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| LandRoverAnorak Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 11324  
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Just a couple of minor bits today, the first of which was to fit a rubber fender seal (part no. LR038612) to the inner edge of the drivers side wing. For reasons unknown, my 110 had one on the passenger side but not the drivers
Anyway, this is what it looks like:  Click image to enlarge And this is it insitu: Click image to enlarge I did mean to secure it with a smear of Sikaflex but discovered that my tube of the stuff has gone off  so that's a little job for another day.
There have been some reports recently of this seal either not being available or only at hugely inflated prices. However, I sourced mine from site sponsor Advanced Factors for just under £11. Darren 110 USW BUILD THREAD - EXPEDITION TRAILER - 200tdi 90 BUILD THREAD - SANKEY TRAILER - IG@landroveranorak "You came in that thing? You're braver than I thought!" - Princess Leia |
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28th Jun 2020 6:46pm |
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| LandRoverAnorak Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 11324
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Next up was another small step towards my perfect stowage solution, an umbrella holder! This has to be one of the most simple modifications on the planet, merely consisting of a 750mm length of 2 inch plastic pipe (I know I'm mixing my units
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Click image to enlarge This places my umbrella immediately to hand when the door is opened: Click image to enlarge An embellishment of the idea could be to drill a series of holes in the side of the pipe to allow a wet umbrella to dry out but I only thought of that after I'd fitted it, so it'll do for now. Darren 110 USW BUILD THREAD - EXPEDITION TRAILER - 200tdi 90 BUILD THREAD - SANKEY TRAILER - IG@landroveranorak "You came in that thing? You're braver than I thought!" - Princess Leia |
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28th Jun 2020 6:56pm |
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| 90 Dreamer Member Since: 13 Jul 2019 Location: Oop North Posts: 2141 
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So valuable you have to chain it in place.........
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28th Jun 2020 7:10pm |
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| LandRoverAnorak Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 11324
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I did, very briefly, consider a tube connected to the heater to blow warm air along the pipe...then I came to my senses
Ah, that's unrelated. It's for securing my steering wheel should I ever need to leave it in the vehicle. Darren 110 USW BUILD THREAD - EXPEDITION TRAILER - 200tdi 90 BUILD THREAD - SANKEY TRAILER - IG@landroveranorak "You came in that thing? You're braver than I thought!" - Princess Leia |
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28th Jun 2020 9:06pm |
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| LandRoverAnorak Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 11324
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As part of my ongoing mission to make use of all of the various nooks and crannies in my 110, today I took delivery of two plastic cases like this:
Click image to enlarge They are vaguely similar to, but much cheaper than Peli cases and are to be used to store a selection of recovery and emergency gear: Click image to enlarge They were particularly chosen for their size, which allows them to be stored in the space between the second row seats and the dog guard: Click image to enlarge They're clearly not something that will be used every day and so are out of the way, but easily reached even if the rear is loaded up: Click image to enlarge Darren 110 USW BUILD THREAD - EXPEDITION TRAILER - 200tdi 90 BUILD THREAD - SANKEY TRAILER - IG@landroveranorak "You came in that thing? You're braver than I thought!" - Princess Leia |
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1st Jul 2020 8:38pm |
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| Force64 Member Since: 02 Jan 2014 Location: Gatwick Posts: 196 
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what are and where did you get the cases from - they look good.
Thanks Defender Td5 XS90 |
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1st Jul 2020 8:48pm |
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| LandRoverAnorak Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 11324
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Good old eBay:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Large-Hard-Flig...2749.l2649 Darren 110 USW BUILD THREAD - EXPEDITION TRAILER - 200tdi 90 BUILD THREAD - SANKEY TRAILER - IG@landroveranorak "You came in that thing? You're braver than I thought!" - Princess Leia |
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1st Jul 2020 9:05pm |
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| Rosco Member Since: 03 Dec 2010 Location: Burntwood Posts: 1833 
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LRA, you must cease with this thread as your costing me a fortune nicking all your well thought through ideas.
This cases look just the ticket. I'm currently using a bag of sorts (i never have figured out its original purpose) borrowed from the Royal Mail for things like jump leads, and having just recently fitted a dog guard I'll have to review if the leads will fit in the box youve sourced as thats a perfect place to store them. As for the umbrella holder, can you develop a MK2 variant for the stowage of more than one umbrella? I keep 3 or 4 under my rear seat  2007 - Stornoway Grey 90 XS SW - Gone
2002 - Black Discovery II - Gone 2014 - Montalcino Red 110 XS SW |
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2nd Jul 2020 12:44pm |
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| Scotm Member Since: 28 Feb 2014 Location: Aberdeenshire Posts: 666  
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Those cases do look good.
I note you have a travelall dog guard - I will need to check if they fit mine with a genuine as I think it sits slightly nearer the seats. |
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2nd Jul 2020 1:05pm |
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| LandRoverAnorak Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 11324
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I think you're right. These cases are 120mm deep and the space behind my seats is around 130mm but YMMV. Darren
110 USW BUILD THREAD - EXPEDITION TRAILER - 200tdi 90 BUILD THREAD - SANKEY TRAILER - IG@landroveranorak "You came in that thing? You're braver than I thought!" - Princess Leia Last edited by LandRoverAnorak on 2nd Jul 2020 1:21pm. Edited 1 time in total |
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2nd Jul 2020 1:20pm |
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| LandRoverAnorak Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 11324
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That's easy - another length of pipe and some duct tape Darren
110 USW BUILD THREAD - EXPEDITION TRAILER - 200tdi 90 BUILD THREAD - SANKEY TRAILER - IG@landroveranorak "You came in that thing? You're braver than I thought!" - Princess Leia |
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2nd Jul 2020 1:21pm |
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| Scotm Member Since: 28 Feb 2014 Location: Aberdeenshire Posts: 666
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Just looked at the tubs I use with my genuine guard - they are between 70 and 80mm. 120 way too big! |
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2nd Jul 2020 4:45pm |
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| LandRoverAnorak Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 11324
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That's a shame. When I fitted the guard, I was a bit disappointed by the apparent amount of wasted space behind the seats but now I'm quite pleased with it. Darren
110 USW BUILD THREAD - EXPEDITION TRAILER - 200tdi 90 BUILD THREAD - SANKEY TRAILER - IG@landroveranorak "You came in that thing? You're braver than I thought!" - Princess Leia |
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2nd Jul 2020 8:51pm |
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| Supacat Member Since: 16 Oct 2012 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 11018 
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If you left it open in the middle, it would air dry, and a lower mounting would allow it to drip onto the rubber mat rather than uncovered metal: Click image to enlarge |
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3rd Jul 2020 4:39pm |
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