suggsey

Active Member

• Jan 20, 2018

• #1

I’m after a defender instrument panel and the small 3 switch panel on the left handside nr the steering column and can anyone tell me where I can get bulb holders for the same panel that push into the speedometer, anything considered only my dash has gone like bacolight or nut brittle

 

Last edited: Jan 23, 2018

callisr

Well-Known Member

• Jan 26, 2018

• #2

Have you looked at Raptor Engineering?
https://www.raptor-engineering.co.uk/

They do the instrument panel but not sure about the hazard switch panel. Mud Stuff do one of those though, I think........

Rich

 

Marmaduke

Well-Known Member

• Jan 26, 2018

• #3

As Rich said
https://www.raptor-engineering.co.uk/product/defender-binnacle/

There's three switches on the lower right hand side which has the hazard, rear wiper and interior light switches, is that the one you need?

 

suggsey

Active Member

• Feb 22, 2018

• #4

Sorry I’m late with this reply been busy ,but that’s what I’m after raptor engineering have good products but I need to find something a bit cheaper money is a bit tight at the mo, and thank you for the info,,,

 

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Litch

Well-Known Member

• Feb 22, 2018

• #5

Good original binnacles are hard to find and expensive when you do (as you have experienced they go brittle and start cracking all over the place).
A brand new one is around £75 so for that you may as well buy the Raptor item.
I sold a used but practically as-new one a couple of weeks ago and it went for over £50 (just the binnacle, no instruments).

 

suggsey

Active Member

• Feb 23, 2018

• #6

That’s a shame that price is just about right fo me but raptors £79:00 is at this time out of reach for me, I will bide my time, one may come along I can afford if I get in quick enough

 

Sunray-I40

Member

• Mar 1, 2018

• #7

Go raptor - i recently installed their steel binnacle in my 110 and also replaced the mud plastic console with theirs. installed led bulbs at the same time. Brilliant. no rattling any more. rate it very highly.

 

Mr S1

Well-Known Member

• Mar 1, 2018

• #8

Sunray-I40 said:

Go raptor - i recently installed their steel binnacle in my 110 and also replaced the mud plastic console with theirs. installed led bulbs at the same time. Brilliant. no rattling any more. rate it very highly.

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Got Raptor in mine, both binnacle and bracket and worth every penny.

 

callisr

Well-Known Member

• Mar 1, 2018

• #9

The raptor stuff really is worth saving the pennies for! Gaffer tape worked for months on my broken binnacle until I got round to putting my hand in my pocket. It also continued to work for a considerable time after I got it because I kept not getting around to fitting it

 

suggsey

Active Member

• Mar 7, 2018

• #10

Ok guys you convince me, I will put the pennies away and go for the raptor, but as I’m going back into hospital for more surgery this will take time Even more now as I’ve just look on their site to find out about this BINNACLE have you seen the price of that ooo I now have a target so I have a mission to aim for

 

flat

Well-Known Member

• Mar 7, 2018

• #11

Litch said:

Good original binnacles are hard to find and expensive when you do (as you have experienced they go brittle and start cracking all over the place).
A brand new one is around £75 so for that you may as well buy the Raptor item.
I sold a used but practically as-new one a couple of weeks ago and it went for over £50 (just the binnacle, no instruments).

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I repaired mine using thin plate and rivets in a number of places. I hate taking it off as it almost always cracks again!

 

suggsey

Active Member

• Mar 7, 2018

• #12

Mine has gone like nut brittle, I don’t think I will get another year out of it