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 New Door Hinges - Any Experience? |
ericvv
 15th Feb 2024 6:32am
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Forum: Maintenance & Modifications · Replies: 25 · Views: 5580 · Subject: New Door Hinges - Any Experience? |
| I have the greasable Offroad Monkey installed for many years now, actually since they were launched. Incredible good quality and the visible grease nipples do not hurt at all. Once per year a few fres ... |
| Question for Martin - Ctek 12S adapter |
ericvv
15th Jun 2022 4:08am
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Forum: Maintenance & Modifications · Replies: 4 · Views: 1479 · Subject: Question for Martin - Ctek 12S adapter |
Replied. My message to you sits in my outbox and not in my sentbox. Guess that is so until you will have opened it?
Best, Eric |
| Question for Martin - Ctek 12S adapter |
ericvv
14th Jun 2022 3:53am
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Forum: Maintenance & Modifications · Replies: 4 · Views: 1479 · Subject: Question for Martin - Ctek 12S adapter |
Is it possible to still order one of those great Ctek adapters which Martin produced? I mean the adapter for the 7-pin 12S towing electrics plug.
I have one which just failed (the red or black ele ... |
| Defender advertising medium |
ericvv
23rd Jan 2022 11:27am
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Forum: Spotted · Replies: 7 · Views: 2850 · Subject: Defender advertising medium |
The perfect car for attracting attention. Only in Geneva. 
Eric
https://www.defender2.net/gallery/albums/userpics/11898/normal_C43195E2-A24F-47C3-8EFA-842635221443.jpegm
https://www.defen ... |
| Driving to Belgium |
ericvv
19th Nov 2021 12:21pm
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Forum: Off Topic · Replies: 9 · Views: 2954 · Subject: Driving to Belgium |
| Good luck Walfy, you may also be affected by the below. Since Monday all over Belgium, on roads as well as at airports, there are very serious disruptions due to these actions. They plan to harden the ... |
| Geneva Motor Show (2019 on page 7) |
ericvv
7th Oct 2021 6:59pm
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Forum: Off Topic · Replies: 116 · Views: 52857 · Subject: Geneva Motor Show (2019 on page 7) |
| Switzerland generally is not really anti cars. It is mainly the new wave of "green minds" in some major cities that are anti. If they don’t drive a bicycle, they maybe go as far as buying ... |
| Geneva Motor Show (2019 on page 7) |
ericvv
7th Oct 2021 3:53pm
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Forum: Off Topic · Replies: 116 · Views: 52857 · Subject: Geneva Motor Show (2019 on page 7) |
| Yes. And the pandemic is a poor and not correct excuse. It started several years ago with big tickets like JLR, Volvo, Opel, Smart, and a bunch other significant brands balking at the cost of such car ... |
| Door hinge hardware torque spec? |
ericvv
17th Sep 2021 9:20am
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Forum: Technical · Replies: 6 · Views: 2282 · Subject: Door hinge hardware torque spec? |
| Agree with Blackwolf. Long time ago (10 years I think) I replaced all original mild steel screws by stainless. Within a few years I removed them again and put new genuine mild steel screws with ampl ... |
| What’s this well hidden under steering column |
ericvv
23rd Aug 2021 9:54am
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Forum: Technical · Replies: 5 · Views: 1937 · Subject: What’s this well hidden under steering column |
Thanks for the explanation Skip,
As everything is working as it should, I think I’m just going to leave it alone and not create potential problems by toying around in this tight space.
Eric |
| What’s this well hidden under steering column |
ericvv
23rd Aug 2021 7:57am
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Forum: Technical · Replies: 5 · Views: 1937 · Subject: What’s this well hidden under steering column |
Good morning,
For the first time noticed something well hidden under the steering column shroud. You cannot reach it with your hands as space is too tight. It is something meant to be there as the li ... |
| Is a yearly service really needed |
ericvv
1st Aug 2021 10:52am
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Forum: Maintenance & Modifications · Replies: 15 · Views: 3943 · Subject: Is a yearly service really needed |
| Brake fluid is hygroscopic, so don’t forget to purge/replace it every 2 years irrespective of how little mileage. |
| Main Grenadier discussion thread |
ericvv
2nd May 2021 3:07pm
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Forum: INEOS Grenadier · Replies: 1755 · Views: 452978 · Subject: Main Grenadier discussion thread |
Looks very promising. Magna Steyr involvement just equals quality.
Eric
https://youtu.be/FWtF8JN48HI |
| Tdci 2.4 white smoke on startup |
ericvv
18th Apr 2021 3:57pm
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Forum: Puma (Tdci) · Replies: 5 · Views: 1774 · Subject: Tdci 2.4 white smoke on startup |
| When very cold, meaning minus 5°C or so, and when the truck is thoroughly cold, I have a puff of blue smoke at startup. Stays like that for 10-20 seconds while slowly backing out of the driveway, but ... |
| How to clean alloys? |
ericvv
15th Apr 2021 4:56am
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Forum: Wheels & Tyres · Replies: 18 · Views: 7045 · Subject: How to clean alloys? |
| Twice a year when changing winter for summer rims and vice versa, my tire center will put my wheel/tire combos in their wheels washing machine. 5 minutes per wheel, and the plastic pellets in the wate ... |
| 2.2. and 2.4 power difference. |
ericvv
10th Apr 2021 8:09am
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Forum: Puma (Tdci) · Replies: 44 · Views: 17935 · Subject: 2.2. and 2.4 power difference. |
| As per all my Defender brochures from 2008 until 2015 model years, the 2.4 and 2.2 are clearly identical power and torque. That was also always communicated like that by JLR at the change from the 2.4 ... |
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