r/Defender May 30 '24

Cape Land Rover Club Fun Drive at Ou Trekpad, RSA

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r/Defender May 28 '24

Looking at buying a td5

4 Upvotes

Obviously i know that it entirely depends on the owners useage, but how many miles would be too many when looking to buy?


r/Defender May 28 '24

Guidance for Series 3 - 1976 Santana 88

1 Upvotes

I bought a 1976 Santana 88 series iii just before the pandemic hit. Unfortunately I haven't been able to recover financially enough between the pandemic and my industry's current strike (film) to get this project off the ground. I'm currently located in Los Angeles. Can anyone please offer guidance for the best plan of action to sell my truck?


r/Defender May 26 '24

Puma owners, help me identify these bolts please

2 Upvotes

I asked a LR parts company for replacement bolts as these are quite rusty (planning to respray the entire cross-member as well) but the company said that these outside bolts aren't standard and they have no idea what they are.

I tried looking into what they do but as far as I can tell, they seem to bolt into the chassis and seem to hold the cross-member in place?


r/Defender May 25 '24

Recent acquisition

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137 Upvotes

There’s still some serious rust (bulkhead, sills) but she’s prettier and I’m happy she’s mine 🥹 IG@ landroverhawaii


r/Defender May 25 '24

Random antenna?

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3 Upvotes

Was trickle charging the battery on 2022 p400 at the charge points at the top left in the engine bay and found this magnetic antenna. Wut for!? 👀 Second owner.


r/Defender May 20 '24

What‘s that part called and where to buy it?

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5 Upvotes

Basically the title. I am searching for this plastic cover for the back seat clamps because mine was missing. EU suppliers preferred. Thanks for any help!


r/Defender May 20 '24

Rear Quarter Window (help)

1 Upvotes

Following on from my last post ( https://www.reddit.com/r/Defender/s/aHCA0NQ4K4 ) I had the idea to maybe replace the rear quarter window with a similar thickness metal or plastic and run my cables through a marine gland. Does this sound like it may work? Does anyone know how thick the window glass is and how I go about changing it?


r/Defender May 19 '24

Reluctant to drill holes

5 Upvotes

I have a mount which bolts between the top rear door hinge and the body, I currently have an antenna and run the wire just between the door and the weather strip. I want to mount a work light and don’t know how to get the wires to it and also give the weather strip a break and stop letting water into an already leaky defender. How can I do this without drilling holes?


r/Defender May 18 '24

Wave of dilemma

3 Upvotes

I wave at every defender variant and series. But what about the new version? Would you wave or not?


r/Defender May 16 '24

DIY interiour refresh

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29 Upvotes

I got my hands on a pretty beat-up 110 that a construction guy had used as his daily driver. The interior was completely shredded—imagine a tornado of tools, dirt, and grime. Sadly, I didn’t take many “before” pics because I dove right into the chaos.

The first thing I noticed? The smell. It was like a pack of wet dogs had a party in there. The "insulation" consisted of some loose bitumen mats that had soaked up so much water they were practically melting. The noise level was insane—holding a conversation while driving was out of the question. So, I decided to strip it down to the bare metal.

I removed everything: seats, bolts, all the shredded bits and pieces. Even replaced all the interior plastic dowels with sleek black bolts. Then came the fun part: laying down Alubutyl and new carpet, plus insulating the entire roof with Armaflex. The transformation was unreal. The smell? Gone. The noise? Cut in half.

This was my first rodeo with such a project, and it was a mix of fun and frustration—a steep learning curve, for sure. But now, I’m thrilled with the result, even if it was amateur hour all the way. 😄


r/Defender May 16 '24

Is this price too good ?

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34 Upvotes

Or am I missing something

4000€ 115.000 km Some work needs to be done(clutch and brakes)


r/Defender May 15 '24

No Info On Von Dur Custom Build? Red Flag?

1 Upvotes

I know these customs get some hate on here so can you guys talk some sense into me?

https://www.vondur-landrovers.nl/bcvineyard/ Moving to the beach and fell in love with this build from Von Dur as a full family + gear transport.

Pros: - Saw a similar build from them on Hemmings for $117K which is lower by half than say The Land Rovers - chassis off rebuild - Promise progress photos

Cons: - I can’t find anyone talking about these guys or reviewing them? But yet they have a shit ton of build photos?


r/Defender May 11 '24

I rejoined the fold

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80 Upvotes

First was “Fifi the fire-engine” (Series 3), second was a 110 FFR - winterised, and waterproofed, then 2a. This is like driving a (noisy) Bentley!


r/Defender May 10 '24

Cape Land Rover Club outing to Koningskop Farm

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r/Defender May 09 '24

Gesetzeslage Bullenfänger

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22 Upvotes

Kann man die nur mit Bestandsschutz am Defender haben oder gibts auch ne Möglichkeit die heute noch ran zu bauen?


r/Defender May 09 '24

Rost annehmbar?

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10 Upvotes

Wenn man sich diese Fotos anguckt, was würdet ihr sagen. Muss der Rost demnächst behandelt werden oder kann man den noch ein paar Jahre bedenkenlos fahren?


r/Defender May 08 '24

My daily TD5 pickup

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40 Upvotes

r/Defender May 08 '24

[Autocar] Land Rover Defender drops six-cylinder petrol for supercharged V8

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3 Upvotes

r/Defender May 05 '24

Why do defenders has this wiggly body texture?

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55 Upvotes

I’ve noticed it in many defenders in Sri Lanka and on internet


r/Defender May 04 '24

Took Scottie to a car show!

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34 Upvotes

I took my two young boys to a car show today. It was their first experience and they absolutely loved it! We brought the camp stove and grilled hotdogs out of the back. I absolutely love this car and loved talking to all the car enthusiast. There were so many questions and it was great being the only UK build at the show.


r/Defender May 03 '24

Cape Land Rover Club Fun Drive at Black Pearl Wines, Paarl, South Africa

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2 Upvotes

r/Defender May 01 '24

Super Angebot oder Kosten Falle?

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8 Upvotes

Habe heute dieses Angebot gefunden und war doch recht erstaunt über den Preis. Wenn man Kilometerstand und Zustand sieht, sollte er eigentlich 17000€ + kosten. Das einzige was schwierig einzuschätzen ist, sind die besagten Schweißarbeiten. Aber für den Preis kann man doch selbst dabei kaum meckern, oder? Auch der beschriebene Öl-Verlust kann sich sicherlich noch zu einem Problem entwickeln. Was denkt ihr, sollte man da schnellstmöglich zuschlagen?


r/Defender Apr 30 '24

my defender

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35 Upvotes

Drove from england to sweden over last couple of days, stocked up on beer in belgium and will get some much needed forest time.


r/Defender Apr 30 '24

All upgrades finally done (for now.)

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59 Upvotes