I have Optimill handles with the interior pop-up buttons disconnected. I am sure someone who knows how to drop a wire down the glass could have them open in seconds but at least they are unlikely to be able to use a random key or smash the glass and pop the button. Is there a downside (apart...

Bought my Raptor binnacle mount when they were first released so that is a fair number of years ago (2013 if not before?), no problems with fitting and of course it has stood up to the test of time. Followed it up with the binnacle itself (it took several years of persuading before they found...

Ok, just noticed the photo and they look like Tornado / Freestyle wheels.

"p38/heritage alloys for my 90" Have you checked the stud spacing to see if they fit your hub?

No sealant and aftermarket seal. Have owned the 90 for 23-years and when bought the original (genuine) seal was perished around the edges. Have had several screens / seals over the years (removing screen to have frame painted, a couple of major chips but mainly due to heating elements breaking...

I have tended to favour Island 4x4 for the past few years. Usually very competitive on prices and as long as you spend over £50 (exc VAT), postage is free. If ordering a small quantity of parts and I am under that I tend to add a couple filters, misc items etc to make up the balance.

What's wrong with the SGS ones, I used them for my chassis swop a couple of years ago without issues? If you notice I put them under the bump-stops to prevent scratching my freshly etched / primed / painted / Waxoyled chassis. :D

That is a Series screen that has been modified to allow the upwards hinge (don't recall ever seeing it as an option in the old books). Opening screens were popular like that before & after the war but went out of favour later on. Anything is possible but you would have to use a Series roof as...

Agreed. I have had a couple of the most commonly available SS systems on my 300TDi 90 over the past 20-odd years and they were not as good as the old Rimmer Bros SS system I previously had on my old 101FC. 2-Years ago I fitted a Demand Sports system and it has been great, fitted well and looks...

Had several screens replaced over the years and always used a BP rubber with no issues whatsoever.

Later doors will be a direct swop. The main differences are:- Split doors with sliding windows and lift-up handles. 1-Piece doors with lift-up handles. 1-piece doors with push-button handles (the most common). Puma doors.

I believe these were the very first ones and they only used the old 2.25L engine (certainly not the V8 as that was why the Stage-1 S111 was introduced).

Could be an expensive lesson, hopefully it won't be but it just shows how you need to understand how a vehicle works. Maybe invest a tenner in a Brooklands reprint of the owners manual / handbook?

"I assume it's an earth fault, I've tried a jump lead from the small earth on the bulkhead to the battery" Did this temporary link cure the issue and confirm it is an earth fault?

As a LR novice you really would get benefit from buying the owners handbook and a Haynes manual. The Haynes restoration manual is also a good read. Together these will give you enough information to operate & maintain your (new to you) vehicle plus tackle the inevitable repairs.

No, the seat base lifts out and then there is a steel lift-off panel. Takes about 15-seconds.

"Hi we think we're going to be putting the defender up for sale pretty soon but we didnt get a manual when we bought it. Reckon the mother in law threw it out :mad: is it just a case of ringing Land Rover and giving the reg ?" What manual..... owners handbook or service book? Handbooks are...

Totally agree. Brought up in the days of a (Haynes) workshop manual with thumb-marks on the corners. Gets wet, dropped on the floor and splattered with oil but still going strong. :D Then again, I still read books rather than having a Kindle (or whatever it's called).....

If it had the manual ignition-key operated glow-plugs then it could be that a previous owner didn't like having to hold the key against the spring and fitted a separate switch / relay instead.

Surely the wheelarch extensions will take away any "look" of a S1 (or 11 or 111)?