+1 tbh a favorite of mine ive owned 3 in total,remember 15+ years ago whilst holidaying in cornwall parking next to one in my vogue se on a harbour carpark & wondered why it was longer than my classic ? sinse then i had to have one. fantastic space for rear passengersGlad to see a return to the OP after so much off-topic
The 4.2 LSE was only produced for a couple of years & was effectively a test bed for the forthcoming P38, particularly the longer stroke engine that became the 4.6 & the air suspension. Quite a rare beast now & I suppose attractive to those who have a use for the extra eight inches of rear legroom, but I'm not sure about today's availability of parts that are specific to the model.
I had thought about just finding junker with some nice manual leather seats and fabricating a mount for them. I always see the defenders with recaros in them would there be any issues with getting universal seats such as those to work? I figured the seating height would be an issue. The only issue I have with that is that I would like to keep it stockish but if it comes down to it I might just buy two universal seats like that it mod them into it. Anyone done something like that before to the classics?
Yes there is an absolute ton of room back there
I will PM him and see what he would charge and if he thinks it could even be repaired thanks for the infoI have been doing some research and it would appear the drivers seat uses a digital signal for the seat controller, so unless you want to strip out the seats and re-wire the motors, you may be on a hiding to nothing!
May be easier to either track down a replacement ecu or replace the seat with a similar coloured manual job
Another option is to PM Marty UK and ask if he could fix it, or even if he has a replacement unit?!
I recently bought a refurbished HEVAC controller for my car and it is in excellent working order. He's a bit of an electronics genius so you never know... And he goes over the pond now and then far as I kin tell
Im fairly certain i will just have to get a new one this thing is pretty bad. I dont even know why the guy tried the aaa batteries after seeing this thing. what a messI have been doing some research and it would appear the drivers seat uses a digital signal for the seat controller, so unless you want to strip out the seats and re-wire the motors, you may be on a hiding to nothing!
May be easier to either track down a replacement ecu or replace the seat with a similar coloured manual job
Another option is to PM Marty UK and ask if he could fix it, or even if he has a replacement unit?!
I recently bought a refurbished HEVAC controller for my car and it is in excellent working order. He's a bit of an electronics genius so you never know... And he goes over the pond now and then far as I kin tell
What's happened to your hevac mine has started recently where if you put it in the 4th fan speed option and you hit a bump or something it would just shut off then after a while it would start blowing again and now the 4th option doesn't work at all and the 3rd option has to be put halfway between the 3rd and 4th hahaI have been doing some research and it would appear the drivers seat uses a digital signal for the seat controller, so unless you want to strip out the seats and re-wire the motors, you may be on a hiding to nothing!
May be easier to either track down a replacement ecu or replace the seat with a similar coloured manual job
Another option is to PM Marty UK and ask if he could fix it, or even if he has a replacement unit?!
I recently bought a refurbished HEVAC controller for my car and it is in excellent working order. He's a bit of an electronics genius so you never know... And he goes over the pond now and then far as I kin tell
Alright I'm definitely a lot better with one than "dick" what size wire do you think would work best. Also I don't have much knowledge about circuit boards and the things on said circuit board but if you look in the second to last picture under the round blue thing those tan colored round things "God the explanation" what are those called and anyone know where I can get a replacemental for those said "things"Looks like most of the damage was done by wet wattery water
If you are handy with a soldering iron, a small one, you could replace some of those circuits with small guage wire. I've done things like this in the past, soldering things that were broken and they ended up looking like an explosion in a components factory, but they worked.
I rather think "Dick" used a blow torch and lumps of lead off the church roof, therefore "Dick" needs a kick in the gentleman plums
