Mada's 3 door freelander project

Hi guys,

ill start by telling you some of the cars ive had so far, my first was a 1.25 fiesta



then i got myself a little puma and modded that

here are a few of the puma:





Then got a 206 2.0 hdi which ended up looking like this



So Ive gone for a 04 plate Land Rover Freelander 2.0 TD4. I know the freelander doesn't have the best reputation but I love it! Its not too bad on fuel, not as good as the 206 but is a lot better than the puma was. Got a few things planned for it along the way.

Day I picked it up



First mods included
Led bulbs
6000k HID
Black and Silver Land Rover badges off the Range Rover Sport
Painted rear drums black
Fly eye front and rear lights
Fitted new speakers as old ones were blown
IO Play hands free kit
Pictures with the roof off :wink:

So I fly eyed the front and rear lights and also fitted pressed number plates.

Also took the lettering off the bonnet



Bought 5 off-road tyres on steel wheels for £55 for the set, all types have at least 10mm on them, so a steal at that price!



Roof had to be off



Fitted some side bars



And some stickers



cb radio arial mount fitted behind spare tyre

Looking good! I miss my 3 door. What brand are those tyres?

Picked up a dog guard



The snow arrived in scotland





Picked up a roof rack for £5 which I'm currently modding



Then fitted a 32inch CREE LED roof bar




and fitted some spot lights to the bumper





currently waiting for some new bulbs to arrive for them!

Also picked up a bull bar which I've got to fit, along with soft top which needs some repairing to it.

Feel free to comment away!

roccotune said:

Looking good! I miss my 3 door. What brand are those tyres?

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they are actually remoulds, but can't fault them!

mada said:

they are actually remoulds, but can't fault them!

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That's why I asked, look like kingpin and I'm thinking of getting them...

roccotune said:

That's why I asked, look like kingpin and I'm thinking of getting them...

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aye i think they are! have been great in the mud, and snow!

bit of road noise but its expected!

mada said:

aye i think they are! have been great in the mud, and snow!

bit of road noise but its expected!

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hope this isn't rude but are the tyres exactly the same size with wear etc otherwise u can screw up ur vcu

hope u didn't mind me saying

gstuart said:

hope this isn't rude but are the tyres exactly the same size with wear etc otherwise u can screw up ur vcu

hope u didn't mind me saying

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don't mind you asking! and don't worry they are the same size. I did my research before buying one and all that

mada said:

don't mind you asking! and don't worry they are the same size. I did my research before buying one and all that

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would just hate for u to mess up ur vcu and pleased there all ok

had my 3 door for a few years now and love it ,

personally got some bridgestones fitted on mine and are great in the snow and very quiet down the motorway

plus hope u don't mind me mentioning have u read up about the crankcase filter, egr bypass etc

there's a massive amount of info on here and hope u enjoy ur hippo

gstuart said:

would just hate for u to mess up ur vcu and pleased there all ok

had my 3 door for a few years now and love it ,

personally got some bridgestones fitted on mine and are great in the snow and very quiet down the motorway

plus hope u don't mind me mentioning have u read up about the crankcase filter, egr bypass etc

there's a massive amount of info on here and hope u enjoy ur hippo

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glad to hear you are enjoying yours!!

and yes I know all about that going to order the bmw mod on payday. cleaned the egr the other week which has made a difference. but i will be getting a egr blank soon.

Ive been on the forum for like 6 months, just never posted apart from a hello in the welcome section

mada said:

glad to hear you are enjoying yours!!

and yes I know all about that going to order the bmw mod on payday. cleaned the egr the other week which has made a difference. but i will be getting a egr blank soon.

Ive been on the forum for like 6 months, just never posted apart from a hello in the welcome section

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just hope u wasn't think I was being rude in any way in mentioning the bits

funny enough the egr bypass does make a difference

nice to see another freelander owner, know they get some stick but very capable off road

Hi Mada. Ur Freebie looks badass, it looks like u picked up a good-un, nice paint, and I like where ur going with it styling wise. Keep posting the pics

nice pictures. on you led light bar did you take the head lining down to mount it and run the wire. if so how easy/hard was that to do as ive got a 2 foot led light bar to go on 5 door freelander Kalahari one
thanks
james (terr)

I like the colour ,are those 6000k hid ok I am always worried about over loading the circuits.

Thanks for the good feedback guys,

Yea I removed the headlining to route the wires, just undo all the fixtures, eg sun visors and grab handles and interior lights and it'll just pull down. I put the wire between the two roof skins, and along down the a pillar. It was dead easy to drill the holes, just make sure you do your measuring first as you can't go back after!



Yea they are 6000k, I have them in my dipped and high beam. Had them in now for 6 months. With no issues. They take maybe 5/10 seconds to 'warm up' to their full brightness but apart from that. No issues at all!

Just finished fitted the bull bar along with a square number plate, will post pictures later once ive got some good ones, will be fitting new brakes tomorrow as my pads are well and truely dead!

mada said:

aye i think they are! have been great in the mud, and snow!



bit of road noise but its expected!

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If you get a chance could you post some more pictures including wheels and tyre tread pattern

roccotune said:

If you get a chance could you post some more pictures including wheels and tyre tread pattern

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there you go pal

right so last night I slaved away at doing my bull bar, hardest part was actually getting the old rusty screws off in the first place!

looks good