The locking mechanism to keep the cat flap/upper tailgate horizontal or fully open of the hard top of my 1962 Series 2a is broken. It was always an unsatisfactory feature anyway so I'm going to arrange to have telescopic gas struts made to fit. Does anybody know how much the upper tailgate/cat...

Thank you for your reply. Do you remember which make of dye it was and where it can be bought? Thank you for your reply. Do you remember which make of dye it was and where it can be bought?

Just to satisfy my curiosity I'm going to have a try on the rear flap alone. The canvas is very pliable and I would say that any waterproofing has long gone. The canvas paint I used years ago was water based I'm also certain and it's viscosity was very close to fence paint. I will let you know...

Has anybody used Dylon dye to recolour a canvas full tilt for a S2a 88"? I've got a good condition but badly faded tilt I would like to recolour to it's original olive green and I just wondered if anybody on here has ever done it with Dylon Fabric Dye. If anybody has, how much do you need to...

Thank you both for replying - I managed to buy 5 new take offs this morning.

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Can somebody tell me, please, whether standard Land Rover alloy wheel nuts from Defender and pre TD5 Discoverys will fit 16" Boost Alloy wheels? Thank you

Does anybody have a set of four or five 16" Boost Alloy wheels suitable for a Defender 110 for sale please.? I would prefer to buy a set without tyres if possible.

Thank you for letting me know about the Freestyle alloys. Anybody got a set of suitable Boosts for sale please? Do standard alloy wheel nuts from Freestyles fit the Boosts?

Thank you for your replies. The tyres are General Grabber 265/75/16 and they've only "done" three thousand miles. I'm insured through a local NFU broker so at least I'll be able to talk with a human being and not press buttons on a computer.

Can I have some advice please. My Defender TD5 110 Truck Cab has 265/75/16 tyres fitted on Freestyle alloys and on full or approaching full lock the tyres scrape on the chassis. The tyres were nearly new when I bought the vehicle. I have thought of fitting wheel spacers to stop this. I'll have...

That's an useful suggestion. Than you all for your replies.

Leave it with me for a few days.

Yes it will fit A S3 but as to value I'm looking into that but as there are so few for sale on Ebay, actually none now. I'm not trying to turn this into a for sale post but the vehicle the overdrive was removed from was a 48000 mile 1969 S2a 109" and I bought it eight years from a friend and...

Can I have some advice please on a courier question. After fitting 3.54 to 1 diffs from a Discovery to my 1962 2a with a 200tdi engine I'm happy with the gearing and although I bought a Series overdrive years ago, it's been on a shelf in my garage unused. I'm going to offer it on Ebay but have...

Can I have some advice please. I've got a 1962 S2a 88" Hardtop with an upper tailgate or "cat flap" but the locking mechanism to keep the tailgate up is missing. I have heard of owners using telescopic gas struts from end of life hatchback cars to keep the tailgate up. Does anybody know how it's...

The "new" Nitromors without the banned dichloromethane is all but hopeless at removing paint but there is an alternative you can buy. It's called Starchem Synstryp and can be bought from many places, Ebay included and it is intended for "professional use". It contains the "banned"...

Thank you all for your advice gentlemen.

Thank you. I can assume therefore that any non electrical telescopic aerial will fit provided there's enough clearance.

Looking on Ebay and other places I see adverts for radio aerials for offside wing Land Rover Defenders at £25 upwards. Does a Defender need a special aerial or will any telescopic aerial fit? Thank you