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smb



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Just to satisfy RED.DOT, You could always try and get one made with a Chequer Plate finish Rolling with laughter Rolling with laughter
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Save the Red-Dot one

Like many a troll, he / she is always good for a laugh with their insight and ready wit
Many an off post discussion has been saved by the Red-Dot one managing to cause offence and unite everyone together

Please let him live Martin
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15 Defender enthusiasts take an interest, and contribute to a thread about filler caps for their vehicles. They share opinions and enthusiasm respectfully with one another.

Those who donดt see the point, and cannot understand the money spent on a hobby, should follow the thread silently and amuse themselves, or ignore it completely.

This is a wonderful forum, and is helping considerably to keep the enthusiasm for the Defender alive. Bow down Bow down Bow down 1998 Tdi 90 SW,
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Stacey007 wrote:

Also Custom90 how do you mean damage the paint? do you mean if on a tether and hangs down
Thanks all

Yes, slightly added weight means it's more likely to accidentally dropped.
And being metal, even more likely.
That said, nothing to worry about just keep in mind. No Guts, No Glory.
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธโ›ฝ๏ธ๐Ÿ›ข๏ธโš™๏ธ๐Ÿงฐ๐Ÿ’ช
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Someone down under has the perfect solution for avoiding potential paint damage from a dangling fuel cap. Whistle Laughing
Pickles wrote:
Unless there is someone to hold the cap whilst filling up, it rests against the paintwork, which does not impress me at all. Solution?.....Wifey gets out as well at fill up time & holds the cap!
Silly, but true. Pickles.
 You never actually own a Defender. You merely look after it for the next generation.
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Let's hope that is all that's dangling "down under". Whistle No Guts, No Glory.
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธโ›ฝ๏ธ๐Ÿ›ข๏ธโš™๏ธ๐Ÿงฐ๐Ÿ’ช
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Simon 67 perhaps a petition save the red dot? Whistle 2015 HT XS 90
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Post #592532 12th Jan 2017 6:50pm
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Hello


"This is a wonderful forum, and is helping considerably to keep the enthusiasm for the Defender alive"


Here here, I enjoy everything about this forum, in my short to some of you guys / girls Defender ownership I have picked up loads of advice. I love reading build thread and as you say some things I'm not that keen on but that's the beauty with these cars making them your own.


I've saved a fortune doing many things on my car myself rather than paying for stuff to be fitted, I've learnt, swore, spilt blood but the sense of achievement is great and it means my Landy 'Fund' has pennies in I can treat him to some nice toys Smile evey now and again.

The Cap maybe here tomorrow... I'm actually excited about seeing a filler cap !!


I was looking at a tether from another make of car to fit to it, however I also think they look a bit naff and as Custom90 points out it could dangle down.... not good for the paint... So I do like Pickles suggestion about the wife holding it (always good...) however I normally end up filling up on my own..


Maybe I need a little plinth I take out, rest in on the petrol pump and place the cap on this... Rolling with laughter



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Cover the plinth in velvet or hire a Butler. Whistle Rolling with laughter No Guts, No Glory.
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You could of course ask Croytec or Optimill, etc to design a little sort of fold-out bracket to hold it or rest it on. Something like those fold down foot rests you can get to go behind the doors up the side of the body. Sorry, can't think of the name of them or who sells them.

There is another company on the scene who are making some machined bits called "Gore" I think.
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I cannot believe I am going to buy an Optimill
However looked at the plastic OEM version and its ฃ25 - so an extra ฃ40 isn't too bad

Still cannot get over the Overfinch version
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Genuine is ฃ25, aftermarket OE is ฃ6 Whistle  1988 90 Td5 NAS soft top
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Hi Martin

I was looking at the one on Mud UK, non locking for ฃ25

http://www.mudstuff.co.uk/defender-fuel-cap-upgrade.html

Any other options
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That's a D1 V8i cap at about ฃ16 elsewhere  1988 90 Td5 NAS soft top
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