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| jk84 Member Since: 17 Feb 2015 Location: Wherever my Defender takes me... Posts: 720   
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Well done Richard, hope you weren't driving while taking the photo
 Hope Bertha has another 88,888 happy miles ahead of her! MY15 Aintree 110 SW - for sale - https://www.defender2.net/forum/topic82781.html
MY16 Santorini 90 HT - sold |
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6th Jun 2016 9:54am |
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| jk84 Member Since: 17 Feb 2015 Location: Wherever my Defender takes me... Posts: 720
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Very good to hear Richard, safety first!
I concur she is about to be run-in 
I've just had a milestone myself on the 110 - 20k and 2 days to 1st birthday. So far all's good  MY15 Aintree 110 SW - for sale - https://www.defender2.net/forum/topic82781.html
MY16 Santorini 90 HT - sold |
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6th Jun 2016 9:07pm |
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| bluebottle Member Since: 08 May 2015 Location: Not in my Landy enough! Posts: 705
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Having hardly driven anywhere other than odd jobs locally since May she's now in for MoT, fingers crossed!
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30th Sep 2016 8:17am |
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| bluebottle Member Since: 08 May 2015 Location: Not in my Landy enough! Posts: 705
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Phew - passed, wear on front nearside brake pad only real advisory.
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30th Sep 2016 5:49pm |
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| L110CDL Member Since: 31 Oct 2015 Location: Devon Posts: 10817 
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Good to hear the landy passed
1996 Golf Blue 300Tdi 110 Pick up.
Keeper. Clayton. |
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1st Oct 2016 9:17pm |
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| bluebottle Member Since: 08 May 2015 Location: Not in my Landy enough! Posts: 705
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One for the fans of 90s US soaps...
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17th Jan 2017 1:10pm |
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| YOLO110 Member Since: 14 Feb 2015 Location: Perth Oz and Stansted UK Posts: 1645 
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The Co-Pilot?!  YOLO... You Only Live Once... |
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18th Jan 2017 8:34pm |
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| bluebottle Member Since: 08 May 2015 Location: Not in my Landy enough! Posts: 705
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Obviously the Land Rover (thank God the wife doesn't read this stuff!) |
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31st Jan 2017 12:37pm |
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| bluebottle Member Since: 08 May 2015 Location: Not in my Landy enough! Posts: 705
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Today my dog guard arrived from Duckworth Parts (thanks Dan) and this evening I set out to fit it...
It all began so well: Click image to enlarge Then I discovered that I don't have a Forked Trim Removal Tool. My response, use a flat blade screwdriver, this didn't work. 
Then I discovered that the bolts through the floor, which have to be removed to fit the tabs into which the bottom half of the guard will attach, are rusted up and the nut has been made of monkey metal which rounded off as soon as any pressure was applied... Now I fear I will have to go and buy an angle-grinder to cut the tops off, knock the remaining scrap through and source new fixings...  |
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6th Sep 2017 8:46pm |
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| bluebottle Member Since: 08 May 2015 Location: Not in my Landy enough! Posts: 705
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So, back to it... Reinforcements have arrived in the form of a Dremel and an extra drill bit. Also bolts. Many many bolts because I had no idea exactly how long the replacements would need to be.
Click image to enlarge The recalcitrant bolts were duly despatched Click image to enlarge Leaving this as my canvas on which to create new engineering (for which read, some zinc plated bolts, washers etc.) Click image to enlarge Then the lower half could be properly anchored - having plucked up sufficient courage to take a Stanley (type) knife to my otherwise virtually spotless carpet. Click image to enlarge The carpet at the edge of the seat box was however no longer spotless as I had dropped the cut head of one of the bolts on it, not realising just how hot it still was. I now have a permanent 13mm hex shaped reminder of the bloody thing... Anyway, several skinned knuckles, some brute force and ignorance (I hadn't sourced a trim removal tool) and an awful lot of swearing later - behold. A dog guard, fitted in only about 4 hours working time... At LR dealership rates I think I'm still in profit even if I tally up the costs of all the tools and tea. Click image to enlarge |
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9th Sep 2017 8:55pm |
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| Procta Member Since: 03 Dec 2016 Location: Sunderland Posts: 5208
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looking great! The floor pan bolts are a nightmare! my dad had to drill his out before we could even go anywhere near!
I wouldn't like to see what mine will be like! Defender TD5 90 ---/--- Peugeot 306 HDI hatch back Success is 90% Inspiration and 4 minutes Preparation # you can make it! |
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9th Sep 2017 8:58pm |
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| bluebottle Member Since: 08 May 2015 Location: Not in my Landy enough! Posts: 705
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Yeah, and I'm not sure what they're for, other than rusting solid before some poor sod decides to fit a dog guard?
I have also now realised the number of times I have been used to just reaching over into the back for stuff... now that I can't! |
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9th Sep 2017 10:11pm |
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| Procta Member Since: 03 Dec 2016 Location: Sunderland Posts: 5208
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its rarely I use the back of my defender, I think the rear door has only been opened a number of times, and the rear bench seat has been sat on twice! Defender TD5 90 ---/--- Peugeot 306 HDI hatch back
Success is 90% Inspiration and 4 minutes Preparation # you can make it! |
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10th Sep 2017 1:41am |
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| L110CDL Member Since: 31 Oct 2015 Location: Devon Posts: 10817
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Nothing like being prepared the second time around, great job done
sorry to hear about the mishap though  1996 Golf Blue 300Tdi 110 Pick up.
Keeper. Clayton. |
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10th Sep 2017 9:09pm |
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