| Author |
Message |
 Davanti Terratoura |
Chris86
 23rd Jul 2023 10:16am
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Forum: Wheels & Tyres · Replies: 73 · Views: 29583 · Subject: Davanti Terratoura |
Hi,
I’m well impressed with the Toyo Open country MT , I’m still running them on the 110- my only criticism of them would be that the set we run on our L200 have started to get very noisy recen ... |
| [For Sale] Genuine military snow shield |
Chris86
22nd Jul 2023 10:06pm
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Forum: For Sale & Wanted · Replies: 4 · Views: 1367 · Subject: [For Sale] Genuine military snow shield |
Have dropped you a message.
Chris |
| Davanti Terratoura |
Chris86
22nd Jul 2023 6:51pm
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Forum: Wheels & Tyres · Replies: 73 · Views: 29583 · Subject: Davanti Terratoura |
I’m quite unusual given my main job, and also my involvement on the fringe of helping with some testing of tyres.
I have driven on probably the majority of AT and MT tyres available in the UK, so ... |
| Davanti Terratoura |
Chris86
20th Jul 2023 10:23pm
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Forum: Wheels & Tyres · Replies: 73 · Views: 29583 · Subject: Davanti Terratoura |
I would feed this back to the guys at Davanti in the UK and see what their response is.
They were consistently top performers in benchmark testing for wet road performance- in fact I recently obser ... |
| Defender Td5 gearbox R380 Driving style |
Chris86
12th Jul 2023 8:18am
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Forum: Td5 · Replies: 31 · Views: 8377 · Subject: Gearchange |
Couple of things,
Have a chat with opie oils regarding gearbox fluid, we swap vehicle to a Fuchs sintofluid of some sort and the improvement over normal MTF is vast.
Secondly, a momentary pause ... |
| Harry's Farm review |
Chris86
6th Jun 2023 5:57pm
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Forum: INEOS Grenadier · Replies: 14 · Views: 5743 · Subject: Review |
Having now watched Harrys videos a few things strike me;
Actually I thought it quite a good balanced review- without falling into the 'Its the real defender Successor' trap.
He has highlighted s ... |
| Door draft |
Chris86
27th Apr 2023 4:05pm
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Forum: Maintenance & Modifications · Replies: 17 · Views: 4603 · Subject: Door draft |
| I have had a similar issue with aftermarket seals on another vehicle- we ended up very carefully slitting the seal and then feeding some rubber pipe into the hollow section to make the seal slightly d ... |
| Show us your tuned TD5 specs! |
Chris86
27th Apr 2023 8:40am
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Forum: Td5 · Replies: 39 · Views: 12535 · Subject: Show us your tuned TD5 specs! |
| Fairly conservative map from Dan at Storm tuning- its got a bit more poke but I asked specifically to make the drivability as good as possible as opposed to feeling like a rocketship- I have driven a ... |
| VDO Vision coolant temp gauge. |
Chris86
26th Apr 2023 6:47pm
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Forum: Td5 · Replies: 8 · Views: 2344 · Subject: VDO Vision coolant temp gauge. |
It is possible to have the settings in the ECU changed to make the temperature gauge more useful and perform more like a 'normal' gauge.
Dan at Storm tuning does it.
https://stormtuning.com/
... |
| Td5 won't start in Waitrose! |
Chris86
22nd Apr 2023 11:26am
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Forum: Td5 · Replies: 13 · Views: 3613 · Subject: Td5 won't start in Waitrose! |
If you haven't already check the earths.
Chris |
| Land Rover brand to be dropped (merged threads) |
Chris86
21st Apr 2023 4:38pm
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Forum: Off Topic · Replies: 70 · Views: 17101 · Subject: Land Rover brand to be dropped (merged threads) |
Mercedes still produce the G Wagen. Hardly a high volume seller yet they have a place for it in their line up.
At a starting price of £131,000 though!!
Compared to other brands offerings its ... |
| land rover "SPECIAL VEHICLE" badge rebuild |
Chris86
9th Mar 2023 5:18pm
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Forum: Maintenance & Modifications · Replies: 14 · Views: 4303 · Subject: Badging |
Look for either D2 commercials or Freelander commercials being broken as I have seen them fitted to both.
Chris |
| TD5 hard to start when stood / cold - running out of ideas |
Chris86
6th Mar 2023 9:43pm
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Forum: Td5 · Replies: 43 · Views: 15053 · Subject: TD5 hard to start when stood / cold - running out of ideas |
Yeh not ideal but it's just a few bits of metal that squish air and fuel and make it go pop ...it can't be impossible to fix, right.....right!
It could well be the head being cracked that is causin ... |
| Play in handbrake drum and oil leak |
Chris86
1st Mar 2023 8:52pm
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Forum: Td5 · Replies: 14 · Views: 3585 · Subject: Prop |
A couple of 9/16ths with some customisation is a big help.
I have one with the ring end bent at 45 degrees, and the open end ground down slightly narrower to fit in the yokes- the other one has jus ... |
| Superpro bushes DIY? |
Chris86
14th Feb 2023 6:51pm
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Forum: Maintenance & Modifications · Replies: 19 · Views: 5922 · Subject: Bushes |
Have done this on a number of vehicles with/without a press.
If you are in a position where you have a friendly garage with a press close by- its probably worth taking all the various bits to them ... |
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