sharonh

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Having taken the plunge and bought a landy a month ago.... a 2006 Defender 110 Td5 county station wagon <3 it is time to join a community of like minded souls and start the life long task of tweaking it to be exactly right. I am quite sure help will be needed to dive into the long list of mods I have thought of so far...

So hello from Dumfries and Galloway and please be gentle with my daft questions.... Such as "does the dash clock ALWAYS make a noise, or is it just mine?" This may be the daftest (but most pressing!)query I ever have :D

I'm a bit ocd about ticking noises* and may have to take it out!! But if i do what could i replace it with?

*obviously the roar of the engine drowns it out when in action; its a parked up problem... i may wind up sleeping in it. :)

Sharon

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Having taken the plunge and bought a landy a month ago.... a 2006 Defender 110 Td5 county station wagon <3 it is time to join a community of like minded souls and start the life long task of tweaking it to be exactly right. I am quite sure help will be needed to dive into the long list of mods I have thought of so far...

So hello from Dumfries and Galloway and please be gentle with my daft questions.... Such as "does the dash clock ALWAYS make a noise, or is it just mine?" This may be the daftest (but most pressing!)query I ever have :D

I'm a bit ocd about ticking noises* and may have to take it out!! But if i do what could i replace it with?

*obviously the roar of the engine drowns it out when in action; its a parked up problem... i may wind up sleeping in it. :)

Sharon

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Welcome to lz, Sharon! :)

That is a very clean looking Defender. And a great looking location to photograph it in. Watch out for salt round your underside, though! :eek: A big chassis killer on landrovers, I live on a West facing coast too.
 
Hi Sharon. My clock makes no noise, whatsoever.
Your 110 looks great and that'sa spectacular picture you've captured it in. Welcome to the forum.
 
Having taken the plunge and bought a landy a month ago.... a 2006 Defender 110 Td5 county station wagon <3 it is time to join a community of like minded souls and start the life long task of tweaking it to be exactly right. I am quite sure help will be needed to dive into the long list of mods I have thought of so far...

So hello from Dumfries and Galloway and please be gentle with my daft questions.... Such as "does the dash clock ALWAYS make a noise, or is it just mine?" This may be the daftest (but most pressing!)query I ever have :D

I'm a bit ocd about ticking noises* and may have to take it out!! But if i do what could i replace it with?

*obviously the roar of the engine drowns it out when in action; its a parked up problem... i may wind up sleeping in it. :)

Sharon

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looks like a beauty. stornaway grey?
 
Hi Sharon. My clock makes no noise, whatsoever.
Your 110 looks great and that'sa spectacular picture you've captured it in. Welcome to the forum.

I am better with photography that mechanical stuff for sure :D

The clock though, i should say it only makes the tick on the minute moving, and when i say tick, its a tick and rattle. Could you humour me for a moment and have another wee listen?
I may swither between trawling ebay for a replacement clock before going for changing to a different gauge.
 
Och aye the nooh. Welcome. Hope you enjoy the landy. Some great quiet wee roads in D&G.
Great wee roads... though packed full of townies seeking the country air and tourists just now. Neither group who have a clue how to drive safely on country roads...or think they have a guest part in top gear (does that still exist?) which when added to silaging season.... fun times!
 
Welcome to lz, Sharon! :)

That is a very clean looking Defender. And a great looking location to photograph it in. Watch out for salt round your underside, though! :eek: A big chassis killer on landrovers, I live on a West facing coast too.

I'm not quite on the coast but spend a lot of time there... hoping for a week island hopping in a fornights time. I was pondering the old waxoyl thing or similar, to try and keep it in decent condition. :)
 
I'm on holiday at the moment and my Landy is back home, so I cant go and check. But, I've had it for ten years and reckon I would have noticed. I'm back tomorrow.
 
I'm on holiday at the moment and my Landy is back home, so I cant go and check. But, I've had it for ten years and reckon I would have noticed. I'm back tomorrow.
That would be great thanks!

Though I know I am guilty of noticing noises noone ever registers :D
 
Its funny how responsive this forum is when a lassie posts ! If your name was Bob, Billy, Brian or Bertie... nothing !

Its one of the ancient rules* of internet forums. :D :D

*and I cant grumble at that one!

Its a nice bunch of folks here!
 
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