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  1. cborrman

    Cubby box with tracker and door sensors

    This is my way of sleeping better at night and having a smarter defender in one: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/land-rover-defender-smart-cubby-box-carbon-leather Door sensors sense if the door is opened or, let’s face it, someone tries to steal them, and the cubby box magnet wireless...
  2. cborrman

    paint / fix front grill / light surrounds

    I have original 1996 grille and surround s that look a bit, tired as they say of houses... plus one if the spars on grill is broken. anybody glued / fixed and painted or if not any recommendations on getting replacements that do not look like a cracker toy like some I see? A few searches bring...
  3. cborrman

    Short Circuit 300tdi

    So during the recent heavy rain when the trains to gatwick and the M23 were closed I shoe horned the family into the defender and ploughed through flooded backroads to gatwick... Defender saved the day... ish On the way we hit lots of water, some deeper than I thought and sent spray way over...
  4. cborrman

    TD5 needs new ECU?

    Hi All, Found out this weekend that a friend's TD5 has been sat idle for ages as his local garage in spain have charged him the best part of a grand and still not fixed it: they think its the ECU but not sure?? It basically will not start, the light is on for the alarm, so that has not been...
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    For Sale Alloy 16" wheel with 265/75 BF Goodrich Tyre ideal spare

    S O L D Selling the spare I had on my landy when it came, believe it is a discovery? wheel but it came on my defender with freestyle alloys and it took me a few months to know it was different. There is plenty of tread but tyre a bit tired for general use IMO. ebay listing here, 10 hours left...
  6. cborrman

    iveco masif engine

    Have heard a lot about the Brazilian 2.8 engine, but there is an iveco masif 3.0 with up to 174bhp in standard form; in a licensed iveco masif https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iveco_Massif
  7. cborrman

    Bolts Missing (various)

    while the 110 300tdi was on the ramp and in the shop I noticed 3 bolts - 1 def missing, 2 apparently not according to mechanic but wanted to double check 1) turbo to manifold (no pic, but googled a few times and cannot see a reference to what thread / size so I can order one. The three I have...
  8. cborrman

    Really leaky rear end - pic any ideas?

    I have noticed quite a big patch of what I have not checked yet if it's oil or diesel, but looks thicker than diesel... I should have taken a pic of leak, there are drip marks on what looks like a petrol tank cover behind (?) rear axle 300tdi CSW. Will get more pics tomorrow. I have had a knock...
  9. cborrman

    Better HVAC (Aircon and Heating) install options

    I have been wanting to add aircon to my 110 300tdi CSW, every time I look under the bonnet I see the spare gap for the compressor, however I then have two issues with the usual aircon retrifit 1) They are expensive 2) They don't work; freeze front passengers legs only, rest of front...
  10. cborrman

    Better aircon retrofit under cubby box / heater box

    I have been wanting to add aircon to my 110 300tdi CSW, every time I look under the bonnet I see the spare gap for the compressor, however I then have two issues with the usual aircon retrifit 1) They are expensive 2) They don't work; freeze front passengers legs only, rest of front passengers...
  11. cborrman

    Smoking problem bad?

    I have a good 300tdi engine in the 110, but took a while to diagnose the wastegate being the reason the new turbo was not working, bla bla bla, in short I have been running the engine with the wastegate arm too long, as its a bugger to adjust without taking the whole manifold etc off *again*...
  12. cborrman

    door gap water ingress not in ingress manual

    So after following the water ingress manual, getting the new equivalent of dum-dum, non acidic silicone, etc I now have no leaks from tops of doors, alpine lights, bulkhead hinges.... etc, etc. but I still have floor panel carpets with soggy bottoms... two things yet to do are the pedal area...
  13. cborrman

    binnacle warning light plastic anywhere?

    So I installed the pretty nice raptor binnacle mount on weekend and come to the conclusion I need a new binnacle as well (plastic broken at bottom) but does anyone know where I can get the plastic warning light cover that is broken be left hand screw in the picture???
  14. cborrman

    polybushes

    Got the terafirma polybush kit fkr my 1996 110 CSW, and the front and back trailing arms or whatever they are called are now polybushed - however the rest of the box just does not look compatible with the parts??? Have I got / been sent wrong one?
  15. cborrman

    standard shock absorbers- reduce noise

    So speaking to a car design professional about noise and “trackters” it was interesting that while there is nothing we can do regarding modern car incremental gains in manufacture techniques, like properly isolating aluminim and steel with thick, durable, electric and chemical isolating and...
  16. cborrman

    sudden loss turbo boost

    So I have a 300tdi defender bought in July with 114k on clock, and now done 122k with two European tours. It had had a new timing belt, has since had head gasket, p gasket, water pump done, two full services, a new alisport oversized intercooler, all new silicon hoses and a boost pin and boost...
  17. cborrman

    Fog lamps in front bumper

    Have been looking through the threads on fog lights and had a lot of time to think while driving almost blind across a foggy france... won't bore you with details but my conclusion is that if the defender is going to have fog lights low enough to be useful while still protected somewhat from...
  18. cborrman

    EGT wiring fourby gauge

    Anyone got the wiring diagrams / instructions for fourby EGT gauge? https://fourby.co.uk/epages/950004277.sf/en_GB/?ObjectPath=/Shops/950004277/Categories/Defender Unlike the boost pin, etc it did not come with instructions and emailed / messages, etc a few times with no luck over a week. Now...
  19. cborrman

    will parts to diy jag v8 w/ 8 speed ZF auto ever trickle down?

    anyone have any thoughts on if and when the parts to shoe horn the jag v8 and the ZF 8(?) speed auto of the 150 factory V8 rebuilds will ever trickle down to mere mortals without £150k to spend on a reworked factory reworks...
  20. cborrman

    Avon Ranger 265 75 16 M+S actually in snow

    Bit of a noob question... and cannae see anything in "snow tyres" searches after 2015 in this thread; given all weather tyres have come on in leaps and bounds in last 2 years, and it did snow properly for first time in ages last years I thought I would bring this up, so to speak, so: ...my 110...
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