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| custom90 Member Since: 21 Jan 2010 Location: South West, England. Posts: 19599  
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Seen THESE recently and look good and a very reasonable price too. A little lacking in info though..
I assume they are for the filler plug only and not the drain plug? Or am I missing something?  Diesel$ Live$ Matter. β½οΈπ’οΈπ¨βπ§π§°βοΈ RED, WHITE & BOOST! π¬π§ |
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21st Aug 2013 11:00pm |
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| Cheshire110 Member Since: 26 Jul 2013 Location: Cheshire/London Posts: 2724
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What do they do?! Cheers, David Land Rovers of all shapes S3 onwards⦠Daily is a 110 V8. |
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21st Aug 2013 11:26pm |
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| lambert.the.farmer Member Since: 11 Apr 2012 Location: harrogate Posts: 2006  
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Being alloy I would be a bit cautious of them being over tightened and rounding the heads off, all it takes is a ham fisted oaf in a garage and it's stuffed. Rhubarb and custard let fly with their secret weapon.
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22nd Aug 2013 5:48am |
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| bpman Member Since: 21 May 2008 Location: Oslo Posts: 8069 
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Why ?
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22nd Aug 2013 7:09am |
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| custom90 Member Since: 21 Jan 2010 Location: South West, England. Posts: 19599
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Why not?
Why does there need to be a purpose for everything? 
I can see the point though about the alloy and over tightening but then equally Iwon't let my Landy go to anywhere that would possibly do that! Diesel$ Live$ Matter. β½οΈπ’οΈπ¨βπ§π§°βοΈ RED, WHITE & BOOST! π¬π§ |
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22nd Aug 2013 3:18pm |
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| Happyoldgit Member Since: 14 Sep 2007 Location: Norfolk Posts: 3471 
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Can't see the point. Steve.
Owned numerous Land Rover vehicles of all shapes and sizes over the decades. Current Defender: A non tarts hand-bagged Puma 110 XS USW. [Insert something impressive here such as extensive list of previous Land Rovers or examples of your prestigeous and expensive items, trinkets, houses, bikes, vehicles etc] http://forums.lr4x4.com I used to be Miserable ...but now I'm ecstatic. |
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22nd Aug 2013 5:59pm |
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| d j hutton Member Since: 30 Jul 2009 Location: Dorset Posts: 1044 
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They are shiny, coloured and Ali so why not? Wonder what they are for
DJ 1989 200tdi 90 csw 2011 110 usw Orkney grey Buy British 🇬🇧 Defender Clothing Designs available at http://www.rangesports.com/acatalog/Defender-Stuff.html |
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22nd Aug 2013 7:50pm |
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| bpman Member Since: 21 May 2008 Location: Oslo Posts: 8069
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Might be time for an "utterly pointless" modification thread
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22nd Aug 2013 8:01pm |
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| tookaphotoof Member Since: 18 Mar 2013 Location: dordrecht Posts: 1279  
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Weightsaving means less fuel consumption which equals to saving nature! Something like that?
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22nd Aug 2013 8:03pm |
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| custom90 Member Since: 21 Jan 2010 Location: South West, England. Posts: 19599
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Some could argue what is the point of colour on a defender. Shouldn't they all be black....
Or more to the point white.. Diesel$ Live$ Matter. β½οΈπ’οΈπ¨βπ§π§°βοΈ RED, WHITE & BOOST! π¬π§ |
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22nd Aug 2013 9:41pm |
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| LandRoverAnorak Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 11240
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I'm surprised at QT, who usually make some good stuff, but why make something that's of lesser quality than the original part?
 Darren
110 USW BUILD THREAD - EXPEDITION TRAILER - 200tdi 90 BUILD THREAD - SANKEY TRAILER - IG@landroveranorak "You came in that thing? You're braver than I thought!" - Princess Leia |
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22nd Aug 2013 10:40pm |
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| custom90 Member Since: 21 Jan 2010 Location: South West, England. Posts: 19599
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On the alloy side of thngs maybe but they are tapered as mentioned and the standard plug isn't. Am I correct in thinking if over tightened the standard plug could end up stuck inside?
(obviously you'd have to be a low IQ to do so anyway but still) Diesel$ Live$ Matter. β½οΈπ’οΈπ¨βπ§π§°βοΈ RED, WHITE & BOOST! π¬π§ |
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22nd Aug 2013 10:57pm |
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| Mountain_man Member Since: 09 Dec 2011 Location: Right side of Offas Dyke Posts: 756 
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Having had experience of a (non-LR) raised steel filler plug being punched into the diff on contact with a rock (extreme competitive offroading) and beggaring a £1000 diff I would definitely not be going for a raised alloy plug... IMHO the LR design is perfectly suited to the application.
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22nd Aug 2013 11:00pm |
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| landy andy Member Since: 15 Feb 2009 Location: Ware, Herts Posts: 5424 
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Yes and it's not that uncommon. As if its been undone and then slightly over tightened each time it forces the hole bigger. Then people use PTFE tape on it ext. Andy |
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22nd Aug 2013 11:05pm |
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