Recent content by flounderbout

Not sure why it's doing that. If you search youtube for "PM345 Slickshift for Defender Gearboxes R380 and LT77 fitting guide" you will get the vid

IIRC I got mine here https://www.onlinegearboxparts.com/product/defender-lt77-slickshift/

As JimS says it is a very easy job - an hour is plenty and no skill required. I recommend this video which I thought was the clearest. You will need some silicon sealant as well as what you get in the box. Once you have fitted it then spend some time getting the springs set up just right - the...

I made my own storage drawer like the one Huddy suggested above (thread here https://www.landyzone.co.uk/land-rover/diy-storage-drawer-for-110.350057/). I considered at one stage having the drawer half width and hinging a platform the length of the rear with a piano hinge so that I could fold...

I can't imagine anyone suggesting that adding a slickshift would make it feel like a modern hatchback. If they do, they are being a bit silly. It will feel like a Defender with a shorter more precise throw. I have never previously worried that liking a shorter throw makes me "unable to handle"...

That and reduce the sloppiness in the standard shift. There is a very boring video about it here which is a decent guide to fitting too...

No worries - when I realised it was kaput I assumed it would be straight forward, but then getting the busted one off was a mission, and I worry there might be some sort of calibration steps required or some sequence of powering up or such like when replacing it. TBH I can't quite imagine how...

It is the gas strut for the automatically opening tailgate... These ones I think - https://www.onlinecarparts.co.uk/ashika-14464779.html I am not sure exactly what the wires do but presumably there is some internal mechanism that actuates the strut... Whilst I appreciate the wisdom of replacing...

D'oh sorry - tailgate! In mitigation I hadn't appreciated the bonnet strut was powered...

Apologies for this question if it is has been asked and answered before, but google has not been able to help me and the search function is still down. Does anyone have any tips for replacing the powered gas strut on a 2012 RR Sport? Is this it a straightforward job or should I be wary of...

The search function is no more. It has ceased to be. It's expired and gone to meet its maker. It's a stiff. Bereft of life, it rests in peace. If they hadn't nailed it to the forum it'd be pushing up the daisies. Its coding processes are now history. It's off the twig. It's kicked the bucket...

For £70 odd this is one of the best mods I have done to my td5. Gearchange was like a rigged fairground game before - now it is spot on. As Jim says you need to spend a bit of time getting the springs just right, but even so this is a really simple mod that even a muppet (me) can do in <30mins...

It is probably just me, but those halos give a Defender a slightly "surprised" look!

I ended up making about 3 orders of SilentCoat. I think I went through 5 or 6 bulk boxes doing the roof, floors, seatbox, doors - everywhere I could get at. These guys deliver pretty quickly (https://www.deadening.co.uk/collections/silent-coat), but even so I would order more than you think you...

NB looking at those links again the bulk packs shown are for 3.75 sq m for the 2mm and 2.15 sq m for the 4mm. So not only is the 4mm more expensive, but it doesn't go as far. If you are on a tight budget the 2mm will stretch a lot further per buck. The difference between nothing and 2mm is...