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Mine’s rotten, not worth repairing when a new cross member costs £240. Has any done this to their Landy (110 specifically)? It looks like there’s no need for the body to come off? Any tips more than welcome!

Sitting in the garage and they’re trying to tell me the hole in the passenger footwell is a fail as it’s structural. Never been a problem before! I had to explain the difference between a ladder frame chassis and a monocoque construction as they didn’t know the difference! I thing I’m going to...

Any recommendations for a reasonably priced (sub £150 ideally) DAB single DIN head unit for the old bus? Will I need a special aerial, or does the standard one work? I need to choose a Christmas present and my current unit is playing up, so a new one will be good. I only specify DAB as I used to...

…has certainly gone up. Yeah, yeah, this was built for the RAF to carry missiles, supposedly, but why on earth would you want this : https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Land-Rover-defender-127-/124992540463?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49286&mkrid=710-127635-2958-0 the seller does say “it’s...

A friend of mine, who is even more mechanically inept than I, has asked if I can give him a hand changing the front prop after he was quoted £925 by a garage! Is there anything I need to be aware of with this repair, before I begin? I’ve done ujs on my OneTen before, can’t imagine it’s much...

I’m fed up with guessing what the temperature is and after the HG change I want to be sure all the time! The current gauge has always read hot as it and the Disco sender are mis-matched. If I bought a Durite (or VDO) gauge, how do I know if I’d need an adapter? Just buy it and try I guess? I was...

F*ck sake! Don’t need this at the moment. The 200tdi has developed a chuffing noise and gases pulsing from rear of block at HG level, so I’m guessing the gasket has failed between cylinder four and rear of engine? Supposedly a fairly common area. I obviously need to get this sorted ASAP, but...

The check strap on the driver’s has decided to pop out of the runner/rail. It’s still attached to the door with the little lynch pin and r clip. I can pop the roller back onto the runner when the door is shut, but next time the door shuts it just drops out again. I can’t see what’s changed! It’s...

This may not suit everyone or every vehicle, but I swapped the orientation of the lower air vents so now they blow the air up towards your body rather than blasting your feet! I much prefer the warming effect during the colder months and mornings. Simply unscrew the two screws and rotate 180 and...

A friend is wanting to buy a used Brownchurch roof rack for his ‘83 OneTen. I know the roof gutters changed from steel to ally around “86. Did this affect the fitting of roof racks? I.e I know the Brownchurch would fit my ‘87, but would it fit his ‘83 the same? Thanks!

This looks like a nice one! Bargain for someone looking for one, it should cost a lot more than they want for it. o_O https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Land-Rover-109-Brownchurch-galvanised-roof-rack-/284214570831?_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49292

Edit... if anybody read my previous comment about AF doubling my premium, ignore it! My apologies, I misread the documents this morning. (Still increased by £50ish though).

Land Rover Defender: 'It's the best ever - we just can't afford it' https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-derbyshire-55008763 How much!!?? Say it was £150,000 I might be interested, but £200k!

I know this has been done before, but can’t seem to find the right info. Would anyone happen to know the code or colour code for TD5 110 SW front springs, normal duty. Thanks!

Anyone thinking of going this year? The date has moved from the 4th Oct to the 18th Oct, tickets bought online in advance.

Never noticed this one before! Beside the reverse light switch there is a fill/level plug. Is this for oil in the selector housing? If so, is it ordinary ATF? Thanks

For a while now my Disco 200-engined tratter has struggled to start if left unstarted for a few days. This has now become overnight. Once started, she runs fine and will restart no problem throughout the day. The starter will spin for about 10-15 secs, fire up then die, it will then start. To...

I wanted to do oils and filters on the Landy this weekend. I normally use Comma X-Flow 15-40 which claims to be suitable for “fuel-injected, multivalved and turbo-charged engines”, however, I inadvertently bought Comma XT2000 15-40 which claims to be suitable for “fuel-injected and multivalved...

Does anyone actually make/supply a decent switch unit that actually functions properly out of the box and stays functioning for more than a couple of years? My last two have been Lucas and both haven’t lasted 2 years. I know they’re a simple, crap design, but surely they’re meant to last a bit...

Not sure to what years or models this applies to, but if you’ve still got steel brake lines have a check for corrosion behind the front suspension turrets. My brake lines were nice and shiny where they could be seen, but whilst changing the front dampers I had the turrets off and noticed badly...