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Retroanaconda



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Looks great.

200Tdis don't use a sump gasket, it is fitted with RTV sealant from the factory instead. However a gasket from some of the older engines will fit as you have done.
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LandRoverAnorak



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United Kingdom 2013 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 USW Orkney Grey
Really? Every day is a school day. The new gasket is doing its' job anyway. Darren

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LandRoverAnorak



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United Kingdom 2013 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 USW Orkney Grey
Oh, the joys of working on old Land Rovers!

Had a bit of spare time between rain showers and thought I'd swap the headlights as the originals were rusty:


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I'd picked up a set of almost new take-off headlights from fellow member, Barney12, and I'd bought a set of stainless bezels from Mobilecentre, so it should have been straightforward. However, after removing the plastic finisher, I noticed that the existing headlight was loose. I then took out the only screw that seemed to be holding anything and discovered this:


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The headlight bowl was completely rusted through and it just disintegrated when disturbed Rolling Eyes To be honest, I'd completely forgotten about steel headlight bowls. Even the last Series III I'd had fifteen years ago had plastic ones. Anyway, job stalled and it's off to eBay for parts.

The other task that I had half an idea to do was to replace the bullet connectors on the side and indicator wiring with modern Econseal ones. Again, I've got a take-off set of more modern lights that I want to swap over to. However, I'd forgotten that the older lights are a smaller diameter than the modern equivalents so they won't fit in the holes. So, eBay again is providing a suitable stepped hole saw so that I can open up the holes.

With the evenings now closing in, it'll probably be next weekend before I can put it all back together again properly. Darren

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LandRoverAnorak



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United Kingdom 2013 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 USW Orkney Grey
The parts arrived yesterday - a pair of Wipac plastic bowls with chrome bezels:


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As I'd managed to get home from work early, I decided to press on and fit one last night, with nice, shiny, stainless screws:


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(Ignore the paintwork - dealing with cosmetic stuff is for another day!)

It was all pretty straightforward apart from having to remove the female spade connectors from the connector block in order to thread them through the grommet at the back of the bowl.

The new bowls came with chromed bezels but I replaced those with stainless ones:


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I did have a chuckle at the fact that the Wipac Quadoptics were the all singing and dancing upgrade to one of my Series III Land Rovers 20-odd years ago Laughing

With it all reassembled, it's roadworthy again but I'll swap over the other one at the weekend.


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I also plan to swap the rest of the lights for more modern ones now that this little beauty has arrived!


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 Darren

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Post #572354 20th Oct 2016 7:06pm
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OldhamLandy



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United Kingdom 2016 Defender 90 Puma 2.2 XS CSW Santorini Black
It's looking great - amazing what a bit of tinkering can do for the overall look of the motor Thumbs Up 2016 Defender 90xs SW - Santorini Black with Silver Pack
2014 Defender 90xs SW - Corris Grey with Santorini Black Roof
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LandRoverAnorak



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United Kingdom 2013 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 USW Orkney Grey
Thanks, although ironically, most of the time, effort and money so far is barely visible Rolling Eyes

Continuing that theme, today I've swapped the drivers side indicator and side light for later plug in versions. First job after dismantling the existing was to open up the holes in the bodywork to take the larger body of the later lights. Firstly, I prised out the existing spire nuts and then attacked the remaining holes with the cone cutter shown above:


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Next, I made up some fly leads with Econoseal connectors on the ends to suit the new lights:


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I bought a job lot of the connectors from eBay and the same seller was offering this handy crimp tool for the pins, which made assembling them very easy:


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I adapted the vehicle wiring to remove several of the existing bullet connectors and replaced them with Waco connectors. These things are brilliant for making multi-cable joints - they're secure, rated for something like 50 volts and are very easy to use:


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It's a poor picture as it was taken by poking my phone in through the headlight aperture. I secured the wiring bundle with a cable tie afterwards.

After also enlarging the holes in the headlight surround, I was able to put it all back together:


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And that's it. Looks virtually identical to when I started, but it should now be more reliable and less prone to corrosion failure.

I'll do the other side tomorrow, which should be a lot quicker second time around. Darren

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L110CDL



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Good job there Darren, looks as if it was original Thumbs Up 1996 Golf Blue 300Tdi 110 Pick up. Keeper.


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LandRoverAnorak



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United Kingdom 2013 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 USW Orkney Grey
So, another day, another headlight. Todays task was supposed to be a repeat of yesterdays and I figured it'd be quicker as I now knew what I was up against. That was a mistake.

I took the old headlight out and noticed straight away that the bowl had already been replaced with a plastic one. The next thing that struck me was that there were far too many wires. It turns out that this headlight has a built in side light and that the wiring has been hacked around to suit:


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With the bowl removed, even more wiring carnage was apparent. Apart form the obvious scotchlock it turns out that the horn (located behind the grill to the left of the picture) was earthed by being connected to the headlight dipped beam. Frankly, it's a wonder that any of it worked.


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Much chopping and altering then ensued, which left me with a big pile of surplus wire and a correctly wired horn. I also replaced the rusty earth bolt that's fixed through the inner wing behind the side light and cleaned up the connections. Damaged sections of the main feeds to the dipped and main beam were cut out and the good bits soldered and protected with heat shrink:


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New fly leads with Econoseal connectors were assembled (I love my new crimping tool):


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Everything was re-connected, again using Waco connectors where appropriate - the earths and indicator feeds, which includes the wing repeater. The red wire with the blue bullet connector is the side light feed:


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New headlight bowl and connectors all in place:


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And the finished article. Best part of two days work and it looks exactly the same as when I started:


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I've just noticed that I've left a screw driver on the bumper!

As I had the grill out to access the horn wiring, I also replaced the grill screws with stainless ones. Darren

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Post #572967 23rd Oct 2016 9:59pm
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mk1collector



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England 2004 Defender 110 Td5 CSW Bonatti Grey
It may not look a lot different but at least you know everything is now properly fitted and good for another decade or two Thumbs Up I had to fix lots of wiring behind the lights and refit the correct plugs when I got mine and when I'd finished it was very satisfying knowing everything was working as it should again. Ray
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http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic17615.html
Post #572971 23rd Oct 2016 10:21pm
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LandRoverAnorak



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United Kingdom 2013 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 USW Orkney Grey
Yeah, I know. It's just not as exciting as some neat modification or bolt on goody Laughing

Next task will either be the rear lights (crimp tool on standby) or replacing the ignition switch, depending when the one I've just ordered turns up. The latter has developed a fault that means it sometimes won't start. I think it's just worn out and I know how it feels. Darren

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Post #572972 23rd Oct 2016 10:25pm
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GREENI



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Top job and fab write up. It's amazing what you find on these older trucks.
My v8 90 had extra wires on the headlight, the main loom to one side had broken, so they ran one wire from one headlight, right across the front of the radiator to the other! They hadn't even used terminals, they just stripped the ends of the wire and ferked them under the old plug.
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AJC



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Good work there
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Tiger



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2004 Defender 110 Td5 CSW Java Black
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Having seen it yesterday it's a great honest little 90. Quite jealous

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trickster5000



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United Kingdom 1989 Defender 90 300 Tdi CSW Arles Blue
Great work! Made me think I ought to have a look what state mines in! Whistle

I bet that pink paint job it once had looked interesting... Confused You can see just how bright it was! 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
Ha, ha, yeah it wasn't just pink, it was PINK!

The current paint finish, which was it's original colour, looks ok superficially but is rough around the edges. I suspect it was re-painted in a hurry when it came time to sell Laughing I've bought a tin of blue to touch up some of the obvious gaps. I may well get it re-sprayed at some point but there's lots to do before then. Plus, it needs a new rear door and at least front door hinges. It may even need new front doors but I haven't had a good look inside them yet. One step at a time... Darren

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