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Thank you very much (yet again..!) Andy :cool: Yes, it turned out Fuse 4 in the engine-bay fuse-box had blown. Replacing it has fixed both the hazards and the indicators flashing when you arm / disarm the alarm. So I'm back to normal. I was half expecting the replacement to blow too, but it...

Hi All, I have been experiencing some weirdness with my indicators and hazard lights not working that I'm struggling to fix. Car - 2000 (W reg) Freelander 1.8 with a towbar and wiring (wiring is a complete "plug & play" loom - Britpart IIRC) - Flasher relay is an unbranded four pin "heavy...

Thanks for getting back to me Andy - I feared that might be the case :-( I'll get something like this and make my own: HEAT SHIELD Embossed Aluminium

Hi Andy - a long, long shot... I just did my exhaust manifold gaskets in readiness for the MoT; the remnants of my exhaust manifold heat-shield have pretty much crumbled to dust. I literally have nothing left to reattach it to the car..! Do you have a heat-shield for a 1997-2000 1.8? (earlier...

Brief update. 1. Tested battery and it seemed fine last night (12.7v) - slow charged it for a few hours anyway as a precaution. 2. Unplugged Idle Air Control Valve electrical connector and blasted the electrical contacts with switch cleaner, allowed to dry and reconnected it. 3. Found a Land...

Hi All, Here's one that no amount of googling has helped much with - I found my battery had completely drained yesterday. - Yesterday (in the sweltering heat if that matters?) I took the 2000 W-reg Freelander 1.8 for a 30 minute motorway trip and then left it parked up for about 6 hours. -...

After work, I poked my head under the bonnet and checked every pipe and hose was securely attached (a couple on the airbox were refitted less hurriedly). Started it up and it ran totally normally, so I must have fixed a slight air leak somewhere. Even better - none of the dashboard lights seen...

Hi All, I have replaced the clutch master cylinder & slave cylinder assembly on my car at lunchtime with a genuine replacement (found on eBay for a good price). However, I couldn't have made the relatively straightforward task more difficult if I tried... 1. Got the pipe routing wrong enough...

This is true, but it'd be lovely if (even just some of) the cables are already there ready to be used..!!

I just checked the Formula1 Tyres website and the same Coopers are now £137 each (all in). As someone suggested in an earlier post, maybe the prices for AT and winter tyres are at their highest about now. Worth bearing in mind if you still have some (legal) life left in your current tyres...

Another option I found, keeping your speedo as (in)accurate as it came from the factory.: 225/55/17 Cooper Discoverer ATT 101H XL for about £105 each (including VAT), fitted at my local branch of Formula 1 in late March. The price above includes the sneaky odds & sods such as fitting...

Don't know if this is quite the kind of parts catalogue you are after, but Rimmers do a printed one for the Freelander 1. I have used it a few times to find part numbers., so probably worth requesting one (it takes a few weeks to arrive if it's not part of an order, but I'm glad I got mine).

I have an early 2000 Freelander 1.8 five door - that's before the "mini" facelift later in 2000, so amber indicators etc. I am looking to plug in a Phillips CD changer, relocate the window switches to the centre console to make space for the heated seat switches and obviously add some heated...

Well you are probably right. I did give it a good, hard spanking in third gear up and down the bi-pass a couple of times before taking it for the first re-test (all within the speed limit Officer..!), but probably hadn't done enough miles since the Cataclean was added to the tank to make a...

A cautionary tale (with no pictures)...how to leave yourself without a car. Took my early 2000 Freelander 1.8 for its MoT in the mid / late October and it failed on four things: Worn bush on one passenger-side lower rear arm (the solid one). ABS light on CO emissions about 3 times the limit...

Hi All, I'm hoping to get some leather dye to re-colour some incredibly sound, but incredibly grubby leather seats I've obtained and then replace the tired originals in my car with them. I want to take them from their current "digestive biscuit" beige to the slightly browny/grey colour the...

Hi All, I have a early Freelander and have acquired a Phillips RC026 CD changer to connect up (yes, I have the correct R770 radio..!) The only thing I am missing is the pair of brackets to bolt the CD changer to the Freelander's driver's seat base. My extensive internet research suggests...

@Nodge68 - thank you!! I have: Replaced the front door door speakers with the JVCs Replaced the subwoofers in the boot (16.5cm Pyle subwoofers for £20 each) but will need to replace the wooden (MDF) panel they bolt to as it is too warped....will use 18mm marine ply. Rear doors still to do (ran...

The pic's are very useful...thank you! :) And the soundproofing is a good idea (that may need to be a follow-up job as I'll be focusing on my Jag X-Type's front wheel bearings on Saturday, whereas Sunday looks like rain, rain and lots more rain).

In other news - my neighbour's suggestion of an aerial adaptor was bang on the money. Arrived this AM and was easily fitted at lunchtime. I'm now looking forward to receiving and fitting new speakers on the weekend..!