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well, I haven't yet got round to Ikea, but last night I had the 90 down B&Q and I was buying some 2400mm battening. Firstly.. it's worth people knowing that B&Qs "cutting service" won't cut battening because it is "too small" to put in their bench saw and get the health and safety shield...

Nice! The full width ones are not light... I think thats the dimensions of the narrower bookcase, the full width ones are definitely 80cm, the back panel is one piece and then all the sides/shelves layered on top... Amazingly I have bought these before and got them home in my old '96 Ford...

So I need another piece of Ikea's finest bookcaseware for the house, and I was wondering (having had some of the traditional "fun" experiences of actually trying to transport large items in a Defender 90...) will I get a Billy Bookcase in there? The bookcase is obviously fixed in size. 80 x 28...

yes, I've signed it, but I fear it is something of a mute point with JLR being fundamentally a private commercial entity (or something like that) - they won't be swayed by petitions/government.

I was away all last week, so don't know when it actually did arrive, but my sticker is here now. Thank you! :)

Just arrived today, brand spanking new filler cap. Has some german brand name stamped on the side, but perfectly legit looking and feeling. won't get to the truck til tomorrow now but am currently confident I can recommend the e-bay seller rstlandrovers

Yeah, My RAC stuff says in the small print "^ Wherever possible, the RAC will recover the cost of the recovery service from your insurer or the 3rd party insurer. If this is not possible, you will be asked to pay for the recovery." which suggests that if, for example, you weren't going to...

It is definitely worth checking up on this. I have "national recovery" on RAC meaning they will tow me anywhere I want on breakdown - so if I was in Newcastle, I could get them to bring me all the way back to the garage I want in Bristol - (poor tow truck driver). It may well be different on...

I guess I was hoping there was a fix, rather than a replace.. :( or if this was a permanent 'feature' of Defenders, I'd just have to get over it and not waste time + money on three caps to find the same issue over and over! :5bboxing_smiley: Cheers fella. Order is already in :) Anyone...

Hi Defender forum.. I posted this in the broken fuel cap thread in General Landy chat, but it just disappeared from sight without so much as an additional view! As it is probably actually a specific Defender "feature" I thought I'd try it here too tho, as I know defender owners are much more...

Hey there. I've thrown an order in too. Should be delivering to Bristol, BS1.

I do park it in gear, full curbside lock. Even with a clutch-lock though, could they not just pull it out of gear, drop the handbrake and tow? (allbeit a landy determined to steer). I honestly don't know! Too newb :baby: I kind of figure Land Rover security assumes the thief can get IN to the...

I might see if I can get my hands on a old defender gear lever and see how hard it is to hacksaw through, with a number of different tools... I'll report my findings back ;) Until then, I've just bought the x-eng knob lever (oo er) I'll also come back with some feedback on that once I have that...

Yeah. Sadly this is true. It's funny, as has been said, nothing will stop the prepared, tooled up scrotebag. The lock does come with a sheering nut to replace the fixing one on the gear stick to stop someone just lifting the rubber and unbolting it, but there's nothing stopping them just cutting...

Cheers. Tim. Fantastic username by the way. wish I'd been more creative when I signed up ;) I think the visibility, ease of fitting (not crawling around under the steering wheel) and enhanced security (what you say is quite true, a pair of bolt cutters would see the clutch one off) will lead...

In the never-ending saga that is Defender security, I am now in a personal debate about one of two options here.. (firstly, I already have a steering wheel lock, and am having an immobilizer upgrade + alarm as soon as the funds are in) So which does Landyzone think is a better bet at the...

I have an interesting case with my '99 TD5 Defender locking diesel cap... I can literally "prise" the black plastic cap off with my hands (whether it's locked or not) revealing the lock barrel (a red plastic tube) which itself can be easily lifted out of the white ratchet gear - and then the...

ha. well, would you believe it, on the drive home from the dealer (Maidenhead) to Bristol, we broke down, had to call the RAC, and there wasn't a single question about whether it was a commercial vehicle or not (it is indeed a light utility on the V5). they took the reg, said "thats a Land Rover...

I should have mentioned, that was arranged through Flux, and underwriten by Equity Red Star.. Ooooh, it's crossed my mind (but I don't think my new insurer would like that)

£380 for a '99 Defender 90 TD5 CSW. Fully comp, 6,000 miles pa, me (28) and my dad (60?) driving, 7 years NCD. I live in Bristol and keep it on the road which can't help the price. Plan over the next 12 months is to knock my front wall down (so I can park in on my drive) and get a aftermarket...