Thread: handbrake defender

there is a post on the old forum on using a rangie hand brake and fitting it next to the cubby box better for you tall people

Originally Posted by johndog

Hi one and all, having just aquired an extreme it's play time.First thing...how easy is it to move the handbrake into the passenger side of the car as per LHD version of the beast.Would give me a bit more room to fit my 6'2" frame.Any comments gratefully rec'd.Cheers.

Probably not too difficult. But, I imagine legally you would be in a heap of trouble.

Trev.

Don't know who did it or where they got the parts but mine has a foot pedal hand brake.

Hello Johndog,

I posted in the old forum how to do this, with a Rangie handbrake. Here is a link to some photo's





I got the instructions from the net on how to do it.

Good luck,

ken

This is the link for the conversion to a Rangire handbrake

http://www.reedx.net/landrover/mods/handbrake/index.htm

Martyn

Yes it was the Reedex web link that I used. Took about 2.5 hours with my 4 year old assistant helping. Probably about 2 hours work by myself. Did not have to change the cable, or anything, and used a proper handbrake, so should be legal.

Good luck,

Ken

Originally Posted by George130

Don't know who did it or where they got the parts but mine has a foot pedal hand brake.

Maybe a conversion specialist that does stuff for the handicapped could advise?

Trev.

Originally Posted by Mudnut

Yes it was the Reedex web link that I used. Took about 2.5 hours with my 4 year old assistant helping. Probably about 2 hours work by myself. Did not have to change the cable, or anything, and used a proper handbrake, so should be legal.

Good luck,

Ken

Should be perfectly workable and safe, but I doubt it is legal without engineering certification. But on the other hand it is extremely unlikely anyone would ever pick it up as not being just another Landrover variation - how many police, RTA or insurance people have any sort of competence with Landrovers?.