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The Abenteuer and Allrad show is the best all wheel drive adventure show in Europe. The organisers of the U.K. shows could learn a lot from the German ones. There is 3 or 4 off-road courses inside the show ground. Less then 55,000 visitors and it is a quiet show. Ticket 15 euros per day...

Well the Nakatanenga stainless bolt kits are being used by JLR on the 70th edition Defender. There are many grades of stainless steel and there is a variation physical and magnetic properties of stainless steel. These bolt kits are sold as stainless steel they are not sold as non magnetic...

Now do not try telling the police that a vehicle does not have motor insurance, because you checked it online. The police will just start warning you about data protection. Try telling the police via 101 that a vehicle does not have road tax and is on the public highway and they do not want to...

So Flossie reports on here about the V5 turning up unannounced at his home address Two days later the vehicle is clocked as parked in contravention of some parking regulations. Now are we going to open a book on how many PCNs/speeding tickets start to drop through his letterbox in next few...

£2,000 for a V5 for a 1996 Defender? No idea if you are 'buying' a V5 for a 90/110/130 pickup CSW etc If ebay are getting repeated reports of prohibited items up for sale from same person why are they not banning that user? Brendan

Making a good thermocouple can be difficult. We used to spotweld the ends of the two wires together for best results. Just twisting ends of the wires together could produce erratic results. Soft solder could be used but potential problem there is it’s melting point of about 180C. Using a...

From OP description it sounds like the rubber gasket in the spout is missing. Brendan

Coolant level and temperature are important along with oil pressure and temperature. Once in Australia the coolant temperature alarm went off as we had a small hole in radiator. We were lucky as we were in town so got it fixed before we went into the desert. So yes an important bit of kit...

The Madman EMS2 is a good bit of kit. In your case I would suggest talking direct to Brian Cotton of Madman in South Africa. He will have a much clearer understanding of the conditions in Africa. EGT probe and being unhappy about drilling the manifold? Not an ideal solution but with some K...

If it is the original alternator then it has done well. We have a 1996 110 and we upgraded the alternator to a 120 amp(?) alternator about 05 in readiness for some big trips. In 2017 it failed and the replacement one last 6 months before we had to change it in Denmark! Not a happy bunny about...

Might be worth checking the resting voltage of the battery which should be about 12.6-12.7 volts. Then measure it with engine running voltage from alternator should be about 14.6 volts. Brendan

Assuming a current draw of 0.13 amp (using your higher figure) then over 8 days that would equate to about 25 amphr. Whilst the capacity of the battery maybe 105 amphr as the battery is discharged the voltage on the battery will decrease. A fully charged 12v vehicle battery will have a voltage...

Some hard shell rooftents have roof bars built in. Example would be the Autohome Maggiolina Extreme which can take up to 25 kg on top of the hard shell. Brendan

Nothing weird about it. Vehicle lighting regulations states only one front indicator per side. Have a look at anything from the smallest car to large HGV, they all have only one indicator per side. Have a look at the light function code which states what the headlight is approved for use. IF...

Before going too deep into the wiring swop the two side lights over. If the same sidelight is dim then it is a problem with that sidelight or bulb. If dim sidelight is on same size compare the voltage on both sides. Brendan

How about a cotton based seat cover? Cheaper and quicker then a retrim. Also can throw them into a washing machine. Brendan

George25, the thread title is LED headlamps for my 110 (2011) are they legal. LED headlamps are legal IF they have the correct approval markings on then they are legal. To be sure that they are legal then it will be reputable well known manufacturers. Nolden BiLed were the LED headlights...

As far as I am aware the 110 has only had one size of fuel filler and that is 60mm. 90 have had two two sizes. TD5 and Early TDCi were 50mm up to vin 8A. Later 90 TDCi from vin 8A they are 60 mm HTH Brendan

The rating of the roof bars is basically for 'dynamic' loading, i.e. driving down the road and not for static loading when camped up and stationary. Note I said good flat top bars and they will cope with the shear load. Now putting a roof tent on top of a roof rack you are putting extra weight...

A 90 roof is about 2 metres long. Standard folding roof tent is 1.4 m wide then you need some clearance to fit the folding tent cover say about 0.2 m that does not leave much room on a 90 rack. Depending on the sprung wires holding up any fly sheet not much you can have on the rack. You just...