I've purchased a heated seat kit and plan to fit it to my FL1. Heated seats were an option on the higher spec models. Where exactly were the electrical switches located for the seats and is their a wiring loom connection under the front seats?

Totally agree with that - even with my tweeks to the head & inlet... when towing my wee trailer it can still be a 3rd gear chug up steep hills - sigh

Tricky - What engine is it? If it's the K series 1.8 then no-one would recommend using a sealing compound like 'K seal... Rad weld...' It looks like the coolant is tracking along that crimped edge on the plastic side tank - is that correct? You could remove the radiator and pop into a radiator...

Visited an auto wrecker today [ scrappy], as they'd advertised a Freelander 1 ready for dismantling. Actually they had two! I managed to get a pair of door mirrors, a driver's rubber floor mat which is much better that mine, the rubber 'ties' which hold the jack in place, a engine oil dipstick...

Hmm you're responding to a thread from 2012. Yes, on the Freelander 1 new tyres are supposed to go on the rear axle. All four tyres should be the same size, brand and inflation. A tyre pressure monitoring system is a good idea and I've fitted one to my 1998 FL1. There is lots of info' on here...

Would the V6 possibly have the 'heavier' one?

Is the anti roll bar on a facelift, or later Freelander 1, a stronger unit than fitted to the earlier model?

Well OK, just drove it. To Pleasnant Point South Canterbury NZ. Took a stroll to see the local steam preservation railway. Loco is now wood fired as coal is no £800+ per tonne! Railcar is a model T powered unit.

Pretty good effort from Rimmers and DHL here - Ordered a new starter motor on Thursday April 20, arrived the following Thursday. Fitted it on Saturday :)

OEM starter was $218 freight $85 & $44 GST so about $345 in all. I priced at 2 different auto electricians both indicated between $400 & $500

Starter problem. I was away on holiday over Easter and the FL1 wouldn't start one morning. Absolutely nothing. No solenoid clicking, no turning over - nothing. I thought it could have been the immobiliser in action and that maybe the fob battery was flat. I managed to find a replacement battery...

This is my 9th year of running my 1.8 K series FL1. Replaced the VCU & its bearings, upgraded the coil springs as the original were getting 'tired', Drivers door latch, 2 FLH wheel bearings and a RLH wheel bearing, a fuel pump, [not sure if you'd count these: brake system: rotors & drums, wheel...

Do the L series have a heavier duty starter than the petrol 1800 or V6?

That's a very kind offer - I'd guess that if the hub housing breaks then it probably couldn't be refitted. I think there is one at Hunt's in Ashburton. :)

No car at the mo' Failed its WoF [MOT] on a noisey Rear wheel bearing. The w'shop tried to dismantle the hub but the driveshaft splines are pretty well seized... That was before Christmas. Back again and they pulled the drive shaft and hub assembly off and sent it to an engineering shop to...

Engine earth secure?

Hiya G! I have to wait until the w'shop reopens. I've priced a s/h hub housing in Ashburton - Hunt parts/wreckers? It's a just in case it does break in that press. Otherwise it seems to be ticking along quiet well at the mo'.

Hmm, I have to replace a wheel bearing on the rear left hand side. There is no way I can get the the hub housing off the drive shaft splines! Tried a puller, heat / cold... I may have to pop the driveshaft out of the diff' and send the whole assembly to an engineers and put it in their 100 tonne...

Yesterday I was rock crawling up a steep track in 1st gear. The day was hot too, about 25ºC and it had been a long climb so the engine oil temp' was showing about 120ºC. I stopped for about 15mins with the bonnet up just to let things cool then carried on for a bit more. I know if I pull the...

Have not been impressed with the performance I've been getting with my 'new' head which I fitted a few months ago. [98 FL1 K series 1.8] Car drives okay but it seems to lack the same, dare I say, 'punch' on those hills and seemed to require changing down sooner. Hmmm So in the last few days I...