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| LR90XS2011 Member Since: 05 Apr 2011 Location: bickenhill Posts: 3639   
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good underbody dinitol treatment prior to getting it wet or dirty, and spray everything else that can / will corrrode with ACF50 including seat boxs engine bay etc etc DEFENDER 90 TDCI XS,
I hope everyone is well and your land rovers make you happy |
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14th Jan 2014 9:26pm |
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| MJP Member Since: 28 Dec 2013 Location: Holywell Posts: 41 
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Dinitrol better than wax oil?
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14th Jan 2014 9:29pm |
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| Cuthbert Member Since: 26 Oct 2013 Location: Up North Posts: 1535 |
You are buying a new Defender - not a kit of parts for self assembly. You should be able to arrive at the dealer's and drive home in your new Defender not having to worry about changing nuts and bolts.
By all means fettle it to your own specification but you will be getting a three year warranty - so chill out, relax the blood pressure and if you feel like waxing the underside come the summer then do it. Just tell the dealer that you expect the vehicle to be given a thorough pdi before you arrive to take delivery and that you will be bringing a large magnifying glass and QA checklist to the handover meeting. |
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14th Jan 2014 9:33pm |
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| Pickles Member Since: 26 May 2013 Location: Melbourne Posts: 3782  
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Ha ha ha,.."Not particularly practical",..."LandRover Bug"???....mate, you sound a lot like me.
However, in the U.K., you're lucky that you've got lots of people on this site, & also people that look after Defenders as their full time occupation, so you'll have no worries at all. A bit different to Aus, where for sure we have several LandRover experts, but there's no-one that does the stuff that some on this site do....all it takes is..the folding stuff! My recommendation is take your time, feel your way (that's what I'm doing). Choose your Factory options carefully, then, after that, you can get used to your new toy, & do the stuff that you need. We haven't even got ANYONE who can do Waxoyl etc over here, but if I was in the UK, that is the FIRST thing I would do, prior to delivery if possible. Enjoy, Pickles. |
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14th Jan 2014 9:35pm |
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| Green Machine Member Since: 19 Nov 2010 Location: North Yorkshire Posts: 1226 
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Same sort of thing, but Dinitrol generally viewed as being a bit easier to use and gives a slightly neater finish. Bilt Hamber also make some well-regarded corrosion prevention products. It really is worthwhile getting this stuff sorted when the vehicle is brand new though, it will never be as easy or effective to do again. It perhaps sounds a bit of a trivial thing, but there is a big difference between having a thin layer of protection and no protection at all. Some of these modern products are extremely effective at very thin film thicknesses (ACF 50 being one example). 2005 Td5 | 90 Station Wagon | Tonga Green
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14th Jan 2014 9:35pm |
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| Cuthbert Member Since: 26 Oct 2013 Location: Up North Posts: 1535 |
In the current weather conditions that may be difficult unless you have access to a large heated garage? Getting all the moisture out of internals of the chassis may prove problematic? |
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14th Jan 2014 9:37pm |
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| Likeomg Member Since: 29 Jun 2012 Location: Lake District / Newcastle Posts: 2638 
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my dealer does wax oiling, maybe worth seeing if they will do it there before its even left the forecourt to get damp?
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14th Jan 2014 9:41pm |
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| MJP Member Since: 28 Dec 2013 Location: Holywell Posts: 41
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What about Nakatanenga bolts??.
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14th Jan 2014 9:41pm |
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| MJP Member Since: 28 Dec 2013 Location: Holywell Posts: 41
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Thanks everyone up to now.
SUMMARY So Far 1. Underbody treatment such as Waxoyl or Dintrol |
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14th Jan 2014 9:45pm |
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| MrFlips Member Since: 27 May 2009 Location: Cardiff Posts: 682 
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In terms of very useful mods for very little money, I would buy a replacement relay so that you can have variable intermittent wipers. Peter
2008 SWB Truck Cab 1952 80" Soft top |
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14th Jan 2014 10:43pm |
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| landy andy Member Since: 15 Feb 2009 Location: Ware, Herts Posts: 5668 
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I would change the front bumper for something sturdy, Standard bumpers have cost me money in the past
 , but my Devon 4x4 one has just saved me some money again on Friday 
Andy |
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14th Jan 2014 10:47pm |
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| MrFlips Member Since: 27 May 2009 Location: Cardiff Posts: 682
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Your bumper will begin to rust and the paint flake off within a year. Like Andy I've replaced mine with one from Devon, and it's been fantastic as well as providing front towing points - a must do thing if you're going to use your Defender off tarmac. (Personally I'd buy a Devon bumper, and keep the standard one on until the paint peels off - won't take long. Then get it replaced under warranty and sell the new one they give you, and then fit the Devon one). Peter
2008 SWB Truck Cab 1952 80" Soft top |
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14th Jan 2014 11:03pm |
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| Joe the Plumber Member Since: 18 Dec 2013 Location: Midlands Posts: 907 
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The effectiveness of Waxoyl can be seen in the tens of thousands of vehicles from the 1960s and 70s that were protected with it and are to be seen still, corrosion free and in daily use, on our roads today.
For goodness sake, why on earth haven't Land Rover owners woken up to the fact it's rubbish? In the same way that you 'do the Hoovering' with a Dyson, 'Waxoyling' has become a generic term for applying a rust protective coating to vehicles. Every modern magazine test of rust protective coatings finds Bilt Hamber's range to be superior to pretty much anything else on the market. Waxoyl uses white spirit as its solvent. It evaporates off and leaves a relatively hard wax coating that cracks in cold weather. As soon as a bit of moisture gets underneath it, it traps water in contact with the metal and lets it rust like the clappers. It also has hardly any ability to leech into gaps and needs to be thinned to use it. The genuine kit supplied to apply it is rubbish too. I've not used Dinitrol, but as the former owner of a number of Opel Mantas, I have used both Waxoyl and, when I realised it was dreadful, various BH products. There's no comparison. Waxoyl deserves to be allowed to die gracefully. Its time is long gone and I'm amazed that it still has such a reputation in spite of all the evidence as to its ineffectiveness. My brand new 110 will be drowned in Dynax when it arrives in March. Do I work for BH? Er, the clue's in my username. I'm merely a very happy customer of theirs and if you try them, I guarantee you will be too. |
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15th Jan 2014 6:47am |
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| ken Member Since: 18 Aug 2009 Location: Banging Birds with my bitches !! Posts: 4328
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I just get a new one
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15th Jan 2014 7:12am |
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