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| Scoobeenut Member Since: 04 Mar 2015 Location: West London Posts: 310   
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I keep a Hi Lift jack in the back of my 90 behind the seats just in front of the bulkhead bars.
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14th Jul 2015 7:22pm |
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| I Like Old Skool Member Since: 23 Feb 2015 Location: Manchester Posts: 809 
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5ft Hi-Lift mounted across the back of the bulkhead for me. Versatile and quick without needing to crawl around under the vehicle to position the jack. BUT, they are a tricksy beast to use if you don't know what you are doing and very easy to drop the vehicle off the jack if you do get it wrong.
I also use my Hi-lift for breaking the beads of tyres when removing them from wheel rims the manual way. |
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14th Jul 2015 7:33pm |
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| munch90 Member Since: 26 Oct 2013 Location: guildford Posts: 3558 
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Bottle jack out of a discovery
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14th Jul 2015 7:35pm |
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| RoddyK05 Member Since: 08 Apr 2015 Location: Inverclyde Posts: 633  
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Have original pillar jack but also carry a screw jack out of a VW LT van.
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14th Jul 2015 7:42pm |
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| Dora Member Since: 12 May 2015 Location: South East Posts: 170
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Original bottle jack, because it's there, and Hi Lift under second row seats, easy to get to and useful in certain circumstances.
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14th Jul 2015 8:00pm |
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| custom90 Member Since: 21 Jan 2010 Location: South West, England. Posts: 20371
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IIRC a certain model year had bottle jacks fitted onwards, anyone know what year?
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14th Jul 2015 8:09pm |
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| munch90 Member Since: 26 Oct 2013 Location: guildford Posts: 3558
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Cant remember any defender having a bottle jack supplied with it
discovery one eBay item number: eBay Item No. 301686430626 |
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14th Jul 2015 8:14pm |
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| custom90 Member Since: 21 Jan 2010 Location: South West, England. Posts: 20371
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Maybe you are right munch, I have seen some with a bottle jack under the passenger seat seems to be properly restrained too which seemed to look OE.
Perhaps it was just a good retrofit. |
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14th Jul 2015 8:22pm |
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| shaggydog Member Since: 12 Aug 2012 Location: Kent Posts: 3347 
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I have a 4 ton Bottle jack and the standard land rover long winded but quite useful type
 Running Restoration Thread http://www.defender2.net/forum/post323197.html#323197
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14th Jul 2015 8:26pm |
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| munch90 Member Since: 26 Oct 2013 Location: guildford Posts: 3558
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Always thrown the long one away , just gets in the way for normal road use
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14th Jul 2015 8:28pm |
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| blackwolf Member Since: 03 Nov 2009 Location: South West England Posts: 17382 
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Yes, some/many Defenders came with a bottle jack. Many came with the ghastly pillar jack thing.
Bottle jack is best to use if wheel changing at the roadside. A hilift is far more versatile, can do many things, but requires more understanding and care. There are many situations where a hilift will work but a bottle jack won't, but I can't think of any where a hilift won't work but a bottle jack will. I carry both a bottle jack and a hilift. If you get a hilift, get a good one (eg a genuine HiLift) and make sure you really understand the benefits, risks, and tips. Any minute now the forum "hilift police" will be along to tell us they should be banned, and we should be locked up for liking them! 
The pillar jack is useless and should be thrown in the scrap metal skip! |
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14th Jul 2015 9:07pm |
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| bob neville Member Since: 30 Apr 2009 Location: Marbella Posts: 3248  
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My old 2009 110 and current 2013 90 both came with bottle jacks.
Bob 2015 Jaguar XE240 R Sport - goes like ....... !! 2013 Defender 90 CSW - sold 2009 Defender 110 Double Cab - sold 2001 TD5 90 CSW - offroad project - sold to a forum member 2011 Porsche Boxster - for the sunny days ! |
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14th Jul 2015 9:11pm |
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| fathaggis Member Since: 31 May 2015 Location: taynuilt Posts: 385
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a trolley jack it fits in behind the seats ok
 and  a small block of wood |
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14th Jul 2015 9:13pm |
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| Barney12 Member Since: 09 Jun 2015 Location: South West Posts: 744 
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My 2014 Stationwagon came with a bottle jack under the passenger seat. It's clearly OEM as it has a place to fit and rubber bungee. It's use is also detailed in the owners manual IIRC. |
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14th Jul 2015 9:22pm |
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