Thread: Scallop's Xmas trip with pics...

Glad to be able to share our first trip with people who care! John - we look like being a little busy on the 2 weekends remaining in my hols so regarding a weekend day trip somewhere - I'll keep you posted - but glad your rig did the right thing for you on Fraser. And regarding posting pics - check out the sticky on the General chat page.

Regarding tyre pressure - I agree - I hadn't noticed any severe ride characteristics @ 30 and 48 psi - but will nonetheless experiment with tyre pressures a little.

Now regarding door seals on the new Defender - here's some info from a review in Auto Express - Land Rover Defender v Nissan Patrol (April 2007) - ..."despite the interior changes, including a reprofiled door top...."

So - first point - the doors are not exactly the same as the '06 TD5. Second point - I had Austral replace a few door seals (some appeared a little suspect sealing wise so we made sure they were all 100% sealed - i.e. - no gaps to "let the water run out". I figured I could pull up the other side of the raging torrents and just open the doors to let any water out that had got in.

So with that starter info - here are some door seal pics...





I even got Austral to put extra foam on the seal leading edge to plug all the gaps...



Here's a shot of the door top - apparently this is "reprofiled"???



So we were completely dust proof with AC on outside air and all windows shut - here is the dash after 2500km of dirt roads home and no wipe down....



And the fabric (soon to be canvass) covered seats...



Well - there we have it - I hope this helps with your questions, NM.

I had noticed the gaps at the front bottom corners of the doors and was planning to do the same thing.

Even with the small gaps overall sealing is definitely better as I find the last door to be closed always has to be slammed a little harder due to the air pressure in the cabin.

Originally Posted by Scallops

I even got Austral to put extra foam on the seal leading edge to plug all the gaps...

I noticed that the bottom door seals were all folded up on themselves towards the front corner of the doors and I un-folded them and gently closed the doors to straighten them out. Do you recall if your's were like this? It only took 24hrs of careful door closing to make them permanently straight as yours appear to now be.

BTW - In one of your earlier threads you mentioned the starter motor making a "burp" sound. I think you'll find it's actually the A/C fan (or something in the ventilation system anyway). Mine sometimes gives the same "burp" when shutting down too.

You won't notice this now since you have a snorkel fitted (and I only noticed it the other day because I was driving with the window open), but there is also a wierd "Jetson's car" type induction noise from the side guard air intake.