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| mk1collector Member Since: 17 Sep 2009 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 6769   
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Father in law gets his next month I think Ray
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26th Apr 2015 9:19pm |
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| LR90XS2011 Member Since: 05 Apr 2011 Location: bickenhill Posts: 3643  
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took it back to Wales for a few weeks whilst I have some work done on my house, only averaged 24mpg per scan gauge at 70mph on the M6 but went up to 40 MPG on the speed restriction on the M54 and overall managed 29 mpg. DEFENDER 90 TDCI XS,
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27th Apr 2015 5:17am |
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| RoddyK05 Member Since: 08 Apr 2015 Location: Inverclyde Posts: 633  
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Fitted wing top chequer plate which turned out to ba slightly trickier than I thought. O/S was fine as I could get to the nuts by sticking my arm through the hole where the blanking plate lives, N/S was where I had to remove the headlamp and grow a second elbow joint to get my arm to where the nuts ( and eventually 10mm spanner ) needed to be. All done and quite happy with it. It has a practical purpose, it will be my main access to the new Brownchurch rack I ordered today, mainly to get my bicycle up out of the way. Oh, I also fitted a snow cowal, really didn't think it would have been put to the test so quickly, snow and sleet showers were off and on most of the day - didn't come to anything though
I still need to fit the bonnet checker plate, but noticed many of the fixings will be behind the strengthening ribs and double skin bits of the bonnet. What is the trick here - captive nuts or big pop rivets? Suggestions happily accepted. Next task will be to fit the roofrack, it is 24/48 hour delivery - faster than I thought, so should be here shortly. Getting it delivered to my work where there will ( hopefully ) be a few willing hands to help me fit it 
Filled the tank today, my first refill since buying the thing 30.3 mpg, mixed driving. Delighted with that after the 21 or so from my old Discovery 300 auto. I could get the Disco down to 16mpg if towing the caravan and country lane driving - convinced the Mrs we would be much better off with a Defender - she's happy so we're all happy 
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27th Apr 2015 10:53pm |
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| Enid_Puceflange Member Since: 25 Oct 2014 Location: edinburgh Posts: 1172 
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Bent it!!
[URL=] Click image to enlarge[/URL] Yes, those wheels are pointing in opposite directions
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27th Apr 2015 11:05pm |
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| ericvv Member Since: 02 Jun 2011 Location: Near the Jet d'Eau Posts: 5816  
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Actually, yesterday... We returned back home from a long weekend in Belgium. Antwerp-Geneva, approximately 850 km mostly highway, 10 hours, with the last 8 hours in solid almost uninterrupted downpour. It was raining cats and dogs as per the old saying....
All going very well, but I had water ingress in the lights. 
No, not in the Speakers, they stayed bone dry  , but in those "pig ugly warts" as someone on here calls my Hella Comet 550 fog lights.
Anyway, that is not a problem, those Hellas which are halogens dry out as fast again as they fog up when turned on. 
Eric You never actually own a Defender. You merely look after it for the next generation. http://youtu.be/yVRlSsJwD0o https://youtu.be/vmPr3oTHndg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GtzTT9Pdl0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABqKPz28e6A https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLZ49Jce_n0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvAsz_ilQYU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8tMHiX9lSw https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=dxwjPuHIV7I https://vimeo.com/201482507 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSixqL0iyHw |
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28th Apr 2015 5:57pm |
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| roel Member Since: 08 Aug 2009 Location: Lelystad Posts: 2039  
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Nice color: Click image to enlarge Roel 1984 90 2.5 na Diesel - RR V8 (1994-2001) 1997 Camel Trophy Discovery 300TDI (2001-2009) 2005 G4 Discovery III 4.4 V8 (2008-2018) It's gone but it still hurts. 2003 90 Td5 (2009-now) |
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28th Apr 2015 8:04pm |
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| Welly911 Member Since: 14 Oct 2012 Location: Cheshire Posts: 70
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Awesome visit to see Gary at Alive Tuning. Worth travelling 3000+ miles. Totally transformed our Defender.
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29th Apr 2015 2:14pm |
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| smb Member Since: 15 Jan 2013 Location: Cheshire Posts: 1232 
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Use Rivnuts............Easy Peasy....... |
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29th Apr 2015 2:41pm |
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| roel Member Since: 08 Aug 2009 Location: Lelystad Posts: 2039
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How did you manage that at the parking lot. :D Admin note: this post has had its images recovered from a money grabbing photo hosting site and reinstated Roel
1984 90 2.5 na Diesel - RR V8 (1994-2001) 1997 Camel Trophy Discovery 300TDI (2001-2009) 2005 G4 Discovery III 4.4 V8 (2008-2018) It's gone but it still hurts. 2003 90 Td5 (2009-now) |
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29th Apr 2015 6:56pm |
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| RoddyK05 Member Since: 08 Apr 2015 Location: Inverclyde Posts: 633
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New roofrack arrived today, so with a couple of willing ( actually press ganged ) helpers it was soon on. Nip up the fixing nuts and Robert is your mothers brother. Not done the ladder yet, probably tomorrow though. Very happy with the way it looks, I'm sure it will come in very useful as the 90 is has considerably less space than the old Disco for storing stuff when going on holiday with the dogs and caravan.
Sounds like rivnuts for the chequer plate on the bonnet, cheers smb. I'll look into purchasing some in the correct size. Hi roel, yes I like the yellow, didn't think it would grow on me the way it has, but it will be staying that colour for the foreseeable future anyway. There is another yellow 90 in my home town, the guys friends are waving at me now, either that or I have suddenly become very popular Mines is ex RAF, but certain panels have been resprayed and it must be a hard colour to match - there are at least two different shades to the paintwork. But, as the motor is solid and minted everywhere else I am happy to live with the slight differences in the paint. If it really bothered me that much it's only a quick dusting all over to have it the one hue again.
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29th Apr 2015 10:38pm |
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| TheWarden Member Since: 25 Feb 2013 Location: Southampton Posts: 179 
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Fitted the rest of the chequer plate to the wingtops - I have to say black plate on Aintree Green looks pretty good - and a RetroSound PA-2 powered aerial - bit of a tight fit but works well. 2013 Aintree Green 110 Station Wagon SX
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30th Apr 2015 7:32pm |
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| VeeTee Member Since: 06 Mar 2011 Location: Somewhere Posts: 1512
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Fitted my new awning!
Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Cheers, Vincent 1959 Polynorm 1/4 Ton Trailer, Olive Drab Green (sold) 1970 M416 Military Trailer (Camping Trailer Conversion), Epsom Green (sold) 1975 Series III 88 V6, Light Green (sadly sold) 1996 Defender 110 CSW 300 Tdi, Epsom Green (sold) 2000 Freelander 1 TD4 3-drs, Silver (sold) 2006 Freelander 1 TD4 5-drs Facelift Automatic, Tonga Green (sold) MySite |
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1st May 2015 6:13pm |
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| JMG Member Since: 16 Apr 2014 Location: Surrey Posts: 222 
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Drove down to Cornwall to get my fish and chip shop open for the bank holiday weekend. Got to overtake lots of old minis coming down, nice to overtake something.
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1st May 2015 6:29pm |
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| RoddyK05 Member Since: 08 Apr 2015 Location: Inverclyde Posts: 633
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Fitted the ladder for my new roofrack, straight forward enough but I had to enlarge the bottom fixing holes on it with a 10mm drill as they were not 100% lining up. It takes my weight, so the quality must be decent
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1st May 2015 10:20pm |
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