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| L110CDL Member Since: 31 Oct 2015 Location: Devon Posts: 10733  
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Nice bit of work done there and good place to have it done as i have never heard a bad word said against Vanstones
 1996 Golf Blue 300Tdi 110 Pick up.
Keeper. Clayton. |
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7th Oct 2020 7:39pm |
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| Devon-Rover Member Since: 22 Jan 2015 Location: South Devon Posts: 914  
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Update.
Absolutely nothing of merit or event has happened really. She has been steadily clocking up the miles and doing me proud. I fitted a CDH ( Chinese Diesel Heater) waay back last year and that has been sound as a pound. On those frosty mornings just fire it up and go back inside for coffee, 20 - 30 mins later one well defrosted and warm landy to set off to work with.  Click image to enlarge It also has recently (monday) shown unknown (till then) benefit. the CDH display has a voltage readout and all of last winter and just recently the BBUS would 'Chirp' when starting up. Now seeing the voltage has shown the original battery is ok but no longer top form. overnight or after work the voltage when standing was dropping to 11.9 to 12.2 volts. So a new Varta G14 AGM has been plonked in.  Also can be found on Fb, Ytube, Insta & Twitter @4WDSouthwest |
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26th Jan 2022 7:51pm |
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| Jami Member Since: 30 Apr 2021 Location: New Castle Posts: 22
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Can you pls share some more pics of the corner protection and dimensions Tks |
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25th Feb 2022 2:38am |
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| Devon-Rover Member Since: 22 Jan 2015 Location: South Devon Posts: 914
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Hi jami
You have probably already solved that issue but.. Google rear bumperettes and all shall be shown. For the cost of a pair, might as well buy them. The slow march towards "Camping" spec. I won't use the term overland as it's getting a bit trite as it is and overused. Click image to enlarge Picked up an early hannibal roof rack and fitted the 270 awning that has spent 2 years in the shed. (Yes i brought it early march 2020  ) Also can be found on Fb, Ytube, Insta & Twitter @4WDSouthwest |
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17th May 2022 3:32pm |
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| L110CDL Member Since: 31 Oct 2015 Location: Devon Posts: 10733
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The 110 is looking good there Devon-Rover, very nice
 1996 Golf Blue 300Tdi 110 Pick up.
Keeper. Clayton. |
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18th May 2022 8:21pm |
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| Devon-Rover Member Since: 22 Jan 2015 Location: South Devon Posts: 914
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Since the series has taken the 'offroad' duties, it is time to give the old girl some love and attention.
After a corsa tried having my side of the road back in December she has been sporting some major scratches to the OSR arch and it broke the Dirt defender. The broken rim and marking the rockslider showed just how much worse it could of been. Anyhow I won the altercation and only go around to now to sort it out. So she is back from Vanstones in Launceston and Shaun in the bodyshop has done a grand job in putting on a new arch and dirt defender ... However a new painted arch would stick out a bit. So she has been fully polished to remove the hedge rash and the rocksliders and rear crossmember has been prepped and painted and the windscreen frame had a stone chip starting to fester so that has been sorted too. Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge I think she's looking fairly smart now.  Also can be found on Fb, Ytube, Insta & Twitter @4WDSouthwest |
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27th Jun 2022 5:56pm |
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| Devon-Rover Member Since: 22 Jan 2015 Location: South Devon Posts: 914
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Again an update of not a lot happening.
I have a boring car for the daily drive so the defenders annual mileage last year was about 4.5K miles. We are currently at ~73500K and soo far still major fault free, slowly showing a few signs of being almost 10 years old. (NOV 2013 build) Another clean sheet MOT back in June gave me a chance to get underneath in comfort and see that my 7 year old rust treatment is due a top up so it will get done in due course. It did trigger the OCD / Fussy side of me that boils down to if i'm going to cover the underside in protective stuffs then I'd better do some early preventative works so I don't get to wear it. Fast forward a few weeks and I have a weighty parcel turn up. TLDR the front springs were starting to sag under the weight of the bumper and if you are doing springs then you might as well do dampers too.. Click image to enlarge and if you are doing fronts then you might as well do the backs too
Click image to enlarge (yes old spring in place now been changed.) The rear chassis trailing arm bushes were getting a little worn so new SuperPro ones have gone in too. The rest on inspection are still ok. As you might of noticed on the front picture the brake disc looking a little worn. Sooo Click image to enlarge New EBC discs, Pads and new calipers all round Now she sits kinda level abiet a little higher than standard. Click image to enlarge That is OME 2751 on the front and OME 2755 on the back. I do have some static crap in the back and Obvs when I go away then more camping gear gets loaded so it should be all good and happy now. Initial feelings is yes it's on the firm end of the comfort scale when going along but hitting potholes that would before be unpleasant (witness marks of the bumpstop hitting front axle seen during the MOT) are dealt with ok. So I would expect that rough tracks will be a more pleasant ride. Also can be found on Fb, Ytube, Insta & Twitter @4WDSouthwest |
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6th Aug 2023 1:42pm |
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| L110CDL Member Since: 31 Oct 2015 Location: Devon Posts: 10733
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Thank you for another great update Devon-Rover
The rims that are currently on your 110, do you know the make and are they steel or alloy, thanks 1996 Golf Blue 300Tdi 110 Pick up.
Keeper. Clayton. |
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7th Aug 2023 8:09pm |
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| Devon-Rover Member Since: 22 Jan 2015 Location: South Devon Posts: 914
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They are the VBS encore.
https://www.paddockspares.com/16x7-vbs-enc...black.html Alloy but have a good weight rating too. Also can be found on Fb, Ytube, Insta & Twitter @4WDSouthwest |
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10th Aug 2023 4:43am |
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| L110CDL Member Since: 31 Oct 2015 Location: Devon Posts: 10733
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Many thanks Devon-Rover
1996 Golf Blue 300Tdi 110 Pick up.
Keeper. Clayton. |
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10th Aug 2023 7:42pm |
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| HardCharger Member Since: 03 Mar 2013 Location: Manila Posts: 732  
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Would you happen to know where one can get that green cap? Mine had been missing for quite a while. What does this thing do anyway? It's a Schrader Valve from what I can see but have no idea what it does. |
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11th Aug 2023 1:45am |
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| Devon-Rover Member Since: 22 Jan 2015 Location: South Devon Posts: 914
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It is a take off to check the fuel pressure.
The cap known as a service port dust cover / cap Most commonly found on AC systems. I cannot specifically find one in green for the rail on the Defender. plenty of one's for AC systems etc. Also can be found on Fb, Ytube, Insta & Twitter @4WDSouthwest |
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12th Aug 2023 3:32pm |
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| HardCharger Member Since: 03 Mar 2013 Location: Manila Posts: 732
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Oh, OK.
Thank you for the information. I'll try looking for AC generic ones as the spare that I had bought are labeled H and L. |
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14th Aug 2023 3:16am |
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