Thread: Ashcroft CDL

Originally Posted by dragon2000

whats the web site for the Dels levers

Del is .50 on this site. Pm him.

Originally Posted by bigkevg

Del is .50 on this site. Pm him.

The other way to get in touch with Del is the email address at the bottom of this page:

www.discovery2.co.uk / D2 CDL levers..... THE BEST!!

Originally Posted by OffTrack

The Ashcroft lever has an open frame, so you replace solid metal with a hole which opens into the transmission tunnel which gets covered by a rubber boot.

The open back lever allows more noise transmission into the cabin than standard, and there is greater potential for water and dust.

Dels lever retains the standard closed back so avoids these problems.

tbh if you are in that much water that it is coming up through the transmission tunnel it will also be pouring through the doors.

Originally Posted by Yorkie

tbh if you are in that much water that it is coming up through the transmission tunnel it will also be pouring through the doors.

True, true....
With my ...ahem....Toyota Surf, I have had it in water over the bonnet and not one drop gets into the cabin.....but it does have double door seals.....and door drain seals....and thats a 1996 model....

cant work out why our doorseals have those two cutouts in the bottom....let the water out? or let it in?

kev

Originally Posted by Yorkie

tbh if you are in that much water that it is coming up through the transmission tunnel it will also be pouring through the doors.

It would be nice if that were the case.

I rarely do water crossing any deeper than mid wheel depth, and hadn't been through a ford for months when I swapped to the solid backed lever. When I lifted the console the foam pad was water stained and even wet in places. There was also a substantial amount of dust under the console. The water entry I was getting into the back of the lever was from normal wet weather road driving.

Urban Panzer posted pics of what happens with the open back levers here: http://www.aulro.com/afvb/discovery-...ml#post1661301

As UP comments the water level only needs to be sill deep to get substantial amounts of water up into the back of the lever.

I know some people enjoy flooding the interior, but I try to avoid it where possible.

cheers
Paul

Im with you there Paul.....to hard to clean up and it stinks....getting too old for all that mess...drive around, not thru, where possible and responsible of course...

Thanks for all the replies!!!

I've PM'd .50 and will see what happens.

Can't wait to get the CDL sorted!

just to add in regards the ashcroft kit, when i bought mine 2 yrs ago it did not come with the rubber boot now included with the kit.

one email to ashcroft and postage paid by me a new boot is on its way.