What have you done to your DEFENDER today?

[vtlandrover]

Odd man out today; dollars to donuts the other three are searching defendersource want-ads for something more comfortable, dry, and... diesel.

 

[evilfij]

Much better than the 285 75 KO2s that were on it for a bit.

So QEII v. HMS Hood?

 

[Z.G]

So QEII v. HMS Hood?

Im guessing you've never driven an S60R/V70R. Same turning radius

 

[LazyRabbit]

Installed the new wheels & tires. Not super happy with the KM3 look, I definitely prefer the KM2, and obviously the XZL trumps them both
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Are those 255 or 235?

 

[Z.G]

Are those 255 or 235?

255 85

 

[UnfrozenCaveman]

Really needed more fuel cans / art project .... trying some "Superbright" tail lights on the Perentie ...

 

[rocky]

Was in Waterville Maine working with Bruce to prep for Winter Romp.
A lot of Road miles, some winching, wheeling, firepit building, chainsawing, firewood collecting and junk removal.

 

[Trae]

Installed LED headlights- like some other guys here I didn’t want something that looked vastly different from stock. So it was the Holley RetroBright for me, which is actually made for Holley by Morimoto. Easy install, use the same mounting ring from your existing ones plug and play.

LED on the left stock on the right

Same but powered on. Makes a huge difference at night for me. I went with the modern white color. Highs are high and quick, lows are low. I bought from Headlight Revolution just because of their thorough reviews of everything, it’s worth it to me so support vendors that do the research.

 

[Ephry73]

Installed LED headlights- like some other guys here I didn’t want something that looked vastly different from stock. So it was the Holley RetroBright for me, which is actually made for Holley by Morimoto. Easy install, use the same mounting ring from your existing ones plug and play.
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LED on the left stock on the right

View attachment 25486Same but powered on. Makes a huge difference at night for me. I went with the modern white color. Highs are high and quick, lows are low. I bought from Headlight Revolution just because of their thorough reviews of everything, it’s worth it to me so support vendors that do the research.

Morimoto LEDs are amazing. I run their Two stroke 2.0 H4 bulbs and it was night and day difference. I wish they came in 3200k color though.

 

[Mirrajumper]

Then installed the remnants of a 110 Safety Devices padding kit (whoa expensive, but managed to fully protect two Rovers); installed the armrests that showed up; fitted a fire extinguisher (with two 3" pads left over - nice and snug); resurrected the old Rubbermaid box that I kept on the floor of my '95 NAS SW - the lid's fully 'openable' and the reality is, I doubt I'll even have to riders in the other bench; and riveted in the tailgate rubber pad.View attachment 25266View attachment 25267

Do the SM seats ( super cool
Btw) have a removable botttom
Cushion to access battery?

 

[MountainD]

Odd man out today; dollars to donuts the other three are searching defendersource want-ads for something more comfortable, dry, and... diesel.

when I see that mud photo, I’ll I see is wasted hours cleaning up my undercarriage or risk the wrath of rust! on reason I love CO/Utah and why I’m the one going so slow and steady through puddles and not bashing through them. But no avoiding the grime on that one! I wouldn’t pass up being with friends, but I ain’t letting my truck sit for weeks with gunk on it either…. Fixed rust spots too many times in my grumpy old man clothes…

 

[TheOneTen]

I added a 2" receiver hitch since we're considering an Opus trailer in the not-to-distant future. I still need to figure out a few things:
1. the best way to handle a 7-pin connector for a trailer
2. a brake controller and
3. whether I want to add a few shims/spacers to better support the gap between the hitch and the frame. I think that normally, you reinstall the tie-down rings, but since I have a Richards chassis, this is narrowed by ~1mm on each side due to the thicker frame material. Sigh.

 

[evilfij]

The tie downs are on the outside of the frame though, right?

 

[TheOneTen]

The tie downs are on the outside of the frame though, right?

They can be. The basic problem is that the front legs of the hitch have 3-4mm of gap between it and the frame, so tightening the bolts down strong puts a huge amount of tension on the head of the bolt. Even though they're 8.8, it's not ideal. And it's a royal pain in the ass to try to do stacked washers in there.

 

[evilfij]

They can be. The basic problem is that the front legs of the hitch have 3-4mm of gap between it and the frame, so tightening the bolts down strong puts a huge amount of tension on the head of the bolt. Even though they're 8.8, it's not ideal. And it's a royal pain in the ass to try to do stacked washers in there.

I have never seen that type of hitch, but I would space it because, if no other reason, you can hose dirt out of the gap.

There are thicker washers/spacers available.

 

[jymmiejamz]

Belmetric has all kinds of thick, large, and hardened washers in all sizes

 

[rocky]

@TheOneTen traiier wiring is a pain in these trucks. I only use a 4way and there’s no natural place for it. For a 7 way can you body mount a plug?

 

[hillstrubl]

@TheOneTen traiier wiring is a pain in these trucks. I only use a 4way and there’s no natural place for it. For a 7 way can you body mount a plug?

Simple no adapter us trailer wiring

use the wiring under the lighting cover or right from the multipin plug if you already have one

nas-row.com

 

[hillstrubl]

Finally swapped out my old school cadmium lens'ed Hellas with LEDs as I can't see sh*t at night at my poconos house. End of an era as those lights were on 6 of my vehicles!

Headlights alone

EVERYTHING!

 

[lithium1330]

finally re-did my radiator e-fan shroud.
The Revotech fan kit didn't come with a shroud - it was just 2 alum brackets, 2 fans, sensor and wiring.
My 1st attempt was to get basic shroud... it worked OK but bc the shroud & fan was 1//4" from on the core, it wasn't very efficient. In fact, driving 65mph on the highway through Death Valley in March the water temp can't drop (wasn't getting enough air flow.
So, this summer, I decided to redo the shroud, raising it 1" from the core to make it more efficient. It's now fall and the shroud is finally finished. Along with the shroud, I also replaced my ali-sport alum radiator bc it sprung a leak at the caps/rows and no shop would work on a alum radiator. So, to the local recycler the Alisport went and spent even more money to add another core to the factory copper unit.

I'm happy with the result. No leak. Fans works and water temp seems to run cooler (though fall temp doesn't make for good stress test).

How it started...

added 1" alum L-brackets from HD

Bench fit...

installed