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sgreenham



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United Kingdom 2010 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 HT Galway Green
I can’t really comment on how loud the tyres are as my commute is only about 2 miles on 30mph roads. However on those roads I can hardly tell a difference. I will update once I can get it on different roads.

As it was me that wired up the central locking, it’s probably best I keep the drivers side lock for now Laughing
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sgreenham



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United Kingdom 2010 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 HT Galway Green
This is the video on the update of our Defender if anybody is interested. It’s just a roundup of what’s already been shown on this thread...

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Badger110 wrote:
sgreenham wrote:
Thanks, they are Goodyear MT/R 235/85R16 on Terrafirma Wolf style steel wheels.


Are the tyres noisy at all?

MT/R's are great tyres but they are noisy above 40-ish mph. I had them on my 110 and I couldn't believe the difference when I changed to some decent AT's. Darren

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stephan123



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Great thread! You mentioned an airbox modification...could you please elaborate/clarify? Sounds like something I might be keen on Very Happy
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sgreenham



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United Kingdom 2010 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 HT Galway Green
I think it’s all explained in here... https://www.defender2.net/forum/topic67610...ir+box+mod
It’s essentially removing an plastic impeller on the entry to the air box. Seems to free up airflow a little. It’s a minor step though and you’ll see in the thread that some take it much further by increasing the diameter of the pipe work and it sounds like it makes a big difference.
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stephan123



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Nice one will try that this weekend. Noticed you managed to get the offending object out in one piece. Any tips on offer? Also what tools would you suggest? A number of people used a dremel but I don't have one. Shocked
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sgreenham



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United Kingdom 2010 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 HT Galway Green
I didn’t have to cut mine but it was hard work. I took the top off the air box, removed the filter. Undid the hose to the turbo and moved it out the way. If you follow the pipe that feeds the air box, towards the intake in the wing, there is a fixing that holds it in place, undo that so that it makes that pipe a bit looser. You should then be able to pull the pipe work out of the air box fairly easily, but it won’t come out very far. I then had to man handle it and push it down so it went below the air box allowing me to slide the impeller out. That last bit was pretty hard but doable. It’s also pretty hard work to get the pipe back in again. I didn’t cut the inside of the air box on mine.
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stephan123



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Thumbs Up
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sgreenham



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United Kingdom 2010 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 HT Galway Green
I reassembled the tow bar after spraying it a couple of weeks ago. There was some electrical tape on the cable which I assumed was covering up some connector blocks from where it had been rewired in the past. Oh no... no connector blocks used at all. Just wound together Shocked


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sgreenham



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United Kingdom 2010 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 HT Galway Green
After stealing the idea from Stacey007 here - https://www.defender2.net/forum/topic71946...erse+light I too fitted an extra reversing light. Will help especially whilst I still have incandescent rear lights (these will be upgraded to LEDs at a later date). Not bad for £7 we will see how long it lasts.


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Post #827637 25th Apr 2020 5:16pm
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stephan123



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sgreenham wrote:
I didn’t have to cut mine but it was hard work. I took the top off the air box, removed the filter. Undid the hose to the turbo and moved it out the way. If you follow the pipe that feeds the air box, towards the intake in the wing, there is a fixing that holds it in place, undo that so that it makes that pipe a bit looser. You should then be able to pull the pipe work out of the air box fairly easily, but it won’t come out very far. I then had to man handle it and push it down so it went below the air box allowing me to slide the impeller out. That last bit was pretty hard but doable. It’s also pretty hard work to get the pipe back in again. I didn’t cut the inside of the air box on mine.




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Instructions were spot on! Many thanks. Had to rope in some extra muscle to remove but very happy with the results Very Happy
Post #827762 26th Apr 2020 11:54am
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sgreenham



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Oh good work!! Thumbs Up
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LandymanStefan



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I’ve just found your YouTube channel. Cool
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sgreenham



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Thumbs Up a little like the Landy, a hobby that’s getting out of hand.
Post #827934 27th Apr 2020 9:47am
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sgreenham



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United Kingdom 2010 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 HT Galway Green
Bought a raised air intake from a user on here (thanks ‘London 52’). It was difficult to fit the supports to the window frame. There isn’t much room behind there but with the help from the wife we got there in the end. Love the utilitarian look that the Bearmach one gives.

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