Is there anything wrong with manual winches apart from the hard work and sweat? what should they be rated for? the same weight of the car or twice as much etc?

Hey all Just wanted your thoughts on the non electric types of winches..i.e the manual handle turn type. i have been offered a 2.5 tonne one cheap cheap and just wanted to know what everyones thoughts were on them.. will try and add pics. the puller is a 4 tonne one and the hand winch is...

Is the imobiliser in the fob? Yeah i had the original key in my pocket, however when they guys tested the original key in the machine at Mr Mint it said there was no chip!!! crazy

Hi All Ok so here is the problem. my disco only came with one key and the fob part of the key is a bit fcuk'd so i want to get another. Now before we launch into the chip issue, me being me did the cheapy thing n went to my local key cutter who did a cheap copy...... i plucked up the courage...

just cut out the seal aound the rear side window and sky light.......then run some black silicone sealant in. Thought it would be a good idea as the old rubber had perished and was falling out. Made a right f up of it as its so hot here even in the evening that the silicone is starting to cure...

So J.P.S why no bio diesel; must be still expensive to run on 100 % veg oil. Spent years runnig my cit. BX's on home made bio ..cheap as....... well chips with free soap to sell too.

next month is rust proofing month. However the one thing that does mess with the vehicles is the heat and the UV element of the sun which makes plastics turn brittle and dries gaskets etc. So i am a little worried about presssure washing the underside prior to the rust proofing as it may be the...

changed oil and filter, had discs skimmed, new brake fluid, washed it and had 30% tints applied to all windows! sweet as!

keep away from britpart? hmm maybe being in dubai will help :D

Maybe an obvious one this but any tips or tricks to keeping the old disco on the road. Please bear in mind that a weekly trip to the Land rover dealership is outside my price range!!!:p

I am based in International City in sunny and very hot Dubai :eek:

:D Hi All Just a very quick note to say hi. I am an expat now living in Dubai. Been here for 8 months now and just picked up my first Disco a week ago. She is a 2001 model V8 series 2 auto and of course left hand drive. Picked her up with 100,000 km on the clock so around 66,000 miles in old...