On mine (with harmon kardon) I just remove the key, the radio goes off, then I hit the radio power button again, the radio comes on again.

I do use the freelander in heavy mud situations so the Dakars are great for that. But I also use it on the road, maybe 60% of the time. Grip wise on wet tarmac I've found rhe Dakars to be fine - I don't drive it like I stole it - and I have had xzls on defenders before which didn't seem so...

Thanks guys, that really helps. I guess the coopers are probably the best choice then....

I've bought a freelander facelift (first one after years of series and defenders) and am hugely impressed. Should have got one years ago. It's shod with six year old Insa Dakar tyres which I love for their grip but which are too perished for safety. And on tarmac they are noisy to the point...

Your kids will be legal on side facing seats, so long as you don't fit seatbelts. Because there are no anchorage points, there is no requirement to use seat boosters child seats etc. As soon as you fit anchorage points, then that requirement kicks in. Seat belt provisions in construction and...

If you don't fit seatbelts in the rear, then you can legally carry children in the back. If you do fit seatbelts, then you can't carry children because where there is a seatbelt anchorage you must fit a childseat, and you can't fit a childseat in a side-facing seat. Best thing is to leave the...

The 2.5 petrol fits exactly onto the existing series III mounts, assuming it's not a V8 chassis. I had one in mine, and it was a great engine. You need to fabricate an exhaust if you're going to use the existing 2.5 manifolds and carbs. THe standard 2.25 manifolds and carb will fit and will...

The loom for a lightweight includes wiring for a central rotary light switch and infra-red headlight system etc, so more wires in complex patterns. Also some relays which wouldn't be standard on the civvy loom. If you're not worried about originality you can fit the series IIA headlights in...

Vertical sidelights were a specifically military feature, weren't available on the civvy market.

I've used dum-dum putty for the fixed window (good job) and black silicone sealant (also a good job). I suspect the putty will be easier to remove when I need to change the glass again in a few years time...

Sounds like you have a 90/110 canvas. This has a thick rope like insert in the front which is clamped by a springloaded plate, totally different to the series. To be certain, check if there are three webbing straps with u-shaped rings on the end on either side above where the door would be...

Didn't I hear somewhere that overtightening of these nuts actually deforms the washers and causes leaks? Might be wrong, but a manual might show a recommended torque...

I took one of these out of a 110 seat box recently, so I could use the seat box on a 90. On mine there were just two rows of rivets, one row along the side and I think one along the top... When I drilled these out, the tool box fell away. I'd heard lots of stories about spot welds and...

Bilbo, from my days in the service there was no standard cammo scheme (or at least none that was easily available), it was left to units to paint up their own schemes where they felt it necessary. Nato green base with a pattern of black paint sprayed or brushpainted over the top. The only...

I've been thinking about this and I'm wondering about the downpipe: the existing setup has four individual pipes which flow from the head downwards, meeting just by the chassis, then joining to a single pipe. this is bolted to the standard series 3 intermediate pipe. I've no experience of 2.5...