Recent content by Farty1

Thanks for the replies....Good ones on the front it is then. Regards.

Hi Looking for 4 or 5 Modular Wheels 16" to fit a Land rover defender 90. Dont have to be perfect but rims need to be straight. Cheers

Hi Just got myself four decent part worn tyres. Question is....2 of them have more wear on them than the other 2 so which ones should i put on the rear and which ones on the front. The tyres are A/T which will mainly be used on the road. Land rover defender 90. Cheers.

Thanks for the indepth reply.....much appreciated and easy to follow. I will check out the alternator tomorrow.....if its found that the problem is here could i still use my old battery and set up a two battery split charge or would i need two batteries of the same age/power.....thank you.

electrics are not my bag sorry.......would you connect the volt meter between positive and neutral on the battery terminals?

Battery died just before christmas....before it died the battery light on the dash would stay on....at half brightness from when you first switch on the ignition. Got around to putting a new Numax battery in today and started first time.....the problem is that the battery light still remains on...

just about to post a question myself about the very same thing that has happened to me tonight with lighting issues, so not really wanting to start a new thread or high jacking this one........sorry...... This evening experienced all of the above mentioned issues plus....when i turn the...

Thanks for the advice. The search is now on for front and rear mounting brackets....The trip then is going to be slow/lots of concentration and no doubt seeming like 1000miles instead of the 500.....oh well ipod fully charged.

Just picked up a full set front and rear ARB's of the fleabay...hoping to fit them before a 500 mile motorway round trip over the weekend....just looked under the defender and.........no mounting points......bllx.

Flat batery and jump starting note a problem, here was my solution....5m of 35mm welding cable(x2 lengths) one pair of heavy duty jump lead clamps, one pair of Anderson (350A i think) connectors. make up the welding cables with the jump lead clamps on one end then make up the other end of...

...yep, more stability needed. looking around the google it seems that they are scarce to find. would there be much of a difference between standard and uprated? anyone had experience on this? recommendations please.....Cheers

As my defender 90 hardtop is a daily runner and motorway drive that, nowadays, spends only little time mildly off road I have started to change my suspension/wheels to suite. Gone is the 2" lift, now back to standard OEM springs and terrafirma shocks all round. Gone is the mud tyres and...

Ian, was the cutting of the MUD console for the radio tricky? did you need a special mounting bracket between the radio and the MUD console? Looking to buy one of the MUD consoles but cant see how the radio remains in place just by cutting the hole and not bolting the radio in......how did...

ian that sounds the business...xcuse the pun. Any chance of a pictures....cheers.

A cheaper alternative to Dynamt is self adhesive bitumen roof flashing you use around chimneys to seal outside from the elements. Bought alot cheaper at DIY stores and does the same thing on the sound deadening front as dynamat.