1. mickobrien

    Freelander soft top

    the rain shower hood is good, ony draw back is theres no window in it, i have used mine loads of time and is bounced down with rain and its stayed water tite...... (the doors have fell of tho!!!!) i looked at the factory option my self and to be honest i realy canot justify that amount of...
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    I'm now a range rover owner woo hoo

    also make sure that the tweed jackets have the leatherette elbow patches. you have also forgot to get the silk neck scarf, normaly red, worn under a lumber jack style shirt. knee high riding boots and a riding crop and monical mmmmm nice :o oh god your Crith ewethbankth:eek: :eek:
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    Vehicle transport

    i thought if the car wasn't taxed or mot'ed and so long as it was insured you could legaly drive it to a pre booked mot center for work? Is this correct?
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    P38 rear lights

    Paddocks , do a google for the site. i use them and they have never let me down. Mick
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    Road tax

    yup that why im not buying a newer one..... hopefully the price of pre 2001 cars will incease.........i bet my freelander will be worth at least hundred quid now wh hooo.
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    No Electrics Whatsoever

    make a patch lead, about 3ft long or long enough to reach from the battery to the fuse box. put a 30amp inline fuse on it too.If you don't fuse it and there is a fault you won't do any more damage. clip one to the 12+ red side of the battery and the other to the heavy red wire in the front of...
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    Screeching tyres

    this sounds silly BUT have you had new tyres resently? and are they directional... my old bmw had new tyres fitted and the muppets had fitted the tyres on wrong, made this noise, took it back and they swapped them round. cured it.. Just a thought.im proberly way of the mark!
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    cheeky buggers

    that takes the pi55 abit !all this infomation is on this website for FREE.... if you take the time to look for it. god all you have to do is ask, and i wouldnt mind betting its all cut and pasted from here anyway(Cheeky buggers) still if anybody wants to pay £2.00 for free info more fool...
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    Alternator wiring

    from memory, it is 3am,,,, i will check and re post tho if im wrong. heavy red 12+ to battery , thin black warning light, white senser pickup. the alternator is grounded from the engine / earth strap. there are faint markings on it..(the alternater).. + or batt this connects to...
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    Defending a Defender

    i had simmerla locks fitted on my 85 mk 1 rs turbo years ago.... i pretty sure that you can still get them. ive seen loads of transits fitted with them, might be worth giving ford a ring to see if you can retro fit them to yours.
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    surfboard on a 90, any idea?

    i have a halfords roof rack bars and a thule adapter for my snow boards , i do know that surf boards will fit , coz its ajustable cost £70 for the bars, £80 for the addapter. hope this elps. Mick
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    1st day of my freelander ..not good , any advice ?

    as far as im aware all used cars from a dealer of any kind come with 3 months warrenty..... that is the law.. sale of goods act etc fit for the use of. have a look here mate if they start to give you agro. Garage services - The Consumer Forums cracking site...... also got my bank...
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    2004 Freelander Upgrade, this is how its done

    i had planed on finishing mine this week, got the bumpers painted ready, but as im now £200.00 lite this week coz of a scrote beaking into my car last night i really cannot be arsed any more...... i will be posting a step by step when i decide to do it. i have also made a loom for the lights...
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    theiving barstuards

    oh my god..... £196 for a side window .... its not even 18in sq. Insurance, ha , why bother havin fully comp.... windscreen £50.00 exsess side windows norrmal excess applys £350.00 that has really just finished of my week..... If of out now to go and find some random smack heads...
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    theiving barstuards

    :mad: :mad: :mad: got to work last night at 2230 , parked in the same spot i have for the last 3 years , went and clocked in , had a brew , 15 minutes later the aa man that was bringing a car back for a guest asked whose was the freelander on the side with the passinger quarter light...
  16. mickobrien

    wat should an emergency kit include?

    Do "JML"not do a emergency breakdown kit.... they do everythin else. i have in mine fuel can (Empty) tow rope jump leads socketset various screwdrivers blanket waterproof poncho (looks gay as but it was 3 quid and folds very small) assorted fuses and about 15ft of 20amp wire(Just in...
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    Freelander headlight upgrade facelift

    working on that at the mo....got some blank molex plugs from maplin.. making a custom loom. i will post full details as soon as its finished. i didnt want to hack wires eather so this will plug into the exhisting wiring then into the new plugs/sockets. Mick:D
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    Sticky Problem!

    there not curling tongues ,there GHD's . that what all the hairdressers are using now.......
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    12s socket... URGENT HELP!!!!

    mmmm not the easyist ... and when you find out that there is a pre wired socket in the boot anyway.......:mad:
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    Fitting CB Radio into Freelander

    i have mine in the useless cubby hole they call a sunglasses holder above the rear view mirror. i managed to get a spare from a broken one. cut that up a bit to make it fit. a doddle to do. ran 12v upto it and mag threw the roof. sunglasses holder my arse..... whats the hole for......utter...