The benefits of having more than 1 landy

[DirtyDawg]

I have a 6hr drive today to go down and pick some simex and rims off of Belly down near margret river.. the thought of spending 6hrs in the Recarro with no CD or functional airconditioner with only the rattles and the drumming of the Defender has had me commandere the wifes Disco:D:D Aircon, tinted, Pioneer sound system, quiet:D:D
The Toy is a great fun beast off road but I really have to get it sorted for the longer trips, ie make some sort of quick release for interchanging the seats, get the windows tinted, a decent sound system and a functional aircon..
Defender owners what set up do you have for rear speakers?

[p38arover]

I had 6x9 3-way speakers in boxes above the rear door of the County. I had a Pioneer system with front and rear outputs (supposedly 45w per channel) and a CD stacker fitted (both removed before I sold the County - the speakers were left in place).

It was a vast improvement. The next bit was to install a tweeter in the headlining above each front door (but I sold the County before I did it). A friend in the LROC had this in his Defender and it was good.

Fitting better speakers in the front of a County (dunno about Defender) is difficult owing to the fact that the depth available for the speakers in the dash is very restricted. The original speakers are very slim.

Now you know why I like the P38A. It has climate control and an 11-speaker (including sub-woofer) sound system as standard and which is very good. :)

Ron

[solmanic]

I had two Landies for a while - couldn't tell the difference though...

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/ (http://imageshack.us)

[CraigE]

Dawg,
I have a Pioneer system in my Fender. Cant recall the exact deck unit off hand but it is a CD/mp3 unit with 200w 6x9 speakers up the back. The fronts are standard LR at the momment but will get changed out to 100w units sometime (as they are only 4"). Just made some rear boxes and mounted them on aluminium angle attached to the inner frame. Required cutting of the plastic trim. the only downside is I had to face them down to fit, so not perfect accoustics.

[kie4]

I have a 6hr drive today to go down and pick some simex and rims off of Belly down near margret river.. the thought of spending 6hrs in the Recarro with no CD or functional airconditioner with only the rattles and the drumming of the Defender has had me commandere the wifes Disco:D:D Aircon, tinted, Pioneer sound system, quiet:D:D
The Toy is a great fun beast off road but I really have to get it sorted for the longer trips, ie make some sort of quick release for interchanging the seats, get the windows tinted, a decent sound system and a functional aircon..
Defender owners what set up do you have for rear speakers?
Get an mp3 player with BIG ear phones. :D

Rich

[p38arover]

Cant recall the exact deck unit off hand but it is a CD/mp3 unit with 200w 6x9 speakers up the back. The fronts are standard LR at the momment but will get changed out to 100w units sometime (as they are only 4").

These speaker power ratings are immaterial in most car audio installations unless you are fitting doof doof amplifiers.

Ron

[LandyAndy]

Take the roof off,that will stop the druming,and you damaging it next time you fall over;) ;) ;) ;) ;)
Andrew

[CraigE]

These speaker power ratings are immaterial in most car audio installations unless you are fitting doof doof amplifiers.

Ron

This is true, however the better the quality and higher capacity speakers generally result in better quality and clarity sound. Not always the case, there are some really crappy speakers. The sound clarity, sound level etc does increase eg compared to 100w Pioneer speakers that I tried as well for comparrison. Both sets were 3 way reasonable quality. A speaker box with sound deadening behind it helps as well.
The 200w option also give you scope to add a decent amp later if you want.

[fernockulated]

I had two Landies for a while - couldn't tell the difference though...

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/ (http://imageshack.us)

:D tis easy , 1) number plates are different (obviously)
and 2) the one on the left ,the bullbar is sitting a little higher than the other one;)

[DirtyDawg]

Get an mp3 player with BIG ear phones. :D

Rich
Rich but you have big ears:D:D

[DirtyDawg]

Take the roof off,that will stop the druming,and you damaging it next time you fall over;) ;) ;) ;) ;)
Andrew
Andy I don't care if this one falls over, just means another character dent. and by the time I have finished with the suspension and drive train mods if it falls over , I went off a cliff;)

[Pedro_The_Swift]

or fell off the step ladder getting in----:p

[DirtyDawg]

or fell off the step ladder getting in----:p
Great Idea one of those little fold down jobbies that happen when you open the door:D:D

[LandyAndy]

He Pedro
Who told you Nigel is vertically challenged???:D :D :D :D :D :D :D
Andrew

[DirtyDawg]

He Pedro
Who told you Nigel is vertically challenged???:D :D :D :D :D :D :D
Andrew
yeah pedro that is true if I stand on my tippy toes I'm almost as big as Andrews Beer belly..almost anyways:p:p:p:D:D;)
Hey Andrew what was the final tally on Bettys operation?? all ok now I hope..

[LandyAndy]

Hi Nigel
Head is good,no work needed.Waiting for a head gasket ex Karcraft,Landrover couldnt supply one for at least 2 weeks EX UK!!!!!!!
Andrew

[solmanic]

:D tis easy , 1) number plates are different (obviously)
and 2) the one on the left ,the bullbar is sitting a little higher than the other one;)

Very observant - now for 6 points can you spot the other differences (bonus point for the person who guesses the major unseen difference).

By the way, I could never work out WHY the bullbar heights were different.

[harry]

Very observant - now for 6 points can you spot the other differences (bonus point for the person who guesses the major unseen difference).

By the way, I could never work out WHY the bullbar heights were different.

tyres,mirrors,rego label, mags dirty, one turning left 'tother right, car on left has drivers side windows down, gearbox is leaking in the right car, left car doesn't have an alfa parked behind it.

[solmanic]

tyres,mirrors,rego label, mags dirty, one turning left 'tother right, car on left has drivers side windows down, gearbox is leaking in the right car, left car doesn't have an alfa parked behind it.

I'll give you the tyres but the others don't count. Rego label is not part of the car, oil is from my mate's car, mirrors are the same too.

To clarify the rules of this game, I am interested only in differences between the actual vehicles inclusive of factory supplied fittings & fixtures and independent of the environment in which they are parked.

[fernockulated]

Very observant - now for 6 points can you spot the other differences (bonus point for the person who guesses the major unseen difference).

By the way, I could never work out WHY the bullbar heights were different.
would have to be a wild guess seeing it is unsee-able,possibly diesel v petrol or one turbo tother not ,manual v auto,one with custom seating tother standard,the list is endless,maybe should have put this the fenian for the next mag competition:D

[incisor]

one has a dented front guard...

[90]

I have a 6hr drive today to go down and pick some simex and rims off of Belly down near margret river.. the thought of spending 6hrs in the Recarro with no CD or functional airconditioner with only the rattles and the drumming of the Defender has had me commandere the wifes Disco:D:D Aircon, tinted, Pioneer sound system, quiet:D:D
The Toy is a great fun beast off road but I really have to get it sorted for the longer trips, ie make some sort of quick release for interchanging the seats, get the windows tinted, a decent sound system and a functional aircon..
Defender owners what set up do you have for rear speakers?

I am not too sure what rear speakers I have but they are very loud and seem to be stuck on playing:
Exhaust brrrrummmmm, tyre plllluuurrrrrrrrr, weird high pitch ringggggggggggggg, strange drrrururrurururu, hint of fffffffzzzzzrrrrrrr and randomly a grrrrrchhhhhhhh.
Absolutely no problem hearing them

[kie4]

I had two Landies for a while - couldn't tell the difference though...

http://img156.imageshack.us/img156/7326/imgp1962rt4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

your lights in the bumper should be turned round.
The side light should be on the outside,not indicator:)

[Pedro_The_Swift]

are the tyres the same size?

[DirtyDawg]

I am not too sure what rear speakers I have but they are very loud and seem to be stuck on playing:
Exhaust brrrrummmmm, tyre plllluuurrrrrrrrr, weird high pitch ringggggggggggggg, strange drrrururrurururu, hint of fffffffzzzzzrrrrrrr and randomly a grrrrrchhhhhhhh.
Absolutely no problem hearing them
And the lullying sound of bubbling mud with a V8 conductor doing his best;)

[solmanic]

I have already confirmed that the tyres are different. My real interest was in the manufacturing differences between the two.

One on the left is a 2003 model - but still 02MY model spec.
One on the right was a 2002, 02MY model.

The factory specifications are IDENTICAL in every respect but some of you may now know what the "unseen" major difference is...

BTW, what's that about the front bumper indicator lights???

[Pedro_The_Swift]

built in different countries?

[VladTepes]

Umm why did you ever have 2 like this in the 1st place ?

As for the benefits of owning 2 Landies:

Just when one is sorted, the other one will $hit itself, enabling you to spend more mon... umm, love on it.

There is a major disadvantage of owning a RR and a Defender. The missus will insist the Defender is "YOURS" and is the off-road car while the RR is "HERS" and shouldn;t be taken off road in case it gets a scratch or something.

[solmanic]

built in different countries?

CORRECT! You now go into the draw to win a meat tray at my local RSL.

One on the left is dodgy British manufacturing and the one on the right is dodgy South African manufacturing.

As for why I had two - the "older" one had been around the block a few thousand more times so I thought I would trade-up to a much newer one still under warranty. Some people may have noticed that last year there were many, many more Defenders for sale in Sydney than in Brisbane (I was informed that this had something to do with several local councils implementing some draconian urban bullbar restrictions - not sure if this was true) Consequently I was able to sell-off the older one here for the same price as I could get the newer one down south.

It was pure fluke that they were the same colour but it was kind of nice having a "fleet" for a few weeks.

[dungarover]

Would like another Rangie or Disco but too poor :( :(

The Rangie's great off-road with the lockers, winch, 33's etc.. but on-road whilts it drives well, also has no carpet and the 3.5 isn't a powerhouse and drinks more than me on a hot day it's just not a practical, especially on easier club trips where a less modified LR would suffice (would rather save the Rangie for more hardcore gear).

With the price of half-decent S1 Discos plummeting, the wait may not be as long :D

Trav

[VladTepes]

Get a Defender Trav !

[dungarover]

Get a Defender Trav !

Pigs ****.

Seats like slabs, handbrake sticking into my leg and you need to roll the window down to fit in without cramping. Remember, I'm not a small person so this would be very uncomfortable :eek:

Trav

[VladTepes]

So what you're implying is:

Rangie - the car for rich, fat blokes.

Disco - the car for poorer, fat blokes.

Defender - the car for fit, young fellas.


Where does that leave me ??

[dungarover]

So what you're implying is:

Rangie - the car for rich, fat blokes.

Disco - the car for poorer, fat blokes.

Defender - the car for fit, young fellas.


Where does that leave me ??

I'm fat but not rich you know. If I was rich I woulod still have my old 87 Rangie although I would have spent a small fortune on it :twisted: :twisted: :twisted:

That would leave you in catagory 3 I think. Plus being insane to put up with ****house seats and that ****ing handbrake digging into your leg. Never owned a Defender, took one for a test drive one around the block and hated it.

Trav

[VladTepes]

Just once around the block ? There's your mistake.


They grow on you.



Like a fungus.

[Frenchie]

I have the rear speakers in boxes under the false floor in the rear just behind the cargo barrier. Works quite well.