2897

2005 Defender 90 Td5 XS CSW Bonatti Grey

I went for the bottom left hand corner for my fixing.
Think I used a 4mm drill but can't be sure.
Love the way you can take the key out locked or unlocked.

27th Jun 2014 12:13am

Lambley

Member Since: 20 Apr 2013
Location: Mid Devon
Posts: 1435

Same here, I bought a cheap Britpart one and sure enough, takes about 2 or 3 minutes of fiddling and swearing before it opens, why oh why do I buy cheap parts?!!

Eduardo, my brother-in-law lives in Santiago, he's currently building a house on a plot of land in the hills or mountains overlooking Santiago, looks like a great place to live!

27th Jun 2014 4:56am

Laurie

Member Since: 22 Feb 2008
Location: Sussex, England
Posts: 2897

The genuine part from a main dealer's less than 25 quid.

27th Jun 2014 10:40am

Fish

Member Since: 21 Jan 2014
Location: United Kingdom
Posts: 58

2014 Defender 90 Puma 2.2 XS CSW Corris Grey

Only ever unlocked mine once...when I bought it..

27th Jun 2014 1:41pm

Eduardo

Member Since: 28 Aug 2008
Location: Región Metropolitana
Posts: 2110

Same experiences for all of us with cheap caps

In my defence, I bougth the cheap one (1/3 of the price of the original one) as an emergency. The dealer here tend to charge the price by 3-4 times more and were not available at this time in the other spare part store that I use. So I bougth the cheap one and ask if they can import for me the original. I forgot to pick up it until now when the cheap one broken.

Lambley:
Yes, Santiago is a nice place to live but we have some problems with contamination during winter (sorrunded by mountains and the bad air cannot escape) and traffic jams (with more than 7 millions people, 30 km of diameter and a bad public transport system, can be a pain move from one side to other).

Cheers Eduardo

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

Click image to enlarge

27th Jun 2014 3:23pm

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