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BFG M/T 255/85/16 on Hutchinson bead lockers and Zu rims. Brendan

255/85/16 are 33” diameter and we run them on standard suspension without issue. A 255 tyre is equivalent of a 10 inch wide tyre. Now the actual width of the tyre and the offset of the wheel rim will decide on the effect on steering lock. We adjust the steering lock bolt so that the tyre just...

Have seen a photo of one modified to take a gas strut on the top bar. No idea how successful it was in practice. If I can remember where I saw it I will put up a link. Brendan

Your options are for brand new swingaway wheel carriers for pickups are 1) Britpart which is a cheap version of the Safari Equip one 2) Safari Equip 3) Nakatanenga 4) Allisport 5) Kaymar If you think the Nakatanenga wheel carrier is expensive have a look at the Kaymar! On the second hand...

I am not aware of a Defender bumper made with a 2" receiver build in . The standard Defender bumper is typically made from 3-5mm mild steel. A winch mounting plate system is typically made from 8-10mm mild steel. To fit a demountable winch on a 2" receiver mounted on a front Defender bumper...

Tow slings?? Have a look at some of the wording in the descriptions No comment about actual strength! Now motoring shops/ebays typically sell tow straps like that example. A 4 tonne vehicle would require a force of 10% or 400 kg to get it moving on a level hard/tarmac service. On a 30...

Unfortunately there is so many different rogue and scam traders out there. There are also the scamming customers as well. Yes scammers work on a 2 way street. People need to do their own research and the internet can be a useful tool. Search for reviews. But read with an open mind, one bad...

The V5 is not proof of ownership it is a record of the registered keeper. In the case of find-virdee he appears to have made at least two mistakes. He gave the garage the V5 and has agree on them selling the car. Now unless he has a written contract properly signed then the garage could...

My Old Landy it all depends on how things are rated Lifting slings are rated with a WLL and will have a safety factor of 7:1 Lifting slings are also colour coded so a green lifting sling would have a WLL of 2 tonnes but a 14 tonne minimum break strength when new. Slings not for lifting...

The wording is simultaneously. So how do you plan on switching multiple main beam (obligatory or optional) headlamps to extinguish or become dipped beam headlamps at exactly the same time without using the main beam switch controlling it? Brendan

Here we go again. Brendan

The chances of a full width LED light bar being road legal is minimum to zero no matter how it is wired up. To be road legal an optional headlight must be wired through the main beam switch. Must be approved for road use, which means having the correct approval markings on which would include...

Soft shackles are a lot safer then standard metal shackles if they go flying. Basic principle is to keep metal shackles to the minimum required Do not use them on sharp or narrow metal edges as they might be cut through. Use soft shackles to join straps or ropes together or learn correct...

Have a look here Brendan

Don't you just love a bit of ill written government manuals?

Fog lights, must have an approval mark which will have light function code F3. Maximum 2 front fog lights, minimum 250 mm above ground, max 800 mm above ground and not more then 400mm from outer edge. Have a look at UNECE R19 Brendan

There is no legal requirement to retro fit DRL, however if retro fitted they must conform to regulations. Have a look at the Dept of Transport notice here Only allowed 2 DRL's on a vehicle. DRL's must have an approval mark which consist of a country code, light function code RL and approval...

Looking at that fuse holder and the wires going into it I am not exactly impressed. Interesting just seen a thread on another forum having problems caused by that fuse holder. Have a look at the problems associated with that loom here Brendan

Plug the landline number into google 01588640306 and see what turns up. Like a load of other vehicles for sale on the same landline number. Which means business seller surely (?) but not registered as a business seller on ebay. Brendan

Yes UNECE stands for United Nations Economic Commission for Europe formed in 1952 predating the Common Market and the EU. Now what you need to look at is the UN WP 29 to Brendan