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 Washing the deluxe carpet mats? |
egipp
 20th Jan 2011 4:02 am
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Forum: Tips & Tricks · Replies: 18 · Views: 15572 · Subject: Washing the deluxe carpet mats? |
Well, all I can say is, from bitter experience, you can't put them through a washing machine - at least the ones that Land Rover sell in Australia.  |
| Washing the deluxe carpet mats? |
egipp
17th Jan 2011 2:24 am
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Forum: Tips & Tricks · Replies: 18 · Views: 15572 · Subject: Washing the deluxe carpet mats? |
| Whatever you do, don't follow my example and put the drivers carpet mat in the washing machine - I didn't realise they put a soluble 'stiffening' agent in it; it's now very limp to say the least. Whil ... |
| 12V power in dash area? |
egipp
11th Jan 2011 10:37 pm
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Forum: Technical · Replies: 74 · Views: 64964 · Subject: 12V power in dash area? |
| I've put a picture in my gallery of the final installation which might be of interest; I sprayed the original shiny black screen surround with matt black plastic paint so that it merged a bit better.
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| 12V power in dash area? |
egipp
11th Jan 2011 5:02 am
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Forum: Technical · Replies: 74 · Views: 64964 · Subject: 12V power in dash area? |
| Glad it has helped; the fuse box behind the glove box uses mini blade fuses, which is what you need. They are about $6 each from Jaycar with the fly lead, I could not find another supplier - I got two ... |
| 12V power in dash area? |
egipp
11th Jan 2011 2:39 am
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Forum: Technical · Replies: 74 · Views: 64964 · Subject: 12V power in dash area? |
Hello Liberty555, as npinks says, there is a fuse box behind the glove box, the hand book pages 207/8 shows the spare circuits.
I have wired in a Garmin 1490T, which is an almost exact fit in the das ... |
| Ultimate retro Sat Nav? With Instalation Guide |
egipp
9th Jan 2011 9:06 am
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Forum: Maintenance & Modifications · Replies: 90 · Views: 115781 · Subject: Ultimate retro Sat Nav? With Instalation Guide |
| The Garmin nuvi 1490T, 5" screen, is an almost perfect fit in the OE space in the dashboard,about 5mm short on the width, but perfect for height. Available for around $350 and Garmin in Australia ... |
| Garmin GPS |
egipp
8th Jan 2011 10:08 am
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Forum: General · Replies: 4 · Views: 3255 · Subject: Garmin GPS |
| G'Day All, Not sure this will be of any interest, but for those of you with a recent Garmin GPS, they (Garmin) have introduced an accessory called 'ecoRoute HD'. This is a device which plugs into the ... |
| Should I buy? |
egipp
24th Nov 2010 3:08 am
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Forum: General · Replies: 13 · Views: 8455 · Subject: Should I buy? |
| G'Day Bryanmisi, Oh dear, I can see your problem. Mine is the first Land Rover I've ever owned and I was very dubious about getting it because of the dire reputation of FL 1. However, I live in rural ... |
| Leaving Blighty for 7 months, how do I store my FL2 ?? |
egipp
28th Oct 2010 12:03 am
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Forum: Technical · Replies: 17 · Views: 9227 · Subject: Leaving Blighty for 7 months, how do I store my FL2 ?? |
| G'day Mike77, I left my F2 for 6 weeks, followed Land Rover instructions by locking the car with the remote and, as Land Rover said it would, after 3 weeks the car shut itself down completely and need ... |
| Newbie tyre kicking. |
egipp
28th Sep 2010 3:48 am
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Forum: Australia & New Zealand · Replies: 4 · Views: 4600 · Subject: Newbie tyre kicking. |
| Good Day Grant, I fully agree with your antipathy towards vehicles without full size spare wheels: wanting a less than full size off roader, but one with a better than average off road ability to repl ... |
| Importing car into Australia |
egipp
7th Sep 2010 7:15 am
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Forum: Australia & New Zealand · Replies: 12 · Views: 11220 · Subject: Importing car into Australia |
| For what it's worth, I considered importing a 18 month old E Class Mercedes to Australia some 8 years ago. Shipping costs in an individual container was about £1000, and import taxes were not too bad ... |
| Flat Battery any ideas |
egipp
6th Jul 2010 1:02 am
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Forum: General · Replies: 25 · Views: 19149 · Subject: Flat Battery any ideas |
| Had a flat battery after a few days without using the car. Started with no problems via another battery, call out mechanic said it was a very common fault with modern cars due the systems being on sta ... |
| Persistent Flat Battery Problem |
egipp
6th Jul 2010 12:46 am
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Forum: Technical · Replies: 162 · Views: 146535 · Subject: Persistent Flat Battery Problem |
| Don't know whether this helps, but I've had no further problems since following the routine of always locking the car.I had a flat battery after the car was left in the garage for 5 days without using ... |
| Dash-board lights issue |
egipp
30th Jun 2010 6:07 am
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Forum: Australia & New Zealand · Replies: 2 · Views: 4183 · Subject: Dash-board lights issue |
| Hello Mike, If you mean the radio and air con displays etc. dim, yes this is correct. The car assumes that you won't have lights on during the day (hasn't heard of VicRoads campaign to use headlights ... |
| Persistent Flat Battery Problem |
egipp
30th Apr 2010 6:03 am
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Forum: Technical · Replies: 162 · Views: 146535 · Subject: Persistent Flat Battery Problem |
| I had a flat battery after the car was left in the garage for 5 days without using. The RACV mechanic who came out and started the car without any problems via a second battery, said it was a common p ... |
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