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| SN Member Since: 29 Jun 2007 Location: SK6 Posts: 729  |
Epic!
 Steve N | 21MY Defender  | 08MY Discovery 3 (history) | 06MY Discovery 3 (ancient history) |
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27th Feb 2021 11:28pm |
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| SN Member Since: 29 Jun 2007 Location: SK6 Posts: 729 |
Collected mine!
Click image to enlarge https://www.defender2.net/forum/topic77966.html Steve N | 21MY Defender | 08MY Discovery 3 (history) | 06MY Discovery 3 (ancient history) |
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8th Apr 2021 11:14pm |
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| zilch Member Since: 11 Sep 2019 Location: Whitsundays & Sydney Posts: 816 
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chased a few trout across some streams in Kosciusko national park, managed 4 water crossings all within 40 minutes
stuck in a jam waiting for the LR experience Defenders to get a move on Click image to enlarge Halfway across Swampy Plains River Click image to enlarge posing shot, drop toilet ablution block edited out 
Click image to enlarge yet another pommie bar steward down under MY20 110 P400 SE Defender MY10 3.0 RR Sport |
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10th Apr 2021 6:06am |
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| Gareth Member Since: 12 Dec 2011 Location: Bramhall Posts: 1097 
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First proper clean. It’s a big beast! There are some plus points over the Disco 4 which was a huge job to clean properly.
Ceramic coating works really well. Dirt seems to just fall off. Door seals around the rear doors don’t hold mud like they did on the D4. Wipers pull away from the windscreen fully. More painted surfaces easier to clean than grained plastics. (Scuttle panel, door bottoms) Much easier to clean the interior. Less hoovering more wiping of plastic floors! Less complication around rear seats makes hoovering easy. Boot area more accessible, no need to climb in! Less glossy surfaces = fewer finger prints. Negatives are a few. It’s high so still need ladders to clean the roof. Rear end is tricky, especially behind the spare wheel. Rear bumper difficult to clean. You need to open the door. Wheel arches liners made from felt like substance that doesn’t jet wash clean like the plastic on the D4. Front end quite complex to clean. Needs small hands and fingers! 2021 Defender 110 X-Dynamic HSE D300 MHEV 1966 S2a 109 aka Betsy 1968 S2a 88 aka Bob 2014 Jaaaag F Type 3.0 Supercharged. |
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10th Apr 2021 6:30am |
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| Tim in Scotland Member Since: 23 May 2007 Location: The Land that time forgot Posts: 3753 
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Started assembling my tailgate mounted picnic table - one fiddly job for someone with two left thumbs and zero engineering skills..... dare I mention here that it’s a Jeep Wrangler accessory (unbranded though) Pangea Green D250 90 HSE with Air Suspension, Off-road Pack, Towing Pack, Black Contrast roof , rear recovery eyes, Front bash plate, Classic flaps all round, extended wheel arch kit and a few bits from PowerfulUK Expel Clear Gloss PPF to come
2020 D240 1st Edition in Pangea Green with Acorn interior. Now gone - old faithful, no mechanical issues whatsoever ever but the leaks and rattles all over the place won’t be missed! |
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10th Apr 2021 7:16am |
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| Steve W Member Since: 30 Mar 2014 Location: West Sussex Posts: 223 
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Morning..... Is that the table that mounts to the existing fixings inside the door ? I quite fancy one of those as they look really good . Could you post a photo please once fitted ?
Thanks...... |
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10th Apr 2021 8:51am |
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| Steve W Member Since: 30 Mar 2014 Location: West Sussex Posts: 223
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Took the dog for a walk ! Was going to wash it but its just started raining, had it now for 2 weeks and well pleased, its booked to go back into dealers to have the air suspension changed (as i found out on here and my dealer follow up so what a great forum) and a few other bits done.
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10th Apr 2021 8:55am |
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| Tim in Scotland Member Since: 23 May 2007 Location: The Land that time forgot Posts: 3753
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This is the one I’m fitting, it does need some adaptations to the mounting brackets so you don’t need to drill holes in the tailgate but you can use the existing torqx bolts with some small L shaped brackets. The tables with the wooden chopping board are double the price........ but someone with ability and tools could add one easily to this Click image to enlarge Pangea Green D250 90 HSE with Air Suspension, Off-road Pack, Towing Pack, Black Contrast roof , rear recovery eyes, Front bash plate, Classic flaps all round, extended wheel arch kit and a few bits from PowerfulUK Expel Clear Gloss PPF to come 2020 D240 1st Edition in Pangea Green with Acorn interior. Now gone - old faithful, no mechanical issues whatsoever ever but the leaks and rattles all over the place won’t be missed! |
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10th Apr 2021 9:44am |
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| Ryderoo Member Since: 28 Aug 2015 Location: South Oxfordshire Posts: 1666 
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That looks useful.
Handy for work, when we’re out on site. I’ll order one when my defender arrives, let us know how you get on with the install. Cheers Simon I can explain it to you, but I can't understand it for you 1990 110 TD5 county, my first Land Rover - gone 2012 Discovery 4 XS SDV6 - gone 2014 Discovery 4 XS SDV6 - gone 2015 Evoque SD4 dynamic - Wife’s - gone 2015 Urban Truck 90 XS Santorini Black Hard Top - Reluctantly gone 2020 Discovery 5 Eiger Grey 3.0 SE - gone March 24 2021 Defender S D250 Santorini Black 110 HT - gone March 24 2023 Evoque P300e SE wife’s current vehicle |
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10th Apr 2021 10:37am |
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| TRGRichie Member Since: 03 Mar 2021 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 180
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Where have you sourced your L shaped brackets from? |
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10th Apr 2021 11:19am |
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| Tim in Scotland Member Since: 23 May 2007 Location: The Land that time forgot Posts: 3753
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Do you mean the brackets that the wires come from to support the table? They come with it BUT I’m going to have to get the local blacksmith/metal basher to make some backing brackets so I don’t have to drill holes in the door and can use the torqx bolts that hold the rear door trim on - if the table was about 4cm longer I could bolt it straight on. Also on that one the bolts that make up the hinge are 3-4 threads too short so I had to get out my big G clamp and compress the thick rubber washer/spacers to get enough thread to even start one of nylock nuts onto the thread............ best Made In China engineering I suppose....
 not great for totally non technical folks like me!
The main problem is it’s designed for a narrower Wrangler not any version of Defender (I tried it in my 90 too) Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Pangea Green D250 90 HSE with Air Suspension, Off-road Pack, Towing Pack, Black Contrast roof , rear recovery eyes, Front bash plate, Classic flaps all round, extended wheel arch kit and a few bits from PowerfulUK Expel Clear Gloss PPF to come 2020 D240 1st Edition in Pangea Green with Acorn interior. Now gone - old faithful, no mechanical issues whatsoever ever but the leaks and rattles all over the place won’t be missed! Last edited by Tim in Scotland on 10th Apr 2021 4:02pm. Edited 1 time in total |
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10th Apr 2021 3:15pm |
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| J77 Member Since: 04 Nov 2019 Location: Fife Posts: 3389 
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Went for the shopping, that’s about as exciting as today got. 24MY 90 D250 HSE, Tasman Blue
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10th Apr 2021 4:01pm |
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| DSL Member Since: 20 Aug 2007 Location: Wandering the wasteland. Posts: 837
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Didn’t someone have an Amazon link for L shaped brackets that did the trick?
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10th Apr 2021 4:18pm |
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| Tim in Scotland Member Since: 23 May 2007 Location: The Land that time forgot Posts: 3753
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Yes, but the ones that were linked to I bought and they aren’t wide enough to do the job. So I’ll take a 2 mile hike to the next village and get exactly what is needed made up Pangea Green D250 90 HSE with Air Suspension, Off-road Pack, Towing Pack, Black Contrast roof , rear recovery eyes, Front bash plate, Classic flaps all round, extended wheel arch kit and a few bits from PowerfulUK Expel Clear Gloss PPF to come
2020 D240 1st Edition in Pangea Green with Acorn interior. Now gone - old faithful, no mechanical issues whatsoever ever but the leaks and rattles all over the place won’t be missed! |
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10th Apr 2021 4:26pm |
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