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trickster5000



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United Kingdom 1989 Defender 90 300 Tdi CSW Arles Blue
Looks great and the high level brake light is a nice safety bonus of the later style doors Thumbs Up Matt.

'89 90 CSW with a 3.5 V8 conversion (WIP) - http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic46809.html
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LandRoverAnorak



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United Kingdom 2013 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 USW Orkney Grey
Another little task that I completed today was to make some mats for the front footwells. In due course, the front will get a bit of a refurb (new cill rails and floor plates) and then sound proofing and hardura matting, but as an interim measure, I bought some more wide-ribbed rubber sheet and cut it to fit. They make a nice match to the mat in the rear load bed.


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 Darren

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Post #653937 30th Sep 2017 7:45pm
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L110CDL



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A job very well done on your back door Thumbs Up 1996 Golf Blue 300Tdi 110 Pick up. Keeper.


Clayton.
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legin



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United Kingdom 2012 Defender 90 Puma 2.2 HT Santorini Black
A neater cut and better fitting than the genuine land rover mats,well done.Could you done mine next ?
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LandRoverAnorak



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United Kingdom 2013 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 USW Orkney Grey
Heh, heh, no way. Too much fiddly measuring and crawling around on the floor, I'm afraid Laughing Darren

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Post #654691 3rd Oct 2017 8:05pm
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Procta



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very neat! Defender TD5 90 ---/--- Peugeot 306 HDI hatch back

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Profyaffle



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Just caught up on your thread.. The back door looks great.. liking all the little extras you do like the rubber gaskets Thumbs Up 1993 200Tdi Defender 90
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LandRoverAnorak



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United Kingdom 2013 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 USW Orkney Grey
Thanks Smile

Another little addition tonight that you might recognise Whistle


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I'm pleasantly surprised with how much difference it makes to noise levels. Darren

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Post #655452 6th Oct 2017 6:09pm
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Profyaffle



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Thumbs Up yes they are good for the deadening a bit of the noise. 1993 200Tdi Defender 90
Post #655455 6th Oct 2017 6:22pm
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Procta



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you can get bulk head carpet/ mat thing that goes behind the fuse box. Defender TD5 90 ---/--- Peugeot 306 HDI hatch back

Success is 90% Inspiration and 4 minutes Preparation # you can make it!
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LandRoverAnorak



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United Kingdom 2013 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 USW Orkney Grey
Snorkel
This afternoon, after washing it in preparation for a show tomorrow, I finally fitted my snorkel, which was a present from last Christmas Shocked

I do like a Land Rover with a snorkel and I've fitted several over the years, including offerings from Safari and Mantec. This time though, in keeping with the more traditional look that I've been going for, I've chosen an original-style metal type with a mushroom top that came as a kit from Paddocks.

First job was to remove the existing intake grill, which was held on with screws. This revealed a lot of mess from previous owner painting escapades but, as with so many things, cosmetics will wait for another day. For the purposes of todays' task, I just cleaned it up with some wire wool and marked and drilled the additional hole that the snorkel fitting requires.


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The kit comes with a thin gasket for the mating face of the snorkel with the wing but it looked a bit rubbish, so I made a new one from some 3mm sticky backed, closed cell foam:


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This was then fitted in place with stainless screws into the original intake duct mounting points:


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The A pillar mounting brackets also came with gaskets, which looked ok so were just tacked in place with some superglue:


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Fitting these brackets to the windscreen pillar is the most difficult part of the installation. It's worth checking the measurements supplied in the instructions, as I found that the given position of the top bracket clashed with the upper mounting point for the internal trim. I also threw out the 6mm plated bolts that came with the kit and replaced them with some 5mm stainless flange bolts. The subsequent smaller nut is marginally easier to fit inside the A pillar.


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After that, it was a relatively simple task to assemble the upper parts of the snorkel. The main tube comes painted on the outside but not in and was already rusting when I took it out of the box. Some months ago therefore, I'd cleaned, etch primed and painted the inside with Hammerite. Again, I also replaced the supplied nuts and bolts with stainless versions.


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I'll probably get some stainless jubilee clips for the connections of the flexible rubber section, as the supplied plastic clips are barely long enough.

To be honest, the kit, over all, is not brilliant - even the instructions were wrong as they were for a 300tdi that has it mounted on the other side to a completely different air box. With a bit of fettling though, and some better quality fittings, it can be made into a reasonable installation.


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 Darren

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Procta



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looking great there, much like my dads! I am not a fan of snorkels but that's just me. I am sure this is the same colour as mine? Defender TD5 90 ---/--- Peugeot 306 HDI hatch back

Success is 90% Inspiration and 4 minutes Preparation # you can make it!
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L110CDL



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Thumbs Up 1996 Golf Blue 300Tdi 110 Pick up. Keeper.


Clayton.
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LandRoverAnorak



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United Kingdom 2013 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 USW Orkney Grey
Procta wrote:
looking great there, much like my dads! I am not a fan of snorkels but that's just me. I am sure this is the same colour as mine?

Looking at your pictures, yeah I think it is. It's called Arles (or sometimes Windjammer) blue. Darren

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"You came in that thing? You're braver than I thought!" - Princess Leia
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legin



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United Kingdom 2012 Defender 90 Puma 2.2 HT Santorini Black
I always think these run a little to high the mushroom is above the roof line idea in dusty conditions but in England with over hanging trees ,bushes and car park low level gates a bit to high could it be cut down ?
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