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GREENI



Member Since: 22 Aug 2010
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I just can’t cure the illness.
Yup. After selling the G4, i vowed to NEVER have another Defender as a daily. (Obviously will never sell the v8 Ninety… that’s used and abused…and pampered).
8 months or so on, Ginjez’s ex RS4 got moved on and as I got tired of taking the Ewok onto shooting grounds, I deemed it a bit too ‘girly’… (we’ve had the Ewok for about 5 years and it has been fantastic, it’s been treated to a fresh look with new wheels and tyres. We were going swap it, but we can’t find a Disco Sport SD4 in as good as condition, with similar miles without adding £10k to it, seems daft.

So i had to pay over the odds to get back in a 90 (they aren’t worth anywhere near what they sell for, imho), I had a specific requirement: Hard Top County, as standard as possible. I considered even getting a Puma if i needed…. But, got a td5.



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Spec. as bought.
County HT
114k miles.
Td5.
New seat frames and foams, with leather x3! Even the centre chair.
It’s the tidiest looking i could find, with no mods… other than silicone hoses.
Standard exhaust and still has egr.
Masai steps, which i was gonna spanner off and sell. But Mrs G finds them useful.
Tarted up for sale, with some terrible touch ups! (Stuff hidden underneath with wax and painted, rusty mudflap brackets and tub cappings… nothing i can’t sort myself, when i can be bothered.
The tyres were fresh, but hugely annoyingly they’d skimped on the spare Rolling Eyes
Luckily it drove as sweet as a penny (as Defenders go).
So within a week I found a fresh set of take-off Boosts, with OE tyres. TIMES FIVE
Removed the badly fitted, rear over sized lamp and fitted an RI lamp, switchable from the back and an antenna mount.
Fitted wind deflectors, as i like the door glass open a bit, even if it’s raining.
Removed the new centre leather chair and stuck a new cubby box in its place.
Then the usual MudStuff mods, map nets on the headlining for storing shades and hats n stuff, vanity mirror for the missus and a Blue Sea dual usb charger -in place of the 12v socket.
Then I fitted the drawer out of the v8, for gun stuff and the usual theft deterrents and trackers etc.

And that is pretty much it.

Future mods will be upgrading the speakers, I’m really, really going leave it alone.



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Post #932322 3rd Dec 2021 7:05pm
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CarMan



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Thumbs Up like that a lot well - again Smile Rob

1993 200tdi 90 hard-top
1998 300tdi 90 soft-top
2016 2.2 XS 90 hard-top (sold)
Post #932324 3rd Dec 2021 7:25pm
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ibexman



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It never goes away Steve , you know what I mean 🙈
Post #932325 3rd Dec 2021 7:40pm
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kenzle8a



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Lady Haggis is currently heavily hinting that she would like a 90 in pretty much that spec, although it would have to be an auto so probably an M57 as she can't reach the pedals in my DC Rolling with laughter
Post #932336 3rd Dec 2021 8:41pm
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ginjez



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2011 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 ST Santorini Black
GREENI leaving a Defender alone? Rolling with laughter Rolling with laughter
C'mon who are you kidding, yourself or us?
Hope you are enjoying your new ride and enjoying less trips to Shell Thumbs Up
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90 Dreamer



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United Kingdom 2016 Defender 90 Puma 2.2 HT Corris Grey
Looks cracking....
Post #932347 3rd Dec 2021 9:49pm
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Procta



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Looks a good one Thumbs Up Defender TD5 90 ---/--- Peugeot 306 HDI hatch back

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Post #932369 4th Dec 2021 2:21am
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GREENI



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Cheers all.

@lordhaggis, m57 would be a nice swap.
Post #932373 4th Dec 2021 7:11am
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Co1



Member Since: 19 Aug 2018
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United Kingdom 2013 Defender 90 Puma 2.2 HT Loire Blue
“ I’m really, really going leave it alone. ”

Good luck with that!!

Looks cracking BTW.
Post #932374 4th Dec 2021 7:16am
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LandRoverAnorak



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Re: I just can’t cure the illness.
GREENI wrote:
So i had to pay over the odds to get back in a 90 (they aren’t worth anywhere near what they sell for, imho),


Looks very nice. Surely whatever you've paid for it is exactly what it's worth, though, at that moment at least? 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
Post #932378 4th Dec 2021 8:06am
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Dinnu



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Malta 2012 Defender 90 Puma 2.2 CSW Santorini Black
Thats a nice Td5 Thumbs Up The rear work lamp was a bit on the silly side in terms if size. 1988 90 Hard Top, 19J Diesel Turbo, Shire Blue - Restoration ongoing
2012 90 CSW, 2.2TDCI, Santorini Black
Post #932381 4th Dec 2021 8:39am
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Mike c



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England 2004 Defender 90 Td5 CSW Belize Green
Looks great 👍

It's funny though isn't it, I found that when I changed my first Defender for a Discovery there was a point I said I wouldn't go back to a Defender.... Well it happened as the pull back to one became too much Whistle Laughing
Post #932383 4th Dec 2021 9:20am
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ChrisDefender



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Looks spot on Greeni Thumbs Up
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lolo



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Very nice ride! I love your ammo drawer Smile
Post #932780 7th Dec 2021 8:01pm
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L110CDL



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Very nice 90 there GREENI Thumbs Up

Please keep me in mind if you want to part with the middle seat Whistle 1996 Golf Blue 300Tdi 110 Pick up.

Keeper.

Clayton.
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