Nevets heres a few extra photos with close up above the doors and how I joined the panelling. the 3 lengths of ply running all the wad down the roof are screwed into the battening/roof support. its very strong with hardly any flex. I just wish id of done it sooner. [/URL][/IMG]...

Yep I've used a decent spray glue to fix the carpet to the ply. The carpet I used had a decent foam backing so the bond should last. I used ,sticks like s@#t to bond the battening to the roof, this doesn't need to take any weight, if anything it's pushed into the roof from the pressure of the...

do you mean above the door? these were really tricky to do. unlike the other panels where I cut the ply,then carpeted, then fitted. I cut the ply shorter so that the curve angle was less. I was then able to hammer it into the corner, doing so made the curve tighten up. I then stuck the carpet on...

well, I was a numpty when I took the temp gauge apart and I put the terminals back on the wrong way around, they are on the opposite way to the fuel gauge and I just followed that when re assembling. Thanks for your advice tho mate

cheers mate, I did think of sticking it straight to the roof but I thought it would be better to have an air gap between the roof/carpet to help insulate and keep the condensation away. It also deadens the road noise quite considerably.

thanks, If your planning on using ply to create a curve id suggest the sheets from wickes. they come 4ft x 2ft. i found these are a little easier to bend. for the rest of the straight pannels i used ply from my local builders merchant as its cheaper than wickes.

Evening all, Ive have some time recently to focus on the landy. recently i had a run-un with a parking bollard when my food slipped off the clutch pedal. the result was a smashed in nose cone, lights, side lights, light surround. It also bent my bumper right back to the tyre. I was lucky not...

So I tried earthing like you said and no luck, I was sure all wires were ok. I picked up a new gauge for a £5 from the local breakers and fitted, problem solved. When I changed the bulbs I must of knocked something internal in the gauge causing it to short. Thanks for your help everyone

So I've taken the gauges out and gone through everyone,checking soldering, connections internals of gauges. I've put it all back together with new insulation and fitted back in the truck. When turning the ignition,the fuel needle rises to full. When I disconnect the connection from the fuel...

I've replaced x2 for the speedo and one each on the fuel/temp gauges. They are the small side light led (t10 501b) I've tried putting the original back in but still same problem.

Im after some advice for my 300 tdi defender. I have just replaced the dash lights with 501led bulbs. When it came to test the brightness, the fuel gauge shot up to full and the temp gauge wouldn't budge, showing stone cold even tho the engine was warm. I'm guessing it's not a fuse problem...

Evening all, I have recently purchased a second hand standard galvanised roof rack for my 90, but it only came with x2 mounts. The previous owner had lost them while in storage. I do not have the tools to make the mounts and have spoken to a few fabricators around my local area for a quote to...

Hi, Just a quick post to introduce myself, I have been using LZ for a year or so as a guest, for info regarding my 300tdi Defender. There is some top info and advice available here, I am looking forward to joining in. Speek to you soon! Danny (Taunton)