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    The perfect D2?

    Lol not sure one bottle will cover it, front inner arches are... weight saving on the plus side and along with the boot floor that was patched for the mot will need sorting this year, plan at the moment is to tackle it myself :-/ I will probably wreck it ive not welded in years. Still loving it...
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    The perfect D2?

    HI folks so a long way down the line and I am now a very happy D1 owner 96 manual, bit battered round the edges but after a few weeks and several hundred happy miles I trust it not to let me down now not immediately anyway, So onto moding and tidying :-) wheels and tyres first in think. Anyway...
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    The perfect D2?

    Cool again thank you for the heads up will have a drive in an auto see if I get on with it.
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    The perfect D2?

    Ref the headlight issues if the screws had the centre drilled out so they couldn't be undone could you get a dremel into them to cut a slot if you wanted to remove them for any reason? Just a thought..
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    The perfect D2?

    Oh :-/ is that common? I think I would prefer an auto was just thinking of potential big bills in the future if the auto failed. Very good news about the cruise :-) years ago I had a car that someone had converted from auto to manual :-/ the cruise would still work but if I forgot and dipped...
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    The perfect D2?

    Cruise didn't think of that :-) I am lazy will even use it in a 30, is that on an auto though? Has to be harder to retrofit to a manual, I'm thinking manual for less likely to give me issues way down the line.
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    The perfect D2?

    Thanks again folk's will definitely reconsider the ace then, especially as I like the extra articulation idea, even if never used I can just tell people about it lol �� Did read about the headlight theft issues, really ****es me off that, as im sure it does everyone! might wire...
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    The perfect D2?

    So far I haven't seen any trader or ebay advertised as having it, guess not everyone would be bothered so don't see it as a selling point. Can I just confirm if any knows did the later face lift models that could have it as an option have the internals not just the lever/linkage ? Seen a...
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    The perfect D2?

    Thank you lots for the replies :-) It's a bloody mine field lol will certainly have another look at the ace just thought it something else to go wrong that I didn't really need, but I do like a progressive drive on the road. I don't mind travelling to the other end of the country for the...
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    The perfect D2?

    Hi folks Can anyone help with this, after a Disco 2 preferably face lift but not essential, I 100% want the centre diff lock though. Have looked at loads of threads on here, is the only way to be sure it's fully there that it has the markings on the lever? I don't really want to fit it after...
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    Hi all

    Hello everyone :-) anyone reading this I guess Another soon to be landy owner, had a 300tdi a few years back but not much use for it at the time, now looking for a td5, as new as possible without the ace, assuming that's possible? Will be a month or so before I can get one and clearly...