Mechanicallyinept
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To be honest, I've been thinking these things look chunky and wondering if the flaps would actually be able to compress them properly. I'm convinced, gentlemen. Many thanks. Does anyone know the part number for the foam seals, because I got it wrong the last time. Though, so long as I don't use the same part number as last time I should be ok!
Mechanicallyinept
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Part number's JAE000030. I bought mine from these guys.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Land-Rover-Defender-Dash-Vent-Seal-JAE000030-/171983076086?
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Land-Rover-Defender-Dash-Vent-Seal-JAE000030-/171983076086?
Following the success of getting the windscreen in yesterday I thought I would go for the rear quarter windows and the alpine roof lights.
The rear windows went in quite easily.
The alpine glass and seals were scrubbed clean.
And the apertures cleaned.
I then set about fitting them. I have read about them being a nightmare to fit and it turned out to be so. Working with your hand above head height is a pain, literally, for a start. The difficulty is getting the filler strips in and the hardest parts are the corners. I was on for hours, I don't know where the time went, apart from using it for swearing! Losing light I had to give up and head indoors to watch the rugby and drink Guinness
I've got two corners to do, the left hand side on each glass, because I'm right handed! If you are ambidextrous this job will be a lot easier for you.
The rear windows went in quite easily.
The alpine glass and seals were scrubbed clean.
And the apertures cleaned.
I then set about fitting them. I have read about them being a nightmare to fit and it turned out to be so. Working with your hand above head height is a pain, literally, for a start. The difficulty is getting the filler strips in and the hardest parts are the corners. I was on for hours, I don't know where the time went, apart from using it for swearing!
Losing light I had to give up and head indoors to watch the rugby and drink Guinness I've got two corners to do, the left hand side on each glass, because I'm right handed! If you are ambidextrous this job will be a lot easier for you.
Ordered some more parts I need including headlights and foam vent seals.
Set about the alpine windows again this morning. This is what I had left, but on both sides.
I took a hair drier out to heat and soften the rubber and I did use it, but fortunately it was sunny and quite warm this morning! So it didn't take too long to finish them off.
If these have to come out again I think I'll just pop rivet panels over the holes.
Found the filler strips that cover the pop rivets in the side windows in the bag with the alpine windows. Five minute job each side. Nice to have an easy job to do
I've taken the rear door off and bonded the window in.
I'll put the ali support strips on too, but this should make it more waterproof
I think I'll put some packing pieces under the hinges, just to move the door out a mm or two, because it is tight to close on the seals.
Set about the alpine windows again this morning. This is what I had left, but on both sides.
I took a hair drier out to heat and soften the rubber and I did use it, but fortunately it was sunny and quite warm this morning!
So it didn't take too long to finish them off.
If these have to come out again I think I'll just pop rivet panels over the holes.
Found the filler strips that cover the pop rivets in the side windows in the bag with the alpine windows. Five minute job each side. Nice to have an easy job to do
I've taken the rear door off and bonded the window in.
I'll put the ali support strips on too, but this should make it more waterproof
I think I'll put some packing pieces under the hinges, just to move the door out a mm or two, because it is tight to close on the seals.
Last weekend I got the rear seats dismantled, rubbed down and painted and this weekend was the turn of the front seats. I didn't need to dismantle them. The frames and runners weren't too bad, just small patches and small bubbles of paint with rust underneath. Rubbed them down, washed them, used Fertan, washed them again, masked the seat with bin bags, primed and painted with satin black. Not as glossy as they were before, but they look a lot better.
I had to buy new headlights as I think the damp must have got to my old ones, sitting in a box for over a year. I'd already bought new chrome surrounds as my originals had largely disintegrated. Scrubbed the plastic mounts and rubber seal in hot soapy water and fitted them altogether with the refurbished adjusting screws, which cleaned up really well.
The lap belts for the rear seats had been really hard to adjust, so decided to have a look at them. They were suffering from a bit of rust, especially what must have been a chrome strip that clips inside the back of the metal buckle.
Stripped all the buckles apart and cleaned them up. Treated the rust with Fertan (as usual) and painted the lot with silver paint.
I'd masked off the other chrome section as it was perfect. Looks a bit rusty in this pic, but it's reflecting the chair to the right.
All the belts adjust smoothly and lock perfectly now.
Cleaned and treated the fuel tank pick up and return, though more cleaning needed once the Fertan has had 24hrs to work it's magic.
That's kept me busy for most of the weekend. Apart from a few hours this morning it's not stopped raining here and so I've been confined to the garage and conservatory. I suppose it's all fiddly stuff that has to be done at some point, but it's frustrating not being able to get the covers off the landy
I had to buy new headlights as I think the damp must have got to my old ones, sitting in a box for over a year. I'd already bought new chrome surrounds as my originals had largely disintegrated. Scrubbed the plastic mounts and rubber seal in hot soapy water and fitted them altogether with the refurbished adjusting screws, which cleaned up really well.
The lap belts for the rear seats had been really hard to adjust, so decided to have a look at them. They were suffering from a bit of rust, especially what must have been a chrome strip that clips inside the back of the metal buckle.
Stripped all the buckles apart and cleaned them up. Treated the rust with Fertan (as usual) and painted the lot with silver paint.
I'd masked off the other chrome section as it was perfect. Looks a bit rusty in this pic, but it's reflecting the chair to the right.
All the belts adjust smoothly and lock perfectly now.
Cleaned and treated the fuel tank pick up and return, though more cleaning needed once the Fertan has had 24hrs to work it's magic.
That's kept me busy for most of the weekend. Apart from a few hours this morning it's not stopped raining here and so I've been confined to the garage and conservatory. I suppose it's all fiddly stuff that has to be done at some point, but it's frustrating not being able to get the covers off the landy
Fitted the aluminium glass retaining strips to the back door and hung it back on the vehicle on Saturday. Fitted the rear door seal too, but when the door closes it doesn't squash the seal all the way around. It misses it where the handle is.
Put a straight edge on the door and it is slightly banana shaped, so don't know what I'm going to do there. I think I'll try another packing piece under each of the hinges on the body side, to move the hinge side of the door out over. I might be able to push the handle side of the door further in then.
I'd bought some replacement fly screens off ebay and I cleaned them up and painted them silver.
I loosened off the top of the dash, which I shouldn't have put in! Still couldn't get them in though,
You can't tell from this picture, but the pop rivet tab you can see along that upper edge hits a flange on the bulkhead that the steering column bolts to. Can't understand it? I'll have to cut the tab off I think. I've also realised I won't get the pop rivet gun in. I'd have to loosen the steering column tie bar and then probably the the bolts that fix the column to the footwell. I'm not prepared to do that just yet and I'm going to search ebay for plastic push in fixings that might do the job.
The wing mirrors were faded to grey with corroded aluminium and blistering paint.
They are not expensive to replace, but I've cleaned them up and painted them satin black.
This picture doesn't do them justice really.
Put a straight edge on the door and it is slightly banana shaped, so don't know what I'm going to do there. I think I'll try another packing piece under each of the hinges on the body side, to move the hinge side of the door out over. I might be able to push the handle side of the door further in then.
I'd bought some replacement fly screens off ebay and I cleaned them up and painted them silver.
I loosened off the top of the dash, which I shouldn't have put in!
Still couldn't get them in though,
You can't tell from this picture, but the pop rivet tab you can see along that upper edge hits a flange on the bulkhead that the steering column bolts to. Can't understand it?
I'll have to cut the tab off I think. I've also realised I won't get the pop rivet gun in. I'd have to loosen the steering column tie bar and then probably the the bolts that fix the column to the footwell. I'm not prepared to do that just yet and I'm going to search ebay for plastic push in fixings that might do the job.The wing mirrors were faded to grey with corroded aluminium and blistering paint.
They are not expensive to replace, but I've cleaned them up and painted them satin black.
This picture doesn't do them justice really.
Having had bother with the fly screens and pop riveting them in I found some plastic push fittings that I thought would work.
They were a bit tight so I had to cut the length down then trim the 'branches' a bit, the cut a oint on to help guide them in to the holes.
They worked very well and are holding the fly screens in tight. A small success amongst everything that never goes easy!
I then set about the vent covers. I'd already bought the glue in seals by mistake, but followed advice and bought the self adhesive seals to use instead.
It actually took me a while to get the white paper off! This is because I was expecting it to come off and leave just the black rubber with adhesive, so was trying to peel off all the the white in one. However, you have to leave behind a white layer of adhesive tape. Worth noting before in case you wreck a seal.
They went on easily and popped the hinge pins in (I've lost one) so used a metal tent peg for now!
It was raining quite hard by now, but I thought I would crack on and try to get the bonnet on. With the vent covers on the bonnet was the last thing to go on that would enable me to not put the tarp over. As I'm sick of it rattling about in the wind and worry about the damage it can do to the vehicle when the wind is strong.
Got the bonnet out of the dining room where it has been bubble wrapped since being painted.
Got the bonnet catch, rubber stopper bolts and hinges fitted and got the Mrs to help me lift it on.
It's still tipping it down with rain, so I've left it there.
I think I'll leave it like that now instead of putting the huge sheet of bubble wrap over it and then the tarp. It's not totally weather proof, but I think it should be ok. Unless someone knows of something I should be worried about?
They were a bit tight so I had to cut the length down then trim the 'branches' a bit, the cut a oint on to help guide them in to the holes.
They worked very well and are holding the fly screens in tight. A small success amongst everything that never goes easy!
I then set about the vent covers. I'd already bought the glue in seals by mistake, but followed advice and bought the self adhesive seals to use instead.
It actually took me a while to get the white paper off!
This is because I was expecting it to come off and leave just the black rubber with adhesive, so was trying to peel off all the the white in one. However, you have to leave behind a white layer of adhesive tape. Worth noting before in case you wreck a seal.They went on easily and popped the hinge pins in (I've lost one
) so used a metal tent peg for now!It was raining quite hard by now, but I thought I would crack on and try to get the bonnet on. With the vent covers on the bonnet was the last thing to go on that would enable me to not put the tarp over. As I'm sick of it rattling about in the wind and worry about the damage it can do to the vehicle when the wind is strong.
Got the bonnet out of the dining room where it has been bubble wrapped since being painted.
Got the bonnet catch, rubber stopper bolts and hinges fitted and got the Mrs to help me lift it on.
It's still tipping it down with rain, so I've left it there.
I think I'll leave it like that now instead of putting the huge sheet of bubble wrap over it and then the tarp. It's not totally weather proof, but I think it should be ok. Unless someone knows of something I should be worried about?
terry taylor
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Just sat and read through this great build informative keep it up mate.
Terry
Terry
Yeah, gazman you're right. To be honest, it's been a big milestone and psychological boost today not putting the tarp back on it. Worrying because I don't want to expose it to the elements for the first time. especially now when it's cold and wet. But, that's just me being soft. Just the fact that it looks more finished has put a smile on my face.
Cheers, mate. That would have been a long read, if you've done it from the start. Over a year and a half's worth!
The wind and rain has been pretty epic today. No way of doing anything on the drive, so decided to tidy the garage up. It was at the stage where you struggle to walk down it!
Thought it would be good to go through the boxes to remind myself of what else needed to be done and sort them in to fewer boxes to create more space. Spent a long time washing and drying lots of trim pieces, air duct, etc. The washer bottle was crust black on the outside and was black inside like a neglected fish tank took nearly an hour to get it respectable.
The washer jet on the back door has never worked. Took all the pipework and nozzles, still connected together, and blew down the pipe to see if it was blocked. Could hear a hissing coming out of this.
This would have been above the roof lining somewhere. You can see the hole in it. Does anyone know what it is other than a connector piece if they didn't have a long enough bit of single pipe to reach the back! If it is a connector, why has it got a hole in? As if the leaking roof gutter and sunroof weren't enough
Thought it would be good to go through the boxes to remind myself of what else needed to be done and sort them in to fewer boxes to create more space. Spent a long time washing and drying lots of trim pieces, air duct, etc. The washer bottle was crust black on the outside and was black inside like a neglected fish tank
took nearly an hour to get it respectable.
The washer jet on the back door has never worked. Took all the pipework and nozzles, still connected together, and blew down the pipe to see if it was blocked. Could hear a hissing coming out of this.
This would have been above the roof lining somewhere. You can see the hole in it. Does anyone know what it is other than a connector piece if they didn't have a long enough bit of single pipe to reach the back! If it is a connector, why has it got a hole in? As if the leaking roof gutter and sunroof weren't enough
Good call Jam1. That makes a lot of sense. Do you think there is something missing on mine and so creating the hole? Air blown in the tube comes straight out that hole, so it can't hold water!
Looks the same as mine wouldn't worry about it they're only about £2-£4 depending on where you get them ( it's the sort of thing that just falls off cars at scrap yards I find normally
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