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 Insurance |
Swac3
 12th Jan 2023 3:12pm
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Forum: General & Technical (L663) · Replies: 20 · Views: 3411 · Subject: Insurance |
Does there seem to be any difference between the hike in cost between commercials and regular ones,
ours is a D90 commercial we had wondered if it was the fact it comes up as Van insurance with eve ... |
| Insurance |
Swac3
12th Jan 2023 2:59pm
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Forum: General & Technical (L663) · Replies: 20 · Views: 3411 · Subject: A plan |
WOW, well A-PLAN got back to us best they could manage was £900 ! so thats not happening
Lets see what direct line say when confronted with the 325 quate from Churchill |
| MOT fail today 'Nearside handbrake' not working |
Swac3
11th Jan 2023 6:21pm
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Forum: Puma (Tdci) · Replies: 18 · Views: 2687 · Subject: MOT fail today 'Nearside handbrake' not working |
| Well jhad to go into town again today so dropped in and had the conversation, subsequently they tried to do a decelerometer test instead but couldnt get the in car unit to communicate to the base stat ... |
| MOT fail today 'Nearside handbrake' not working |
Swac3
11th Jan 2023 1:58pm
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Forum: Puma (Tdci) · Replies: 18 · Views: 2687 · Subject: MOT fail today 'Nearside handbrake' not working |
| Well, Thanks all. Much appreciated even if it exposed my lack of knowledge or at least confidence in what I thought i knew. |
| MOT fail today 'Nearside handbrake' not working |
Swac3
11th Jan 2023 1:35pm
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Forum: Puma (Tdci) · Replies: 18 · Views: 2687 · Subject: OK so now i'm confused as to whats going on with this MOT |
So,
Both rears jacked clear of ground
Handbrake ON
Spin either wheel and the other contra rotates, prop static.
Handbrake OFF
Spin either wheel and the other contra rotates, prop rotates.
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| MOT fail today 'Nearside handbrake' not working |
Swac3
11th Jan 2023 2:31am
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Forum: Puma (Tdci) · Replies: 18 · Views: 2687 · Subject: MOT fail today 'Nearside handbrake' not working |
| Aye, lots of people say you shouldn't do a defender on the rollers but if these guys hadn't done the roller test then they wouldn't have really noticed the near side didn't register any braking. |
| MOT fail today 'Nearside handbrake' not working |
Swac3
10th Jan 2023 10:09pm
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Forum: Puma (Tdci) · Replies: 18 · Views: 2687 · Subject: MOT fail today 'Nearside handbrake' not working |
Ho hum,
Got the call from the MT station it failed as the left side handbrake wasn't working.
Popped back in and it took me drawing a rough sketch of the defender system for the penny to drop, Lea ... |
| Insurance |
Swac3
10th Jan 2023 9:36pm
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Forum: General & Technical (L663) · Replies: 20 · Views: 3411 · Subject: Hmm |
Well I was just about to post my rant that Direct line just increased our premium to £478 for renewal from last years £256 but it seem this is a trend.
Not sure how they're justifying that scale ... |
| Good location to tap a power feed for dash cam |
Swac3
14th Nov 2022 11:25pm
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Forum: In Car Electronics (L663) · Replies: 2 · Views: 942 · Subject: Good location to tap a power feed for dash cam |
Hiya,
Per the title, anyone know an accessible location to tap a power feed for dash cam.
Its a 90 commecial if that makes any difference, front cam only.
cheers
Gary |
| Defender 90 Commercial Rear Windows Unblock |
Swac3
23rd Jun 2022 8:44pm
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Forum: General & Technical (L663) · Replies: 20 · Views: 6867 · Subject: Defender 90 Commercial Rear Windows Unblock |
| Aye, thought about it shortly after posting, Maybe a Stick on Exterior panel and the removable interior trim wouldn't comply with the rules. Could have been worse I guess, It might have been a welded ... |
| Defender 90 Commercial Rear Windows Unblock |
Swac3
22nd Jun 2022 11:57pm
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Forum: General & Technical (L663) · Replies: 20 · Views: 6867 · Subject: Defender 90 Commercial Rear Windows Unblock |
| Seems like a total waste of money...On Landrovers part that is. Such a pointless uneconomic exercise stocking and installing different glass that's then covered both inside and out only on Commercials ... |
| Smart phone holder |
Swac3
6th Jun 2022 10:35pm
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Forum: In Car Electronics (L663) · Replies: 14 · Views: 5082 · Subject: Smart phone holder |
| A bit of a missed design feature the lack of anywhere logical to stash your mobile on the dash, also if you have the centre seat the plastic try they put on isnt even big enough to pop a phone into /f ... |
| BAS WOW |
Swac3
6th Jun 2022 10:18pm
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Forum: Puma (Tdci) · Replies: 6 · Views: 2253 · Subject: BAS WOW |
Congratulations, welcome to the BAS club, had my 2.2 done with the BAS 170BHP right after I bought it, Its a completely different beast, also pretty much resolved the low rpm pogoing.
Happy bunny s ... |
| Anyone else got Steel wheels rusting |
Swac3
26th Mar 2022 11:40pm
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Forum: Faults & Fixes (L663) · Replies: 7 · Views: 3259 · Subject: Anyone else got Steel wheels rusting |
HI, cheers.
Dealer 'cleaned' the wheels with some sort of acid spray as a fix ! Which is a fix to the visible symptom sure which will just leach out again from the cracked coating.
We did get a ... |
| Anyone else got Steel wheels rusting |
Swac3
12th Feb 2022 11:02pm
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Forum: Faults & Fixes (L663) · Replies: 7 · Views: 3259 · Subject: Anyone else got Steel wheels rusting |
https://www.defender2.net/gallery/albums/userpics/17957/normal_IMG_20220212_160427_resized_20220212_093852326.jpg
I've got a couple of spots that look similar to burst bubbles in a spray job and a fi ... |
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