1. vinnieboy

    Wot Hippo Av I Got?

    Could be right there bro...Still I,ve always got the masking tape cure. Whats good about the rain is it gives us pure fresh drinking water with no scum floating on it but it also keeps the midges & other foreign bodies from coming this side of the border.
  2. vinnieboy

    Wot Hippo Av I Got?

    LOVE your way of thinking man. I get your drift on side steps causing rust elsewhere although the steps are alloy they don,t help matters in months to come.
  3. vinnieboy

    Wot Hippo Av I Got?

    Now you tell me!!!!! Thats what I meant when I asked for advice... LIKE... hey bro don,t buy side steps cos they aint worth a duck annnnd I didn,t want to mention it but I cracked my nut on the top of the door trim when I tried them out..So one upgrade down the swanee but where are you on...
  4. vinnieboy

    Wot Hippo Av I Got?

    Too busy working on her for fotos bro but soon as I get done I,ll give her a good clay bar & get the wax on her ready for winter, as I said I need to see about the upholstery & if I can,t mend it maybe you could let me know where to source a matching drivers seat other than the scrap yard...
  5. vinnieboy

    Wot Hippo Av I Got?

    HI GUYS , Just so as to let people understand how impressed I am with my car I treated her to a new set of side steps today & have spent most of the day & night fitting them. One of the reasons was because I think they give her a more manly look but the...
  6. vinnieboy

    Wot Hippo Av I Got?

    I will consider myself suitably chastised my friend but I must say in my defense that I really do like my freelander & would not intentionally try to undermine the members of this hallowed forum...MI LUD.
  7. vinnieboy

    Wot Hippo Av I Got?

    Your close bro but not on target,,,I,m just a big hairy Scotsman who spent his money on a car suitable for gays only & can only wait & watch for the engine to drop off and scatter bits of it and me all over the road. Now don,t go thinking I don,t like gay people but its just that I went out of...
  8. vinnieboy

    Wot Hippo Av I Got?

    Thanks bro...Now that is a positive answer, you can,t hide from facts. Speaking of facts.. my car is a 2003 model and runs really sweet just nowso my question is HOW THE FACKT has it not fallen to pieces yet.????
  9. vinnieboy

    Wot Hippo Av I Got?

    I was intending doing up a sound system and fitting a couple of dvd players but after finding out the car is liable tofall to bits without any warning I,ll have to think about it. So is there any ways I can use to stop what is going to happen before it does happen???
  10. vinnieboy

    2003 freelander

    Thats it then I.ll just save myself any bother and set to it wi a burning turch and a heavy hammer, Thanks for that bro,, I feel a whole lot better now. SO,,,Other than that is there anything major I should keep an eye out for????
  11. vinnieboy

    Wot Hippo Av I Got?

    An A bar would prob be a good addition if I was intending to take it off road but I will only be a road user so I think I,ll give it a miss,so whats next??
  12. vinnieboy

    Wot Hippo Av I Got?

    Well I,ll start with the bumper but I don,t know what else I,d like to do as I don,t know whats on the list. So where will I source a bumper & what does it look like?? (a foto would be nice).
  13. vinnieboy

    2003 freelander

    I aint keen on things stuck to the windscreen bro but thanks for the info. The next question... everybody mentions the self descruct bit when you say freelander so firstly... what causes them to self destruct & how can I prevent it,, but mostly Why hasn,t anybody come up with a good remedy to...
  14. vinnieboy

    Wot Hippo Av I Got?

    Thhanks man,Any other info or snippets about the car body/engine/interior/upgrades etc please let me know. As it happensmaybe you can advise on this...I bought a set of front & rear light guards off the fleabay but when I studied the fotos the guy sent me the rears were straight forward fit to...
  15. vinnieboy

    2003 freelander

    Now that would be a real a real kick in the nuts to even suppose that a true blue Glasgow Rangers supporter would contemplate such a thing.
  16. vinnieboy

    2003 freelander

    LOVE IT:p... His missus probably thinks he,s gone walk about in the bush & that he,s fair dinkum. That could be where the Scottish connection with buckfast comes in???? was his surname DUNDEE ???????? :confused:
  17. vinnieboy

    2003 freelander

    I love all this banter & its nice to make new friends but please...can someone tell me a bit about the freelander I bought cos I really don,t know very much about landrovers except only that some people refer to it as a hairdryer or worse. Any technical advice including where to source parts ect...
  18. vinnieboy

    2003 freelander

    SEE WOT I MEAN... Its not enough that these monks sneaked their way over to England & introduced their horrid brew & then you plead ignorance to its existence you only go some years later & dig a tunnel to make their journey & every other foreign beings just a train ride away. :eek:.