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I’d ave gone t’pub.

In the end, Michael at Eurosubframes sorted me out with the subframe, arms and bolts. He reckons we might need a different rear anti roll bar but we will see when we go to fit it. Once it’s done I’ll update here with the part nos. Etc relevant to...

This one comes with the bolts but has some arms missing ? most likely why they supplied the bolts https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/195249730757

Thanks, will do that 👍👍

Give Muddy Mods a call, they are based in Nottingham but replace Subframes and the outriders. Might be worth a call. These subframes are sold to garages from Brit Part. The Northern Ireland company get theirs from Brit Part, so they go from Brit...

I learned something today, that are TTY bolts on the suspension that can’t be reused !

We are a family delivery service in rural Cumbria and believe me we lose money on some drops due to mileage and time to deliver BUT it’s not a service you should have blacklist ! I appreciate next day is a bit unreliable and unrealistic to be...

We took the the boss to Gretna for Mother’s Day , It’s around 1 hour north from home and we only last 50 minutes and came south to warm up 🥶🥶🥶

Yes indeed, we were a long time in the canaries, the rover in my profile picture came from Tenerife, we lived on Fuerteventura. Happy days !

Spain to Northern Scotland, that's a change in temperature to get used too.

I lived in Spain for years before brexit forced us back , it was easier to get stuff sent to Spain than it is to get it here in rural Scotland……

It’s a genuine disappointment that people are penalised for not living in London ! It’s bad enough the Sun doesn’t come north much but surely to be a delivery company in the U.K. they must deliver to all the U.K.

Thanks for the comprehensive replies, very much appreciated.

That's inconvenient. I'm of the opinion that all the subframes are the same, as long as it's for the correct number of driven wheels. There's a lot of information on the Freel2 forum, where members have fitted Evoque subframes without issues...

I did see that ad but they don’t post to the highlands 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿☹️

That's the kit I was looking at getting when mine isn't able to pass an MOT. However it's missing the bolts, which adds another £100 to the cost.

Ours has a manual hand brake and the later VIN …..mystery deepens

Ours is a TD4

I can’t figure it out either! Very grateful for your help so far

I can't work out why the later Freelander would be any different to the earlier one. The body didn't change, the suspension links didn't change, so everything from the early and late should fit. I've come across owners fitting the subframe from a...

Yes, suspension links. I can find kits for earlier VIN but not for later ones like ours, so I need to source the sub frame and arms separately, ….it seems that there are two different sub frames depending upon the VIN, ours is the later one...

What do you mean by arms? Are you talking about the suspension links? I believe the subframe is common across all years, the only differences being an AWD subframe and a 2WD subframe. The suspension links are likely the same, as the only...

Hi folks, my Dads got a 2012 Freelander 2 td4 GS, which needs a new subframe. It’s a later VIN model and I’ve managed to acquire the sub frame ok, now I need to source the arms. My question is, are the arms specific to the later sub frame or are...

Put original wheels and factory spec tyres on it and it’ll work the way it was designed to 👍

I got mine from here, use em for most of my spares https://www.paddockspares.com/

Mine had Spanish navy boat paint on it was kind of flat Matt stuff made a great key for when I painted it green . I initially put the navy paint on it when I lived in Spain thought it would be harder wearing. Anyway it’s worked out fine.

Both sides? On a series!?

Aye sorry. Was writing the same post for a guy who’s got the problem wi a mustang. I’ve not even got a heater in my series so I just left the rad cap off an stuck the burping funnel in and topped it up with coolant as the air came out. ( on the...

Burp it Fill radiator, leave fill plug off. Fill coolant tank, leave cap off. Stick a burping funnel in it if you’ve got one Start engine, turn heat to HOT both sides. Run engine idle until thermostat is open and you have heat coming out of the...

Yes indeed! Think mine is completely seized