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I've been patching up my 90 defender 300tdi chassis most years for about six years now and reckon it's about time to bite the bullet and order a galvanized chassis. I understand there are a couple of choices and reckoned on you people knowing the best option/make. What do you think is the one...

I'm looking for a good steering wheel as my 300 tdi one is worn through because of rough hands. Even the wife winces a bit :) I'm not keen on a cover as they are thick enough to start with. I'm up in the north of Scotland on an AB postcode so it would need to be posted too. Cheers.

Until I saw the price of a new one I had to laugh at the design of the new shape RR's rear wiper. The screen wash tube which vents out of the hollow wiper drive arm had leaked and corroded the drive gear causing the plastic gear to strip out. What kind of a half wit designs an electrical...

1997 Defender 300 tdi. There appears to be no servo assistance so that you need to almost bend the brake pedal to stop. I have renewed all the pistons and seals in the calipers, all the brake lines, the vacuum pump and the brake servo. The pedal is very firm and is without air in the...

TDI 300 Defender 1997. Put a new brake vacuum pump on last year (britpart) and the brakes were slightly better but the pedal still seemed too solid and the effort too much for too little braking. I'm not hearing any servo noise either, and the pedal doesn't have the usual give it should with the...

I haven't had sounds for over a year and was perusing some old threads trying to see what could be the problem. Trouble is that I'm an electrical numpty and although I've just renewed every brake pipe and mechanically service it myself I'm hopeless on electrics. The left hand button at the...

Hi all, haven't been on here for a while but hoping for a bit of advice. I'm wanting to replace most of the steel brake lines and flexi hoses to the rear of my L322 but am having problems getting the shields off without damaging them. They appear to be held on by plastic headed screws with...

Needed a rear wiper motor assembly for the 300tdi ninety after a rear door replacement got the original lost but didn't like the prices being asked for a replacement so plumped for one off a Disco of around the same vintage. It's all fitted and wired in but the Disco replacement one didn't come...

I have been looking unsuccessfully for some rear brake hoses from all the usual suppliers as mine look decidedly dodgy. Is it a dealer job or does anyone know of a supplier please?

Following a dead battery and it's renewal I seem to have lost all sounds except parking sensors. I have checked relevant fuses, but electrics are not my strong point and wonder if I'm missing something. It seemed to happen when the battery went completely flat the first time.:doh: I followed the...

Hi all, Iv'e recently being buying vegetable oil from Costco and seeing on how my Defender runs on it. Must look like I'm running a chip shop.:) It appears fine if you don't go above 75% oil/25% Derv, although it doesn't fire up from cold quite so readily. On 100% veg oil there is also a...

Anyone had the problem with this holder not staying in it's seated position? It's not exactly a major fault, but has bothered me since buying it S/H about a year ago, and so far it's one of the only faults I have had. I've had a look with a torch but cannot see anything obvious and wondered if...

It's probably been asked before so I'll apologise in advance, but how is the service indicator reset? It looks similar to Beemers where you jiggle the computer info button and ignition switch in sequence to reset service 1&2 and brake fluid change intervals. It's a diesel if it makes a...

My neighbour has a red mid nineties 4 litre RR in quite good order. I believe the air bags were recently renewed and it has always been looked after. It will have just had road use. He's just upgraded and was thinking of ebaying it. Anyone want to be put in touch? It is in Moray.....

Can anyone help with service notes or a manual covering an '03 tdv6 RR? Now found it. Thank you The Mad Hat Man

New here so this is probably a silly question, but.. My car is fitted with 255/60 tyres on 18" rims with a spare of the same size. With the car came with four unused 255/55 R19 tyres on rims, but with no 5th spare. The overall diameter of the different sized tyres appears similar, but the...

Hi to all here. Thought it sensible to join a forum before things go horribly wrong with a recent purchase of a five year old diesel RR. All well at present, and we are slowly working out what buttons do what. ;) I'm more used to defenders and old discos, but took a gamble on buying this one...