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The sidelight bulbs for my 110 Td5 should be 5W. I need one replacement but here in Cochabamba, Bolivia can buy only 10 watt bulbs. If I put in two @ 10W will/might this cause a problem (too powerful for the fuses, etc.?)??

Thanks for all replies. Agree ref the short run time dont do it, either run it until proper hot or dont run it at all, if its under cover just forget it and dont run/move it and accept it will need a new battery come august, if its outside then I dont see you having much choice but to...

A fully charged battery will last longer. How long will the Defender be left for.The previous owner of my Defender used to leave it in my barn for three months from 12th December to the 20 March each year for about five years. It has a battery isolation switch. Used to start on the button when...

Just get a battery conditioner and leave it plugged in... Sorry, I forgot to mention that the LR is in Uruguay and that I'm in Germany and that I didn't think I could bother the guy to ask him to get a solar charger.

My Defender 110 will be parked for about another six months. Each tyre is on a piece of flat wood. What are the best tyre pressures while it's not being used?

My 110 Td5 has been parked in storage since December 23rd 2016. I have no access to it (it's in Uruguay, I'm in Germany). The man taking care of it (and various other vehicles) starts it up and idles it for about 20 minutes and may drive it for a very short distance (he cannot take it on public...

My Defender will be parked and not driven for a little over four months in a fairly hot and somewhat humid climate (Uruguay, where it’s now summer). The matter of keeping the batteries charged is taken care of but are there any other special precautions I should take regarding, for example, the...

Thanks for replies but they're not altogether clear. I noted that one cover was already missing and I took the damaged one off, so "take em off" is not quite applicable. Anyway, what's the reason for taking them off or leaving them off?

There was recently a squealing and scraping from the area of a rear wheel. I discovered that a metal cover over the inside was twisted and damaged, so removed it. I also found that on the other side, the cover was missing. I've no idea since when. So, presumably, I should replace these. I don't...

Between January 5th and approximately May 14th next year, I have to leave my Land Rover Defender parked and not in use. The climate/weather at that time, in the place I’m leaving it, will vary, I believe, between hot (summer) and cool or slightly cold (winter). I have a main battery and two...

Thanks for all this help.You guys are really great. I'm working on this but am tempted to leave the thing for a while. In January 2016 (maybe 5,000 km ahead) I have to fly back to Europe, leaving the LR in Uruguay, then returning to South America. It'd be cheaper to buy the shocks over there...

No, not at the moment, lightning, but I can find out tomorrow (today is Sunday, everything closed). Then I'll post that info. Thank you. Before posting my op, I'd been in touch with a UK LR parts supplier I'd previously bought stuff from. They stated (I quote): While shock absorbers from a...

None of them have actually "gone", if that means that the vehicle can no longer be (safely) driven. I've been reliably advised that they should be replaced. Front and rear might be at different stages of "going".

My vehicle is a Land Rover Defender CSW 110 Td5 (2005). I am travelling in South America and need four new shock absorbers but parts are rather thin on the ground. Would shock absorbers intended for a different LR model such as a Discovery or Range Rover be suitable?

400-500 km. ago, new front and rear brake pads were fitted to my Defender 110 Td5 CSW (now covered 115,000 km). Not immediately but after about 200 km, I estimate, a loud screeching began to be emitted on braking. It happens when braking from slow speed to a standstill. On the open road I...

Yes, three batteries. One starter and then two in parallel for equipment.

Thanks, all. Even though the plastic insert of which the "green/black/yellow or white" reading is part, had blown out, the battery was fine. An electrician has checked everything and found that the alternator'regulator is not damaged. The problem arose because a connection between the first and...

In my Defender Td5 I have an Exide Premium 12v EA 1000 1OOAh 900CCA starter battery, which I bought in Germany in April-May-June 2014 (I don’t remember exactly). Since then, through the European winter and through very hot weather, the engine always burst readily to life at first touch. Until...

I've been asked on a forum I'm trying to join "What is the first model that Land Rover made?" I didn't know so I looked it up. The answer was: The Land Rover name was originally used by the Rover Company for one specific vehicle model, named simply the Land Rover, launched by Rover in 1948."...

I hope this isn't a silly question but here goes. I have a 100Ah 900CCA starter battery connected in parallel (manual in-out switch) with a 115 Ah leisure battery. If I start the engine with the two batteries connected, is there any possibilitry of causing any damage/doing any harm to the...