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MARK II

MARK II

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Hello all
I am looking to get a 2010 ish 110 and was wandering what mods are worth doing, I was thinking of a engine remap to start with, is there any other engine mods that will help.?
what else would you suggest to do with the rest of it, it will be mainly on road work but I would also like to do some green laning so are different wheels/tyres worth changing or maybe adding some underside protection.
last but not least any other mods that you would carry out as a must
or just leave it as it is.
cheers Mark
 
Modifications exist to solve an issue of make it perform differently. What exactly do you want to do with it? There are loads of things you could do. But on the other hand standard vehicles are perfectly capable.

Sensible tyres off road are simply good sense rather than a mod.
 
Thank you for your replies you make perfect sense so I think I will stick with a quick remap then see how i go.
But saying all that I will probably go to get a 110 and end up with a freelander like i did last time.
Cheers Mark
 
I wouldn't bother doing anything until you get one and try it out for a month or two. I personally prefer to keep things as standard as possible, as it was originally designed. That way your should get a longer engine life etc. If you are going to do things like increase power etc there is a knock on effect on other components. Loads of video's on youtube of people increasing power and blowing diffs and the like when the going gets tough. If your useing it mainly for road use and greenlains you shouldn't have much problem
If you need something faster than perhaps you should look at something like a Range Rover or Freelander. Defenders are designed to be a work horse, more of a slugger that can go where other vehicles can't which comprises them to a certain extent for road use. Having said that I use mine as my daily run around but I don't look at it as a speed machine. Oh, and I love it for what it is.
A good set of All terrain tires work well for me both on road and off. There are loads of threads on here about which tires are best. I have General Grabber AT2's. Good in the snow, good when crossing the Sahara, good in the wet, not too noisy and give good mileage. Coopers, BF Goodridge are also good marks to look at.
 
mikescuba said:
I wouldn't bother doing anything until you get one and try it out for a month or two. I personally prefer to keep things as standard as possible, as it was originally designed. That way your should get a longer engine life etc. If you are going to do things like increase power etc there is a knock on effect on other components. Loads of video's on youtube of people increasing power and blowing diffs and the like when the going gets tough. If your useing it mainly for road use and greenlains you shouldn't have much problem
If you need something faster than perhaps you should look at something like a Range Rover or Freelander. Defenders are designed to be a work horse, more of a slugger that can go where other vehicles can't which comprises them to a certain extent for road use. Having said that I use mine as my daily run around but I don't look at it as a speed machine. Oh, and I love it for what it is.
A good set of All terrain tires work well for me both on road and off. There are loads of threads on here about which tires are best. I have General Grabber AT2's. Good in the snow, good when crossing the Sahara, good in the wet, not too noisy and give good mileage. Coopers, BF Goodridge are also good marks to look at.
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Some very good points there thank you, I think I will go for it and try a 110 as I have always wanted one and I won't be happy until I have given it a go and if I don't get on with it I will look at one of the others.
thanks for your help.
cheers Mark
 
Many think the TD5 is a better Defender.

For the price of a good 2010 tdci you could get a mint low mileage TD5. I tried the tdci (my friend just bought a 2014 110 XS) and prefer my 2005 CSW.

And mine is used on road about 1,000 miles per month.
The TD5 is more economical. My other friend has a new Bespoke 90 and he's getting 22mpg, mine returns 27-28.

Having said that, first thing l'd do with a tdci is get it remapped as it solves known issues such as throttle delay.

The tdci can be trouble after 100,000 miles although that's 15 years at 6,000 per year.
 
lightning said:
Many think the TD5 is a better Defender.

For the price of a good 2010 tdci you could get a mint low mileage TD5. I tried the tdci (my friend just bought a 2014 110 XS) and prefer my 2005 CSW.

And mine is used on road about 1,000 miles per month.
The TD5 is more economical. My other friend has a new Bespoke 90 and he's getting 22mpg, mine returns 27-28.

Having said that, first thing l'd do with a tdci is get it remapped as it solves known issues such as throttle delay.

The tdci can be trouble after 100,000 miles although that's 15 years at 6,000 per year.
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thank you for the info, i have been looking around aand my £10,000 budget isnt going to far at the moment.
 
No at the moment Defenders are on a roll price wise.
£10,000 should get you a good TD5 but you will have to look around and might be better off with a hardtop at that price (fit rear windows/seats later if you want)

Not sure you'll get a tdci for that budget anyway.
 
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