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 Help needed with a strange water leak |
Martyn
 28th Oct 2011 10:09pm
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Forum: Maintenance & Modifications · Replies: 18 · Views: 8491 · Subject: Help needed with a strange water leak |
| Had my DCPU for 4 months now and have been plagued with leaks and drips around the rear seats. I have to say, LR Hereford sorted it out after LR Stourbridge (shatstones) made a hash of it. I have mark ... |
| New Seat Cover |
Martyn
26th Sep 2011 8:00pm
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Forum: Maintenance & Modifications · Replies: 6 · Views: 3318 · Subject: New Seat Cover |
| Righty, the job is done. Didn't take the seat out to change the cover. Cut the old cover off and then removed the existing hogs by snipping them with http://www.clasohlson.co.uk/Product/Product.aspx?i ... |
| New Seat Cover |
Martyn
19th Sep 2011 7:32pm
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Forum: Maintenance & Modifications · Replies: 6 · Views: 3318 · Subject: New Seat Cover |
| Thanks for that Ickle. Your bang on; 3 bars embedded within the foam and ditto within the new seat cover. Bar fixes to bar using a stainless steel hog ring - 4 either side and 3 on top. Cover arrived ... |
| New Seat Cover |
Martyn
18th Sep 2011 9:11pm
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Forum: Maintenance & Modifications · Replies: 6 · Views: 3318 · Subject: New Seat Cover |
| Put a slash in the back of the part leather XS front passenger seat last week getting summot awkward out. Got a replacement cover on order, due to collect tomorrow. An original jobby from the local LR ... |
| To air con or not to air con? |
Martyn
24th Aug 2011 9:26pm
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Forum: Puma (Tdci) · Replies: 32 · Views: 17643 · Subject: To air con or not to air con? |
Came as standard on my XS, but if I had a County spec I'd happily blow a grand on it as an option for comfort really.
Probably the best aircon I've ever experienced out of all the vehicles I've had ... |
| MPG ... whats yours? |
Martyn
19th Aug 2011 11:44am
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Forum: Puma (Tdci) · Replies: 49 · Views: 26522 · Subject: MPG ... whats yours? |
| A brimmed tank to the fuel light coming on gives me bang on 350 miles. Don't matter what type of driving I do I always seem to get 350!! I know thats 60 litres of fuel used so 26.5mpg. Been on long mo ... |
| NFU - Stated Wrong Vehicle |
Martyn
11th Aug 2011 10:41pm
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Forum: Finance & Insurance · Replies: 4 · Views: 5902 · Subject: NFU - Stated Wrong Vehicle |
My registration number brings up Defender 2.4 tdci double cab std, whatever std is! 'standard' i guess. They dont have a DC xs on the system either. At least it's the correct engine, etc though!
T ... |
| NFU - Stated Wrong Vehicle |
Martyn
10th Aug 2011 9:09am
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Forum: Finance & Insurance · Replies: 4 · Views: 5902 · Subject: NFU - Stated Wrong Vehicle |
| NFU are my insurer. When I took the policy out, the vehicle was still at the dealers and I only had a registration mark. Had to get the policy prior to have the vehicle delivered to me. For some reaso ... |
| Gobbing Up the Holes - Waterproofing |
Martyn
10th Aug 2011 8:54am
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Forum: Maintenance & Modifications · Replies: 3 · Views: 3145 · Subject: Gobbing Up the Holes - Waterproofing |
| Had a good poke round under the back seat in the double cab this morning and found a few patches of sediment indicating a leak which has evaporated. It's not hard to see daylight particularly over the ... |
| Carpet Trim Question |
Martyn
26th Jul 2011 11:10pm
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Forum: Maintenance & Modifications · Replies: 6 · Views: 3763 · Subject: Carpet Trim Question |
Martyn,
Unfortunately I did the job first and then asked questions  That means I damaged the plastic cups when I removed the black pins. A nice tip from a fellow here is to put some vaselin or g ... |
| Carpet Trim Question |
Martyn
17th Jul 2011 6:10pm
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Forum: Maintenance & Modifications · Replies: 6 · Views: 3763 · Subject: Carpet Trim Question |
| Chaps, the carpet in my XS - particulary around the seat bases and the carpet mats, is fixed in place by what looks like a black domed pushpins with an orange sleeve on the back. You can see the orang ... |
| I have a rattle! **SOLVED** |
Martyn
17th Jul 2011 2:59pm
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Forum: Puma (Tdci) · Replies: 28 · Views: 28327 · Subject: I have a rattle! **SOLVED** |
| Righty, the problem is the wheel mounted in the back. LR in their wisdom have used the 4 smallest adhesive pads they could land their hands on to keep the wheel off the back. The spigot is smaller tha ... |
| Rubber lining for DC bed |
Martyn
17th Jul 2011 2:52pm
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Forum: Maintenance & Modifications · Replies: 16 · Views: 6039 · Subject: Rubber lining for DC bed |
| I lined the rear of mine with 6mm ribbed rubber sheeting. I only did the bed and tailgate and left the arches. I used adhesive velcro from B&Q to fix the rubber (heavy!) to the tailgate, but after ... |
| I have a rattle! **SOLVED** |
Martyn
12th Jul 2011 7:05pm
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Forum: Puma (Tdci) · Replies: 28 · Views: 28327 · Subject: I have a rattle! **SOLVED** |
| Well, Im convinced its that area.... |
| I have a rattle! **SOLVED** |
Martyn
12th Jul 2011 6:56pm
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Forum: Puma (Tdci) · Replies: 28 · Views: 28327 · Subject: I have a rattle! **SOLVED** |
| Well, not surprisingly after only 200 miles in the new XS DCPU I have developed a rattle. In the cabin, it sounds like its coming from the rear 3 seats. I can describe it as metal rubbing on metal pro ... |
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