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| Glynparry25 Member Since: 16 Feb 2009 Location: Miserable Midlands Posts: 3015   
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Bruce,
Thius the only one I know of: http://www.mudstuff.co.uk/DefenderVENT.shtml From the pictures it looks like it works real good. Other option would be to see how much the Puma rnd vents are from LR and then do a bit of creative work with pipes to get it right. I would say that if you can afford the £130 and don't have time on your hands go for the kit If you are short on cash and have loads of time, manufacture your own kit 
Glyn  |
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22nd Jan 2011 5:35pm |
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| markb110 Member Since: 22 May 2010 Location: Guildford Posts: 2634  
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Hi Bruce
One of the guys in our club has done this to his TD5 and said that it was a worthwhile mod. Its on my to do list at some point. I have seen it elsewhere other than Mud UK but no real difference in price (prob more as the other company was in Europe). If you decide to do this also consider relocating the original screen washer nozzle and fitting a second one (use the left hand drive wiper arm holes) it much better than the original single set up. See picture below 
Regards Mark  Click image to enlarge |
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22nd Jan 2011 5:39pm |
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| Zinke Member Since: 27 Jan 2009 Location: Scunthorpe Posts: 670 
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Ive been tempted by this for a long time now. Was looking at think land rover supply the parts to do this too, not sure if it will fit the later TD5 dash though. Think it was fitted to the wolf??
Pete. |
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22nd Jan 2011 6:13pm |
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| Glynparry25 Member Since: 16 Feb 2009 Location: Miserable Midlands Posts: 3015
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Forget Bruce... I am going to do that one
Glyn
P.s. No offence Bruce  |
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22nd Jan 2011 6:14pm |
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| landy andy Member Since: 15 Feb 2009 Location: Ware, Herts Posts: 5697 
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Other supplier
http://www.wiberg-wiberg.com/ Andy |
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22nd Jan 2011 11:00pm |
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| Peter Td4 Member Since: 23 Oct 2010 Location: Antwerp, Belgium Posts: 227  
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I've bought the DefenderVent kit from Nakatanenga.de last week.
I plan to install this, together with a bunch of other mods, over the next couple of weeks (time permitting). Will report back on the results  . Peter,
Defender 110 StaWa - Td5 Defender 110 HCPU - Puma Defender 90 Soft Top - Td5 |
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22nd Jan 2011 11:11pm |
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| Paul_1978 Member Since: 08 Nov 2009 Location: South Yorkshire Posts: 384 
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Im going to check the diameter of the pipe under the dash that goes into the window vent, find some hose to fit, a T and some vents, I recken i will come in well under the price of the defender vent kit.
Im not that bothered about making the windscreen vent bigger, works ok for me and ive got a heated screen, so i only want the side vents, but I have been using RainX anti fog, which works quite well. |
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23rd Jan 2011 9:25am |
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| alanhid Member Since: 24 Jan 2010 Location: South Lanarkshire Scotland Posts: 221  
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[quote="Paul_1978"]Im going to check the diameter of the pipe under the dash that goes into the window vent, find some hose to fit, a T and some vents, I recken i will come in well under the price of the defender vent kit.
My thoughts exactly Paul, its on my to do list and I reckon it could be done for just a few squid. My local pond centre has a massive range of pipe fittings and Im sure I could get appropriate T pieces and a piece of hose for under a tenner, that would just leave me to find 2 small vents which shouldnt be too hard. Life is not a rehearsal! Def 90td5 CSW xs 2006 |
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23rd Jan 2011 9:34am |
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| nakatanenga Member Since: 12 Nov 2010 Location: Neumarkt Posts: 546 
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The front screen vents are modified as well, not just simple Y-peces added. They defog much faster than the original ones.
If you just add a T-piece it won't work, if you add a Y-piece it will wor better but with the DefenderVent Kit it will REALLY work. We tried all the above methods.... If you really want to try a DIY versin you can use Suzuki SJ or Samurai side vents, they fit pretty good. ....or buy the Defender Vent in a forum group buy WANTED:
SII or SIII in max 1.5k |
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23rd Jan 2011 11:01am |
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| Paul_1978 Member Since: 08 Nov 2009 Location: South Yorkshire Posts: 384
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For £110 differance, I can live with that! |
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23rd Jan 2011 12:45pm |
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| alanhid Member Since: 24 Jan 2010 Location: South Lanarkshire Scotland Posts: 221
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There`s a similiar topic on the Landyzone website in the 90/110 section..........with pictures
Life is not a rehearsal!
Def 90td5 CSW xs 2006 |
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23rd Jan 2011 4:34pm |
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| Paul_1978 Member Since: 08 Nov 2009 Location: South Yorkshire Posts: 384
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Few more ideas there then, cant bring my self to buy the kit, after all isent making things and improving the truck all about owning a land rover?
Thanks Alan. |
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23rd Jan 2011 6:15pm |
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| PaulMc Member Since: 17 Jan 2009 Location: Kent Posts: 501 
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Here - http://www.landyzone.co.uk/lz/f7/side-wind...32984.html It cost him all of 50p using secondhand bits, but even if you used new bits, it probably wouldn't cost more than a fiver
Considerably less than the Military bits cost me 
. Paul. 1989 Arles Blue 2.5TD 110 Hardtop 1999 Epsom Green Discovery II 4.0 V8i 'XS' |
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24th Jan 2011 5:56pm |
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