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| LandRoverAnorak Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 11324  
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Yeah, not so keen on that, to be honest. I want to be able to push it in from one end without having to think about whether the pointy end has found its' mark. If it becomes a big issue then I may revisit the tube but I'm not too concerned. 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 6th Jul 2020 9:21am. Edited 1 time in total |
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3rd Jul 2020 6:54pm |
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| LandRoverAnorak Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 11324
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I was out and about yesterday and managed to snap this view that I think looks pretty cool. Roof bars back on, as I'm transporting my Ozpod for the last time tomorrow.
 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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3rd Jul 2020 7:03pm |
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| LandRoverAnorak Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 11324
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Heh, heh, thanks. It keeps me off the streets
 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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3rd Jul 2020 9:10pm |
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| L110CDL Member Since: 31 Oct 2015 Location: Devon Posts: 10733 
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1996 Golf Blue 300Tdi 110 Pick up.
Keeper. Clayton. |
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3rd Jul 2020 9:32pm |
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| HardCharger Member Since: 03 Mar 2013 Location: Manila Posts: 731  
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I like this set up! How will they be if the seats are folded forward? What size are the pipes and how are they secured? Difficult to re-holster? I have a bunch of large umbrellas under the second row and they would thud around during sharp turns. This set up makes things look more "official" plus 2 large umbrellas should be good enough for about 5 people anyways, right? Is there a way to install a 3rd umbrella? I'm realizing that I use one of the large umbrellas just for myself. I guess I can do another holster set up where LRA put his kit  |
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6th Jul 2020 2:04am |
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| Supacat Member Since: 16 Oct 2012 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 11018 
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Just to take it off OP's thread:
https://www.defender2.net/forum/post842026.html#842026 |
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6th Jul 2020 7:58am |
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| LandRoverAnorak Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 11324
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I've had a few niggling issues with the drivers door and yesterday was the day to sort them out.
Firstly was an alignment issue. I'd noticed that when driving over particularly rough roads or speed bumps, there was a thumping noise from somewhere near the top of the A pillar. After a bit of trial and error, I discovered that the top edge of door was hitting the underside of the roof gutter as it flexed, as the gap was very small. I loosened off the hinge bolts into the bulkhead and with a bit of pulling and percussive persuasion, moved it down and back slightly, which seems to have cured the problem. The second job was an annoying rattle inside the door. I whipped off the door card (no clips broken - yay) and peeled back the water shedder to reveal the innards. This was done by carefully slicing the mastic with a sharp knife whilst pulling the shedder away from the frame and means that it goes back on very easily. The problem was immediately obvious: Click image to enlarge The white plastic clip highlighted above had come unstuck and the rod that it's supposed to guide was rattling against the inside face of the window regulator panel that it runs along. I cleaned up the clip and applied new double-sided foam tape and it was good as new. A nice, easy fix 
Whilst I had the door apart, it made sense to install some sound proofing. After a bit of a clean up and degrease, I first added a layer of Silentcoat to the lower half of the door. Without a lot more dismantling, it's quite difficult to gain access to the top half but I used the same approach on new doors for my old 90 and it worked well: Click image to enlarge I also applied some smaller offcuts to parts of the regulator panel for good measure. Next, a layer of self-adhesive foam was added. It looks a bit scrappy as I didn't have much left in stock and had to cut and shut some smaller pieces but the good thing about this sort of stuff is that it doesn't have to look pretty to work: Click image to enlarge With the door card back in place, the door now closes with a satisfying thunk instead of the tinny rattle that I've put up with for two years, which is nice 
As a series of tasks, they all went surprisingly well, with one small exception. Whilst installing the Silentcoat with a seam roller, I caught my thumb on the window regulator gear wheel and ended up dripping a fair amount of blood all over the place: Click image to enlarge 'Fiddlesticks' I said  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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23rd Aug 2020 8:13am |
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| L110CDL Member Since: 31 Oct 2015 Location: Devon Posts: 10733
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Nice couple of " easy fixes " there Darren, makes a change when it goes all to plan, but not blood everywhere though
1996 Golf Blue 300Tdi 110 Pick up.
Keeper. Clayton. |
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25th Aug 2020 7:39pm |
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| LandRoverAnorak Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 11324
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It's ok - it's settled down to a dull throb 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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25th Aug 2020 8:41pm |
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| 90 Dreamer Member Since: 13 Jul 2019 Location: Oop North Posts: 2141 
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"'Tis but a flesh wound"..........
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25th Aug 2020 8:53pm |
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| LandRoverAnorak Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 11324
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 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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25th Aug 2020 8:55pm |
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| L110CDL Member Since: 31 Oct 2015 Location: Devon Posts: 10733
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Sudocrem or germolene ( not sure if either are spelt right
) always help the throb to go away  1996 Golf Blue 300Tdi 110 Pick up.
Keeper. Clayton. |
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25th Aug 2020 9:12pm |
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| LandRoverAnorak Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 11324
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Or Baileys...
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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25th Aug 2020 9:35pm |
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| L110CDL Member Since: 31 Oct 2015 Location: Devon Posts: 10733
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Agree with you there Darren
1996 Golf Blue 300Tdi 110 Pick up.
Keeper. Clayton. |
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26th Aug 2020 8:30pm |
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