What have you done to your Freelander today

Briggsy1980 said:

Fitted new alpine Bluetooth radio, £150 with a specific FL double din cage and a cable so steering controls work. Well happy with it sounds miles better than the standard head unit.

I have the previous faulty one for sale for parts, with a code if anyone's interested.

Cheers

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Where did you get this from?

glynnp said:

Party at yours this weekend?

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Going back tomorrow for the whisky...

glynnp said:

Where did you get this from?

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Homepage | Car Audio Direct

Fitted rear centre console power socket.

I was checking everything was tight and secure in prep for the start up this week end. Put all pipes / hoses on and checked clamps, fitted PAS belt, fitted A/C - alternator belt tensioned it and tightened the locking bolt - a bit to much. A good one looks like this.

My one looked like this

A s/h on here would cost £40, a new one from the UK is about £30 and a six to ten day wait - airmail.
I had a good think about this and could see a way of effecting a repair! I trimmed off the remaining threaded shaft, and drilled through to the threaded tensioner bolt hole.

Then I screwed in a replacement threaded shaft [ same thread as original] with some locktight. Looks as good as a new [nearly].

Will be ready for start up this Saturday morning!

went to look at doing the rear wheel bearing... then realised i really cant be arsed today and went back inside.

sarah88 said:

Made the HDC warning light come on.... Ooops. No other lights yet so a bit of problem solving required this weekend me thinks.

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Magically fixed itself! No warning at all now.

Got now both SS pipes fitted and polished, polished Turbocharger, black exhaust elbow and manifold, new hub bearings all around , IRD oil changed after her first 2000 miles.

Waiting for new rear diff

Winu said:

Got now both SS pipes fitted and polished, polished Turbocharger, black exhaust elbow and manifold, new hub bearings all around , IRD oil changed after her first 2000 miles.

Waiting for new rear diff

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Pictures Winu!

Soon
Need to finish some details... or maybe i post more when Simon finish another nice part for my FL

Epicuser said:

Fitted rear centre console power socket.

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I'd have thought that they would be standard on the HSE?

Nodge68 said:

I'd have thought that they would be standard on the HSE?

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Apparently not, as the power cable was neatly tucked away and folded over as if it had left the factory like that!

Left it at the garage for an MOT ...find out tomorrow if she lives or dies

Tomorrow comes and ....she lives on

Exactly the same as in my se neatly tucked away my old passat has two in the boot so now it has one and the freelander has one

Mike will you post a pic/post of how you've done it.

glynnp said:

Mike will you post a pic/post of how you've done it.

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Have you looked at my thread?

Put me new radio in.

Drove to yorkshire in the ****ing rain in the orange one yesterday, lovely drive down it was, sit back with cruise control on

Epicuser said:

Apparently not, as the power cable was neatly tucked away and folded over as if it had left the factory like that!

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My 53 plate SE already has the rear power socket fitted. Must be an optional extra

Changed ALL 6 spark plugs; changed the oil; changed the oil, air and cabin filters; replaced the thermostat housing and leaking coolant pipe; replaced duff O rings on the fuel rail; replaced cracked breather hoses; cleaned out the throttle body; drilled out a busted screw on the ECU cover; cleaned out the inlet chamber; cleaned VIS motors; replaced the split front propshaft gaiter; and topped up the IRD. Now just got to tackle the rear door lock. What joy...