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| bob neville Member Since: 30 Apr 2009 Location: Marbella Posts: 3247   
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I deliberately ordered a County for my current 90 as I did not want air con, I just open a window if I get too hot
Bob 2015 Jaguar XE240 R Sport - goes like ....... !! 2013 Defender 90 CSW - sold 2009 Defender 110 Double Cab - sold 2001 TD5 90 CSW - offroad project - sold to a forum member 2011 Porsche Boxster - for the sunny days ! |
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11th May 2013 3:20pm |
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| bpman Member Since: 21 May 2008 Location: Oslo Posts: 8069 
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my new 110 does not have a/c either ... really retro compared to the Ice
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11th May 2013 3:22pm |
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| BigWheels Member Since: 21 Mar 2010 Location: Somerset Posts: 1405  
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I like the a/c in mine. Cool inside & keeps bugs out, safety aspect when they all want to bite & sting me.
But I'd go back to winders if I had a choice. Electric windows are neat, but not good for escape in a crisis. Land Rover Defenders. 67 years heritage, minimal appearance changes, still going strong all over the world. Not a fashion vehicle, but fashionable to own. Made for the needy, not the greedy. Ta ta Defender |
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11th May 2013 4:29pm |
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| Pam W Member Since: 25 Oct 2011 Location: North Yorkshire Posts: 1169  
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Air con is not a Puma feature in particular. Not sure when it first came in on Defenders but it has been an option since at least td5s, so you will see some with, some without, regardless whether it is a working one, or otherwise. Really the major thing with a Puma is just the change of engine and a few other tweaks, but are not that many features on Puma Defenders that are unique to Pumas, pretty much as the later Td5s... bodywork differences just bonnet bulge and lack of front opening vents, can't think of any others that are just Puma bits - but there may be an odd thing here and there.
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11th May 2013 4:56pm |
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| bpman Member Since: 21 May 2008 Location: Oslo Posts: 8069
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here's a geeky question ... is there a difference between td5 110 rear mudflaps and puma 110 rear mudflaps ?
if not, why does the rear wing edge wear away on pumas and not td5s or do they wear away on td5s too ? |
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11th May 2013 5:05pm |
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| LandRoverAnorak Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 11240 
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The mudflaps are the same. I've just repaired the rear wing edge on one side of mine at eight years old. The fact that so many Puma owners have seen failures on much younger vehicles does suggest a difference in wing material though. Thinner, or a slightly different alloy pethaps? Darren
110 USW BUILD THREAD - EXPEDITION TRAILER - 200tdi 90 BUILD THREAD - SANKEY TRAILER - IG@landroveranorak "You came in that thing? You're braver than I thought!" - Princess Leia |
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11th May 2013 6:29pm |
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| bpman Member Since: 21 May 2008 Location: Oslo Posts: 8069
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thanks Darren, good to know they've not changed the design.
I've made up some stainless strips, bit like the ent..k ones and fitted on my green 110. |
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11th May 2013 7:04pm |
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| LandRoverAnorak Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 11240
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I've reinforced mine with aluminium angle but, more importantly, introduced some rubber isolators between the mounting bolt and wing. The failure is basically metal fatigue and this should be avoided by making the joint flexible rather than rigid. Darren
110 USW BUILD THREAD - EXPEDITION TRAILER - 200tdi 90 BUILD THREAD - SANKEY TRAILER - IG@landroveranorak "You came in that thing? You're braver than I thought!" - Princess Leia |
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11th May 2013 7:21pm |
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| big steve Member Since: 24 Dec 2009 Location: hertfordshire Posts: 2456 
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I don't have air co its something else to go wrong
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3.2 conversion DONE 238bhp and 707nm torque and thats just the start ;-P hybrid turbo in build -done ready to fit ashcroft atb in transfer box 6 speed auto in build |
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11th May 2013 9:06pm |
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| Supacat Member Since: 16 Oct 2012 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 11018 
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Having both sounds logical but I think if I was to have only one then it would be the angle rather than a flexible mounting - assuming this is quite a decent section and so spreads the loading over a far larger area. If the fatigue was on the mudflap arm rather than the wing mount then I think the latter would be true. |
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12th May 2013 4:56pm |
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