1. ryan_1993

    1999 300 TDI Land Rover Defender 90 Struggle to Start

    The leak off pipes I did in August last year so they are basically brand new didn’t like the look of the old ones. I will have another look though
  2. ryan_1993

    1999 300 TDI Land Rover Defender 90 Struggle to Start

    Hello i have been away in the dales and since being here my 300 has been playing up a bit and struggling to start. Differences from home We are about 1200 foot up on a hill side its also been exceptionally wet constant rain and cold, i put in some diesel from a local garage too, but this is...
  3. ryan_1993

    The best 300 tdi coolant

    So you think be okay with red in? Do you have any recommendations for a small top up bottle?
  4. ryan_1993

    The best 300 tdi coolant

    So my defender was involved in an accident and it involved a new radiator to be installed. The garage has done an excellent job. However I’ve noticed that the coolant that’s been put in it is red and I’ve heard that red can be very bad for an engine with an aluminium head and it can cause...
  5. ryan_1993

    Hella Comet 500 Spotlights upside down on A-Bar

    Its one of the last 300s off the production line for uk market, we suspect in the last batch of 200 or so. They were making TD5s behind mine on the assembly line thats how late of a run it is. It is just a factory Rioja Red colour. it was optional but its still a factory colour. Metallic paint...
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    Hella Comet 500 Spotlights upside down on A-Bar

    Ill be buying banded ones as they are 265s, still think they look good though Ill still wire them in though as its got the wiring from the wipacs in place from when they were installed
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    Hella Comet 500 Spotlights upside down on A-Bar

    Its more for the retro look. Its a concept at the moment but i am hopefully rebuilding the 90 and going to do a bit of a retro throwback edition. White roof, white Rostyles and some equally retro spots I feel like the wipac spots are a bit too modern for it lol. This is my Photoshopped...
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    Hella Comet 500 Spotlights upside down on A-Bar

    I would like to get some Hella Comet 500 spots and i really like the retro type cover it comes with them in black and white. Does anyone know if the lights are okay to be mounted upside down on a defender front A Bar and will the covers also mount correctly so the text is the right away up?
  9. ryan_1993

    Having a white roof on a Factory 90 CSW

    I do like Limestone but am trying to be as period correct as possible
  10. ryan_1993

    Having a white roof on a Factory 90 CSW

    She was built in April 1998 so is Chawton correct as thats what I will go for.
  11. ryan_1993

    Having a white roof on a Factory 90 CSW

    For my era it was apparently Alpine white?
  12. ryan_1993

    Having a white roof on a Factory 90 CSW

    There are definitely 300s CSWs about with white roofs my friend has one in Cobar blue in our Off road club. Its a 1997 300 tdi
  13. ryan_1993

    Having a white roof on a Factory 90 CSW

    Hi there, Thinking of putting a white roof on my 90 Its had quite a dull finish and since I was out working overseas it got left for a little while and on my return noticed the roof started to micro blister slightly in places in the cold weather. I was thinking of giving it a white roof as I...
  14. ryan_1993

    300 tdi Defender 90 Rear Diff Pinion Seal Replaced now leaking horrifically

    Yes spring had failed new seal again fixed it
  15. ryan_1993

    300 tdi Defender 90 Rear Diff Pinion Seal Replaced now leaking horrifically

    Had a bit of a weap on my rear diff pinion seal thought best get that sorted. Got the part and we swapped it out last night. Part number we used was a FTC5258G. However after the replacement the leak is now sadly 10 times worse. This was a pic before replacement after about 6 weeks since I...
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    Understanding a few 1990s Land Rover Trim/Options for the CSW (Research)

    Would anyone be able to advise on these points at all it would be appreciated I have been looking online, but have drawn a blank I am struggling on a few points though. It is my current assumption that in the 90 CSW in the TDI era it only ever had the option of 4x folding sideways seats in the...
  17. ryan_1993

    Understanding a few 1990s Land Rover Trim/Options for the CSW (Research)

    There are few a lot of differences I have found. The later 1990s Station Wagons from the era seem to all have a 36 spline steering arrangement whereas commercials are mostly all 48, And yes to your third point, I understand with defenders being so modular everything needs to be taken with a...
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    Understanding a few 1990s Land Rover Trim/Options for the CSW (Research)

    Now posted Techno cloth is the much more easier cloth option to find nowadays as its still being made today, it is from the TD5 era rather than TDI era
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    Understanding a few 1990s Land Rover Trim/Options for the CSW (Research)

    Yes Sure here you So the two I know of from the TDI era are... Rayleigh Cloth Moorland Cloth Then the TD5 era got the Techno Cloth which looks a bit like a checker plate pattern.