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[rmp]

Took delivery of my brand new Defender 110 yesterday. Went out and got a little dirty already, then joined the LROCV later that evening.

Pictures to follow when I get a moment in daylight over the weekend!

To my surprise, a CD player was fitted! Oh, the luxury!

Everything works except for the cigarette lighter, so I'll be back shortly to have that done. Vehicle drives very nicely. Gear change is good, engine very willing, steering is fine. No build quality issues.

I had fitted an ARB roofrack (noisy), Safari snorkel, 65L aux tank and a cargo barrier.

To do:

1. Remove those pathetic green "Xtreme" stickers.
2. Place club stickers on it, and whatever FWDV send me. And an AULRO sticker.
3. Tyres going on on Sunday (Kelly MSRs, standard size)
4. UHF radio in on Tuesday (recommendations to placement? It's a remote-head 3400)
5. Build a rear cargo shelf. In progress. It's a raised floor, to give me 270mm clearance vertically between the wheelarches. I then have a 1000 x 1500 flat space on which to place the fridge, and build a second storey of storage space. Only had 800 x 1200 in the Pajero.
6. Fit the front steering guard. Would be in progress if I had clue how to fit it. Been assured it fits though.
7. Finish fitting GPS gear. The Garmin is in (first holes drilled the dash), PDA to follow.

and #8, one I need your assistance with, and I know it's been the recent subject of a 12-page discussion, you know what I'm talking about, it has to be....front recovery points! I need some sorted by Easter! Help!!!

Current plan is to fit two hooks on the bullbar itself, next to the uprights, in line with the chassis, using a thick steel backing plate. Does that sound about right?

(oh and anyone want to buy 5 x General Grabbers, about 150km on 4 of them, available tomorrow? or a Pajero?)

My VDO revcounter arrived yesterday. Scrappy instructions, no wire, so I'll worry about that after the list above.

Noisekiller soundproofing kit is on the way too. Somewhere. I'll need it with the roofrack!

to be continued...

[one_iota]

If it was me I would have thought that I had died and gone to heaven! [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif[/img]

Let the journey begin and may all your accessories be worthwhile.

[bigbugga]

Wow, I buy and then add slowly as the money comes about.

Sounds like you will have this finished in a week.

One way to have more time out and about.

Well done on your purchase, bring on the photo's
:wink:

[rmp]

It makes sense to get a few accessories as part of the lease deal. The bullbar is standard equipment. I consider a cargo barrier, decent tyres, recovery points and UHF radio as safety essentials, and I can't live without creating something in the back to hold our camping gear. The GPS kit I already have. In the case of the Defender, I thought the soundproofing kit essential. Only real non-essential as this stage is the roofrack. But we all have our own ideas of essentials!

[bigbugga]

Ahhh LEASE!!!


understand now.

[VladTepes]

You lucky lucky bugger !
CD player- I wish I had one
Xtreme stickers- I'd put a set on my old 200Tdi ute tray just as a ****-take if I could get some for free.

(and a note to everyone -lets keep the recovery points discussion to that thread). But yeah rmp that sounds about right.

No build quality issues? Really ? Are you sure it's a Landy ? [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif[/img]

Perhaps you'd be good enough to do reviews and/or a fitting guide for the VDO rev-counter and Noisekiller kit. I'm sure plenty of people on here would be interested :!: I know I am.

And when you put that AULRO sticker on - post a pic of it on your Landy in the 'AULRO Loud and Proud' gallery.

Oh and did you get a V8 or the TD5? If it's a TD5 then I'm even more jealous....

[rmp]

Lucky? No, it's a big financial commitment!

PM me your address and some Xtreme stickers will be on the way, gratis, if I get them off in one piece. Or contact me on MS Messenger.

I'll be writing things up for sure.

There is no engine option other than the TD5. Or any trim level other than Xtreme.

Going back out to the shed to finish the cargo system. The false floor is in, now for the fridge mount! Then the automotive carpet. Also need to build a second storey over the top of the false floor, but I've spent enough time with power tools and sawdust this weekend already!

Oh and my new Landy has 6 non-standard holes in it already. It's quite an easy vehicle to bolt stuff to, I'm finding.

Cheers

[barney]

i wouldn't class the sound deadening as essential, more as a "nothing else to spend my money on" option. get real man, you're driving a defender, the on road noise is part of the experience. if you wanted a quiet landy, you should've looked at a disco or rangie. just my opinion, with my drivers window open i get 95dB in my right ear, worse through the harbour tunnel.

[KEV0044]

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[lewy110]

It took me five years to get most of that done to mine.

Can't wait to see the pickies.

A pair of 6x9's in the back will fix your noise problem