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Black number plates matter.

Sure you know the sum of parts, effort, labour don't necessarily make a vehicle worth that money. As Lynall has pointed out most people haven't got the money to waste on such things at the moment. Being realistic, in general, most Defenders are...

From what I recall: Start with the penetrating fluid. You will need to remove the bracket that fits between the two arms and you may find the bolts siezed actually into the ball joint bracket, not just siezed nuts. I used a long breaker bar to...

Many thanks for the pictures, unfortunately at Newbury this year there was not the large piles of hubs I have seen in previous years so I did not have much to look at and compare to. there were lots of complete axles in trailers, and a few series...

I removed the bungs in mine, tapped the hole and fitted a threaded push fit.

If you can get quality spring washers go for it most of the ones about nowadays seem to pop out the side as you tighten the boat up!

I rewired all my earths to the lights with an extra wire right back to the battery, the faults were doing my head in so decided to re-wire it. Took a wee while but well worth it as I never had an issue since then.

Just a note on the torque wrench - the aldi (and perhaps the Lidl one) go up to 210nm. If you only want it for occasional use it may be worth considering. I think the price is around £20 (may be slightly more), but I got mine for £15. I actually...

Depending on the type of rivnut, I have fitted some using a impact driver. I have used thus method on m8 and m10. The rivnut needs to be flanged and enough to grip with mole grips etc. Use a socket head screw with lube on the thread, and a washer...

I have a bagful of assorted sizes, ally ones, off eBay. Only ever used a combination of bolts, nuts and washers to install them. Getting them well squished is the key to success, and a good slather of copper grease on the threads of the fasteners.