Automatic Gearbox and hand controls.

Looking for some advice.

I am looking to purchase a Defender 90 2.5 TD5.

I have read various threads about changing the gear box on a Defender from manual to automatic but unfortunately I am not in a position to do the work myself due to a recent leg amputation. Can anyone recommend companies to discuss such a conversation preferably using an Ashcroft conversation kit.

The second is a bit more complex and many people will have no experience. Has anyone experience of having disabled hand controls being fitted to a Defender. I have had my right leg amputated so unable to use normal right hand foot controls. (Brake and accelerator) and also the reason for the question about the automatic gearbox.

We used to have a chap come along on our greenlane trips who was in a wheel chair. He converted his manual 1960s Series 2a to hand controls. My son has his number if you are interested in speaking to him
Clutch worked off a button I think.
Wonder if you can shuffle the pedals around for using your left foot?

Anaconda said:

We used to have a chap come along on our greenlane trips who was in a wheel chair. He converted his manual 1960s Series 2a to hand controls. My son has his number if you are interested in speaking to him
Clutch worked off a button I think.
Wonder if you can shuffle the pedals around for using your left foot?

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I have tried driving a pedal swap car but I found hand controls easier to use.

icy said:

Looking for some advice.

I am looking to purchase a Defender 90 2.5 TD5.

I have read various threads about changing the gear box on a Defender from manual to automatic but unfortunately I am not in a position to do the work myself due to a recent leg amputation. Can anyone recommend companies to discuss such a conversation preferably using an Ashcroft conversation kit.

The second is a bit more complex and many people will have no experience. Has anyone experience of having disabled hand controls being fitted to a Defender. I have had my right leg amputated so unable to use normal right hand foot controls. (Brake and accelerator) and also the reason for the question about the automatic gearbox.

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I hope you don't mind my asking, but at what point is your leg amputated?
Because I have a mate, a farmer, who lost part of his right leg in a farming accident.
He could still drive a Series Landy as he used his left foot to brake and simply knocked the gear lever into neutral.
But his right leg was still there down to his knee, but not below it. So he could work the accelerator with it.
For a road car he drives an auto with the accelerator on the left as, apparently, your feet work from the outside to the centre. The accelerator pedal can be unclipped and put on the other side if anyone else needs to drive the car.
If you do not have even that control of a right foot prosthetic, then I apologise for mentioning this.
But...

I also had a colleague who had had polio. his legs were so bad that he had an auto converted so the brakes and accelerator were worked by a ring that sat under the steering wheel so he could use both hands on it as well as steering.
@Avocet1 I believe works on converting vehicles for the disabled, if he is still looking at the forum.