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| steveww Member Since: 05 Jan 2022 Location: Uppingham Posts: 571   
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Out on a little camping trip to Suffolk for a few days. Great to debug the gear list ready for the big trip later on. We forgot the corkscrew!
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22nd Aug 2022 2:53pm |
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| steveww Member Since: 05 Jan 2022 Location: Uppingham Posts: 571
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Click image to enlarge I just spend a couple of evenings cleaning Lizzy's bottom (oh err) and spraying it with ACF 50. I thought my pressure washing was OK but I still managed to extract a lot of mud from various crevices. It like LR designed it to collect as much mud as possible. Now the question is whether to apply a coat of Lanoguard or similar over the top? |
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26th Aug 2022 6:34pm |
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| LandRoverAnorak Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 11324
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Take a look at the Gwyn Lewis mud shields, which really help with this. I fitted a full set to my 110 here: https://www.defender2.net/forum/post727189.html#727189 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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30th Aug 2022 7:49am |
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| steveww Member Since: 05 Jan 2022 Location: Uppingham Posts: 571
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Click image to enlarge After some procrastination I finally got around to fitting the rest of the Wright Off Road matting to the rear. It's an arse of a job, the matt is tuff stuff to cut around the wriggly bits. It's easier with two people as the mat is quite heavy and fitting carefully without accidentally letting the impact adhesive grab hold is a challenge. With lots of EVO Stick and a bit of swearing both rear wheel arches are covered. Again another big improvement in road noise. Of course I can now hear more wind noise and rattles but it's a Defender. |
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5th Sep 2022 9:58am |
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| steveww Member Since: 05 Jan 2022 Location: Uppingham Posts: 571
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With the nights drawing in I did my first long drive in the dark since fitting the Vision X Vortex headlights. I’m really impressed, the dip beam has a wide even spread and the main beam has real punch to light up at distance.
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18th Sep 2022 12:18pm |
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| steveww Member Since: 05 Jan 2022 Location: Uppingham Posts: 571
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Just completed the NC500. What a trip, the scenery is just spectacular!
A Defender is the ideal vehicle. The high position provides great views and with the rugged suspension you don't need to worry about the pot holes, shredding tyres and cracking alloy wheels. Click image to enlarge At the top of the Applecross Pass. |
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3rd Oct 2022 2:15pm |
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| LJMARSDEN Member Since: 08 Jun 2021 Location: Nottingham Posts: 341 
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Thats a great photo, would love to do the NC500 soon in my own. Bet it all looks fantastic in the snow too. 4.0 V8 Defender 90
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3rd Oct 2022 2:42pm |
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| steveww Member Since: 05 Jan 2022 Location: Uppingham Posts: 571
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I decided the 4 standard tie down points are just not enough and the Wrights Off Road matting is lifting a bit where it folds around the step in the arch
Therefore I've added some cargo rail which should give me plenty of tie down options and keep the matting in place. Click image to enlarge The usual goffa is away so necessity is the mother of invention. 
Click image to enlarge How to hold the bolt while I do up the Nyloc nut. |
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22nd Oct 2022 7:42pm |
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| GREENI Member Since: 22 Aug 2010 Location: staffs Posts: 10383
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Genius.
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23rd Oct 2022 5:12am |
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| steveww Member Since: 05 Jan 2022 Location: Uppingham Posts: 571
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I know the standard washer jets are feeble but mine were just a dribble. Before spending lots of time and money on fancy billet aluminium ones, I though I'd try to get the standard ones working.
The washer tank was full of gunk. I extracted all the gunk with a wet vacuum cleaner. Opened up the pipes at the non-return valves and flushed everything out. While not exactly the Bellagio Fountain the water does now reach half way up the screen; a huge improvement. I did notice that the non-return valve is quite restrictive. I'm going to give them a go without it, just need to get a straight coupler. Another annoying feature of the Defender and just about every other vehicle is the fact that the wipers come on with the washers. When driving in freezing conditions, I prefer to be able to test the washer aren't frozen before committing to wipers. I'll take a look at the wiring diagram and see what I can do. While I was tinkering I fitted some Sugru to the inlet sensor connector. It always looks a bit vulnerable to me. Sugru is sort of like silicon putty, it comes in a sealed foil pack and cures with expose to air. It could also be used to fill small holes and gaps in the body; ideal for stopping leaks. Click image to enlarge |
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2nd Nov 2022 3:40pm |
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| blackwolf Member Since: 03 Nov 2009 Location: South West England Posts: 17461 
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All you need to do is extract the receptacle from pin 6 of connector C0303R (or disconnect this by some other means as it really isn't very accessible). This is the squirt trigger from the stalk switch to the wiper timer relay, with it disconnected you can squirt to your heart's content without the wipers wiping, then simply flick them on when you want them. There is no easy way to increase the delay between starting the squirt and the wipers coming on. |
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2nd Nov 2022 3:53pm |
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| steveww Member Since: 05 Jan 2022 Location: Uppingham Posts: 571
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Thanks Blackwolf for the tip.
The details are here https://www.lrworkshop.com/connectors/defender-2007/C0303R As Blackwolf says, taking the wire for pin 6 out of the connector block is not easy without damaging the connector block. I chose to snip pin 6 off relay timer thingy, I can always buy a new one if I want the wash wipe functionality back. For me it's a great improvement. I can try the washers before committing to using the wipers. While I was at it I also swapped out the non-return valve for a straight connector in the windscreen washer pipe. This has improved the flow noticeably. A lot less expensive that a billet aluminium product  |
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3rd Nov 2022 6:53pm |
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| blackwolf Member Since: 03 Nov 2009 Location: South West England Posts: 17461
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An alternative and possibly reversible way to achieve this is to bend the contact blade on the relay flat across the base and up the side. The relay will still fit in the receptacle and between its neighbours and the blade may withstand straightening if you want to reverse the mod.
It is handy to be able to drench the screen before wiping and since squirt and wipe are on the same stalk it isn't onerous to wipe manually. |
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5th Nov 2022 11:50am |
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| Dinnu Member Since: 24 Dec 2019 Location: Lija Posts: 3430  
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I wonder if you smear a bit of super glue on both sides of the relay spade, if its enough to isolate it, and can still be scraped off if want to reverse the modification. 1988 90 Hard Top, 19J Diesel Turbo, Shire Blue - Restoration ongoing
2012 90 CSW, 2.2TDCI, Santorini Black |
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5th Nov 2022 4:58pm |
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