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The Musketeer



Member Since: 07 Feb 2012
Location: United Kingdom
Posts: 193

United Kingdom 1988 Defender 90 Other HT Cairns Blue
Your 5 Top Modifications
For fun, for practicality, whatever Smile

So mine are...

1) Tyres that suit the use
2) Cupholders!
3) Towball
4) Spotlights
5) Soundproofing



Sam Good things come to the wild and free
Post #123462 12th Feb 2012 4:55pm
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GREENI



Member Since: 22 Aug 2010
Location: staffs
Posts: 10378

United Kingdom 
This is the first 5 I'd do on every Defender I'd own
Tyres
Heated seat kit
Stereo upgrade (head unit, amp, speakers, sub)
Map pockets (large on doors, small on headlining above driver and nav)
OME suspension
Post #123464 12th Feb 2012 5:01pm
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Killer90
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Member Since: 09 Oct 2011
Location: Hertfordshire
Posts: 6478

United Kingdom 2016 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 XS DCPU Fuji White
tune remap/intercooler etc
20inch rims
Puma xs seats front and rear
drl bumper
puma bonnet
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Post #123466 12th Feb 2012 5:01pm
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landy andy



Member Since: 15 Feb 2009
Location: Ware, Herts
Posts: 5658

2006 Defender 110 Td5 USW Zermatt Silver
Alive Remap
BFG Tyres
Soundproofing
Alive Exhaust
Mobile Storage solutions kit (draw, locker, cubby box)
iPad mount



Andy
Yes I know thats six, shhh
Post #123467 12th Feb 2012 5:02pm
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dgardel



Member Since: 30 Nov 2008
Location: Veneto (Heart & Head)
Posts: 3586

Italy 
Sheelmann seats
BAS Remap
LED JW Speaker headlamp
Soundproofing
Mantec steel security cubby box Discovery 5 td6 HSE Stornoway Gray Outback Engineering Limited Edition

IID Pro MV License
Post #123472 12th Feb 2012 5:24pm
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The Musketeer



Member Since: 07 Feb 2012
Location: United Kingdom
Posts: 193

United Kingdom 1988 Defender 90 Other HT Cairns Blue
Has anyone fitted an LED strip in the bulkhead shelf? I thought about it today, it could be good.... Good things come to the wild and free
Post #123476 12th Feb 2012 5:40pm
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bm52



Member Since: 04 Apr 2010
Location: Kent
Posts: 2189

United Kingdom 2014 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 XS CSW Havana
Mine are...in no particular order

1) BFG ATs
2) Better headlights
3) Sound - headunit. speakers, sub
4) Suspension - Koni
5) Soundproofing BM52
Post #123479 12th Feb 2012 5:43pm
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MartinK



Member Since: 02 Mar 2011
Location: Silverdale (Lancashire/Cumbria Border)
Posts: 2665

United Kingdom 2011 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 USW Orkney Grey
For me..it was:

1. Rustproofing (as per Zag's guide)
2. Noisekiller
3. Early Life Oils Change
4. Bumperettes
5. CheckTemp II guage


Also:
Tow bracket
Rear Mud Flap Re-enforcement (she's a 110) - actually I think this was more improtant than the CheckTemp...so maybe should change places in my list)
Mats & loadspace protection
Roof bars (for kayak carrying)
side steps (not standard on the County, and MrsK is 5'2")

Next (bought but not fitted)
Stainless bits
headlight bulb upgrade

Sometime soonish:
Spotlights
maybe a bit of tasteful checkerplate
possible suspension upgrade to aleviate the slightly choppy ride when unladen

Wish list
Cruise control Thumbs Up
New front seats - leather with heaters Smile Defender "Puma" 2.4 110 County Utility (possibly the last of the 2.4's)
Post #123499 12th Feb 2012 6:25pm
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JWL



Member Since: 26 Oct 2011
Location: Hereford
Posts: 3443

England 2002 Defender 110 Td5 SW Coniston Green
Remap
Drivers seat lifted(mud rails etc)
Tyres that suit my needs
Led interior lights
Spotlights






Plenty more that would be done but those are the first that would be done if I got another.
Post #123500 12th Feb 2012 6:33pm
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Laurie



Member Since: 22 Feb 2008
Location: Sussex, England
Posts: 2897

England 2005 Defender 90 Td5 XS CSW Bonatti Grey
1. Waxoyled inside and out (15 litres)
2. Adjust steering stops!
3. BFG MTs
4. DB Adjustable towhitch
5. Wolf mirror arms 
Post #123502 12th Feb 2012 6:34pm
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Knot Yet



Member Since: 01 Mar 2010
Location: West Sussex
Posts: 197

England 2012 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 USW Orkney Grey
Mine are/were:

1. Stereo upgrade and reversing camera
2. Escape Gear Seat Covers
3. Noisekiller
4. iPad mount
5. Truckman colour coded lid Defender 110 Puma Utility XS
Post #123562 12th Feb 2012 10:43pm
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adafish



Member Since: 30 Mar 2009
Location: atherstone
Posts: 1381

United Kingdom 1984 Defender 110 300 Tdi DCPU Stornoway Grey
1. 300tdi VNT
2. Full width intercooler
3. Speaker LED Headlights
4. Mobilecentre LED stip interior light
5. Mohair DC Pick-up rear cover
......... Putting Dreams on Drives at JLR Solihull..
Post #123565 12th Feb 2012 11:34pm
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BigMike



Member Since: 13 Jul 2010
Location: Lancashire
Posts: 2253

United Kingdom 
Osram nightbreaker bulbs in the headlamps
adverc split charge / second battery
extra 12v sockets
difflock oil drain plug
mud rails
Post #123568 13th Feb 2012 12:02am
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ericvv



Member Since: 02 Jun 2011
Location: Near the Jet d'Eau
Posts: 5816

Switzerland 2009 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 SVX Station Wagon Santorini Black
Out of the list you can see in my signature profile, I would immediately repeat these here which I consider the most important, and in this order.

1. Black lacquered rear cross member. If not done fast, it will invariably get dull/deteriorated.
2. Full set of stainless steel fasteners. The standard ones will rust at some time,... let's say ex showroom Rolling with laughter

3. A high quality rear wheel carrier, in my case a Aussie Kaymar, which now after 3 years remains absolutely perfect.

4. A good set of front fog lights, Hella in my case, which in combo with my SVX front lights leave nothing further to be desired really. (Except mayby the JWSpeaker LED's once I get the Swiss authorities to approve them Big Cry

5. Startech replacement steering wheel, a dream in comfort and looks versus the large standard rim.

And then.....

I normally would have added as one of the most important ones a set of SVX Recaro's,.... but for some reason they came as standard on my Def Laughing

And last but not least,.... the NEXT modification will be a full Dinitrol rust protection treatment this spring. I first need to find a Dinitrol center somewhere in a neighbouring country which knows how to do a full Defender treatment. Not so easy as in the UK, where you have real LR specialists for that. Much less common here. And why not have it done locally in Switzerland here?... Undoubtedly would cost an arm and a leg. Whistle You never actually own a Defender. You merely look after it for the next generation.
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Post #123573 13th Feb 2012 6:31am
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ZeDefender



Member Since: 15 Sep 2011
Location: Munich
Posts: 4731

Germany 2011 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 SW Baltic Blue
1) Corrosion - underseal + anti-corrosion (thanks Zagato)
2) Vision - crystal headlights + Nightbreaker bulbs, Hella driving lights
3) Seats - lifted seat rails and cubby with seat and lumbar supports (so comfy now on long trips)
4) Wheels - Dotz Dakar wheels and Discoverer tyres + steering stop adjustment
5) LR stupid design - mudflap supports, seal windscreen (really need chequerplate on bonnet for this Whistle )

Loads of other stuff too like Alive remap, parking sensor, glovebox, noisekiller, cupholder, snowcover etc. but the top 5 "areas" are, in my opinion, essential. Tell someone you love them today because life is short.
But shout it at them in German because life is also terrifying and confusing...
Post #123577 13th Feb 2012 7:43am
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