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Can I sound out your opinions on a Tdi engine choice please. Above is a photo of my '62 Series 2a, originally petrol but converted to a 200Tdi in 2009. An expert mechanic and old school friend did the conversion with an unknown engine from a breaker's yard with a month's guarantee. He fitted a...

I renewed all the leaf springs on my 1962 2a in 2009 when it was restored for daily use but when it came to last November and the annual MOT I noticed a lot of deterioration, straps rusting away and the rear leaf springs are swelling with rust. The ride is bone jarring as well and these are...

Can I have some advice please. Rather than upgrade the headlamps on my 02 Defender TD5 110 or buying extra driving lights, I'm considering buying a 42" LED light bar to fit on the front bumper. The choice out there is big, ranging from 124, 240, 400, 540 and beyond but the only advice I've read...

Can anybody help me please? Two years ago I changed the bulkhead on my '62 Series 2a to a nearly rust free one which had been stored for years but it had been removed from a 1970 2a - with a rack wiper system. Unfortunately the seller of the bulkhead had long discarded the dash top. If anybody...

I thought you all might be interested in this. I took my daily "modern" to an old established independent garage the other day and happened to arrive at "morning cuppa" time and I was kindly offered one. The conversation came round to penetrating oils as there were lots of WD40, Duff and others...

Can I have some advice and information please. I've just repainted my upper tailgate or "cat flap" and I've bought a new door handle and lock. I thought that replacing it would be an easy job - unscrew the two screws that hold the old handle in place and simply renew the old handle which some...

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Land-Rover-Discovery-300Tdi-grey-ES-leather-seats/292633454830?hash=item44225028ee:g:2LwAAOSwqYBbOoQ0 If anybody is interested.

When friends return from holidays in the USA I am often given magazines about pick ups and the accessory choice is awesome. The range of pick up top rail protectors alone would fill a magazine. I've been thinking for years how to protect the top rails of my 110 pick up and the tailgate top rail...

The locking mechanism to keep the cat flap/upper tailgate horizontal or fully open of the hard top of my 1962 Series 2a is broken. It was always an unsatisfactory feature anyway so I'm going to arrange to have telescopic gas struts made to fit. Does anybody know how much the upper tailgate/cat...

Has anybody used Dylon dye to recolour a canvas full tilt for a S2a 88"? I've got a good condition but badly faded tilt I would like to recolour to it's original olive green and I just wondered if anybody on here has ever done it with Dylon Fabric Dye. If anybody has, how much do you need to...

Can somebody tell me, please, whether standard Land Rover alloy wheel nuts from Defender and pre TD5 Discoverys will fit 16" Boost Alloy wheels? Thank you

Does anybody have a set of four or five 16" Boost Alloy wheels suitable for a Defender 110 for sale please.? I would prefer to buy a set without tyres if possible.

Can I have some advice please. My Defender TD5 110 Truck Cab has 265/75/16 tyres fitted on Freestyle alloys and on full or approaching full lock the tyres scrape on the chassis. The tyres were nearly new when I bought the vehicle. I have thought of fitting wheel spacers to stop this. I'll have...

Can I have some advice please on a courier question. After fitting 3.54 to 1 diffs from a Discovery to my 1962 2a with a 200tdi engine I'm happy with the gearing and although I bought a Series overdrive years ago, it's been on a shelf in my garage unused. I'm going to offer it on Ebay but have...

Can I have some advice please. I've got a 1962 S2a 88" Hardtop with an upper tailgate or "cat flap" but the locking mechanism to keep the tailgate up is missing. I have heard of owners using telescopic gas struts from end of life hatchback cars to keep the tailgate up. Does anybody know how it's...

Looking on Ebay and other places I see adverts for radio aerials for offside wing Land Rover Defenders at £25 upwards. Does a Defender need a special aerial or will any telescopic aerial fit? Thank you

Can I have some advice please. Two years ago I changed the original bulkhead on my 1962 3a to a refurbished one from a later 1969 model with the rack type windscreen wipers. The motor has now burned out and I want a replacement. Is the Series 3/ Defender one a direct replacement for the later...

I have a 1962 Series 2a with an ex Discovery 200tdi engine conversion. The original Discovery alternator was removed for the conversion and a "basic" new one fitted in it's place. The S2a is negative earth. Which Amp Hour battery should I buy now that the original 70AH battery from it's petrol...

May I have some advice please. Seven years ago my 1962 Series 2a 2286cc petrol was converted to an ex Discovery 200tdi using the original 2a gearbox. The diffs were changed to 3.54 to 1 from a scrapped Range Rover last year and now clutch slip has developed quickly on a clutch which has covered...

Can I have some advice please. This topic came up for discussion many moons ago and I wondered if there's anything new on the market to solve the problem of rattling truck cab windows yet. I thought there had when I saw an advert for Garrison's rear window seal at £120+. Just as well that I...