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Lambley

Member Since: 20 Apr 2013
Location: Mid Devon
Posts: 1435

I've got the NK front kit fitted to my Td5, with an engine blanket and bell housing blanket too, personally I like it, it's made a big difference to road and engine noise but I think the biggest improvement cane from the bell housing/gearbox blanket. It was a sod to fit, luckily I did mine while the gearbox tunnel was out which made it easier. If fitted properly it definitely makes a big difference. It reduces any gearbox/transfer box whine and as you don't have any carpets it would improve somewhat

4th Jun 2014 7:52am

pob1968

Member Since: 20 Apr 2014
Location: uk
Posts: 239

Yes thanks Lambley, will have to look at that next. Yes being a hardtop it is basic with a now thinner than it used to be plastic "carpet" in the cab area so not much in the way of sound proofing as standard. 110 Hardtop

4th Jun 2014 8:11am

Supacat

Member Since: 16 Oct 2012
Location: West Yorkshire
Posts: 11018

2013 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 XS DCPU Keswick Green

pob1968 wrote:
I agree that you need to do lots of things to make big changes but for a hundred quid the blanket is worth it.

That would have bought you many, many pairs of these:

4th Jun 2014 10:05am

Lambley

Member Since: 20 Apr 2013
Location: Mid Devon
Posts: 1435

Pardon?

4th Jun 2014 10:25am

g-mack

Member Since: 07 Jan 2014
Location: northumberland
Posts: 1967

Lambley wrote:
I think the biggest improvement cane from the bell housing/gearbox blanket. It was a sod to fit, luckily I did mine while the gearbox tunnel was out which made it easier.

Lambley, did your bell housing have the standard landrover piece of sound proofing on it? i'm sure mine has some kind of factory fit soundproof on it! If so do you remove that? or does the NK BHB wrap around that too? My 109 thread

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4th Jun 2014 10:30am

JWL

Member Since: 26 Oct 2011
Location: Hereford
Posts: 3443

Land Rover are all ready on the case! When I was at Eastnor the other weekend L R Experience were dropping these in your bag when you made a purchase on their stand.

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4th Jun 2014 11:04am

Lambley

Member Since: 20 Apr 2013
Location: Mid Devon
Posts: 1435

From memory there wasn't any soundproofing on mine before I fitted the blanket. I changed the transfer box to alter the gearing so the tunnel was out, but I can't remember seeing anything other than the metal casing to the box and transfer so I'm sure there wasn't any, do you mean the small piece of foam that sits on the top?
Don't get me wrong, when I said its difficult to fit, it wasn't that bad, it's just a case of spending half an hour getting the blanket into position and tie wrapping it. The blanket is fairly stiff due to the lead within.

4th Jun 2014 11:07am

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