My 110 300tdi Bonatti grey project is complete(ish)

BearDy89 · Jun 27, 2011

LeadFarmer said:
I'd love to have been able to have done it myself. But I dont have the space or time to do it. Would have ended in a divorce

I intend on renting a workshop locally.
Have found a few at reasonable month by month rentals

Luckily Im not married and the current misses came after the Landy obsession so she can like it or lump it

200tdi ayre · Jul 7, 2011

im looking at a similar thing, new bulkead and respray, but shall probably do the spray myself, pretty handy with a spray gun, but wouldnt try metalic, would probably be a bitch

how much was your bulkhead ? dunno yet whether to go for good 2nd hand or galv, will depend upon price.

rickdulas · Jul 7, 2011

Hi
That looks great.
Did you ever get the seats fitted?
If so, how much work was it?
Cheers,
Rick

LeadFarmer · Mar 2, 2012

UPDATE - Just added some photos to the first post showing the new heated seats ive just fitted.

Silverlandy · Mar 2, 2012

I think it looks fantastic!

benpalmer · Mar 2, 2012

Looks really nice, good job. Particularly impressed you had to use it every day!

Mid way through mine (has been going on a while now). I'm doing all the work myself - perhaps foolishly. But mine isnt my daily drive so it can spend months on end on the drive out of action - as it seems to spend most of its life currerntly!

Langers · Mar 2, 2012

Just looked through all the pictures again, reminded me how awesome it is.

New seats look bang on, what was wrong with the P38 ones? Was considering some for my 110.

What have you got the door cards/headlining out for? Some mega ICE system?

Rups · Mar 3, 2012

Looking great - You have convinced me bonatti is the way ahead for mine!!

landroverjack · Mar 3, 2012

Mmm! That looks fantastic!! Wish I had the time and money to do that to mine... One day ..

RichyB · Mar 3, 2012

Not wanting to hijack thread of such a fantastic looking vehicle but, do the P38 seat fit straight in or do the runners need altering??

Awesome job bye the way considering it's your daily driver :focus:

LeadFarmer · Mar 4, 2012

Langers said:
Just looked through all the pictures again, reminded me how awesome it is.

New seats look bang on, what was wrong with the P38 ones? Was considering some for my 110.

What have you got the door cards/headlining out for? Some mega ICE system?

I took the headlining off to clean it, and havent refitted it yet as Im wanting to route some cable for a rear view reversing camera. Door cards will be going back on as soon as Ive finished putting all the door linkages back on!!

RichyB said:
Not wanting to hijack thread of such a fantastic looking vehicle but, do the P38 seat fit straight in or do the runners need altering??

Awesome job bye the way considering it's your daily driver :focus:

They dont go straight in, I was going to drill some new holes or weld to some strips of steel, and then bolt them in.

Langers · Mar 4, 2012

LeadFarmer said:
I took the headlining off to clean it, and havent refitted it yet as Im wanting to route some cable for a rear view reversing camera. Door cards will be going back on as soon as Ive finished putting all the door linkages back on!!

They dont go straight in, I was going to drill some new holes or weld to some strips of steel, and then bolt them in.

So would the seats be up for sale now? If so, I may be interested to fit them in my 110

LeadFarmer · Mar 4, 2012

Langers, I advertised them on this forum last week and sold them yesterday, sorry.

http://www.landyzone.co.uk/lz/f62/rr-p38-grey-leather-heated-front-seats-179666.html

Langers · Mar 4, 2012

LeadFarmer said:
Langers, I advertised them on this forum last week and sold them yesterday, sorry.

http://www.landyzone.co.uk/lz/f62/rr-p38-grey-leather-heated-front-seats-179666.html

Ah damn, do they fit into a 110 alright? I'm 6ft tall, wondering if the thicker seat bases would mean my head was poking out of the sunroof?

LeadFarmer · Mar 4, 2012

I removed my original seats and stood the P38's on the seat box. Your right in that they do lift you up higher, im 6ft 2" and could still see through the windscreen, but obviously not the same view as standard Defender seats. Though they would have been much more comfortable than Defender seats.

Have a look around also for some Saab seats as they are reproted to be an easy fit into a Defender.

Fur Trapper · Mar 5, 2012

Grape Farmer

That parking post, where did you get it and how much and is that a auto up and down??.

Could you put up a link for it??? And does it do what you like or would you do something different?

LeadFarmer · Mar 5, 2012

Fur Trapper said:
Grape FarmerThat parking post, where did you get it and how much and is that a auto up and down??.

Could you put up a link for it??? And does it do what you like or would you do something different?

JW, The security post is as strong as an Rhino on steroids, whos sole purpose in life is to refuse to move!!

Its not automatic, its a manual telescopic heavy duty post. It weighs 66kg but I paid extra for it to have a 'lift assist' mechanism to aid in lifting it up & down, this reduces the weight to 27kg. It has an inner and an outer core, and is worth every penny.

I always roll gently down the drive with the brakes half applied, just in case Ive forgotten to drop the post. One time I had, and when gently hitting the post the landie stopped with a thud, I didnt even feel a millimeter of movement in the post!!

The only problem it causes me is that my house is built on heavy clay, and so when the post hole fills with rain water there is nowhere for it to drain to, so I get wet feet when lifting it up!

The post is made by Marshalls and its part of their Rhino range, model number 'RT R14 HD'. It cost me about £500

, they do cheaper posts but they arent as strong. In fact ive just bought a second one, but to overcome my poor drainage ive chosen a 'Lift Out' version of the same post. I bought it from Rhino Security, but you can buy them direct from Marshalls.

DavidJR · Mar 6, 2012

Lead farmer pop in and have a look at my head lining if your struggling to get your clean, I ditched the vynil and retrimmed it in a brushed vinyl as most modern cars are, Dove grey in colour with grey fasteners, cos of the dark interior the visors look the same colour so not had to retrim.

Langers · Mar 6, 2012

DavidJR said:
Lead farmer pop in and have a look at my head lining if your struggling to get your clean, I ditched the vynil and retrimmed it in a brushed vinyl as most modern cars are, Dove grey in colour with grey fasteners, cos of the dark interior the visors look the same colour so not had to retrim.

:nopics:

LeadFarmer · Mar 8, 2012

DavidJR said:
Lead farmer pop in and have a look at my head lining if your struggling to get your clean, I ditched the vynil and retrimmed it in a brushed vinyl as most modern cars are, Dove grey in colour with grey fasteners, cos of the dark interior the visors look the same colour so not had to retrim.

Thanks, might call round when I next see your landie on your drive

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