Thanks for the write up and photos. - I'm not sure if it puts me off or makes me feel more confident about undertaking the challenge, when the time comes... Excellent to hear it all seems to have gone ok. Looks like it was a mammoth job! Hope you get the SRS light and boot access sorted. Jim

Thanks for the pointers on what to look for. I'll take a look, before most likely trying out Kwikfit's offer. (fingers crossed!).

Is there any obvious of testing the compressor is working? - I'm guessing you can feel it vibrate like I fridge one? I need to get my A/C sorted after driving ~800 miles last week in the summer weather, which was a bit uncomfortable. Of course, if I do sort it, that will lessen the chances of...

Here is what was lurking behind the handle on mine... This had been cooking a while... The swollen bolts And finally, under the vehicle, some of the surface rust starting to appear. Fuel cradle is a lost cause though... All nice jobs to do this Summer!

I've got the rust under the handle too. Looks like the three dowels that go through the holes are the weak point. They seem to corrode, and expand in doing so, which then puts pressure on the paint in the lip of the holes. Paint fractures, the acts as a little nasty damp trap, gradually getting...

As far as I'm aware the UK government has not taken any legal action against the VW group. (And probably won't, with Brexit) My point is that the UK is being hit with an EU fine over excessive NO2 emissions in cities. Yet one of the EU's biggest car manufacturers sold its vehicles here (and...

I agree. But I bet they will start taxing us off the roads instead. All in the name of being green... forgetting about all the unnecessary landfill, and new emissions manufacturing a new vehicle will create. What makes me angry too is that this has come about from a fine from the EU about...

So with UK government publishing its paper on air pollution, and diesel drivers now being considered as something really dirty and harmful to society, the talk is of another scrappage scheme to get our vehicles off the road. hmmmm....

Thanks for the tip about loosening both tie bar bolts to let the engine find its new resting position. - I will give that a try, which may cure that last 5% hint of vibration I can still hear. I agree that for anyone contemplating this job, just loosening the bolts and repositioning may solve...

They do turn up on fleabay occasionally, but often end up selling for over £100. The proper softtops do also appear occasionally, but it's one hat has not got mould, ripped, or bits missing, they too go for even sillier money. They belong to a group of Freelander 1 rarities like the 3-door...

Taking the advice about the big ally bracket that connects to the hydromount, I undid all four bolts to give the engine more leverage. This allowed me to jack the engine up the extra 10mm or so to allow enough room to remove the bolt from the bush in the tie bar. Job done. And the nasty...

Thanks. It's not the hydromount I need to change, it's the bush/arm that's about 6" long, between the hydromount and cabin. - it looks very similar to the lower tie bar. The problem with it is the bolt that goes through the bush is horizontal, and there is not enough space to remove it. Even...

Dragging up an old thread I know... but I have the same problem in that there has not enough clearance to get the bolt out from the bush in the upper tie bar. My question is, if I follow the advice and remove the bolt from the LH upper tie bar also, so the engine can be moved over a little to...

Nice little project and lots of photos too :-) No room for the famous cup holders now though.

No dodgy wheels on this one?! Sounds like it will keep you occupied for a while. At least the longer days are with us to allow more time to get through the to-do lists. Just needs to get a bit warmer too! Have good fun with - and you have no one to blame but yourself!

Excellent. - when there is a will, there is a way!

You can buy them new from LR still, but I seem to recall they were a silly price. It is possible to get an aerosol spray that such as Plastidip that retextures surfaces like this. I don't know how hardwearing it is though. Like others, I just cleaned the rubber off, and have gone with the...

I've been wondering about this too. I've got some of the in-bumper original landrover fog lamps ready to fit on my pre-facelift bumper. No FBH at the moment, but have been thinking about seeing if I could pick one up with associated bits in the summer to be a nice project preparing for next...

Are they for the three door or five door? Thanks Jim

I travel all over, and with the cars with built in DAB or roof mounted aerials, never really have much of a problem. Ok, there are a few black spots in the hills up here in Cumbria, (but FM struggles too). Driving around most parts of England however, it seems fine, with minimal dropout. Much...