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| Cheshire110 Member Since: 26 Jul 2013 Location: Cheshire/London Posts: 2755  
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Yeah chuffed, thanks!
REUNITED WITH ITS FAMILY!  Click image to enlarge Admin note: this post has had its images recovered from a money grabbing photo hosting site and reinstated  Cheers, David
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26th Sep 2013 2:32pm |
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| Sockpuppet Member Since: 17 Sep 2011 Location: Leicester Posts: 479
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Good news. Can't help but feel you're being a little harsh on the warranty company. You did by your own admission put diesel full of crap into it, which may or may not have caused the pump to fail but you've got to admit the timing is a little suspect.
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26th Sep 2013 3:54pm |
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| Cheshire110 Member Since: 26 Jul 2013 Location: Cheshire/London Posts: 2755
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Yeah dead relieved.
Maybe I am, but it's the vague way they say / do everything and the lack of logic they insist on using when solving/remeding the problem Example: they insist on having tank, lines, filter cleaned or replaced (luckily at GS cost because they agreed with us) even though the car ran badly on a direct feel of fuel from a can into the high pressure pump. They also sent an engineer out who concluded that either the pump or injectors are damaged - not sure which, but said that whichever it was must have failed because of fuel contamination, since there was 'evidence of contamination'. No idea what 'evidence of contamination' - we asked if they had taken a sample of fuel, they said they had taken 2-3 pints and that it was obviously contaminated? The tank had been drained and all that was in it was a second consecutive tank of brand new supermarket fuel so not sure about that. They also said that whichever it was - pump or injectors - that had failed, they wouldn't cover it because either of them could have been caused by contamination. Maybe it's just me but I'd expect them to want to see which part had failed and determine why. The failure could have been unrelated but since I had replaced filters etc as an early precaution they just jump on that bandwagon and deny warranty without further inspection. As a logical practical person I'd want to know why and for sure what had gone wrong... Cheers, David Land Rovers of all shapes S3 onwards… Daily is a 110 V8. |
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26th Sep 2013 4:23pm |
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| Cheshire110 Member Since: 26 Jul 2013 Location: Cheshire/London Posts: 2755
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cant wait for this again...
Click image to enlarge AT tyres for christmas, should help greenlaning too (GG TRs getting pretty worn now with nearly 60k on) Admin note: this post has had its images recovered from a money grabbing photo hosting site and reinstated Cheers, David
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16th Oct 2013 8:29pm |
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| sweepc Member Since: 19 Jun 2011 Location: uk Posts: 568 
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Glad its all ok
 cant wait for the snow in my new one, should be very different than the 300 tdi |
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16th Oct 2013 9:31pm |
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| Cheshire110 Member Since: 26 Jul 2013 Location: Cheshire/London Posts: 2755
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heated front screen is a dream come true too!
and heated seats, and a heater that works  Cheers, David
Land Rovers of all shapes S3 onwards… Daily is a 110 V8. |
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16th Oct 2013 9:33pm |
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| CarbonEvora Member Since: 15 Oct 2013 Location: Perthshire Posts: 31 
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David,
Where did you source the steering guard from, it looks quite substantial? |
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16th Oct 2013 10:26pm |
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| Cheshire110 Member Since: 26 Jul 2013 Location: Cheshire/London Posts: 2755
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It came from eBay second hand I'm afraid, and has no branding on.
It's aluminium and pretty thick, held on by 2 separate brackets which were easy to fit. Cost me £60/70 if I remember correctly But a quick ebay search revealed this - http://item.mobileweb.ebay.co.uk/viewitem?...0673744042 - which looks a very similar one (could be same manufacturer but I'm not sure) Cheers, David Land Rovers of all shapes S3 onwards… Daily is a 110 V8. |
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16th Oct 2013 10:33pm |
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| Cheshire110 Member Since: 26 Jul 2013 Location: Cheshire/London Posts: 2755
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Further thought-
That ebay one doesn't have tow rings so can't be the same one, but a google (John craddocks are good) or ebay search will reveal a number of options, I'd reccomend aluminium as they are rust prone obviously. Make sure aluminium brackets and stainless bolts too Cheers, David Land Rovers of all shapes S3 onwards… Daily is a 110 V8. |
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16th Oct 2013 10:36pm |
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| CarbonEvora Member Since: 15 Oct 2013 Location: Perthshire Posts: 31
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Thanks David, I get my new one next month, so a bit of time to source some nice bits, as you have done!
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16th Oct 2013 10:48pm |
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| Cheshire110 Member Since: 26 Jul 2013 Location: Cheshire/London Posts: 2755
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What are you getting? New I guess?
And some advice I kinda learned the hard way - get the best one you can afford first time, whatever it is. This is my second set of DRLs and the LED fog lights are condensing up so will need replacing sometime, it's cheaper just to get good ones first time round or wait til you can Cheers, David
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16th Oct 2013 11:01pm |
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| Supacat Member Since: 16 Oct 2012 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 11018 
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You sure you have aluminium brackets? Just never heard of one with that before. |
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17th Oct 2013 7:23am |
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| Cheshire110 Member Since: 26 Jul 2013 Location: Cheshire/London Posts: 2755
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Hmm I think so,
They're certainly not mild steel and they don't look like stainless.. But could be another alloy I guess? Or slightly worn/pitted stainless... Either way, avoid mild steel or powder coated IMO Cheers, David Land Rovers of all shapes S3 onwards… Daily is a 110 V8. |
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17th Oct 2013 9:46am |
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| LandRoverAnorak Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 11324
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They're typically mild steel and some are galvanised, which could be what you're seeing. Aluminium isn't strong enough (in a sensible thickness) to be used for the brackets.
I'd also be very wary of stainless bolts for this application. Unless you choose some very expensive 12.9 ones, then they're too brittle for structural use. Again, typically they're 8.8 steel, which is perfectly adequate if protected properly. 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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17th Oct 2013 10:40am |
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