Hilly
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- Scottish Borders.
Has anyone retro fitted the new led head lights to a Landrover ?
Landrover chassis
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Courier
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- M62 - M1 - M18 triangle
Level of rot is debatable but MOT examiners still vary and this one had been lenient in previous years. BIL doesn’t want to see it scrapped so he will probably end up putt this hand in his pocket to create a classic - he’s 78
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- northumberland
you must all like your landrovers for some reason 
been driving ours for the past 6 weeks while shepherd was off injured and i'm certain it's the main reason my dodgy back is playing up again, bloody terrible thing to drive and its a modern 13plate, far better spending your money on a more comfortable jap pickup
been driving ours for the past 6 weeks while shepherd was off injured and i'm certain it's the main reason my dodgy back is playing up again, bloody terrible thing to drive and its a modern 13plate, far better spending your money on a more comfortable jap pickupSkintagain
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I do not put a hilux down as comfy. Gives me a terrible back.you must all like your landrovers for some reason
You can’t talk about putting a chassis on a jap pick up either as the body is through before it
Hilly
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- Scottish Borders.
Why do you have one of you don’t like it ? Sell it ?you must all like your landrovers for some reason
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- northumberland
it's not up to me i just have to drive it sometimes
Hilly
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- Scottish Borders.
Oh I see, well I like mine I have a jap pickup as well I like them both but financially the defender will make the pickup look expensive and they were the same price new .
I checked back on my emails - it was Richards Chassis who would not stamp it for me.
I'll ask Marsland to see what they say.
There’s loads of landies with retrofit led headlights and it appears a very easy fitment and will deffo be going on mine when I get round to restore it, but I'll also swap out the indicators and sidelights etc to match
Hilly
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- Scottish Borders.
Yes I was just wondering what’s best so much choiceThere’s loads of landies with retrofit led headlights and it appears a very easy fitment and will deffo be going on mine when I get round to restore it, but I'll also swap out the indicators and sidelights etc to match
Hilly
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- Scottish Borders.
Richards have a fitting service at Marslands , same chassis ?
I re-chassised my 110 10 years ago with a Richards galv jobbie and it still looks like new. I also shotblasted and repaired the bulkhead and just about every other component on the truck with iron in it and had them galvanised too. Luckily I had a mate with an engineering shop who was sending load in to be dipped each week so could tag the bits on to his jobs for peanuts. The bulkhead did cost £40 to dip mind It is by far the best thing you can do to a Landrover long term. Everything else is just so easy to maintain and you actually don't mind spending on servicing and keeping the thing in tip top condition if you know the base vehicle is not slowly rotting away beneath you!
As far as the chassis number goes, I cut out that section of the old chassis outrigger and had the piece galvanised and I then sikaflex and riveted the section on an out of the way part of the chassis that you would only look at by accident. I know it is there, no-one else needs to know where it is unless they need to! I also fitted a new servo unit so had to relocate the vehicle ID plate anyway.
It is by far the best thing you can do to a Landrover long term. Everything else is just so easy to maintain and you actually don't mind spending on servicing and keeping the thing in tip top condition if you know the base vehicle is not slowly rotting away beneath you!As far as the chassis number goes, I cut out that section of the old chassis outrigger and had the piece galvanised and I then sikaflex and riveted the section on an out of the way part of the chassis that you would only look at by accident. I know it is there, no-one else needs to know where it is unless they need to! I also fitted a new servo unit so had to relocate the vehicle ID plate anyway.
Yes I was just wondering what’s best so much choice
I would just go with the ones you like the look of as you will be looking at them for a long time, and like you say - lots of choice.
Problem may be stock availability, which may sway your choice
Hilly
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- Scottish Borders.
Hilly
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- Scottish Borders.
They seem reasonable at £1300 .
Pigken
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- Co. Durham
Had my td5 on lift other day, having steering looked at. When down and talking to man, I said well would not want to be with out ot and find it comfortable to drive, he said but you are the correct build for it, not over 6ft or 15 clem so you slide into the seat others have to have window open just to turn corner. He also said they would do new chassis fitted for £6000, but that was basic change.you must all like your landrovers for some reason
Hilly
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- Scottish Borders.
Aye I find mine very comfortable, never understood the window open thing .