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| JWL Member Since: 26 Oct 2011 Location: Hereford Posts: 3443   
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Mine was made by a company called Falon Nameplates and we've had a couple of batches made for our Land Rover Club, some like the picture above and some more oval ones with our club name around the outside. Individually they're not cheap as you have to pay for tooling and design and then the plaques themselves. As a club we are absorbing the set up costs of £80 and then passing the badge cost of around £32 to the members for the "Station Wagon" style above. Any individual design is around the £80 mark so if you're setting up a club badge where there will be multiple buyers then the costs can be brought down plus they keep the design on record so you can just pay for more badges of that design without paying a setup cost again.
The link for them is; http://www.falon-nameplates.co.uk/ You may find an existing design you like so no set up costs  |
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2nd May 2016 10:08pm |
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| Teario Member Since: 04 Aug 2015 Location: Merseyside Posts: 153 
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Just a little window addition.
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2nd May 2016 10:41pm |
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| steventheplumber Member Since: 29 Apr 2014 Location: Lincolnshire Posts: 767 
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Driving along A15 at Scampton this morning just as the Red Arrows where taxing. They took off in formation, was fantastic. No pictures as I was trying to keep up
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3rd May 2016 10:06am |
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| AJC Member Since: 30 Nov 2015 Location: Lancashire Posts: 1364 
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Trial fitted some second hand 285/75's. Took it to a local lane to see what it drove like and if it caught on standard shocks.
Result, it didn't. Fell like they're too big, but maybe it's just because i'm used to the 235's. Fetched it home and gave it a proper clean, wheels are tatty, so will be coming off and re-fit the 235's and eventually buy some new wheels and tyres, unknown as to what size. Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge |
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3rd May 2016 10:12am |
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| blackwolf Member Since: 03 Nov 2009 Location: South West England Posts: 17451 
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You may already be aware of this (or may not care anyway), but you run the risk of a ticket doing that since you are technically parked on the double-yellows. It is not universally known that the prohibition extends to the verge beyond the lines and not just the road surface marked by the lines. Ever if you are completely off the road, as you are, you are still contravening the restriction. I assume however that you were lucky on this occasion since you didn't post this in the "grumpy old man" thread! |
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3rd May 2016 10:40am |
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| Clive Member Since: 21 Mar 2014 Location: Littleborough Posts: 467 
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Could always try this approach
http://www.motorhomefulltime.com/lifestyle...ng-charges Dunno if it really stands up in law though  |
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3rd May 2016 10:44am |
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| 1978 Member Since: 04 Aug 2015 Location: Lancashire Posts: 519 
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Thank you, I didn't realise that, does it apply within a carpark (which I assume is private land)? Not something I would do normally, but the place was ridiculously busy and mine was definitely one of the more sensible parking improvisations I spotted! I was indeed lucky, but I didn't stay long. I only popped in to visit one shop for some shirts, when I arrived the queue for the tills was all the way across the shop so I promptly left again! |
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3rd May 2016 10:49am |
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| blackwolf Member Since: 03 Nov 2009 Location: South West England Posts: 17451
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I thought you might not, many people don't.
Does it apply in car parks? I don't know, it probably depends on several factors. The Road Traffic Acts apply to places to which the public have access, and do apply to car parks. Parking restrictions and enforcement is something else, though, and you may find that rather than ticketed you are clamped by a menacing gangster! I think from your photo that unless you were unlucky enough to parked at the point where the enforcement 'womble' started, you'd have time to shop and leave before they got round to you, they'd be very busy. |
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3rd May 2016 11:06am |
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| blackwolf Member Since: 03 Nov 2009 Location: South West England Posts: 17451
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I like that! Has anyone actually tried it yet? |
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3rd May 2016 11:07am |
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| bm52 Member Since: 04 Apr 2010 Location: Kent Posts: 2189 
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washed it
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3rd May 2016 5:46pm |
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| Doc P Member Since: 03 Apr 2016 Location: Midlands Posts: 565 
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He's a Drakeshead (our second). Yours looks like a little worker too. Be nice to watch them grow  |
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3rd May 2016 7:41pm |
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| custom90 Member Since: 21 Jan 2010 Location: South West, England. Posts: 20453
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Un-done my front ARB, took dampers / shockers off the front, and turrets.
Cleaned bits, Dinitrolled bits, new Spring seats, new springs an isolators fitted, D44 turret rings. New dampers / shocks and turrets to go in tomorrow, finally fit ARB back on and that's the lot. Would have been easier work if I'd have realised on the OS I forgot to fit the turret ring once I was finished. Doh!  
So needed to jack up all over again.  |
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4th May 2016 7:05pm |
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| defender4 Member Since: 22 Jun 2011 Location: South East London Posts: 411 
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Ran some Captain Tolley's across the roof seam using a hypodermic syringe and needle.
Several applications (of a minimal amount each time) before it stopped disappearing so I'm hoping that means that it has found its way into a slight leak that only seems to occur when snow lies on the roof. Only used about 5ml in all, seems amazing stuff. |
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4th May 2016 9:43pm |
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| custom90 Member Since: 21 Jan 2010 Location: South West, England. Posts: 20453
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Defender4 - I used it too a few weeks ago, it seems to have solved my issue.
Members here were correct, it's good stuff. |
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4th May 2016 9:51pm |
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