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I know, I know one of the designers of those meters he's a member of my sailing club, and used to know all the designers of that meter. Part of my job was calibration of the equipment, that calibrated those meters. It took 3 days for each equipment set, which were calibrated every 2 months, and...

I used to have 3 of these on my desk.. But at £17,000 each they might be out of your pocket.. Practically any £30 digital meter will do what you want.

I live on a single track road which a couple centuries ago was down the middle of the common, the circle round the outside of the common is still mostly unmade. The southern half is a bridleway of which an eighth is classed as road. A couple of years ago one pillock white van man drove down...

Oops corrected to 1984

I can confirm the government web page has changed to 1 Jan 2025. My 110 was born Nov 1984. Received The V11 road tax demand , took that and the V5 to the post office. Handed over documents and asked for historic status... He laughed, worrying I thought.. He opened the V5 and said" your...

In mine I fitted. Standard land rover under bonnet sound insulation. Standard landrover rocker cover sound cover. I used flashing tape rather than proper foil sound mat. In the cab floor bulkhead and roof. The complete shaped rubber floor rubber matting. In the back of the van body. Over the...

Welcome, there's a bit of it about , landys in Norfolk that is.. Was walking the dog on the coast of Norfolk a couple of hours ago.

Ive an early 110, and got the later seals , I fitted them by gluing them on with " sticks like sh*t" or something similar. They've been on for over 10 years now without problems. Apply glue to seal , apply seal to door, Shut door. Come back 24 hours later.. Seals stuck to door.

Some early 90 / 110 models had recessed handles AND wind up windows, mine does. https://4wdrive.co.uk/products/land-rover-defender-security-deadlocks

PTFE lock lubricant... Or

We are between gales, it's cold wet and windy out there plus I'm heading for 70, so no inclination to get out and under... So it I took my 110 into the nearest landrover enthusiasts garage for a full service on Wednesday for work on Thursday... As I drove into their driveway , the landy lost...

Yep my 200tdi is noticably better on a cold , particularly misty morning.

There's a budget tomorrow. I wouldn't be surprised if the money grabbing barstewards do away with the free road tax.. My 110 is 40 in November...

Welcome to the mad house Spacebrodie, Am not far from you at the moment, in Bo'ness for a family reunion. Like Saxavordian, ex RAF, but was a radar tech. So I've lived on Benbecula twice, went to school on South Uist ( for a short time) and in Inverness for somewhat longer. Enjoyed the...

Colours fade or darken with age, it's likely you'll never match the old colour perfectly