Ah that’s good to know so you have them on your road car, did you tell your insurance company or just never thought to, it might not even be an issue, if it’s a road legal tyre then surely it’s ok to use

And definitely definitely stay away from DAB dongles, the Xtrons has one and after doing loads of research to find why mine was so rubbish I found out the dongles are really effected by magnetic flux from other wiring so I bought a special faraday bag to shield it from magnetic flux and it made...

Stay away from the Xtrons units, I bought the be for my FL2 and it’s absolute junk, I regret ever setting eyes on it, it is touch screen and designed to fit specifically in the FL2 satnav space, it connects through the existing head unit but nothing works on it well, the dab+ is absolutely...

Thanks for all the posts, I was just so in the dark about remoulds, you hear the term remould and your mind instantly goes to bits of shredded lorry tyre sitting in the central reservation, I have tried to research Insa tyres and to be honest there’s not too much info in n them, it does seem...

Yes I definitely think you’re right, I can just imagine a scenario where I couldn’t stop in time and the insurance company could say it’s down to the none standard tyres, I’ve just got to wait until the insurance company office staff are back to normal I guess, I did try to phone about something...

Hi all, just a general question about changing the Tyres on my FL2, I currently have 18 inch wheels on with road tyres but have just bought a set of used 17 inch LR Factory alloys and plan to fit Insa Turbo Ranger all terrain tyres on just for winter use, just wondered if anyone has had a...

If you want the definitive answer ask these guys, they’re happy to answer questions on the FL2 and they know every moving part of the FL2, let us know what they say though thanks https://www.freelanderspecialist.com/

Are you sure they aren’t talking about the Freelander 1 Td4, that was a BMW unit, the Td4 on the FL2 was built under Ford and is a different engine, I must admit I now think I know most of the weaknesses on the FL2 and I’ve never heard swirl flaps mentioned, the other guys might say different

Do you park the vehicle on a private drive, is it easy enough to plug a charger in, I tend to give mine an optimiser charge once a month, make a regular date like the last Sunday of every month and stick the charger on there for the day, even do it overnight if you use the car during the day...

I actually don’t think there’s anything more satisfying than sorting audio problems and in particular signal problems, I’m still in the midst of finding the perfect aftermarket dab+ aerial for my Xtrons smart unit, some days I get full signal and others nothing at all, but at least good old FM...

I must admit I do have a FL2 so not totally sure about the FL1 but I’ve recently installed a beesting aerial to replace the crappy rear window aerial on the FL2, the first one I bought was a cheapy from eBay and it was useless, I then thought I’m in trouble here I’ve drilled a hole in my lovely...

Loads of information there thanks for that, I must admit I still have it in my head that using the Haldex under full load every now and then is the way to keep it healthy along with of course servicing like you said, I did try the FL2 in Samd mode at the weekend, it’s the first time I’d ever...

https://www.freelanderspecialist.com/freelander-1/replacing-your-tyres-on-your-land-rover-freelander-sure-you-wont-damage-your-rear-differential this says it all really, in fact this is a great site to learn loads about the FL2, these guys are very passionate about them, I certainly changed my...

I must admit I did have a quick look for prices as mine was changed over 2 years ago and the cheapest I can find now is £260 for a brand new pump, I’m guessing as the cars get older they make less of the parts and the price goes up, but it’s still cheaper than your service

That does sound very expensive, I had a new Haldex pump fitted for less than that, I think the unit was £180 and they charged me an hours work which was something like £55, maybe with mine it was easier because they already had the whole diff out, I’d certainly get another quote, that sounds...

If I’m reading that info right on the Mk 1/2/3 Haldex it’s suggesting that under normal road conditions 10% power is transferred to the back wheels, so does that mean all be it a small amount, there is actually some drive action happening at the rear diff, it isn’t simply freewheeling

That’s interesting, there’s so much out there about Haldex but I still do t feel like I really know, Land Rover themselves aren’t interested in putting out technical spec like that, like someone else mentioned that never even put out a service schedule for the Haldex unit, I wonder why mine...

Hahahaha yeah I do know it’s front wheel drive under normal road conditions, my original thoughts were to find a way to bring on the Haldex pump because you’re right in what you say, 4th generation and up Haldex pumps run at constant pressure all the time whilst the engine is running, I have a...

Ignore above mistake it’s early lol, so I think you might be referring to a post I made, the conclusion from that was to engage sand mode as this turns the Haldex on permanently or as also kindly suggested find some wet grass and give it the beans whilst turning sharply, the error message I got...