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| LR90XS2011 Member Since: 05 Apr 2011 Location: bickenhill Posts: 3645   
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fitted LED high level brake light
fitted WIPAC LED numberplate light fitted new headlight levelling switch fitted LOF clutch spring (went straight on!!) tried twice before and gave up, perhaps I was more motivated by a recently complaining knee fitted stainless steel mud flap brackets front and rear DEFENDER 90 TDCI XS, I hope everyone is well and your land rovers make you happy |
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5th Mar 2023 3:07pm |
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| LandRoverAnorak Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 11324
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Fitted a new battery:
 Click image to enlarge More details here: https://www.defender2.net/forum/post984477.html#984477 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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5th Mar 2023 4:08pm |
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| custom90 Member Since: 21 Jan 2010 Location: South West, England. Posts: 20472
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Shouldn’t think you’d be able to fit more in that battery box LRA if you tried. 👍🏻
How many CCA does that setup have approx? Must be over 1200A at least. No Guts, No Glory. 🇬🇧🏴🏴🏴🇮🇪🇺🇸⛽️🛢️⚙️🧰💪 |
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5th Mar 2023 5:36pm |
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| LandRoverAnorak Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 11324
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Ha ha, there's lots of space really
 It's just a simple split charge system though, with no means of linking the batteries for starting. It's also getting ripped out when the weather warms up a bit, as I no longer need the second battery in the vehicle and the split charge will be replaced with something beefier. 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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5th Mar 2023 9:10pm |
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| custom90 Member Since: 21 Jan 2010 Location: South West, England. Posts: 20472
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 No Guts, No Glory.
🇬🇧🏴🏴🏴🇮🇪🇺🇸⛽️🛢️⚙️🧰💪 |
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5th Mar 2023 9:28pm |
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| Jabberwocky Member Since: 27 Oct 2021 Location: Luxembourg Posts: 223 
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Changed Diff oil and greased the prop shafts in preparation for a road trip later this week.
Also checked the ECU for signs of oil creep, none detected, interestingly discovered my TD5 had a new ECU at some point, changing it from the MSB to the NNN type. I’ll have to get a nanocom on there to see if it’s running a different map or was just changed to NNN because that’s what they could get. |
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6th Mar 2023 12:38am |
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| ChrisDefender Member Since: 29 Oct 2015 Location: Midlands Posts: 456
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LRA, great tip on writing the install date on the battery
I also put one of these in and it seems a much better start-up on cold days. |
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6th Mar 2023 9:40am |
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| LandRoverAnorak Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 11324
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Thanks. Given the five year warranty on this battery, it seemed like a good idea. 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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6th Mar 2023 9:57am |
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| geobloke Member Since: 06 Nov 2012 Location: Nottinghamshire Posts: 4410
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Well the replacement front diff dance begins. Emails have gone out...
I am almost tempted with a 4 pin front diff rather than an Ashcroft ATB as I have heard that having an ATB only in the front makes the Defender drive like a shopping trolley and as such is inadvisable. Decisions decisions...  |
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6th Mar 2023 10:03am |
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| blackwolf Member Since: 03 Nov 2009 Location: South West England Posts: 17463 
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Whoever told you this has clearly never driven a Defender with an ATB in the front only, or is a moron.  |
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6th Mar 2023 10:36am |
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| geobloke Member Since: 06 Nov 2012 Location: Nottinghamshire Posts: 4410
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 I knew that would poke you  |
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6th Mar 2023 10:46am |
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| blackwolf Member Since: 03 Nov 2009 Location: South West England Posts: 17463
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I forgot the "or both" option in my last post.
You will find plenty of people on here now, besides myself, who have nothing but good to say about an ATB in the front axle, but there are four-gear options which will be as strong, including the option of an air-locker, which unlocked behaves just like an open diff. The two options you probably want to avoid are (a) fitting a two-gear standard Landrover diff, and (b) fitting a four-gear standard Landrover diff, the latter because they are as rare as hens' teeth and fiendishly expensive, more so than almost every other option. Whatever you choose, swapping the front diff, whilst a bit more of a pain than the rear, can be done fairly quickly and without too much trouble if tackled the right way. |
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6th Mar 2023 12:20pm |
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| Angus_Beef Member Since: 30 Apr 2015 Location: Oslo Posts: 434  
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Winter Sawtooth/Hakkapelieards off
Summer setup balanced and installed Click image to enlarge Roaming around 🇳🇴🇨🇭 |
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7th Mar 2023 3:10pm |
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| StressedComa Member Since: 23 Jul 2022 Location: Wakefield Posts: 64 
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I had my old Continentals replaced with some new Goodyear Wrangler MT/R I picked up from black circles for £116ea. Couldn’t quite stomach some KO2 at £100 more a corner. Wish I’d got five though now for the spare.
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27th Mar 2023 8:28pm |
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