Freelaner
Landy Driver
Had the first pair of Yokohama Geolander tyres fitted to the front of the Freelander. They look good and have a TWI of 500 so should last well. I can't wait until funds allow me to change the rear tyres too
I'm not going to point out the obvious
Nodge68
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Freelaner
Landy Driver
Nodge68
Well-Known Member
Done 220ish miles in it! Didn't break down once
Why should it break? If you look after it, like I'm sure you do, it will look after you
MTs can be tiring on a long run. That's why I am giving the Geolanders a go.
Nodge68
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Nine! I've only got 7
Even with them all working I'd describe the sound as adequate rather than high end - boomy and a fair bit of distortion at higher volumes.
Are they all like this or is there something wrong with mine?
fishlander
Active Member
They are 6.5 inch mate.
steely dan
Active Member
Witnessed it dying I think....................
After we started it today I noticed it running on three cylinders . My wife , who's car it is then told me that it was running rough on the way home from work on Friday ........
I went to remove the plugs and found No1 plug seized solid in the head . The other three came out easy enough and it was myself who fitted them about six months ago.
Mmmmm ? tried and tried but it was apparent that no amount of normal pull would shift it. Plugged all the leads back in and started it only to hear a clink and then nothing , further attempts on the starter resulted in the starter motor spinning but not turning the engine .
I removed the three other plugs and got a socket on the crank pulley and it turned OK but I really don't want to try again in case a part of the plug has dropped .
Will seek some advice tomorrow but if it is a head off case and there is damage it's the end of a ten year relationship as it is just not worth spending money on it even though it is in unmarked condition otherwise.
Ho hum.........
After we started it today I noticed it running on three cylinders . My wife , who's car it is then told me that it was running rough on the way home from work on Friday ........
I went to remove the plugs and found No1 plug seized solid in the head . The other three came out easy enough and it was myself who fitted them about six months ago.
Mmmmm ? tried and tried but it was apparent that no amount of normal pull would shift it. Plugged all the leads back in and started it only to hear a clink and then nothing , further attempts on the starter resulted in the starter motor spinning but not turning the engine .
I removed the three other plugs and got a socket on the crank pulley and it turned OK but I really don't want to try again in case a part of the plug has dropped .
Will seek some advice tomorrow but if it is a head off case and there is damage it's the end of a ten year relationship as it is just not worth spending money on it even though it is in unmarked condition otherwise.
Ho hum.........
Optimus Prime
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the cappings of the a pillars do just unclip. BUT...
you might get trouble with wind noise if you mount the microphone there. much better to undo the sunvisor screws and the little sunglass holder thing in the middle, thread the cable through and have the microphone just coming out from under the sunglass holder in the centre of the car.
Nodge68
Well-Known Member
Even with them all working I'd describe the sound as adequate rather than high end - boomy and a fair bit of distortion at higher volumes.
Are they all like this or is there something wrong with mine?
I found the sound just adequate so did this
http://www.landyzone.co.uk/lz/f9/freelander-gets-proper-sub-woofer-223690.html
Nodge68
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The door speakers are ok for a frequency response down to 40ish Hz and do take a proper 25 watts rms, the factory head unit is pants delivering a paltry 7 watts a channel. My sub uses space i didn't.
Maybe it's dicky wiring on mine then as I have replaced the head unit now with an alpine one. The front ones serverly cackle now when turned up to any half decent volume. I'll bite the bullet at some point and buy and amp, components and some sound deadening. More focused at the moment on getting it in a serviceable order so I don't get any nasty surprises. I nearly cracked though with no music on my daily commute so I gave in and went and bought the head unit (my standard one was locked and wouldnt work).
