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Installing a CB in a Land Rover

CB Radio (or Citizens Band Radio) was deregulated in 2006, which means you no longer need a licence to operate one. Because of this the numbers of CB’ers have started to rise again since 2006, especially amongst 4×4 owners. Many…

Fit for a Queen! Video of the Queen driving her Land Rover

The Royal family have long had a love affair with Land Rover’s, and here is a snippet of the Queen driving her 110 Defender around the Sandringham estate in England. The clip is from a BBC documentary dated from around…

How to replace a Land Rover Discovery thermostat

Back in one of the first post’s I made, I said that the temperature gauge in my Discovery was not working. So my first port of call was to check the connections to the sender unit, but these turned out…

Discovering the green lanes of Wales by Land Rover

Today’s blog post is by guest writer Alan King Following an excellent (but extremely cold) weekend trip to Yorkshire in February this year, I decided I should try some green lanes when better weather was a possibility. Having enjoyed their…

How to change the oil pressure switch on a Land Rover Tdi

For some time now the oil presure light on the dashboard hasn’t been coming on when the ignition is switched on. So having ruled out that the lamp itself was at fault, it could only mean one thing – the…

Video: Land Rover greenlaning in Oldham, Holmfirth & Saddleworth

I enjoyed watching this video from Lowrangers 4×4 earlier this week, so decided to share it here as well. Looks like there are some awesome green lanes up north. Maybe a visit is in order! Enjoy the video!

Which Land Rover to take off roading? Series 1

In this first part of the Which Land Rover to take off roading series we are looking at the Land Rover which started it all – the Series 1. Old & fragile they may appear when compared to tricked up…

How to change the air filter on a Land Rover Discovery

A dirty air filter will make it harder for the engine to breathe, so after my recent mod’s of removing the EGR and de-catting the downpipe, I wanted to make sure the engine was getting as much good clean air…

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A new video has been released by Land Rover. It features 87 year-old Dorothy Peters who enjoyed a literal drive down memory lane when Land Rover took her off-roading in one of the earliest Land Rovers in existence. Fulfilling a lifelong dream, the retired employee got to go off-road in…
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Introducing the Land Rover Blog Freelander!
Its been around 3 years since I last owned a Land Rover product, and hence this website has been pretty dormant over that time. But now I have purchased a Land Rover Freelander TD4 HSE as a project car for future articles on the website. It took me weeks to…
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Land Rover Defender: The beginning of the end…
Defender production ends in Decemeber 2015, and Land Rover have gone back to the place where it all began to start a year-long celebration of the iconic Defender. A unique 1km sand drawing at Red Wharf Bay in Anglesey, UK, marks the launch of three exclusive limited edition models and…

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How to use the Land Rover diff lock in snow & ice
I have had a lot of questions recently about the use of the diff lock in snowy conditions. The simple answer is yes – use it! If you are driving on snow and ice and you think you are likely to loose traction, then engage diff lock. So here is…
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How to fix a Land Rover Defender Indicator Fault
One of the first thing’s I needed to do to my newly acquired Land Rover 110 was to fix the indicator fault. Basically I had no direction indicators and had to investigate why this was. A quick search on the internet showed it would most likely be a hazard switch…
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How to adjust the steering play on a Land Rover
So I have had the new Land Rover for a few weeks now, and the first thing I noticed from driving around was the play in the steering box. The steering wheel moved around 2-3inchs before it started to turn the wheels. The Land Rover steering box has some adjust…

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Find green lanes with the online byway map
I have just stumbled on this website for the first time and I am so impressed I thought I would share it on the blog! It details all the BOATS (Byways Open to All Traffic) that can be driven off road with your Land Rover in the UK. The map…
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Where can I drive off road? Part 1: Greenlanes
Your Land Rover is a passport to off road adventure, but where exactly can you drive it legally in the UK and beyond? In a series of articles over the coming weeks, I will explain where you can drive off road in the UK and beyond, and more importantly, where…
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How to drive your Land Rover in snow & ice
With more heavy snow in the UK right now, having a Land Rover means it’s time for fun. The snow hasn’t reached us in the south west yet, but with most of eastern England under a heavy blanket of snow, it seems a lot of people are searching for how…