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    I want a Landy but...

    Just buy one and turn up with it..........thats what I always do then 'him in doors' cant say no :rolleyes: ;) My Landy 90 is just so impractical, smelly, wet, lack of hideaway storage space etc for my work . BUT for my hobbies its brill.....towing race car and horse trailer(not at same...
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    Smelly

    err..........Where do I look?
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    Smelly

    My 90 has started to smell of gear /diff oil:eek: Dosent appear to be leaking on to the ground when its parked up but really smells whilst driving it.:confused: The slop in the transmission appears to have got bigger too. Any bright ideas or solutions before I go buy a peg for my nose.:D
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    Painting / Spraying

    If its done proper ie windows out, engine out etc then its going to cost a few thousand for a spray shop to do. My 90's paintwork isnt great and when I asked the painters at one of the garages I work for they also said be wary of the colour you choose cos a lot of colours really show up the...
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    90 Upgrades

    Having driven the new 07 Defender and not wanting to spend £26k on a top one, I'm kinda thinking my 'e' reg 90 could be a little more 'user friendly' Has any one fitted a heated front screen or air con to an older Defender? Is it possible to fit a fume curtain into a 90 station wagon, my...
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    My 90's leaning

    Its the weight of your dog in the passenger seat :p
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    2007 Land Rover Defender review

    Yesterday I spent 2 hours off road and 1 hour on road with the new Defender.......Thanks Land Rover;) 3 things really stood out for me: 1) 70mph+ 2) Holding a conversation at normal talking levels at 70mph+ 3) Heater and air con If you can get past the fact that it does sound like a...
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    2007 Land Rover Defender review

    The dashboard makes it look like a 'demented frog':p I like the idea of a warmer heater tho:rolleyes: Im attending one of the launch thingies , its end of April at Eastnor Castle. Im going for the free grub and abseiling rather then looking at the new Defender.:rolleyes:
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    Stolen landys

    Its an old 1988 vintage. so not that desirable really:o I know that hubbys 110 keys open my 90 and vice versa:eek: so maybe an immob. alarm and ram raid post are required LOLOLOL And I thought my postcode was a 'nice' one:rolleyes:
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    Stolen landys

    Ive had my 90 now for about 2 months and since it arrived on the drive I have had 2 notes left on it and 3 people knock the front door to ask if its for sale.........:eek: Is this usual or should I start getting paranoid about it disappering in the middle of the night to be used in a ram raid...
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    land rover TAX

    I duuno.....you haven't met him:D
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    Heater

    Im begining to think my Landy is female......:rolleyes: My heater started to work again , all of its own accord. Great , I thought, then it packed up again :( It seems to stop working after its warmed the inside up to bikini hot temperatures. Its did this Tuesday morning on way to...
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    land rover TAX

    Well I did think maybe I should start commuting to work on my horse ........but even he pollutes the road;) :p
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    Parcel Shelf

    Thanks for the suggestions, looks like the sewing machine will be need to be dusted off so I can create a custom shelf:(
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    Parcel Shelf

    Are ther any companies who make a 'parcel shelf/roller blind' kinda thing to cover the rear area of a 90????
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    Heater

    Ta:D
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    Heater

    Where's the heater box located?
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    Defender - Fold-down windscreen?

    Mine has the got the bits to enable the winscreen to fold flat (i think). Its got a plunger/spring type knob thing either side of the screen on the inside:cool:
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    Heater

    I take it then you just unscrew the srews around the instrument cluster and it all falls apart and reveals the fan speed innards?
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    Heater

    No it dosent work at full speed setting but sort of works at about 70% speed setting and thats all now.