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OK - new battery in. Wallet £100 lighter. Given the somewhat 'al fresco' nature of the battery compartment, my next thought was to get some insulation. With recent winter weather (and even a 'normal' mild winter) I'm guessing the pulling cranking amps out when it's been sat at under 5C for...

If it's any use, have experienced some similar symptoms with my 200TDi powered 90. Haven't checked the battery since purchase in May - but given the age of the vehicle (1988) I'm guessing it will have had at least one or two replacements. All is well when frequently used - but it struggled for...

Err. Yes. Hence I fashioned the earthing strap to make it usable....

Hi, Did you get anywhere with this? I just replaced the disc horn on my '89 vintage 90. On the one I took off, there was a single spade terminal for the single positive feed. Both the replacement units I bought (disc and "snail" type - having bought the snail first based on a part number...

Interesting (to me) news. Did the shift from 80-85's really make that much of a difference? A puncture forced me into replacing the two rears on my 90 with 65's. Having just bought the thing and scheduling a re-chassis, I didn't shell out to replace all four with 70-80's as I'd planned to do...

Hopefully some helpful guidance if anyone encounters the same problem. (Sorry - no photos to make things clearer. Fixed at 7pm in a rush as the daylight faded) Passenger-side door lock went from working fine to stuck (unlocked thankfully - which is more likely than locked) in the space of a...

@nesponge - thanks for that. Even colour-matched before/after examples! Are those disco wheels on your 110? Are they a straight swap onto the 90 hub? It doesn't look like they're an immediate match. Also - as a fan of the colour scheme, can you advise what that colour is?

All, As per the avatar pic, my 90 is currently wearing a set of aged 16" wheels in a not awful - but not great - shade of white with occasional rust. These have 255/65 all round. Rears are booted with a new pair of Grabber AT's after the o/s took a flat two weeks after I bought the thing...

@ gramgramfirey - Yes. Sorry about that. Afraid I don't have any insight for you having done the switch replacement. @ Mullen - thanks for the advice. Switch replaced. Now parking as they should. Not sure if mine's supposed to have intermittent or not at the first position? Did you track down...

Top man. Thanks Mullen. Part arrived in the post today so fingers crossed I can sort that out this weekend.

Gents (and or ladies). Got the same problem on a 1988 90 - i.e. wipers don't park. Found the part number for the switch (520160). I was in there behind the dash the other day to fit a passenger-side speaker so saw the location of the wiper motor etc. Had a look through Buster's most...

Hi, Haven't got in on me to measure. It's not massively deep. About 12-15mm I'd guess. Bought a random (cheap!) pair of Pioneer 10cm speakers to fit the hole and replace the driver-side unit. All was well. It's the same as the "shallow" version here: MUDSTUFF.CO.UK, Defender ISO Stereo...

Would love to - but decent breakers yards in short supply round my way. Any suggestions for one of those online spares/breakers aggregators?

Given your predicament (tail-happy Z3 in the winter months - and, let me guess, the inability to transport anything bigger than a shopping bag?) a 90/Defender is the right tool for the job. Came to the same conclusion myself after the last two winters and only a Merc SLK for transport. To...

Sounds like you've found yourself in a similar position to me. You want one. You know what type you want. You've got a general idea you need to do a bit more than kick the tyres. But you know there may be trouble lurking. Sound about right? One of the Land Rover's endless charms (for...

Good luck. I picked up a 1988 (F-Reg) 90 County that's been fitted with the 200TDi unit in May. Hope it's a good runner for you.

All, Am slowly civilising my 1988 vintage 90 County - fresh back from a chassis change. I bought it in "mono" configuration - so it was sporting a hole in the passenger dash where a speaker once lived. Made it "stereo" this weekend and used the necessary speaker-spacer ring to avoid...

Can see this thread is very old - so guess your problem's solved - but I do have an additional query for any bright spark. I bought a standard bottle jack - and right now have fashioned a cradle to sit on the top-stud (30mm) out of a piece of old, dried Christmas tree trunk! That's proved...

Thanks a lot for the guidance here. Spent some useful time on eBay during the week ordering the right bits as I didn't have a crimping tool or heat shrink. All came together last Friday when after the crimp tool and connector 'ammunition' were delivered next-day (take note larger sellers!)...

Hi folks. I'm a "long time listener, first time caller". Finally got round to getting Land Rover 90. Picked up a 1988 County model with a 200Tdi conversion. Inevitably there a few "to do's" and after a pit-stop at Island Land Rovers ( Island Landrovers ) for some essential TLC (cam-belt...