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    Found a use for the original defender jack

    We're heading for a severe shortage of them. I can let you have one for a good price. Get it before the queues build up on my driveway.
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    Found a use for the original defender jack

    I used one to break the bead on a small wheel to change the tyre.
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    Defender Wheel Carrier

    I fitted a Britpart one earlier this year. In my defence, I didn't know I was getting a Britpart product when I bought it off Foundry 4x4. It took about 5 times longer to fit than my initial estimate. Par for the course. Instructions say drill holes through 2 rivets to make holes for the upper...
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    Adapt Optimill fuel cap?

    And another Optimill thread too about their steering lock
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    I’ve just won a Defender!

    I believe the second prize was a 2010 Defender. And the third was a 2015.
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    1985 90 Rear Door Check Strap Removal!

    I tried to post a link on Amazon to one but it won't show. Do a search on there for oscillating tool. There are cheap generic ones, with a wide range of prices from under £40 up to 3 figures. Even Lidl and Aldi sell them on occasions for less the £30.. They all take the same fitting tools but...
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    1985 90 Rear Door Check Strap Removal!

    You may not want to go down the road of a complete strip down, de-rust and rebuild with a new skin, but I'll write this anyway just in case, and for the benefit of others who may want to. My door was worse than that. Plus the skin was cracked and holed around one of the wheel carrier mounts...
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    2 Oil Spots Underneath

    I dream of having 2 oil spots like that
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    Door alignment closing issue

    Strange that I have exactly the same problem regarding having to slam the driver's door hard to close it. Both doors had been off. New seals [Bearmach]. I fitted the later lower seals that wrapped round up the sided. Passenger door closes beautifully. Driver's a bitch. Alignment is good. I'm...
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    LED Headlights, Sidelight Query

    As I read it, Topcat says he's fitted LED headlamps. Not fitted LED bulbs in to Halogen headlamps.
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    110 Rear drum brake shoe fitting

    Retrieved it from the pile of stuff awaiting to be put away. It's made by Silverline. Name is Spring Hook 153mm. Part no 416746
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    110 Rear drum brake shoe fitting

    I had exactly this problem a few years ago and only remember the struggle, not the success. But when I was at Billing recently I remembered this struggle when I clapped eyes on a tool for the job on one of the tool dealer stalls. It's a T handle with a hook on the end, about 1/4 dia rod, and...
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    1989 Land Rover 90 - LED light conversion problem

    Turn an indicator on. Listen for the clicking. Follow the sound. If you find more than one relay in the vicinity, put a finger [or more, if you wish] on it and feel for the clicking.
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    Defenderer 110 seat options

    D2 seats are locked upright at the top left & right corners on to the body. Finding a way to do this could be a problem
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    300tdi Bonnet Help

    I sorted mine out last summer. The same piece was badly rusted but seemingly still solid. I didn't find a new replacement for that particular section nor even the whole framework anywhere. I de-riveted it, took the frame out, and had it blasted and primed. I sprayed it, cleaned up the underside...
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    Bulkhead spacers

    Have a look at these videos and see if they're of any help, if you haven't already sorted it
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    Another Salisbury Drum to Disc Question.

    Watch these - Britannica There's even a list of parts required
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    Led lights

    Reliability for one. I once had an MOT fail because the brake lights worked one day and the following day at the MOT test one didn't. I also fitted some pricey Uproar front light guards. Worth stealing, so I put some effort in to making them time consuming to remove. Therefore bulb replacement...
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    Filling old drill holes

    Back in the 80s I used 10p pieces to patch a couple of holes on a Yugo. Significantly increased the car's value.
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    Filling old drill holes

    No problem. I'm old[ish]. I've got 4 Land Rovers. I'm allowed to be touchy :cool: