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That is definitely going to be a problem once the door top touches the new doors seal, but currently we are not even that close! I did wonder that but I think it is just the photo. I had these apart to rebuild and replace seals and they sat flat on the bench. But I will try straight edge and...

I have some strips of Ali so could try a strip along the front edge and see if that makes any difference.

That was my thought. But not sure how to tell. It’s an original Ali door top with an SP panels door bottom. But that’s the same as I have with all four doors.

Do you mean the rods themselves? I made up stainless ones when I fitted these door tops but as these are the later style ali door tops the rod is removable so bending it should be possible as long as I get the orientation correct. But surely it is not the actual rod that is the issue it is the...

You would need to remove the door seal and have a carful look. that might be caught early enough that it is just surface and you could get away with a rub down, rust converter treatments and some new paint. However you may find when you remove the door seal that there is more rust inside or when...

Can anyone help with how to align the door top on split doors. I am happy with how to align the door as a whole, an although in the pictures below the alignment of the hwole door is not perfect that is not the issue. I have same issue with all doors but the one pictured is the worst. The door...

They should be a captive Bolt plate with nuts rearward. I replaced mine with 20mm stainless bolt which was a fiddle to install but less of a fiddle than getting the rusty captive plate that just spins out in the first place!

If you have HD springs at the front but then don’t have extra weight at the front e.g. winch etc. you will likly be sitting high at the front. Potentially if you just have a factory front end without heavy extras you would Be better with standard springs front end and Hd back end.

The bouncing of the speedo is due to the cable not moving at a constant speed. The speedo cable is a twisted cable and can act like a spring, as it bends around in the outer sheath you can get tight spots, resistance or binding. Not enough to make the speedo cable not work but just enough to...

If you are wedded to LED you need to spend real money to get good quality ones. The cheap units themselves seem to be full of reliability issues. Even once you have good quality reliable LED light units you then have the issues pointed out above by @kermit_rr and @Hicap phill they are far more...

So the chassis has a chassis number on it and that matches the v5? Something is properly amiss if that is the case. is the chassis number itself authentic, has it been hand stamped or that part welded onto the chassis? If you have a chassis number on the chassis that does not match the v5 you...

Another vote here for Ashcroft, they have reconned both my box gearbox and transfer box several times. Last time I used them I dropped it into them (local enough for me to do that) and it was delivered back to me a week later. The reason they have done mine several times is from the mileage I...

I don't think anything effects the MPG of a defender other than the brick like aerodynamics and the speed you drive it. My MPG is religiously tracked using Fuelly and unless I am towing or slipstream at 50mph behind a truck nothing else seems to make any meaningful difference! Averaged over 218k...

If it is chewing through UJ's I would suggest something else is wrong not just the heavy usage: Is the current prop phased correctly? Is there any play in the splines in the sliding section of the prop? Does the sliding section actually slide correctly? Is the yoke worn allowing the UJ cup to...

I will just keep updating this post with new parts as I get around d to photographing them. Most are good used that have been removed from donor vehicles or my vehicle when upgrading, some parts are new these will be clearly specified. Collection preferred from Warwick. But am happy to post at...

I have had the Teflon balls on mine for about 10 years and 300k miles. They are still going strong. I did not think you could still get the chrome ones (certainly not at a sensible price) which is why I got them when I did mine. They were the only option. The gaiters are a little double edged...

I I don't think that is that bad. I have picked things up from the blasters that look like that! It is just the very light flash surface rust you get on pristine steel.

I do not know how it was attached originally but if it just screws back in I would be looking to fill with solder to secure. I say solder rather than weld as this would allow it to be removed in the future if required.

Good that the regulations make things easy. I retro fitted inertia reel seatbelts to my series 3 but it already has static belts so used the mountings for them. You will need the lower brackets that bolt to the sill (LINK) (I like YRM as they are good quality and galvanised but available from...

That's the same state mine was in, but my side panels do have twin sliding glass windows in which will be heavier than the standard ali sides. My station wagon body was built up off the vehicle as the 110 is my daily, so when it was lifted into place it had the sides panels, and the...