Hi, and a Merry Christmas to all of you. My M.O.T. is looming just after the new year and one of my tyre's has developed a bump, as you can see its an ex army running on XCL'S which are directional, the bad tyre has been removed and replaced by the spare but as it is also directional Sod's...

Thanks " Muddeythelandey" thats the very thing ! I don't know how I missed that cos Ive been checking regularly on fleabay, I will be bidding on that, fingers crossed.

My ex army 90 has the spare wheel bonnet mount but the retaining ring and 2 bolts to hold the wheel in position are missing so I have to keep the spare in the back where it is sliding around, has anyone got one of these spare retaining rings kicking about in the back of their garage that they...

Im pushing 59 and my Defender is 20, am I one of the oldest on here ?

Could it be because the 2.5 n/a is low on power that we tend to floor the throttle thus sending more fuel to an engine which if going uphill cannot accelerate anymore, thus dumping unburnt fuel out through the exhaust, or have I got it all wrong.

Yep, bulbs r twin filament.

I thinh Bushtoy is correct, my 2.5 n/a is the same, at night under heavy acceleration I can see what appears to be smoke but in the daylight there is nothing ! it worried me a bit at first but now I just accept it as a Landy thing !!!!

Try ebay there's a few Landies being broke for spares just now.

Dam !!!! I forgot about that.

Im planning to paint my ex army 90 Bronze Green next spring, as its already hand painted black and green cammo its just going to be a brush and roller job. Questions are which paint do I use, where can I buy it from and what price. I be interested to hear comments from anybody who has already...

Slobs correct main switch controls convoy light as well as main beam and side light.

Hi all, on my Ex Army 90 the light switch sits on a panel in the centre of the dash, next to it is a pull out type switch, when you pull the switch a light on the end of it glows red but it dos'nt seem to do anything ! Can anyone tell me what its for ? :confused:

As long as they don't expect me to go with it !!!!!!!!!!!! lol

FFS !!!! Slob, where did they all come from !! the one I am thinking about must have been one of the first ones made cos it was years and years ago, I guess the next question must be does anyone know if they work or is it just aload of old bollocks.

I heard a tail that they are so short of Landrovers because of Iraq and Afganistan that they where even trying to buy back old 90s and 110s from the likes of Blanchards ! I guess with everything thats going on just now their resources must be stretched to the limit and with 2 wars their budget...

Im sure I remember years ago seeing an addvert in a car mag for a cheap little add on turbo, I seem to recall it was powered by an electric motor some way or other and that it gave a mild boost to your motor without the risk of damaging the engine. Does anyone else recall this ? or am I dreaming...

Yeah Ill let you know how I get on with the tilt this winter providing I don't freeze to death !!!! one thing about the lift, now it is higher and you have to launch yourself into the cab watch out for your head !! on one I had before I split my head open on the top of the door frame jumping in...

I have not been through a winter with the rag top yet but so far it is ok, no condesation dripping down your neck like you get on an ulined hard top and I think it holds what little heat the engine produces better, the only problem up to now is that when you get to about 50mph the canvas flaps...

Mine has the original 7.50 x 16 XCLs and they are 32" in diameter, yours does not seem to sit any higher than mine so I guess its standard, I know that if I stand on toes ( right foot ) me bum just slides onto the drivers seat nicely and Im 5ft 11ins.

Yeh, I know they run out of steam very quickly, its just that I feel this one is higher geared than normal, maybe just because of the big tyres.