At last, I've got one on the drive

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chris38

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Just a quick hello,
Always and I mean always wanted a Defender,
recently retired so gave myself a present,
bought a TD5 2001 reg earlier this year, 51000 miles and mint. I really wanted a 300tdi after all the positive write ups but this came along. Very basic, wolf wheels, hardtop, no radio etc.
Problem was it was a wreck, the reason it had only done 50k it seems is that it was sat on an airfield in the Falklands for most of its life and thrashed for the rest of it.
Seller was great and gave me my money back after failing to fix a major engine problem. On the forecourt that same day was an Epsom Green 300tdi 90 with 85k on. Great chassis and in generally good nick.
Its now mine and I'm loving it.
Starting spending now so probably be posting daft questions for your ridicule, be gentle
Chris
 
Welcome now you've got it get a few security locks steering wheel gear stick etc it'll not stop them nicking it but will slow them down.

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Few niggling jobs done after a trip up to Scotland, running great now. Good long slog up to the west coast, 6hrs, and then a week trundling down very wet, rough single track roads and the only problem was the brake lights failed.
Few pictures if I can remember how








And now the stupid question :)

My heater blower switch is not knackered but takes a lot of fiddling with to change settings.
Rather than spend £50 on a new one
anyone see any reason why I cant wire up a Carling Off On On to do the same job.
Only £10 and it will fill a hole in the dash that I've told the wife that I cant live without.
Any suggestions on wire guage.
Be gentle with me

Cheers
Chris
 
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Before I get the reply "Search, new boy":)
I've searched every phrase I can think of, found loads on replacing the switch like for like etc but not replacing the switch.

Thankful for any info guys.

Cheers
Chris
 
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