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LoveTheMud

Member Since: 19 Feb 2015
Location: Weybridge Surrey & Pontefract West Yorkshire
Posts: 411

2014 Defender 90 Puma 2.2 XS CSW Santorini Black

Loving these defender build videos...

21st Jul 2020 9:16pm

GREENI

Member Since: 22 Aug 2010
Location: staffs
Posts: 10383

I really liked that, until i saw the dash/steering wheel...Caramac.

Edited to please snowflakes.

22nd Jul 2020 9:16am

LoveTheMud

Member Since: 19 Feb 2015
Location: Weybridge Surrey & Pontefract West Yorkshire
Posts: 411

It makes me want to drive around with no roof or windscreen!

There are some really interesting things on his channel, which seems quite new. I'm tempted by the air suspension kit, but will wait to see what their reliability turns out like...

22nd Jul 2020 10:16am

Hufflepuff

Member Since: 25 Oct 2014
Location: Hampshire
Posts: 727

I am enjoying them a lot as well, quite nice to see the painting work going on outdoors, showing it is possible to do what looks like a reasonable job outside of a paint booth.

I'd quite like him to provide a few of the prices of the parts, for reference. For example in the last video, he put a Britpart spare wheel carrier on, which looks a very similar design to the old Mantec unit. He said in the video its not the best unit out there, but the price makes it very good value - we were left guessing what the price was.

I wonder if he's on these forums? 2005 Td5 90 XS
1989 V8 110 CSW

22nd Jul 2020 10:19am

LandRoverAnorak

Member Since: 17 Jul 2011
Location: Surrey
Posts: 11324

Having just fitted one, I can say they're around £200 although I got mine as part of an eBay deal for a lot less. I'm very pleased with it and it's certainly no worse than the Mantec equivalent. Darren

110 USW BUILD THREAD - EXPEDITION TRAILER - 200tdi 90 BUILD THREAD - SANKEY TRAILER - IG@landroveranorak

"You came in that thing? You're braver than I thought!" - Princess Leia

22nd Jul 2020 10:51am

rustandoil

Member Since: 08 Sep 2012
Location: Cotswolds
Posts: 746

2005 Defender 110 Td5 XS DCPU Bonatti Grey

Yes, good stuff

I do like some of his builds, but he does waffle on sometimes

22nd Jul 2020 12:08pm

blackwolf

Member Since: 03 Nov 2009
Location: South West England
Posts: 17450

2007 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 DCPU Stornoway Grey

I'm sorry to say that I think the cab interior is utterly vile and ruins an otherwise very promising build.

I also find the reversed baseball hat off-putting, but I guess that's just an age thing!

22nd Jul 2020 12:50pm

GREENI

Member Since: 22 Aug 2010
Location: staffs
Posts: 10383

Reversed baseball hat is known as an 'IQ reducer'...

Agreed on the interior... there's few people who know when to stop....

22nd Jul 2020 4:00pm

Huttopia

Member Since: 23 Feb 2016
Location: West Midlands
Posts: 1972

Beauty in the eye of the beholder and all that. I’d quite happily look at that from the outside all day but for me the inside does spoil what is otherwise a nice build.

22nd Jul 2020 4:16pm

Huttopia

Member Since: 23 Feb 2016
Location: West Midlands
Posts: 1972

And why does anyone think that spending a few £ on new fasteners / bolts / washers make it a premium finish. Or to put it another way, who’d put rusty tat back on and think it a premium finish?!

22nd Jul 2020 4:18pm

LandRoverAnorak

Member Since: 17 Jul 2011
Location: Surrey
Posts: 11324

It does look nice apart from the interior. I do like the body coloured Wolf wheels. Darren

110 USW BUILD THREAD - EXPEDITION TRAILER - 200tdi 90 BUILD THREAD - SANKEY TRAILER - IG@landroveranorak

"You came in that thing? You're braver than I thought!" - Princess Leia

22nd Jul 2020 4:42pm

Hufflepuff

Member Since: 25 Oct 2014
Location: Hampshire
Posts: 727

LandRoverAnorak wrote:
Having just fitted one, I can say they're around £200 although I got mine as part of an eBay deal for a lot less. I'm very pleased with it and it's certainly no worse than the Mantec equivalent.

My genuine Mantec one is falling to bits after just three years, and I only open the rear door once a week for shopping - very disappointed with it. The powder coating is peeling off, and the hinges squeel unless kept regularly oiled, which tends to then drip everywhere. I don't have an easy way to inject grease in.

All in all I give it as "C-" should do better. 2005 Td5 90 XS
1989 V8 110 CSW

22nd Jul 2020 5:25pm

L110CDL

Member Since: 31 Oct 2015
Location: Devon
Posts: 10784

I have been watching all his video's and some are really good, but i do agree with the inside of this one is not for me either

1996 Golf Blue 300Tdi 110 Pick up.

Keeper.

Clayton.

22nd Jul 2020 8:06pm

PCM

Member Since: 25 Jan 2019
Location: North East
Posts: 874

I quite like the interior. Personal preference and all.

For all the haters. what's the cleanest and best looking dash you've ever seen? Images?

22nd Jul 2020 9:55pm

GREENI

Member Since: 22 Aug 2010
Location: staffs
Posts: 10383

Best looking? Anything standard, same with grills and headlight surrounds.

23rd Jul 2020 6:11am

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