The back of the group looks a bit gay there

Looks good fella has it got locking front and rear diff's and centre?

Are you hoping that if the 90 gets a dunking the seat heaters will help dry it out or just you

ONLY KIDDING!! im betting few people have been thankful of that mod in the 90/110's over the years. Is the steering wheel next at all?
Do you find the cabin is a pig to warm up and doesn't get much heat from the heaterbox as some owners say? FFRR MY06 facelift With TDV8 Alloys Zeros/ATR's
Mantec Sump Guard, Rigid Load liner, MY10 BT upgrade.

The cabin should be pretty warm in a 90. My 300Tdi 110 warms up very nicely given about 15 minutes with the fan on full and a warm engine.

Looks great, Tim!

Don't worry about those ruts. With that mud, they're a pig to cross with or without diff-lock. I've found that a boot full of throttle can help.

Is your Td5 remapped? I can't remember. My Tdi is pretty quick these days thanks to a lot of ££ on the engine and drivetrain. Obviously not as quick as a FFRR, but the experience is so different (and other road users expectations vastly different) that I get more satisfaction driving my 110 rapidly than my FF ever gives me. Si. <This is my name.

I eat rat poison.

A man ain't truly been insulted until he stands buck naked in front of a woman and she didn't even notice. Or care.

Agreed about the freeloaders! Totally Gay!

Not sure if mine is remapped and I've never driven another TD5 to compare it to.

The heater is awesome, it's gets too hot, but that's ok cos think I can use the front vents, which all the Puma owners would love to have.  Discovery 4 HSE
1998 110 TUM HS FFR Hard Top XD WOLF
1982 Series 3 Hard Top

*Gone:L462 D5 HSE LUX, L663 Defender 110 HSE, Discovery 3 HSE, 2014MY Range Rover Sport 5.0 Supercharged AB Dynamic; L405 Exec Vogue SE 4.4, 5.0 Supercharged Autobiography, Defender TDCi XS CSW, Defender TD5 HT, Vogue SE TDV8, Vogue TD6, RRSport SC 4.2V8, Classic 3.9 Vogue Auto, Land Rover Series 3 SWB

I have been getting serious pressure from my lovely wife to buy her another defender as a daily driver. I made the mistake of letting her read this thread from start to finish. Damn.. More pressure. She loves what you have done. Previously..
Vogue SE TD6
Defender 90 2.4
Defender 110 TD5
Vogue 3.5 EFI

Adam

You have done a loverly job on the 90.
here is a couple of pics of ones that i've done all be it 110's
Both have had standard heavy duty springs on them and both chipped within an inch of their lives. The black one would do 110 MPH scary

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What on earth does Land Rover patented Wandermatic steering feel like at 110 mph ?  2008 MY Supercharged
Rimini Red / Jet
four zone climate
remote park heater
and no ugly kid windows.
magnus satis quod turpis satis

Agreed, you've done fantastic job on the deafener!!

I cant believe that you say the heater is fantastic though, unless i've mised something in your posts and you've fitted an Eberspacher? (did this to my last TD5 Defender double cab and this is awesome)

I love driving my TDV8 FFRR but the Defender puts a smile on my face every time I drive it, and I have to say I drive it more regularly than I drive the FFRR.

axle wrote:

What on earth does Land Rover patented Wandermatic steering feel like at 110 mph ?

You can only do it in a straight line  2020 Porsche Panamera Turbo Hybrid (V FAST)
2017 Range Rover Autobiography 5.0 V8
2018 JCW Mini Cooper
2018 Skoda VRS

This has made me start looking for a '90....... "On first name terms with my local Dealer......now."

'61 Plate 5.0SC Autobiography - in Black ——— Gone
'53 plate 4.4V8 Vogue Bonatti Grey inside and out. ----- Gone

dlks151 wrote:

Agreed, you've done fantastic job on the deafener!!

I cant believe that you say the heater is fantastic though, unless i've mised something in your posts and you've fitted an Eberspacher? (did this to my last TD5 Defender double cab and this is awesome)

I love driving my TDV8 FFRR but the Defender puts a smile on my face every time I drive it, and I have to say I drive it more regularly than I drive the FFRR.

They do seem to vary considerably from car to car. When I had the TD5's I used to change the thermostat every year (on top of cleaning the intake) which seemed to keep the heater working tip top, mind you mine still took 10 to 15mins to get up to full temperature, and i cant say that it ever really got too warm!

My current Puma engined 90 on the other hand actually has a heater that has an output that can be uncomfortably warm on the legs and blows like a fat lass !

Your Defender looks lovely.

Having 3 4.6 P38's we've got a bit of a crazy love affair type thing going on with the Rover V8 engine here. I keep looking at 50th Anniversary Defenders as they were all V8's. There's one on eBay just now, a 1998 with 105k on it, there's a hole in the back door and there's not a panel on it without some kind of blemish in the paint work and the guy wants £13k for it.

David. 2002 4.6 Vogue SE - Alveston Red with Lightstone Leather
2007 Range Rover Supercharged in Java Black with Ivory Leather
2012 Range Rover 5.0 SC Autobiography in Indus Silver with Jet/Ivory Interior
2012 Range Rover 4.4 TDV8 Autobiography in Baltic Blue with Sand Interior

The whole 'poor Defender heating' thing is a misnomer in my view.

Adjusted properly with the thermostst working as it should (as DLKS says, frequest thermostat changes seem to be a key thing here - mine's been replaced twice in 7 years), intakes clear and fan speed good, they do blow out a lot of heat.

A 110 CSW, by far the largest interior of any factory-standard Defender takes a while to FULLY warm up, but they're no great hardship to live with if you're sensible.

I have an aversion to wearing any form of jacket in my FF. My reasoning is that the leather is so nice to feel, the heating system so good, that anything more than a shirt and light jumper is a waste. I cannot, however, adopt that same philosophy in my 110.

On the V8 front, I completely agree with Dhallworth. V8 power is rather addictive. When my 300Tdi gives up, a suitable V8 will take its place. Si. <This is my name.

I eat rat poison.

A man ain't truly been insulted until he stands buck naked in front of a woman and she didn't even notice. Or care.

Hi i am about to tackle fitting heated seats into a TD5 90 and any help would be appreciated , they are defender half leather heated seats and have com with switches etc, Just need to know the best way to do it

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Oh BTW is a piece of pi55 to fit

Wire relays switch heat pads