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| L110CDL Member Since: 31 Oct 2015 Location: Devon Posts: 10731  
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27th Dec 2015 8:07pm |
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| RRUK Site Supporter Member Since: 31 Mar 2010 Location: Leicestershire Posts: 2025 
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Today I finally sold the last remaining take off bits, the headlining sold on eBay very nicely 😀
I have a list of things to do in 2016 looking forward now, in no particular order: Spare wheel carrier Dirt DFenders Mud sun visor mirrors if they do them in black Alive suspension tune to make it more comfortable. BAS remap Looks like I'll be busy.  2016 D4 HSE
1998 110 TUM HS FFR Hard Top XD WOLF 1982 Series 3 SWB Petrol |
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3rd Jan 2016 7:19pm |
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| L110CDL Member Since: 31 Oct 2015 Location: Devon Posts: 10731
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Nice list their RRUK
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3rd Jan 2016 7:37pm |
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| NJS22 Member Since: 26 Oct 2012 Location: Cornwall Posts: 169 
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Go for the BAS remap first 👍 Best thing I did. 1998 90 50th Anniversary 4.0 V8
2016 90 Adventure 2015 Range Rover Sport 1971 Range Rover 2 Door Wife won't let me have any more...!!! |
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6th Jan 2016 8:10pm |
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| RRUK Site Supporter Member Since: 31 Mar 2010 Location: Leicestershire Posts: 2025
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Too late, after another really muddy splashy day out shooting in the Defender, I bought a pair of front Dirt D Fenders tonight from MUD as it looks muddier than a farm vehicle!
I think the rear wheel carrier should be soon too, to prevent any rear door damage. The suspension changes will be next, and the remap at a later date. If I want to go fast, I'll jump in the Range Rover and unleash the 5.0 Supercharged  2016 D4 HSE
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6th Jan 2016 8:31pm |
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| NJS22 Member Since: 26 Oct 2012 Location: Cornwall Posts: 169
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I must admit I only got my BAS remap for drivability and not speed, it much easier to jump in the Range and get to places fast, what I have found is I'm driving the Defender more than the Range for any jurney up to an hour and I never seem to use first gear anymore 👍
I agree with the suspension mods and will follow with interest. 1998 90 50th Anniversary 4.0 V8 2016 90 Adventure 2015 Range Rover Sport 1971 Range Rover 2 Door Wife won't let me have any more...!!! |
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6th Jan 2016 9:08pm |
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| RRUK Site Supporter Member Since: 31 Mar 2010 Location: Leicestershire Posts: 2025
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Today I fitted the MUD Dirt D Fenders.
It's a really easy job, anyone can do this with a drill and a rivet gun. In my opinion the rivets supplied are a bit weedy, I used some extra long ones with a wider head, and where they attach to the plastic wheel arch spat I used washers to spread the load. To those who say it's impossible to fit these with chequer plate sills fitted to your Defender - what a load of twoddle! The slight flex in the plastic allows you to shape to fit, and my advice would be to start at the front hole and work back. MUD also supply a strip of self adhesive foam for filling any gaps due to the LR tolerance (i.e. massive gaps!) I'm pleased with mine and went for the more rugged looking textured plastic in black as my sills are black and I can't be arsed to paint them and worry about the paint coming off. Pictures:  Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge 2016 D4 HSE 1998 110 TUM HS FFR Hard Top XD WOLF 1982 Series 3 SWB Petrol |
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11th Jan 2016 3:06pm |
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| YOLO110 Member Since: 14 Feb 2015 Location: Perth Oz and Stansted UK Posts: 1641 
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Good stuff!
Now, reports back on do they work! YOLO... You Only Live Once... |
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11th Jan 2016 3:12pm |
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| Snowy90 Member Since: 23 Feb 2015 Location: Surrey Posts: 482 
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I have these on my White defender! got really fed up with mud on the roof and up the doors seconds after ive just washed it
And I can say they work perfectly |
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11th Jan 2016 3:56pm |
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| RRUK Site Supporter Member Since: 31 Mar 2010 Location: Leicestershire Posts: 2025
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I didn't so much mind the look of a muddy Defender, but its annoying when even the door handles are caked in it, so you can't open the door without getting muddy hands. Plus, when driving along farm track you have to keep the windows closed, otherwise it can spray up into the car hitting you or the interior!! 2016 D4 HSE
1998 110 TUM HS FFR Hard Top XD WOLF 1982 Series 3 SWB Petrol |
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11th Jan 2016 4:23pm |
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| RRUK Site Supporter Member Since: 31 Mar 2010 Location: Leicestershire Posts: 2025
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Pete, I will find out on Saturday when I take it shooting again I guess! 2016 D4 HSE 1998 110 TUM HS FFR Hard Top XD WOLF 1982 Series 3 SWB Petrol |
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12th Jan 2016 9:54am |
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| YOLO110 Member Since: 14 Feb 2015 Location: Perth Oz and Stansted UK Posts: 1641
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I have 'taken aim' at stuff that does not work before!
But I think you will be very pleased with them YOLO... You Only Live Once... |
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12th Jan 2016 11:54am |
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| blackwolf Member Since: 03 Nov 2009 Location: South West England Posts: 17333 
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I fitted Dirt Defenders to my 110 DC whilst I had 285/75 BFG KM2s on (with 30mm spacers) because although I don't mind the outside getting muddy, I don't like mud in the eye or having to keep the windows shut!
I found that they were an extremely effective, easy to fit, and cost effective solution and they really do work very well. My Defender has evolved a bit more since then and now has 255/85 KM2s on Blindos, and also rock sliders. The latter are incompatible with the DDs so they have to come off, I have instead fitted the Glyn Lewis front mudflap kit, which is just as effective but more expensive and more involved to fit. Every MUD product I have seen sofar has impressed me greatly - the DDs, the interior shelf thingy, the new LED interior light, etc. They're all well made, well designed, and good value. |
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12th Jan 2016 1:12pm |
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| RRUK Site Supporter Member Since: 31 Mar 2010 Location: Leicestershire Posts: 2025
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Had a quick tinker over lunchtime and fitted one of my Christmas presents, a new radio unit.
The car had a JVC one in but I wanted something more up to date. It is an Alpine UTE-72BT, one of the newer mechless units so no CD player (they skip too much in a bouncing Defender anyway) but has mod-cons such as a front USB socket and you can stream your music from your phone via Bluetooth (hence the BT part of the name) It's excellent, for £70 this is excellent. OK, I don't have a subwoofer and the stock speakers are not great for bassy tunes, but its crisp and clear and loud enough, has easy buttons to operate which are useful when bouncing about, and it's linked up to my Parrot device, it mutes when calls come in, and I can use voice control on the unit itself, read my phone book, dial out etc. No more 3.5MM AUX in cables all over the place! YAY! Easy enough to fit although with the Parrot kit I was struggling for space behind the unit, plus the facia colour is red rather than the neon blue of the JVC which at nighttime, lit up the entire car in my face, a bit distracting. Here's a not very good picture of the finished article. Click image to enlarge 2016 D4 HSE 1998 110 TUM HS FFR Hard Top XD WOLF 1982 Series 3 SWB Petrol |
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12th Jan 2016 1:49pm |
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