Thread: Ashcroft CDL

Mayge your Hand brake cable is stopping you seeing it clearly,push it up out of the way, that's it it is at thew rear below the filler plug area. (Hand Brake cables also sometimes hide the oil filler nut from view)
If it is on the side then use a mirror.
regards, Mario

Originally Posted by s7000

So, according to my VIN my Disco has the CDL internals and only needs the cable to sort the rest...

The Ashcroft site requires a serial number to make the purchase. I know where it is, but couldn't see it when I was under it...

Is there any way around this?

Also, Will a mechanic be happy to install it? I'd do it myself but I'm not exactly... Well... You know. Haha

I just purchased an Ashcroft CDL kit, and they require the VIN. Look on the plate near the bonnet latch, or at the rego label.

I just bought one from Ashcroft, just type In 42 where they ask and it goes threw, I have a mechanic out my way who can install it for you, he does good work and is fairly priced, I'm out Penrith way.

Don't get the Ashcroft one , get dels (50) lever. It's a modded original lever which means its totally sealed underneath and same as factory original.

Do a search, his details are on here somewhere.....same price about too.

Good well made kit.

Cheers
Kev

Originally Posted by bigkevg

Don't get the Ashcroft one , get dels (50) lever. It's a modded original lever which means its totally sealed underneath and same as factory original.

Do a search, his details are on here somewhere.....same price about too.

Good well made kit.

Cheers
Kev

X2 on that. Dels lever is virtually identical to the D2a factory lever, and is a far better choice than the Ashcroft design.

Apart from the similarity of the the lever, what makes Del's a far better choice than the Ashcroft?

Originally Posted by alittlebitconcerned

Apart from the similarity of the the lever, what makes Del's a far better choice than the Ashcroft?

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.

Ok....

Dels lever is a factory lever modified to activate the cdl. Therefore it is as close to a factory lever as you can get without actually spending your life savings on one. The whole mechanism operates exactly the same as factory.
The lever is fully sealed in metal making it water proof(?) and the noise is the same as factory.

The Ashcroft lever, (a very good system by all means) is a whole new lever and base, the base being open and requiring a rubber boot to seal to the elements and the noise is transmitted through the opening more than the factory one.

I have dels lever myself and cannot fault it. it is well made.

Cheers
Kev

Paul, you beat me to it!.....I'm too slow at typing...