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| AndyTunn Member Since: 10 Jan 2015 Location: Auckland Posts: 313   
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That looks fantastic - inside and out! Like you, I'm not totally convinced about the KBX look - especially the grill. An alternative look that I really like is this combo from @projectblue...
 Click image to enlarge Your double DIN dash looks great - I haven't seen one with that configuration of switches on the side panel before. Did it come from twisted? |
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28th Aug 2015 11:29am |
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| GREENI Member Since: 22 Aug 2010 Location: staffs Posts: 10383 
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It's a really very nice truck, and I'm a lot less 'anti' nowadays and growing to like and appreciate the style. Congratulations.
I'd ruin something like that very quickly. Here's a curious question... what do your friends drive and what do they think of your 90? |
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28th Aug 2015 11:30am |
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| Barney12 Member Since: 09 Jun 2015 Location: South West Posts: 744 
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I find them very comfortable. They are certainly "firm" though 
I think the standard defender seats are horrendous! The seat base is FAR too short and they provide zero side support. Yes they're bouncy/comfy but no support. Yep, supplied with LR heaters so simply plug n play with your existing XS loom (just one plug under the seat). I used my existing rails which saves on the cost. Again a simple bolt off, bolt on job. |
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28th Aug 2015 11:34am |
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| Barney12 Member Since: 09 Jun 2015 Location: South West Posts: 744
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Nice front end  I like that grill. It looks similar to the Bentley ones sold by Matt @ FCX. I've put my name down for the group buy but take up has been non existent 
Yes, its the new Twisted dash set. Come complete with loom to extend the Hazard switch. |
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28th Aug 2015 11:37am |
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| Barney12 Member Since: 09 Jun 2015 Location: South West Posts: 744
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LOL, now there is a story. Most of my friends think I'm bonkers!! I've had Range Rovers and Disco's previously so they all think that I'm going backwards. A very good friend of mine who owns a RR Sport drove it back from Plymouth for me recently. My wife saw him come down our drive and said (whilst nearly dying of laughter) "All I could see was knees" (referring to his somewhat cramped driving position). I came back a few minutes later and he said "thats the first time I've ever driven a Defender and I hope its my last". Can you imagine what he would have thought before the suspension change and remap  |
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28th Aug 2015 11:45am |
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| AndyTunn Member Since: 10 Jan 2015 Location: Auckland Posts: 313
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I think it is the one's that FCX is selling (not my car - projectblue is the lucky owner). I'd be interested in the group buy but living in New Zealand the postage of anything that weighs more than a few grams is ridiculous!
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28th Aug 2015 11:46am |
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| jk84 Member Since: 17 Feb 2015 Location: Wherever my Defender takes me... Posts: 720 
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Barney, looks great
Would probably change the grille, but not that it makes too much difference, the truck looks fab. Really like the double din, would definitely want one so I can have a built in sat nav. Perhaps a stupid question (but I'm rather oldschool and like my collection of CDs) - does it have a CD slot or is that not an option with double din? |
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28th Aug 2015 12:27pm |
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| Barney12 Member Since: 09 Jun 2015 Location: South West Posts: 744
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Hi thanks for positive comments.
There are plenty of double din units with CD players. The one I've fitted doesn't as its an Apple CarPlay unit. As my entire CD collection (and it's now in excess of 600 physical CD's) is ripped to MP3 and in my iTunes library this suits me very well. I'm still old fashioned too, I have to own the physical disc, I just can't bare the idea of paying for something "digital". I guess I'm probably just attracted to shinny things 
Details of the HU here: http://www.alpine.co.uk/p/Products/digital...60/ilx-700 |
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28th Aug 2015 1:54pm |
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| Barney12 Member Since: 09 Jun 2015 Location: South West Posts: 744
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So today I continued my audio upgrade. Amplifier now fitted under the drivers seat and all the speakers now run from new cables leaving the existing factory wiring intact in case it ever goes back to standard.
I had purchased a pair of high end Alpine tweeters but wasn't entirely happy with the idea of cutting the dash so decided on a different approach. Firstly pop out the factory fit units: Click image to enlarge As you can see the tweeter is glued into the grill peice so with a few careful cuts with a blade the two parts can be seperated: Click image to enlarge So then it was a simple case of bonding the new tweeter to the existing grill: Click image to enlarge Job done
Difference is sound quality is really impressive. I got them from here. Amazing service from the company who had run out of stock but arranged a next day delivery so I had them for the bank holiday weekend. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/180926988503?_tr...EBIDX%3AIT |
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30th Aug 2015 9:27pm |
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| Barney12 Member Since: 09 Jun 2015 Location: South West Posts: 744
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A couple of pics from a romp on the moor today:
Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge |
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31st Aug 2015 8:46pm |
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| GREENI Member Since: 22 Aug 2010 Location: staffs Posts: 10383
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Haha, "knees"
 brilliant.
Great photo above. |
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31st Aug 2015 8:53pm |
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| Mr Fox Member Since: 10 Sep 2011 Location: green & pleasant land Posts: 1038 
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Great shots
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31st Aug 2015 8:54pm |
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| AndyTunn Member Since: 10 Jan 2015 Location: Auckland Posts: 313
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+1 fantastic photos! Love the second one with the sun behind!
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1st Sep 2015 12:21am |
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| Barney12 Member Since: 09 Jun 2015 Location: South West Posts: 744
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Thanks guys.
My rear seats are now finished so I can finally finish everything off. Works going to get in the way of play for a couple of weeks though 
So in the mean time here's one of Derek down to his underpants
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1st Sep 2015 8:13pm |
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