1. mickobrien

    rally from normandy to portigal

    i know this is nowt to do with landys or may be it is, but i am possably going to enter this Sucata Run: August Bank Holiday Charity Rally (if my misses will let me :o ) its in august..... looks great fun. has anybody here done this? look forward to any hints, tips and what type of car...
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    So do you look like anyone???

    im told i look like andre agassi..... i wish i had is misses.....and money..
  3. mickobrien

    Patricia = spammer

    Tisk,,,,,:confused: Oh well .....No harm done. i get tens of emails at home and at work like this... its a pain i know . just delete it. Obveresly not a landy fan is she! Mick
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    Toyota land cruiser

    I would buy it and keep it as it is...... the land cruisers are good fun off road. and you can get loads of kit in it. Biggest selling car ever in australia...
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    What psi ?

    i have 32 in the back , 30 in the front , road noise is not to bad. but i do need another 2 new tyres for the back , getting a bit low , il rotate them and bang the fronts onto the back and get 2 for the front.
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    Lowering springs..im gonna get sum stick!!

    I have 100 2ft sq paving slabs to collect from preston, you could do it.... then you could see what it looks like....FOR FREE:p back seats down 10 in there , a couple on the front seats . cheaper and doing someone in the comunity a good deed:D
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    ABS Break Pipe Seepige/ replace

    MOrnin All..... one of the pipes from my abs unit is seeping , when i replace the pipe , will i have to bleed the whole system again , the pipe is only about 12 inch long... if so how hard is it on a abs car.... ive done non abs loads of times and they were pretty easy. just want to know...
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    Got Rounded Nuts?????

    i was working on that..... heres a link to more info. but i got mine from EK. i sware this is a life saver. Spanners, Sockets and Wrenches - Draper, Irwin & Hilmor Irwin Bolt Grip Basic Set 5pc Ref: 82575 Can be used with either a drive socket or standard wrench...
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    RR Bobtail insurance

    Adrian Flux used to be the dogs danglers of a place to get insurance from , but i don't know whats happend but loads of people i know have tried to get quotes and they carnt do out. my mate has a suburu impretza estate with 20 in wheels , jap import , huge turbo and more mods than you can...
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    Got Rounded Nuts?????

    Hi all, Some may already know about these , but im going to post it anyway for the benifit of others. if you have rounded nuts on you landy that you eather cant get to with grips of a gas axe, i have found a socket set made by Irwin. oh my god i wish i had found out about these years ago...
  11. mickobrien

    Side steps

    i use silver brasso... works a treat.. :D
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    Now I'm stumped!!

    Are the tyres featherd , ie wareing the wrong way round. swap the wheels left to right on the same axle. this cured my noise. Worth a try mate mick
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    Any idea on dash lights

    If the abs light stays on for 5 seconds when you pull away then goes off , then thats fine. i do beleave they all do that. mine stays on till i reach 5 / 10 mph then goes off . if its on all the time throw it back at the garage and get it sorted. no abs / no breaks!!!! i wouldnt be happy drivin...
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    Wheel Alignment

    I had mine 4 wheel aligned at kwik fit on preston new rd in blackpool. Made a hell of a diffrance. then swapped the wheels over front to back and left to right to get even tred ware., i am told that you can adjust the rear toe in/out on the arms but i think that that can only be done a main...
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    Freelander Faults poll

    Oh and drop links both sides track rod ends both sides front shocks both O/S Cv Joint I put them down to ware and tair..... ??? they can go on any car... at the end of the day the car is nearly 10 years old.
  16. mickobrien

    Freelander Faults poll

    Manifold replaced E/W Switches both Rear Door Lock Replaced Rear Window Micro switch in hardtop thing Passinger CDL servo Replaced. Digital Clock replaced Fuel Gauge inside tank ( Sender )
  17. mickobrien

    freelander 2 headlights? will they fit a f/l

    mmmm , i have thought about it , i know u have done it,and it looks mint , you did such a good job of that, if you don't mind how much did it cost? and was it a load of agro. ive found the lights £80.00 pair of ebay ive seen the front bumper £150.00 ebay is there anything else that i might...
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    CD stacker for freelander/

    this sound silly , but why don't you buy a proper package? a quick look round the the net and you can pick up cd / tape / multichangers from £150.00 . i ve just brought the misses a new jvc head unit and changer for her car from halfords CD Changer Package Deal from JVC at Halfords   it...
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    freelander 2 headlights? will they fit a f/l

    Gutted............. oh well:(
  20. mickobrien

    Speakers size

    6 to 6.5 inch dia , approx 3.5 inch deep with out the spacer or 5 in with. i highly recomend the jbl componant setup go more or less straight in , but you will have to re drill the mounting holes. i have these in mine front and back , the depth in the back is about 8 in so most will fit...