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 A possible return to the fold |
congoblue
 4th Apr 2024 12:07 pm
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Forum: General · Replies: 9 · Views: 535 · Subject: A possible return to the fold |
| I've got a 2014 SE Tech with about 125K miles, had it 4 years and it's been very reliable so far, probably tempting fate to say that. Only bad thing that happened was the idler/tensioner pulley broke ... |
| 2013 dash screen brightness issues |
congoblue
28th Feb 2024 1:19 pm
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Forum: General · Replies: 6 · Views: 449 · Subject: 2013 dash screen brightness issues |
| I have always thought the instrument panel light sensor is the small pimple in the middle of the dashboard near the windscreen. However there is also a light sensor on the radio control panel but I th ... |
| Insurance |
congoblue
9th Jan 2024 10:15 am
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Forum: General · Replies: 42 · Views: 3088 · Subject: Insurance |
As insurers are writing off cars for the smallest things these days that means im being charged in my premium for a hire car but they will almost never have to provide one..... another insurance sca ... |
| Cat S Vehicle |
congoblue
8th Nov 2023 10:17 am
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Forum: General · Replies: 9 · Views: 1087 · Subject: Cat S Vehicle |
Insurers now write off a vehicle over very small amounts of damage.
My Renault Clio was in an accident, damage to front bumper, front wing and small scrape on the rear door. Value of car about £8K, ... |
| Insurance on Land/Range Rovers |
congoblue
7th Nov 2023 12:19 pm
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Forum: General · Replies: 73 · Views: 5914 · Subject: Insurance on Land/Range Rovers |
| Not all insurers use a claims management company. I had a claim with Hastings this year and they dealt with the whole thing, fairly well too although I did have to ring up and chase them a couple of t ... |
| Programing a remote from another vehicle |
congoblue
20th Sep 2023 9:42 am
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Forum: In Car Electronics · Replies: 12 · Views: 1396 · Subject: Programing a remote from another vehicle |
| The slot in the dash is just like a dumb card reader, which sends the key ID to the ECU. The recognition of the key is done by the ECU. |
| Insurance valuations |
congoblue
25th Jul 2023 9:39 am
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Forum: General · Replies: 6 · Views: 1221 · Subject: Insurance valuations |
My 2014 SETech with 120,000 miles also came back with an automatic valuation of about £11k.
In fact I found that this number doesn't make much difference to the insurance price, if you are using C ... |
| HID conversion kits - installation photos anyone? |
congoblue
25th Jul 2023 9:27 am
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Forum: Maintenance & Modifications · Replies: 16 · Views: 2204 · Subject: HID conversion kits - installation photos anyone? |
| Same, I didn't take any photos sorry. But as Bob says there is a large rubber cover on the back of the headlight unit which gives good access to the inside of the unit, and there is plenty of space to ... |
| Blown bulbs |
congoblue
11th Jul 2023 2:07 pm
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Forum: Technical · Replies: 19 · Views: 1696 · Subject: Blown bulbs |
Unless they read this forum, how would an MOT tester know that you had changed the bulbs though?
They look just like the LR factory fit HID headlamps. The only giveaway maybe is that you have a manu ... |
| Blown bulbs |
congoblue
11th Jul 2023 12:42 pm
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Forum: Technical · Replies: 19 · Views: 1696 · Subject: Blown bulbs |
No, they are not technically legal.
However the headlamps are the same optics as the factory supplied HID version, the beam pattern is perfect, and all the lamp control modules fit inside the headl ... |
| Blown bulbs |
congoblue
11th Jul 2023 12:39 pm
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Forum: Technical · Replies: 19 · Views: 1696 · Subject: Blown bulbs |
| I've got a 2014 SE Tech and my headlight units are full of bits of broken glass from exploded lamps (I have removed all the bits I can get out). So there's no doubt it happens, it's rubbish design. I ... |
| Navigation maps upgrade |
congoblue
29th Jun 2023 12:56 pm
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Forum: In Car Electronics · Replies: 9 · Views: 1665 · Subject: Navigation maps upgrade |
A lot cheaper here... (this is not a recommendation, I haven't tried it)
https://www.satnavishop.co.uk/land-rover-gen21-sat-nav-map-2021-update-usb-navigation-europe-706-p.asp
I've found the bui ... |
| matching tyres |
congoblue
28th Jun 2023 3:43 pm
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Forum: Technical · Replies: 20 · Views: 2085 · Subject: matching tyres |
| I'm not sure about this. Even with new identical tyres there are going to be slight differences. Also if you are not going in a dead straight line the haldex has to slip anyway. So I am not convinced ... |
| matching tyres |
congoblue
28th Jun 2023 9:04 am
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Forum: Technical · Replies: 20 · Views: 2085 · Subject: matching tyres |
| My FL2 had different (newish) tyres front and rear when I bought it 3 years ago, as they had plenty of tread depth I didn't change them and this has not caused any problems... I do aspire one day to h ... |
| New Defender "style headlights anyone ? |
congoblue
13th Mar 2023 10:45 am
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Forum: Maintenance & Modifications · Replies: 4 · Views: 1214 · Subject: New Defender "style headlights anyone ? |
| You can buy them yourself using Aliexpress - £907 for the pair though! And rather illegal! I've bought quite a few things on Aliexpress without problems, always delivered within a week or so from Chi ... |
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