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  1. #1661
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    Fitted some new bling to the front end - "Adventure" limited edition grille and headlight surrounds and new Stedi headlights and lightbar.
    I think the black looks great against the silver and the new headlights are awesome What did you do to your Puma today?IMG_20221010_122613360~2.jpeg
    Dan

    '14 Def 110
    '75 Lightweight
    '98 300Tdi Disco (gone)
    '80 2Dr Rangie Classic (gone)

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    That looks fantastic!

    Wow, the seats, Cubby box and roof console look fantastic!

    I need to look into upgrading my Recaro seats so may look into your options. I surmise they have to be purchased from ‘Landy Bits’ as they’re the Aussie distributor?

    Well done again.

    Ken

    Quote Originally Posted by The Cone of Silence;[URL="tel:3161476"
    3161476[/URL]]Monty was long overdue a facelift in the cockpit and the Melvill and Moon seat covers had holes in so I removed the seats (and sold them), took out 2.6 kilos of crisps, snacks, pens, coins, washers, nuts, screws and various other odds and sods from down the side of the seats, including the lingering odour of 10 years of stale farts and threw in the new seats.

    Wiring up the heated seat elements wasn't hard, I just piggy-backed the cigarette lighter circuit and ran the +ve through into the ExBox and up to the switches which I drilled holes for in the cup holder.

    Very comfy, looks amazing, very happy with the outcome.

    New steering wheel (Momo Jet). Yes I know, the LR sticker isn't straight. I'll adjust it by the time the Expo comes around ;-)
    Attachment 180637

    New seats (Exmoor Trim) and Cubby Box lid
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    New slickshifter
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    New gear lever and handbrake gaiters
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    2012 Defender 110 (A silver one!)
    Defender:LS3 6.2 V8 and 6 Speed Auto, ARB BP51 shocks, springs, Damper, Gwyn Lewis running gear, Superior Engineering Radius arms, Long Ranger tank, Recaros', Dual battery, LED lighting, ARB Lockers etc etc.

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    New wheel carrier

    Installed the Rijidij wheel carrier. Lot of thought has gone into this design. I particularly like the locking pin that other designs fail to include. Pet hate is the door swinging closed on sloping ground or windy days,…..despite the gas strut mod!
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    Defender MY 2015 110

    Adventures so far!!
    Cape York 2016 Bloomfield,OTT(Gunshot), Frenchmans,Border Ranges, Fraser Isl,Moreton Isl, Tassie(pyengana Jeep track & Montezuma falls).1770

  4. #1664
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    Did the rear brake discs and pads on Tuesday, what a job, now I understand why LR dealers charge exorbitant amounts of money, it took about 3 hours each side, nothing difficult, just time consuming.

    Regards,
    Tote
    Go home, your igloo is on fire....
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    1957 Series 1 107 ute - In pieces

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  5. #1665
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    Fitted 120W flexible solar panel and PWM controller. Not a flash install but functional. Ran the wire behind roof ladder through a grommet into cab.



    2001 Disco D2 V8
    2008 Defender 90
    2013 Disco SDV6

  6. #1666
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    Fitting Optimil Door Hinges to 2012 110

    Well, first off Happy New Year everyone.

    Ive been doing some of the smaller jobs that are on the list and these included:

    Replace the silver wing checker plate panels with black units. Done

    Instal new UHF cable from the antenna to the UHF radio and fit relevant connectors. Done

    Instal ‘Dirt Defenders’. Done

    Fit a new number plate bracket to the left edge of the rear quarter panel that was missed. (No more bent number plate. Done

    Repair wiring to the LED headlights after the cable connectors failed in both.😳 Done

    Now for probably the most frustrating issue I’ve ever had due to its nuisance value factor (and the vehicle is now off the road), the mongrel door hinge fittings, front and mid doors. I’m fitting Optimal hinges in black and of course, one captive nut for the front door has fallen into the bottom of the front pillar and can’t be retrieved.😒 I’ve had to order 8 of them from the UK as no one in Oz was showing stock, or they were closed for too long in Australia during the holidays. At least they’re already at the UK airport to get to me. Great service.

    So I thought I’d concentrate on the mid doors. 🤬 Even worse, the right lower hinge nuts (? a welded nut bar?) has fallen into the pillar, and I’m stuffed if I can see anywhere to access the back of the pillar to retrieve or fit new units. It won’t take captive nuts that can be fitted from the front or side of the pillar. It’s got me stumped, and of course, any vids on YouTube etc only discuss 90s.

    Any ideas with this at all? (Note lower mid door hinge.)

    Thank you.

    Ken
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    2012 Defender 110 (A silver one!)
    Defender:LS3 6.2 V8 and 6 Speed Auto, ARB BP51 shocks, springs, Damper, Gwyn Lewis running gear, Superior Engineering Radius arms, Long Ranger tank, Recaros', Dual battery, LED lighting, ARB Lockers etc etc.

  7. #1667
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    Can't really help, but certainly understand the pain. Does the manual give any advice? Could a small magnet on a string retrieve the lost nut?
    2001 Disco D2 V8
    2008 Defender 90
    2013 Disco SDV6

  8. #1668
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    Hi mate.

    Possibly re the front channel and access to re fit the nut/carrier clip, but not at all for the centre pillar. The bolt holes are sleeved, and no access hole to put anything down/pull back out.
    ‘It really got me buggered but now you mention it, I do own a Haynes manual but it has nothing relevant. My LR manual (digital) shows nothing relevant apart from how to remove the doors from the hinge, which I followed to the letter.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Tikka7mm08 View Post
    Can't really help, but certainly understand the pain. Does the manual give any advice? Could a small magnet on a string retrieve the lost nut?
    2012 Defender 110 (A silver one!)
    Defender:LS3 6.2 V8 and 6 Speed Auto, ARB BP51 shocks, springs, Damper, Gwyn Lewis running gear, Superior Engineering Radius arms, Long Ranger tank, Recaros', Dual battery, LED lighting, ARB Lockers etc etc.

  9. #1669
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    Access to centre pillar lower door nuts

    Well, access is via underneath the vehicle inline with the rear of the seat box and the sils.

    The problem with my vehicle is that I’ve had to drop the right 65 litre Sil fuel tank to be able to access the cut out. As expected, the captive nut bar had dropped down. After a lot of mucking around, I’ve got the hinge bolts to fit into the captive nuts and tightened/allingned the door, so at least the original issue is all sorted. I expect I’ll need to do the same on the left side as well.🥺

    Im really happy with the Optimil hinges though, they’re a work of art compared to the factory units.👍

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    2012 Defender 110 (A silver one!)
    Defender:LS3 6.2 V8 and 6 Speed Auto, ARB BP51 shocks, springs, Damper, Gwyn Lewis running gear, Superior Engineering Radius arms, Long Ranger tank, Recaros', Dual battery, LED lighting, ARB Lockers etc etc.

  10. #1670
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    Cut the head off a longer (~1” min) bolt with same thread.
    Remove ONE bolt from the hinge and put this threaded rod in.
    Now undo the other bolt and remove.
    Slide new hinge over,
    Fit first bolt,
    Remove threaded rod
    Fit second bolt…

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