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 How can I lower the Tow Ball |
shipbadger
 23rd Jan 2017 6:58pm
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Forum: Puma (Tdci) · Replies: 20 · Views: 14665 · Subject: How can I lower the Tow Ball |
| Always used the Series type drop plate. This is a shallow U shape and much less likely to buckle than the flat plate which LR introduced with the first 110 models. This tended to buckle under when f ... |
| Front bumpers |
shipbadger
2nd Jan 2017 7:43pm
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Forum: Maintenance & Modifications · Replies: 20 · Views: 8033 · Subject: Front bumpers |
| My 2.4 Puma Hi-cap has rubber end caps. Don't know why but in the back of my mind something says it was to meet a regulation concerning pedestrian safety. Can't think of any other reason for adding ... |
| Cooper tyres supply issues? |
shipbadger
6th Sep 2016 1:24pm
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Forum: Wheels & Tyres · Replies: 12 · Views: 8392 · Subject: Cooper tyres supply issues? |
| Bought my tyres from Silverline a couple of months back. Had to wait for them to arrive in a container from overseas. Seems it is possible for supplies to depend on how recently a ship docked and wh ... |
| Grockles! |
shipbadger
23rd Jul 2016 5:07pm
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Forum: Off Topic · Replies: 16 · Views: 7658 · Subject: Grockles! |
| Could do with some similar signs in the other Blakeney, the one in Gloucestershire that no-one seems to have heard of. There's a big Volvo estate looking poorly lying outside the chip shop today wher ... |
| Best battery.... |
shipbadger
18th Jun 2016 3:24pm
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Forum: Td5 · Replies: 19 · Views: 19422 · Subject: Best battery.... |
| I see you're Gloucester based. You could try contacting Battery Megastore in Tewkesbury for a price. I've bought the last half a dozen or more batteries (no, not all for the Land Rover), there and ... |
| Car dealers....we can't buy a car. |
shipbadger
12th Jun 2016 4:56pm
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Forum: Off Topic · Replies: 15 · Views: 6288 · Subject: Car dealers....we can't buy a car. |
| I'm afraid another Audi dealer story, though from many years agp. My brother stopped off at the dealership on the way home from work and in his work clothes. He only wanted to make some initial enqu ... |
| Gear change, First to Second 'nick' |
shipbadger
1st May 2016 12:25pm
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Forum: Puma (Tdci) · Replies: 53 · Views: 21454 · Subject: Gear change, First to Second 'nick' |
| S'funny, just started reading this thread and all of a sudden a light came on in my brain! When I started my motoring career a well known trick for BMC cars was to change from first to neutral, waggl ... |
| rear wheel arches and 110 HCPU |
shipbadger
16th Apr 2016 1:04pm
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Forum: Wheels & Tyres · Replies: 1 · Views: 1761 · Subject: rear wheel arches and 110 HCPU |
Hi all,
Not particularly wheels or tyres but closely related. I've just come back from having my 110 HCPU fitted with 265/75 Cooper ST maxx on modular wheels. Looking in the mirrors on the way ho ... |
| Pumas not a good choice for a tall person |
shipbadger
10th Apr 2016 8:42am
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Forum: Puma (Tdci) · Replies: 20 · Views: 8122 · Subject: Pumas not a good choice for a tall person |
| I'm 6', but long in the leg and arm. Having recently swapped my Series 2a which had been modified to give more leg and arm room the HCPU seemed a rather 'snug' fit. Some of these things may not be re ... |
| Ripon Land Rover |
shipbadger
6th Feb 2016 7:41pm
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Forum: Dealership & Sponsor Feedback · Replies: 9 · Views: 10947 · Subject: Ripon Land Rover |
| My first 110, a 1983 County Station Wagon carried Ripon Land Rover branded number plates and I often wondered what sort of dealer it was. When I bought it it was from Mike Fews at Wotton under Edge w ... |
| The Queen and her Land Rover |
shipbadger
2nd Feb 2016 2:24pm
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Forum: Pictures & Video · Replies: 4 · Views: 2317 · Subject: The Queen and her Land Rover |
| A tale from many years ago. A friend of my father's was still a very new copper detailed to chauffeur HRH around the Badminton Horse Trials in a Land Rover. Unfortunately he'd never actually driven ... |
| "Tool Chest" for Defender 90 Pickup |
shipbadger
27th Jan 2016 8:30am
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Forum: Maintenance & Modifications · Replies: 8 · Views: 4000 · Subject: "Tool Chest" for Defender 90 Pickup |
N&J build to order so if you want one in smooth aluminium I'm sure they'd do so.
Tony Comber |
| "Tool Chest" for Defender 90 Pickup |
shipbadger
26th Jan 2016 9:05pm
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Forum: Maintenance & Modifications · Replies: 8 · Views: 4000 · Subject: "Tool Chest" for Defender 90 Pickup |
And another possibility for you
http://www.njaluminiumlinings.co.uk/land-rover-accessories-orderby-up-c-267-p-2.html
Tony Comber |
| Converting 7pin to 13pin towing electrics |
shipbadger
18th Jan 2016 3:53pm
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Forum: Technical · Replies: 5 · Views: 2526 · Subject: Converting 7pin to 13pin towing electrics |
| I recently had a trailer custom built and to pass the type approval at the testing station it had to be fitted with a 13 pin plug. When I collected it I realised I have only 7 pin sockets on my vehic ... |
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