1. mickobrien

    self revving freelander

    i know nowt about diesals , but my petrol did this. i removed the airbox from the thottle body, and opened the thottle( Engine Off) and spraded carb cleaner in loads and loads, the wiped inside with a rag.. worked for me... like i say , i not sure if diesals work the same....
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    Spare Wheel Aerial Mount... Anybody Fitted One ?

    looks a ok bit of kit that , wouldnt pay anymore than £20.00 for it tho. you could fashion one to the back of yours using the rear roof rale hoop bars bolts near the back door. a bit of 5mm angle use one of the 10mm spare torx bolts.
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    Freelander headlight upgrade facelift

    painted bumpers over the weekend.... look really hot, i don't think they did the facelift in purple.. Having the grill bit silver. shame i broke the bolts getting the rubber bull bar off.. f ing nightmere to get off, still..... all being well all on a fitted by end of the week weather allowing.
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    Discovery ES Electric Seat Problem

    i assume you have checked all the conections under the seat, as they could of snagged , (Common on the freelander air bag wires) also the wiring may have a break in the wire as repeated movement in a confined place may of broke the wire, my not be obvious though the sleeving may be intact .do a...
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    V5 Hell

    the motor factors near me have a thing on the computer called part finder, it links to dvla, they were saying that its about 80% correct... out of all the cars that on on the road dos that mean that 20% of them are not what the owner thinks its registerded as? how would you go on in a crash god...
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    towbar electrics for caravan

    bloody hell... i wish i knew that, i fitted on to a friends disco about 3 weeks ago.. took blumin ages and a pain in the deriare locating the correct wires to tap into..:( tbh i didnt even think of looking on here, as i have done loads of these... i bet there is this socket on mine...... i...
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    Tap Tap Tap 300 tdi

    or you have run over bruce forsythe.... oops. :-)
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    Freelander headlight upgrade facelift

    Hoo ray!!! the bumpers F+B and lights came today..... i know what il be doing this weekend... ordered a litre of van'e'shun mauve paint today for my mate to colour code it before putting it on. Pictures will follow as soon as i have finnished it. cant wait. Mick
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    easy start

    Kin ell how on earth did someone discover that!!!! got to of been a blonde bimbo woman...... " oh i need break fluid for my car.... i il put it in ear" sorry to all proper women on ear..... no offence ment.
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    Hi !

    hia mate...... welcome to the zone.... Insomnia....... great int it.. Mick
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    passenger door lock sticking

    Insomnia isn't it great!!!!!
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    passenger door lock sticking

    On a 5 wire motor the wires are as follows wire 1 is switch to control box to lock or unlock wire 2 is switch to control box to lock or unlock wire 3 is motor ground wire 4 is pos+ pulse to lock from control box wire 5 is Pos+ pulse to ulock from control box wires 4+5 are the ones which...
  13. mickobrien

    passenger door lock sticking

    All CDL servos come or are made by Spal, they are the largest manufacturers of central locking componants. Regardless of what is on it 99% of them will fit. The only problem is if its on the drivers door and its not the multipoint 5 wire servo and is a 3 wire switch actuatator type. then you...
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    Biofuels..... now they claim its damaging....what next

    from todays guardian... Biofuels: a solution that became part of the problem | Environment | The Guardian i wish they would make there bloody minds up....:mad: . i think il buy a steam roller.... but then that uses coal.... or il use shanksies pony............... a load of old bollox...
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    reverse camera

    Yes, alpine do a hideaway box called vehicle hub. that will plug in and give you extra feitures like cd / dvd / ipod etc as well as reversing camera. it uses the in dash monitor to display. this is the only one i know of as my mate has it in his. heres the link mate VPA-B211P - Alpine -...
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    road tax

    crap in't it..... that is why il be keeping mine 1998..... i wonder how long it will be before they impose the high tax on older vehclies because everyone will start buying pre 2001 cars . good news for us as i dare say the value of pre 2001 car may increase as nobody will want to shell out the...
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    Lowering springs..im gonna get sum stick!!

    i still have those pavin slabs to collect........ Cheapest way of lowering yer ride.......... I hope yer gona post pix when you have done the lowering... im intreeged....
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    Freelander Clunking

    Mine did that , turned out it was the anti roll bar bushes. a peice of pee to do the job 1 hour max, £10.00 for the parts from the main stealers. no noise at all now from the car. quieter that a mouse.( In large boots) Worth a look any way. look at the antiroll bar and see if its touching...
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    ABS Break Pipe Seepige/ replace

    Marvelous...... cheers gents....:D :D 3am and wide a bloody wake.... thanks again. mick
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    ABS Break Pipe Seepige/ replace

    I cannot beleave nobody on here knows..... HELP .............. ta