Recent content by ianh64

Thanks again Paul. Where could I obtain these - does it need to be a military supplier or do you think that a normal Landrover specialist help? Can you remember what sort of cost your parts were and how difficult it was to complete the job.

Thats very useful thanks.

I am a gardener and designer - I think the cement mixer in the back and advertising on the side will probably make people curious to what is inside. Of course when I am carrying farm yard manure I will leave the door unlocked as any tea leaves would be welcome to investigate and have a closer...

Having been able to unlock my tail door of my 110 van with a house key I have decided that I want to make the door more secure. Has anyone got any experience of fitting an additional lock to the rear door? It doesn't need to be pretty, something like this vehicle lock (see below) would suffice...

The dim dip circuit turns on dipped headlights when you put the side lights on and the ignition is turned on. Nothing to do with intensity of driving lights. So if you drive on dipped headlights instead of side lights only, then there is no use of the dim dip circuit.

Well the auto electrician came and he has a little more time on his hands than he first thought so got his hands dirty instead of having a coffee. He went with my diagnosis of a failed dim dip unit and unplugged it from the circuit. Problem solved! Unlike many other cars where the dim dip unit...

Having now looked behind the dash I have located the dim dip unit that corresponds to the wire colours in the workshop manual. This appears to be an integrated unit that contains a voltage transformer - part number PRC8123. So its not part of the alternator. Trouble is that I can't easily reach...

Can anyone tell me where the voltage transformer (regulator?) is situated in a defender and what it looks like. If anyone has any experience of how the transformer works, it would also be appreciated. According to my workshop manual, it appears that it has 5 connectors - brown from battery...

No its white but I was thinking of it being red - ESP maybe. My reversing light doesn't normally work so maybe it would be on if it wasn't off. It could be a bit like Schrodinger's Cat where it it could be both on and off at the same time but I don't actually know which until I fix the lamp...

...but nobody's home. I fitted a new radio today on my 1988 110 and I obviously have disturbed something as I cannot turn my driving (main dipped) lights off. With everything switched off, the driving/dipped headlights remain on. I have disconnected the radio and its still happening. The only...

I bought rear tail/brake lights from eBay http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=8015209697 £5.50 inc P&P if you BIN. They work very well but... If you have stiff lampholders be very careful - I broke one and they must be fitted to all lights in the circuit otherwise they...

Thanks A kind forum member has now supplied me with the parts that I need from a series. Hopefully it will be quite straight forward to fit once I worked out how to fit the center seat brackets that are part of my curent setup - I suspect that the outer runner is actually a center seat runner...

I fitted a Kednlowe to my old MGB. The sender was a variable thermister unit with a long probe that was interted into the (I believe it was the top) of the radiator. A supplied rubber wedge placed in the radiator hose allowed the probe to be squashed by the jubilee clip and remain watertight. I...

When I got my LR I was told that I had to depress the brake pedel to cutoff the diesel engine once the ignition key was removed. Being a Jap engine, I just thought that this was how it was meant to be done. Yesterday I fitted some LED brake/tail lights (very good purchase with nice even...

First experiences of 235/85-16 Colway AT are very positive, especially with the tramlines on the M3.