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 Dodgy Fuel Gauge |
Alan7140
 6th Sep 2014 1:32 am
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Forum: Technical · Replies: 57 · Views: 40988 · Subject: Dodgy Fuel Gauge |
Just to follow up on my January 18 post:
As stated in my case this was a software problem
How do I know this? - well here we are in September and the car, gauge and fuel system has worked faultl ... |
| Aftermarket GPS to integrate with screen on MY14 FL2? |
Alan7140
24th Jan 2014 4:19 am
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Forum: Australia & New Zealand · Replies: 8 · Views: 11509 · Subject: Aftermarket GPS to integrate with screen on MY14 FL2? |
| Thanks, egipp, I had thought along those lines, but I've read elsewhere that the OEM screen is integral with the sound system fitted. Changing out the screen somehow has an effect on the sound system, ... |
| Aftermarket GPS to integrate with screen on MY14 FL2? |
Alan7140
23rd Jan 2014 10:29 am
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Forum: Australia & New Zealand · Replies: 8 · Views: 11509 · Subject: Aftermarket GPS to integrate with screen on MY14 FL2? |
| Don't get me wrong, I love my 2011 HSE dearly, but the standard (for HSE) LR GPS sucks so badly it's beyond words. Here we have an alleged 4WD that performs "well above its weight off road", ... |
| Dodgy Fuel Gauge |
Alan7140
18th Jan 2014 2:46 am
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Forum: Technical · Replies: 57 · Views: 40988 · Subject: Dodgy Fuel Gauge |
| I know software has already been mentioned as being unreliable solution before inevitably having to replace senders and dismantling the rear underside of the vehicle to do so, but I had the "Half ... |
| First dent |
Alan7140
27th Nov 2013 11:02 pm
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Forum: My Freelander 2 · Replies: 26 · Views: 15366 · Subject: First dent |
re: "park next to another Land Rover"
Just make sure it's not a muddy Defender, though - some of the hard-arsed brigade seem to harbour a deep-seated hatred for those who impudently sport ... |
| First dent |
Alan7140
27th Nov 2013 10:25 pm
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Forum: My Freelander 2 · Replies: 26 · Views: 15366 · Subject: First dent |
| Do not park anywhere near where people push supermarket trolleys (that's where the small nicks and bruises come from - errant shopping trolleys with junior in the booster seat, mum (or dad) on the pho ... |
| Garmin Sat Nav |
Alan7140
23rd Nov 2013 4:52 am
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Forum: Australia & New Zealand · Replies: 15 · Views: 12224 · Subject: Garmin Sat Nav |
| I complained to LR at the outset and again after a 10K trip through NSW that the LR GPS lady in the dash kept on informing me that she didn't have a clue where she was almost as soon as the black-top ... |
| First dent |
Alan7140
16th Nov 2013 3:46 am
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Forum: My Freelander 2 · Replies: 26 · Views: 15366 · Subject: First dent |
The hazards of new vehicle ownership.
In the first 9 months I collected passenger's door dent (errant rock rolling down hill as I was driving past), smashed driver's door window glass (something t ... |
| Dog or cat |
Alan7140
13th Nov 2013 10:28 pm
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Forum: Australia & New Zealand · Replies: 10 · Views: 7756 · Subject: Dog or cat |
Can't see an exit point for the river crossing...
This is place is named Growling Swallet.
"swallet":
swal·let [swol-it]
noun,
1. an underground stream.
2. an opening through whic ... |
| Dog or cat |
Alan7140
13th Nov 2013 7:49 am
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Forum: Australia & New Zealand · Replies: 10 · Views: 7756 · Subject: Dog or cat |
https://www.freel2.com/gallery/albums/userpics/14754/normal_222-Growling-Swallet-41-9x96-7-inch.jpg
As long as this is less than an hour away from home, I couldn't care less about cat droppings |
| How to mount a winch |
Alan7140
8th Aug 2013 11:08 pm
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Forum: Maintenance & Modifications · Replies: 18 · Views: 25707 · Subject: How to mount a winch |
Sounds more like you want a Tirfor hand winch - powered by your muscles but can be mounted on any tow point on the vehicle to pull in either direction.
http://www.tractel.com/en/series.php?id_serie ... |
| How to mount a winch |
Alan7140
8th Aug 2013 3:00 am
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Forum: Maintenance & Modifications · Replies: 18 · Views: 25707 · Subject: How to mount a winch |
The cable colour is a giveaway - it's a Superwinch:
http://www.superwinch.com/p/talon-14-0-sr-%E2%80%93-14-000-lbs-12v?pp=12
Either this model or the 18,000 lb model. |
| Turbo hose clamp |
Alan7140
25th Jul 2013 4:52 am
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Forum: Australia & New Zealand · Replies: 2 · Views: 2958 · Subject: Turbo hose clamp |
Frame the parts receipt. It'll probably be the only time a Land Rover breakdown lets you off that easy! 
Handy thing to know as well, I'd have probably thought the same thing at the time as ... |
| Going remote...I'm worried now |
Alan7140
25th Jul 2013 4:39 am
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Forum: Australia & New Zealand · Replies: 10 · Views: 7703 · Subject: Going remote...I'm worried now |
| I've done two long mainland trips since I got my FL2 in 2011, the first time I can recall two distinct times where I chose to "fold 'em, not hold 'em" when the car was only 10,000km old and ... |
| Evoque 19" style 5 alloys (fitted) |
Alan7140
19th Jul 2013 12:06 am
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Forum: My Freelander 2 · Replies: 24 · Views: 10136 · Subject: Evoque 19" style 5 alloys (fitted) |
| Personally I went for after-market tinting as all my windows consequently look equal from the outside on my white HSE. Privacy glass makes in particular a lighter coloured vehicle look like a bread va ... |
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