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| GREENI Member Since: 22 Aug 2010 Location: staffs Posts: 10382  
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People have converted to the disco version, assuming you're cute with tools, it's not a massive job.
As the shifter is on a cable, mine is mounted next to my handbrake for easy reach and i can still use a normal cubby box. It seems a shame to lose a big cubby box, just to have the shifter in the middle. Last edited by GREENI on 8th Nov 2017 7:29pm. Edited 1 time in total |
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8th Nov 2017 11:16am |
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| Devon-Rover Member Since: 22 Jan 2015 Location: South Devon Posts: 916 
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Whilst it is daylight robbery the Ashcroft '50th' style centre console looks the part and finishes it off nicely. I 'metaphorically' cried when I ordered mine but it does look right and set's the shifter nicely.
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8th Nov 2017 6:58pm |
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| GREENI Member Since: 22 Aug 2010 Location: staffs Posts: 10382
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it is robbery as well. It doesn't even have the cup holders like an NAS does....
Still nice though  |
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8th Nov 2017 7:32pm |
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| JeremyJ Member Since: 16 Nov 2011 Location: Aylesbury Posts: 1758
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Not a bad thing, I always find cans fall out of them (original 50th’s and first version of Ashcrofts).
Current version takes an iPhone nicely, I like it. If (when...) my 110 goes auto I wil probably use an Ashcroft console, I like how they look (especially in a 110!  ) |
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8th Nov 2017 8:57pm |
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| Romadog Member Since: 07 Jul 2011 Location: Powys Posts: 1749 |
Jeremy - it looks great in mine and the one i picked up earlier in the year will look good in my 90......when I get near the point of fitting it !!
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9th Nov 2017 5:55pm |
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| jackdefender1991 Member Since: 13 May 2017 Location: Salisbury Posts: 28 
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I may actually choose the Ashcroft , they do look good
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10th Nov 2017 10:23am |
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| Kit Member Since: 12 Feb 2016 Location: Shropshire Posts: 1110 
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It would probably be cheaper to have a company fabricate a metal and leather cover for it, than that Ashcroft item 1993 200 Tdi 90 CSW
1956 Series 1 Hard-top 1958 Series 1 Soft-top |
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10th Nov 2017 10:47am |
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| Albert McFly Member Since: 01 Jul 2014 Location: Hill Valley Posts: 387 
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I have a spare Ashcroft one in the garage
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11th Nov 2017 9:45pm |
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| voorfrank Member Since: 06 Feb 2017 Location: Schiedam Posts: 37  
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I have used the tunnel, carpet, sound insulation from the donor disco. I cut the parts to the correct size and used silicone to fit it to the Defender. It works perfect and I think looks very original.
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10th Feb 2018 8:11pm |
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| GREENI Member Since: 22 Aug 2010 Location: staffs Posts: 10382
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Tidy job.
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10th Feb 2018 8:15pm |
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| Mo Murphy Member Since: 01 Jun 2008 Location: Letchworth Garden City, Herts Posts: 2229 
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Lovely job.
Mo The Land Rover 90 - Many are called, few are chosen. 50 Shades of Pennine Grey |
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11th Feb 2018 8:43am |
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| Wheel Member Since: 28 May 2014 Location: Essex Posts: 233
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I like that a lot, we'll done Voorfrank
Have you any step by step pics please Mark |
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7th Mar 2018 6:40pm |
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| Zed Member Since: 07 Oct 2017 Location: In the woods Posts: 3294 
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Looks great voorfrank.
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7th Mar 2018 7:06pm |
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| voorfrank Member Since: 06 Feb 2017 Location: Schiedam Posts: 37
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Yes, it looks very original.
I don't have pics of the install. I cut out the tunnel out of the discovery I used for the automatic transmission. this is a discovery 1 wiht mechanical transferbox linkage arms and not with cables. Measured the distance of the levers to get it on the original position in the tunnel and cut the tunnel down to make it fit to the bulkhead, floor and seatbox. when this was ok I also cut the discovery carpets to the right size. The discovery floor hight is the same as the defender floor hight. when everything was correct I fixed the tunnel simply with silicone all around to the defender. If needed you take a knife, cut the silicone and you can take the tunnel out again. The discovery tunnel is bigger than the defender, so I cut the floor to the tunnel dimentions. That's all. 
Since I used the discovery gearbox and engine, a 3.9V8i, I also fitted the dash, under the bonnet fusebox and wiring of the disco. Most wire colors are the same on disco and defender. Click image to enlarge |
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8th Mar 2018 9:21am |
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