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 Thank god for the warranty??? |
Mad Cow
 22nd Jun 2010 10:17am
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Forum: My Defender · Replies: 8 · Views: 5954 · Subject: Thank god for the warranty??? |
Well two weeks later and hopefully it should be back with me.
The Defender now has a new clutch, what I think they said was a "new output shaft on the gearbox" (it wasn't a good connectio ... |
| TGE side panels |
Mad Cow
11th Jun 2010 1:57pm
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Forum: Puma (Tdci) · Replies: 15 · Views: 8702 · Subject: TGE side panels |
Make your own, very easy and a lot cheaper, click the project 90 link on my sig if you are interested in details of how I did it.
Did consider these but thought they would soon look tatty when you ... |
| Electric windows without the ignition on |
Mad Cow
11th Jun 2010 1:45pm
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Forum: Technical · Replies: 10 · Views: 5502 · Subject: Electric windows without the ignition on |
How about bypassing the ignition but instead of just splicing the cables together connect them via a switch (possibly in a concealed location)?
That way when you leave the vehicle you can disengage ... |
| Thank god for the warranty??? |
Mad Cow
11th Jun 2010 1:21pm
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Forum: My Defender · Replies: 8 · Views: 5954 · Subject: Thank god for the warranty??? |
| All progressing now. It appears the original service book went missing so Lakeland stamped up a new one for me but of course missed the fact that it had a service at one year old (in accordance with t ... |
| List of Puma fault codes |
Mad Cow
10th Jun 2010 11:27am
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Forum: Puma (Tdci) · Replies: 10 · Views: 8926 · Subject: List of Puma fault codes |
dgardel
Now you're talking my language 
Although that has most probably got a lot to with the fact that I share my (real) name with a certain motor manufacturer from Modena 
Also ... |
| 07 Defenders, was there a transmission issue? |
Mad Cow
10th Jun 2010 11:15am
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Forum: Puma (Tdci) · Replies: 30 · Views: 13823 · Subject: 07 Defenders, was there a transmission issue? |
So if its a tech bulletin wrt to the clutch plate does anyone have the number for it or infact what it says? it may well be listed here somewhere i will check.
It's Technical Service Bulletin LTB00 ... |
| Thank god for the warranty??? |
Mad Cow
10th Jun 2010 9:54am
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Forum: My Defender · Replies: 8 · Views: 5954 · Subject: Thank god for the warranty??? |
Well so much for the warranty!
The dealers are refusing to do the work as they claim the service record is incomplete.
I bought the vehicle at two years old and the 12,000 mile service was done ... |
| 07 Defenders, was there a transmission issue? |
Mad Cow
9th Jun 2010 6:06pm
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Forum: Puma (Tdci) · Replies: 30 · Views: 13823 · Subject: 07 Defenders, was there a transmission issue? |
Both issues were found on a routine service and the dealer showed me the recall (not recall but can't remember what they're called) paperwork.
It's a Technical Service Bulletin
My 90's in for th ... |
| Thank god for the warranty??? |
Mad Cow
9th Jun 2010 5:41pm
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Forum: My Defender · Replies: 8 · Views: 5954 · Subject: Thank god for the warranty??? |
| Just phoned Land Rover customer service as I'm a bit p*ssed off about this to ask why it is if I had called Land Rover Assistance when the light came on I would have got a hire car but because I booke ... |
| Thank god for the warranty??? |
Mad Cow
9th Jun 2010 5:10pm
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Forum: My Defender · Replies: 8 · Views: 5954 · Subject: Thank god for the warranty??? |
| Took my Defender in to my local dealer, Lancasters in Welwyn Garden City today after the engine management light came on the other week. Of course the light went out the moment I left the dealers :ro ... |
| Puma 90 Hardtops, still got the plate behind front seats. |
Mad Cow
1st Jun 2010 1:23pm
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Forum: Puma (Tdci) · Replies: 6 · Views: 3630 · Subject: Puma 90 Hardtops, still got the plate behind front seats. |
Why thank you sir, hopefully some more updates coming soon.
Toys budget has been directed towards two wheeled things lately, so it's about time I did some more tinkering |
| What Did You Do In Your Defender Today |
Mad Cow
27th May 2010 1:45pm
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Forum: My Defender · Replies: 20877 · Views: 8697227 · Subject: What Did You Do In Your Defender Today |
Well actually it was yesterday...
Got in to go to work and the engine management light came on!
Drove to a meeting in the afternoon at there it was again,
Drove back from meeting and sure eno ... |
| Puma 90 Hardtops, still got the plate behind front seats. |
Mad Cow
27th May 2010 1:36pm
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Forum: Puma (Tdci) · Replies: 6 · Views: 3630 · Subject: Puma 90 Hardtops, still got the plate behind front seats. |
You can get aftermarket bulkhead removal kits. They're pretty straightforward (although you have to feel comfortable taking an angle iron to your truck).
Indeed you can, see my [url=http://www.mad ... |
| hard top interior side pannels |
Mad Cow
27th May 2010 1:25pm
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Forum: Maintenance & Modifications · Replies: 10 · Views: 7142 · Subject: hard top interior side pannels |
| I made my own from 9mm external ply, covered in vinyl from Dunelm Mills and insulated with roof insulation (Rock Wool). I fixed them by fitting M5 Rivnuts into the gutter, the vertical rib in the cent ... |
| 285 |
Mad Cow
14th May 2010 10:47pm
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Forum: Wheels & Tyres · Replies: 47 · Views: 34119 · Subject: 285 |
I had them on 16x8 steel modulars (20mm extra offset) steering was fine due to offset, same as my 235/85s on boosts.
Back end just clipped the eyebrows and I got a few strange clunks when at limits ... |
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