I have always used the ones by brodit. Not sure if they do a windscreen mount though. Google for their uk distributer...

The LR branded aux boot socket runs a wire from the front fusebox to the rear socket. see these instructions for ideas: http://www.landyzone.co.uk/lz/attachments/f9/46546d1370971377-what-have-you-done-your-freelander-today-aux-power-socket-stc50468.pdf

how about putting water on it. if its oil, it should give off a rainbow as the oil wont mix with water. if its brake / clutch fluid, i doubt it would do that because it attracts water. possibly worth experimenting :rolleyes:

there is no problem leaving the VCU & bearings on, its just a bit of a fiddle to get the propshaft off the VCU splines whilst its still on the car as you need to drive a wedge between the UJ arms to lever the bolt free.

nope, just unbolt and leave the flanges both ends free to rotate... if its going to be off for a while, i would be temped to put a very light coating of grease on them both to stop corrosion.

you could just remove the prop, but its far easier to take the whole assembly including vcu/bearings out as well - you don't have to mess around trying to get the prop off the vcu splines that way...

Tried emailing webmaster and even tracked the owner down on Facebook but no reply to either... Anyone else have copies of these PDF's?

as far as i know you need the dealer testbook or autologic / rovacom to turn it off. (not sure if hawk eye/nanocom can do it) you need to change the county code to uk (code 2) rather than code 0 or 1. More info on the ccu: https://blackbox-solutions.com/shop/help/SM024.html how did it get...

A bad earth can cause all sorts of random issues. Try starting the engine and putting everything electrical on that you can. Then put a jump lead between the battery negative and the engine block and see if it makes the lights brighter. Also try a jump lead between the battery negative and...

I had a quote of £150 + VAT 3 weeks ago for the labour on replacing IRD if I supplied the unit & parts myself. He said it was 4-5 hours work as it was a bit of a fiddle to do. He is an ex Landrover Dealer head mechanic, now working for himself...

I had a similar problem with the amber lamp & intermittent starting - turned out to be the rear pump BUT it was noisy, so it was obvious what the issue was. Can you get someone to retrieve any logged faults? The TD4 should log the reason it put the amber light on in the ECU memory, dunno...

has it got a FBH fitted, if so how much, including the dosing pump & as much pipework as you can salvage :) do you still have the dmf?

how much for the interior, including postage to midlands?

Does anyone still have these instructions - the links above are broken :(

I did this at the weekend - thanks for the tip. I used 3.4mm dia pipe - Halfords sell it in on a card in the fuel hose section; cost was 4.49 for a metre :eek: but I couldn't get it from anywhere else quickly :(

I changed from FL1 to FL2 a few years back and whilst it was a lovely car to drive (but a bit thirsty), I have moved back to FL1... Two main reasons - first as there are loads of computers onboard, the amount of work that could be done at home without plugging it into a laptop was getting...

Cause Bell only have a 6 month warranty - the other place have 12 months, but is £35 more expensive - a no-brainer in my opinion but I wondered if anyone had actually brought one from freelanderspecialist.com

The only thing I can think of that would cause this is that the alternator regulator is faulty causing the battery to receive more voltage than it is rated for which can cause the electrolyte to boil away, thus giving a low level in the battery... If this happened, you would have to regularly...

No - I did double check though ;) It's these guys, who seem to be be rated OK on here: Land Rover Freelander Reconditioned Transfer Box / IRD Unit for Sale | FreelanderSpecialist.com

Thanks guys - I'll take a look. Matt - how much play is in your bottom tie rod bush? I've just discovered can move my engine by hand and can see the bottom bush moving about 5 mm front to back...