| Author |
Message |
 Auto-folding mirrors |
RDR
 6th Jan 2025 11:27am
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Forum: General & Technical (L663) · Replies: 16 · Views: 4112 · Subject: Auto-folding mirrors |
did you use the "Two buttons" left and right, pressed together ?
Yep That's how you manually open and close them, an easy software update and very useful feature would be to add an option ... |
| Auto-folding mirrors |
RDR
5th Jan 2025 9:06am
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Forum: General & Technical (L663) · Replies: 16 · Views: 4112 · Subject: Auto-folding mirrors |
| I hope there’s a clutch mechanism inside but it sounds awful when they are trying to deploy. There’s nothing really to scrape around the hinge so it’s a case of getting de-icer in it. I tried dr ... |
| Auto-folding mirrors |
RDR
4th Jan 2025 9:09pm
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Forum: General & Technical (L663) · Replies: 16 · Views: 4112 · Subject: Auto-folding mirrors |
| Having just spent the week in cold icy conditions the ability to prevent the mirrors folding would be very useful. Having it as an option in the menu with the winter wiper position setting would be an ... |
| Paint layers and parking brake |
RDR
13th Sep 2024 12:16pm
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Forum: General & Technical (L663) · Replies: 8 · Views: 1337 · Subject: Paint layers and parking brake |
| I had a new D4, I went to fit sidesteps and noticed the paint had been missed behind the sill covers. The dealer rectified it. It would make sense to me that the whole shell receives the same paint s ... |
| Trolley Jack!! |
RDR
19th Jul 2024 8:50am
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Forum: Maintenance & Modifications · Replies: 14 · Views: 2070 · Subject: Trolley Jack!! |
| I have a few trolley off-road trolley jacks but have found i use this more nowadays easy to grab and sling under the vehicle and the added safety benefit of integral jack stand, high lift height too.
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| [Sold] 5X New Pirelli Scorpion 255/60/R20 |
RDR
18th Jul 2024 8:57am
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Forum: For Sale & Wanted (L663) · Replies: 8 · Views: 2599 · Subject: [Sold] 5X New Pirelli Scorpion 255/60/R20 |
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| 2023 P400 90 (75th edition) rear squeaks and rattles |
RDR
8th Jul 2024 8:48am
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Forum: Faults & Fixes (L663) · Replies: 8 · Views: 2470 · Subject: 2023 P400 90 (75th edition) rear squeaks and rattles |
| Not A 90 but a 110. I had some really annoying plastic squeaks and rattles on rough roads and speed bumps. The rear door inside trim plastic is terrible I managed to stop most of it by wedging foam in ... |
| ARB Compressor in L663 |
RDR
24th Jun 2024 8:09am
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Forum: My New Defender (L663) · Replies: 40 · Views: 8612 · Subject: ARB Compressor in L663 |
"I came to the rescue by getting my hose out''
I can just see her face...... 
Anyway, I think I'll go double. Probably over kill for the few times we'll need it, but its belt and brac ... |
| PCP and LR Contribution |
RDR
17th Jun 2024 9:03am
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Forum: Finance & Insurance · Replies: 1 · Views: 732 · Subject: PCP and LR Contribution |
| There are some discounts around now, we were out shopping for a run around for mrs RDR it was noticeable how many offers there were across all brands definitely becoming a buyers market. |
| Which Defender to have?? |
RDR
17th Jun 2024 8:58am
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Forum: General & Technical (L663) · Replies: 42 · Views: 8379 · Subject: Which Defender to have?? |
| I would try and get some test drives to compare its very personal, given the amount of time my L460 was in the dealers I was able to thoroughly test nearly all defender engine derivatives. The d250/3 ... |
| Warped brake discs |
RDR
13th Jun 2024 6:25am
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Forum: General & Technical (L663) · Replies: 23 · Views: 4339 · Subject: Warped brake discs |
| I had all my disco 5 discs and pads replaced at first service due to vibration. Initial response was jog on from JLR. I raised a complaint as the car only had 7k miles on it and they agreed to cover a ... |
| How noisy is the roof rack? |
RDR
9th Jun 2024 10:31am
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Forum: Modifications & Maintenance (L663) · Replies: 7 · Views: 1845 · Subject: How noisy is the roof rack? |
| it is noisy i removed mine in the end, i need a roof rack on all the time and found the genuine roof bars to be near silent. |
| Defender Octa |
RDR
7th Jun 2024 8:49am
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Forum: V8 P525 Area (L663) · Replies: 121 · Views: 27190 · Subject: Defender Octa |
| surprised they haven't got a spare wheel lock on that wheel, mind you would be pretty easy to spot it on ebay! |
| Rear wheel / all wheel steering |
RDR
30th May 2024 7:04pm
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Forum: General & Technical (L663) · Replies: 7 · Views: 2832 · Subject: Rear wheel / all wheel steering |
| The rear steer on my l460 was an unexpected highlight of ownership. It made the car so much better at low speed and parking. |
| Need some post collection day advice please! |
RDR
23rd May 2024 12:29pm
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Forum: My New Defender (L663) · Replies: 11 · Views: 1980 · Subject: Need some post collection day advice please! |
| I feel for you, having ordered many land rovers I have learnt the hard way to go over spec and Double check order sheet and build sheets closely. Adding things can effect other things and dealers don ... |
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