I've just had to repair my one of my rear indicator's as one of the pins in the connector had corroded and broke. I've never really noticed before how rubbish the protection for these rear lights is. The flap that hangs down is as use as a glass hammer. Especially with the rear wheels kicking up...

Hi, I wonder if anyone can help me. I was driving my td5 defender 90 this morning on the motorway and a nice chap let me in a gap. I went to use my hazards to acknowledge him. They didn't work. Instead I heard a crackling noise and the radio went off. Does any body have a clue what's going on. I...

Hi, Went to drive home from work last night in my defender td5 and found that I had no headlights, sides, rears and dash lights. Had to break a spur out if the cig lighter to get them on to allow me to drive home. I tried changing the fuses and I swapped the relays about. No joy. I'm hoping...

Hi, Just heard back from the garage where my 90 td5 was having an MOT and service. It needs some work doing, It needs rear discs and pads (just had it waxoyled and they got it all over the brakes and they are contaminated). Front swivel housing and ball socket replaced, Tightening hand...

I'm looking at getting a pedal lock for my defender. I've looked at the 'ard case and the mighty box which are removable. Do these have any benefits over say the x-defend pedal lock which is fixed to the floor. Obviously the x-defend will be quicker to lock and unlock, but I'm wondering about...

Hi, I've just bought some replacement hinges for my 90's front doors. I was wondering what would be the best way to spray paint them. Should I just spray the whole thing or should I knock out the pins and spray the two halves then re assemble. Not an important job or query, but I thought I'd...

Hi, Yesterday my 90 was driving fine and changing gear perfectly. Today driving to work I noticed it was much harder to down shift. Driving home from wok tonight, I noticed that the clutch was a lot softer than normal. Also down shifting was nearly impossible. Managed to get home by forcing it...

Hi, Has anybody ever used this stuff, Rustoleum Zinc Primer. They also do a range of paints that I'm interested in. Thinking of using it on the rear x-member. Cheers M

Hello, I've taken half of my front propshaft of so I can replace the the gaiter that split then fell off. I have the part stc2955 but I can't get the gaiter to go over either the splines or the other end of the shaft. Any one got any tips or ideas on how to get it on please? M

Hello, I've taken half of my front propshaft of so I can replace the the gaiter that split then fell off. I have the part stc2955 but I can't get the gaiter to go over either the splines or the other end of the shaft. Any one got any tips or ideas on how to get it on please? M

I'm trying to stop water coming in through my windscreen brackets. I've replaced the gaskets and tried them in slightly different places but it still keeps coming in. I was wondering if I just use some sealant it'll stop the water. I was trying to avoid using sealant as its a pain to get of...

I noticed the other day that rubber seal on the front prop shaft nearest the transfer box has a massive split in it. I've been looking but I can't find the part or what it's called. Can anybody help? M

Today I tried to check and top up the oil in my diffs and transfer gear box. After a load of effort I managed to get the diff fill plugs undone but for the life of me I couldn't get the fill plug undone on the transfer box. I was wondering if this is normal and whether there are any tips to...

I've just discoverd the dreaded oil in the ECU plug, so I am thinking of replacing the injector harness. I've been reading up on this and I have a few questions to anyone who can help me. 1. While I have the rocker cover off is it worth replacing the gasket as well? It seems to make sense but...

Hello everyone, I've just discovered rust running along the bottom of my drivers side door. Its a '99 defender 90. So I'm going to have to do something about it. I gave it a quick wire brush at the weekend and found that there was more rust than I first thought. I went right through the...

So I discovered today that I have rust all the way along the bottom of the drivers side door. Before I started wire brushing I had know idea how bad it was. It looks like I'm going to have to take the seal of the bottom of the door, which isn't too bad as it old do with being replaced. Also...

Hello everyone, I'm wondering what is the best or easiest way of checking the level of oil in a Td5 defender gear box. Also is it easy to top up/change. I've read that when you are changing it, you should do half then drive 500ish miles before doing the other half. Is this right. Any advice...

Does anybody know of any tracks or places that are legal to drive off road in Scotland? I know that you can sometimes drive on forrest tracks, and i've looked into joining SGRC. The days out look like good fun, but it would be nice to be able to get out there with just a few mates. M

Hello, I've recently bought a defender 90. Its 13 years old and done 83k miles. I was wondering if I could pick your brains, There are few little patches of surface rust on the rear cross member. I've had a good poke around underneath when I was buying it and the rest of the chassis seems...