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| K9F Member Since: 12 Nov 2009 Location: Bournemouth Posts: 9610   
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You'll get short shrift from the decat police on here.
Lovely looking truck.  If you go through life with your head in the sand....all people will see is an ar5e!!
Treat every day as if it is your last....one day you will be right!! |
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28th Aug 2014 1:14pm |
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| TDCi Guy Member Since: 17 Aug 2014 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 286 
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I'll be carrying out the smashy internal CAT modification to keep it MOT friendly, which is a shame as when I decatted my 300tdi disco I managed to get £60 for the CAT on ebay!
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28th Aug 2014 2:23pm |
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| K9F Member Since: 12 Nov 2009 Location: Bournemouth Posts: 9610
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I fell foul of getting a premium price for mine to have the rule change hit me in February. I got one made as I had a stainless system.
 Click image to enlarge If you go through life with your head in the sand....all people will see is an ar5e!!
Treat every day as if it is your last....one day you will be right!! |
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28th Aug 2014 4:04pm |
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| Cuthbert Member Since: 26 Oct 2013 Location: Up North Posts: 1535 |
Is that Defender sitting in Ripon?
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28th Aug 2014 9:01pm |
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| TDCi Guy Member Since: 17 Aug 2014 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 286
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Yes you'd be correct.
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28th Aug 2014 9:21pm |
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| rtm89 Member Since: 14 May 2013 Location: North Yorkshire Posts: 255 
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Glad that's another of our cars going to a Member of the forum.
Always happy when they go to people on here!! Hope you love the car. Cheers |
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29th Aug 2014 10:18am |
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| TDCi Guy Member Since: 17 Aug 2014 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 286
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A little correction, it is actually Alaska White according to Topix.
Should be collecting thurs-fri this week, I've already bought some bits to add on as well as some security kit as my last 90 went walkabouts!! Also have a substantial order to place at Mud but may wait and get it at Peterborough next week. I want to extend the headlining into the rear, the genuine article is veeeeeeery expensive, a Simmontes one is £180. I'm considering buying a saggy 2nd hand one and recovering both sections in faux Alcantara although not too dark as I will be fitting the Mud roof console and don't want that to stand out too much. Someone help me make a decision!? |
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7th Sep 2014 8:36am |
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| leeds Member Since: 28 Dec 2009 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 8580
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Well Kevin at Mud is on a stand directly opposite ours at Peterborough. You will have to walk a long way to have a good look at Barbara's white 90 (Fuji white)
There are a few nice touches on that 90 even if I say so myself! Hopefully I will have time to do a few further modifications before the Peterborough show. That includes fitting a Mud PHD, some new Nolden DRL etc etc. Edited to add. If you are thinking of a remap both Pete of Bell Auto and Gary of Alive will be at Peterborough. These I would trust with a remap and have done. There are many other so called remappers around who are cheaper if not a lot cheaper then Pete or Gary. Would I personally trust a cheap remap on our vehicles? NO! Yes we have been offered them at shows for as low as £100 but was not tempted as I need a proper working vehicle. Pete and Gary have rolling roads for development work and figures quoted for improvements in power/torque are genuine figures rather then pie in the sky figures So go talk to Pete and Gary and tell them what you want to achieve, do not be tempted with a cheap generic remap would be my advice. Brendan |
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7th Sep 2014 8:47am |
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| TDCi Guy Member Since: 17 Aug 2014 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 286
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I trust you'll be taking some Nak stainless bolt kits to Peterborough Brendan?
Yeah, for the remap I was going to speak to Gary and go over to Alive as it isn't too far from home, I'd like to get it rolling roaded and get a proper print out a well as wanting a few other bits from them  BAS is also only about 10-15 mins from my parents house so I'm spoilt for choice.
Too many things I want, too little money available and I want it all now!!   |
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7th Sep 2014 10:18am |
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| TDCi Guy Member Since: 17 Aug 2014 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 286
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Pick up has been put back another week due to a cock up with paperwork!
However, I've had a dig around in the garage and the burning question is do I go modern or retro? 
Click image to enlarge Last edited by TDCi Guy on 11th Sep 2014 1:57pm. Edited 1 time in total |
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11th Sep 2014 1:50pm |
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| custom90 Member Since: 21 Jan 2010 Location: South West, England. Posts: 20294
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Modern or KBX.
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11th Sep 2014 1:55pm |
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| TDCi Guy Member Since: 17 Aug 2014 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 286
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When I saw you'd written KBX Steve I'll be honest and say I thought it wouldn't look right on a white truck. Then yesteday twisted posted these pictures on facebook.
Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge The one with the black additions is exactly how I want to go forward, I almost fell off my chair when I saw how much the wheels are though! £3000! I know there is £1000 worth of rubber on there but I still think £400 per wheel is excessive. I suppose they've got us trapped though, they look so good! 
Hopefully Twisted still have that 90 at their office next week when I pick up the 90 as it's only in the next village to the dealership so I can go over and get a good look at it. Anyway, with regards to the grille I will swap for the standard black headlight surrounds until I pick up a KBX grille. The Stage 1 gill can go back into hiding in the garage until another project commences.  |
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13th Sep 2014 7:51am |
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| SailingTom Member Since: 19 Nov 2013 Location: ESSEX Posts: 1720
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I'd be tempted to go down the kbx route aswell.
Im not normally a fan of there work but have you had a look at the kahn wheels, the other good thing is as a company they will do you a deal, where the only way you'll get the twisted wheels cheaper is holding out for a set second hand. Defender puma dormobile camper |
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13th Sep 2014 8:17am |
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| Likeomg Member Since: 29 Jun 2012 Location: Lake District / Newcastle Posts: 2638 
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I prefer the bottom one color coded
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13th Sep 2014 8:21am |
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