Made me think cos when my D2 starts getting more bag of bits than car I was thinking of buying another defender and using it as donor to rebuild so what bits could use. Thanks for info James as always very enlightening!

I was thinking of trying this with mine was toying with whether to try this or just rip the lining out and start fresh

Do the d1 axels sit closer in then as a defender one? Surely ball joints fall more often than a Teflon ball though? I suppose you'd be limited by the swivel though so can' make the joints as strong? By outputs I meant the flanges are diffirent holes but that's not much to swap. I'm surprised...

Does anyone ever replace the bags :D I think they'e really comfy and the self leveling is awesome for towing. Suppose you do risk comming to use it and it not moving though. Is it easy to install the springs or does it spring up problems with the ecu thinking the sls is still broken?

I've got some grabber AT s fitted 255/55 r18 109s and I think they're really good. Not too noisy on road never slip. Don't struggle with mud. Just had to replace one because of a cut and was 136 fitted though so they're not cheap. I always thought they seemed very planted on road and off. Not...

Besides the disco 1 axle having swivel joints and the disco 2 having the ball joint knuckles is there any other diffirences between the axles? Is there any advantage of the newer d2 version? Eg strength? As far as I can see it just introduces perishables in the seals and ball joints. Whereas...

I know what you mean about chucking money at it. Like I'm doing heated seats too and the extra you have to pay for the LR tdci switches rather than plain rockers is ridiculous! All the little things really add up. I thought about a split battery system abit like what I have on my van has a...

The circuit is only made up of 2 switches and some resistors. To clarify not that I added resistors I explained what the circuit did and how the two wires I added allowed it to function

Like got spare tyre on at mo cos one had cut in I could get all new tyres for what he wanted to charge me. Swear everyone tries it on feel sorry for people who don't know better or aren't able to do it themselves Drag link was a pig to get off too stiff as anything, and didn't even need...

He marked it as drag link end offside. Swapped whole drag link assy Then took back said you did wrong drag link joint. Was like how I did the whole thing??? He meant track rod end. Drag link and track rod had like 1 or 2 mm movement no where near the half inch Then abs he said I can't guarantee...

Right so changed drag link. Take back to get mot'd says failed. Did wrong joint. Erm I swapped all the drag link joints???? Turns out mechanic doesn't know the diffirence between drag link or track rod. Goes on to blame landy place next door Swear sometimes I'm surrounded by idiots Could at...

I used a disco 300 gearbox to clear dash my old defender v8 tbox as it's same ratio as a disco one anyway no point swapping and had right handbreak bits Then brought a transducer off eBay 30 quid I think. I used a td5 loom so it had the wiring in for the transducer just plugged in. If you have...

Haha some people's hand skills and common sense make it impossible for them to even try! I love trying new things, takes me a while like but defo worth it haha doing my house up was easier than some of these fiddly things haha

I'll just do drag link on its own then it's more of a run about than a marathon driver! Hopefully have other one fixed soon Thanks for lending your brain I don't get why people pay mechanics when there's so much to learn! I.e this mot he said 500 to fix issues. Done one for basically free and...

It's really easy to adapt td5 clocks. You can't use td5 disco transfer box the speedo works diffirent, you need a defender tbox or 200/300tdi disco one works too. Then where you fit a cable you fit a transducer. You run a 3 core from there to clocks. You also need to modify the clock loom...

If it's the Base black part I'm guessing it's ko'd without sealing? I'll look in the light in morning if it's cracked thanks for the advice! I did think heat but then I thought isn't brake fluid super flammable... haha unlike your friend it seems dippy! :D:D

Should I fit both then ask the garage to do tracking? I could just do drag link as that's all that failed mot to be fair. Is it possible to do tracking yourself or too much involved?

Nothings close till I fix the disco for mot hahaha I'm scanning ebay for same type now, I just figure if I could reseal be easier can't find any info on brake fluid sealants though. Suppose most of it is metal compression fittings so doesn't need. Not sure if my defender is same type I'll check...

I have to take it back for a retest anyway just wanted to know if to get him to track it while there; thanks James!

Yeah I don't want it to contaminate the brake fluid. I think locktite breaks down. I have some hydraulic sealant I'd be more happy using but for the sake of asking I thought maybe someone knows! It's annoying I found a switch for 6 quid which is fair (unlike 30 odd...) but no stock