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northeastfl2



Member Since: 09 Dec 2021
Location: Chester Le Street
Posts: 8
United Kingdom 2007 Freelander 2 TD4 GS Auto Santorini Black

768will wrote:
Replaced tailgate gas struts. 10 minute job but hole in my thumb where the screwdriver slipped. Embarassed


Was this an easy enough job? Where did you buy the new struts from? Cheers
Post #417467 22nd Jan 2022 6:02 pm
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StuM



Member Since: 21 Jan 2022
Location: Lincolnshire
Posts: 4
United Kingdom 

FL2 new to me so just working through the basics, activated carbon cabin filter today...

Post #417484 22nd Jan 2022 9:31 pm
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Arafura



Member Since: 08 Jan 2015
Location: Sydney
Posts: 3
Australia 2013 Freelander 2 SD4 SE Auto Fuji White

Pejo wrote:
Touring Bremer Bay WA



Hi Pejo,

Love the look of your tyre wheel combo. I read here https://www.freel2.com/forum/topic36367-15.html that you were looking around for options and see that you settled on 18" Evoque wheels. They look great. Can I ask which tyres you ended up fitting on them?

Thanks in advance.
Post #417492 23rd Jan 2022 8:45 am
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NoDo$h



Member Since: 27 May 2008
Location: fings go booooom.
Posts: 490
England 2010 Freelander 2 TD4 HSE Auto Santorini Black

Installed a pair of LAP Strolux SLX2-08 lamps

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Currently just wired in on a simple on/off switch to prove the loom is all as it should be. I'm going to be wiring them in on a switch with a positive feed from the main beam - so they will only work when main beam is activated and the switch is on. I managed to get hold of a D3/D4 aux light switch that should fit nicely on the speedo surround so it's visible when active. It has background lighting that comes on with dash lights, plus a visual indicator light when switched on. Will post pics when installed. Thumbs Up


 Current driveway contents:
2021 V60 Cross Country B5
2009 FL2 dog bus and shooting wagon

On Order: 2023 Fisker Ocean Ultra - deposit paid.
Post #417515 23rd Jan 2022 5:47 pm
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3landertwo



Member Since: 27 May 2020
Location: UK
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Alan's LED lights reminded me of an old photo I saw ........... but done on a FL1 in 1999.





sometimes nothing is new in life .........
Post #417529 23rd Jan 2022 8:41 pm
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NoDo$h



Member Since: 27 May 2008
Location: fings go booooom.
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England 2010 Freelander 2 TD4 HSE Auto Santorini Black

Only so many shapes for aux lights I guess. Smile

This is vaguely the look I'm aiming for while enhancing the vaguely adequate main beam, only for the time being without the Lazer price tag that comes with this precise look Whistle Laughing


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 Current driveway contents:
2021 V60 Cross Country B5
2009 FL2 dog bus and shooting wagon

On Order: 2023 Fisker Ocean Ultra - deposit paid.
Post #417533 23rd Jan 2022 8:54 pm
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768will



Member Since: 08 Jan 2012
Location: South Devon
Posts: 199
United Kingdom 2011 Freelander 2 TD4 GS Manual Bali Blue

northeastfl2 wrote:
768will wrote:
Replaced tailgate gas struts. 10 minute job but hole in my thumb where the screwdriver slipped. Embarassed


Was this an easy enough job? Where did you buy the new struts from? Cheers


Yes one of the easier jobs. I believe there is a You Tube demo showing how to do it.
I got my struts from Brookwells (Bovey Tracy) as I was going to Mole Valley Farmers and they were nearby but loads on ebay. 11 GS Bali Blue
07 GS FL2. Usually muddy. Gone
Numerous LRs since 1963
Post #417563 24th Jan 2022 1:51 pm
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NoDo$h



Member Since: 27 May 2008
Location: fings go booooom.
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England 2010 Freelander 2 TD4 HSE Auto Santorini Black

Evoque rims to give a little more clearance with the new tyres - 255/60 R18 Falken WildPeak AT3W

Also fitted the rear mudflaps today

Tomorrow I'll finish wiring in the lamps properly with a D3 / D4 Aux Lamp switch I got my hands on, so I can have main beam with or without lamps, but never the lamps on without main beam.


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 Current driveway contents:
2021 V60 Cross Country B5
2009 FL2 dog bus and shooting wagon

On Order: 2023 Fisker Ocean Ultra - deposit paid.
Post #417826 29th Jan 2022 4:53 pm
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RogB



Member Since: 16 Dec 2014
Location: Mansfield
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England 2013 Freelander 2 SD4 HSE Lux Auto Santorini Black

@ NODOSH....what brackets did you use to mount the LED lights please?

ive just got some of these, and waiting on some lights to arrive before i get them fitted.


https://www.beavispits.com/product-page/sp...front-pair

the brackets are 3D printed and bolt onto the grill with no drilling but they are well made and solid brackets. It will be interesting to see if there is any vibration through to the lights when driving.
Post #417920 31st Jan 2022 8:13 am
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blaster1232



Member Since: 11 Aug 2021
Location: Dobele
Posts: 100
Latvia 2008 Freelander 2 TD4 S Manual Santorini Black

DPF light came on, car went into limp mode. Checked the prices for OEM DPF filters - around 900 EUR. DPF washing - 200 EUR, without any guarantee. So I went for third option which is not very green - dpf removal, together with new ecu software- DPF programmed out, engine remapped. Now my 2008 sx freelander has around 200hp instead of 152... The power is really noticable, super satisfied. As for dpf - no change in smoke or sound. They didn't even cut open the dpf filter, they managed to drill the filter element out.
Post #417922 31st Jan 2022 8:44 am
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NoDo$h



Member Since: 27 May 2008
Location: fings go booooom.
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England 2010 Freelander 2 TD4 HSE Auto Santorini Black

RogB wrote:
@ NODOSH....what brackets did you use to mount the LED lights please?

ive just got some of these, and waiting on some lights to arrive before i get them fitted.


https://www.beavispits.com/product-page/sp...front-pair

the brackets are 3D printed and bolt onto the grill with no drilling but they are well made and solid brackets. It will be interesting to see if there is any vibration through to the lights when driving.


The lights came with basic "L" brackets and some 40mm M8 bolts. It turns out that M8 will snugly fit through the grill, so after a bit of playing around I reversed one of the brackets (so both "feet" of the L faced the same way) and this gave me the correct spacing to pass through the centre of two gaps in the grill.

I placed some large washers both sides of the grill, got some longer bolts and some nuts as spacers (to correct for the curve in the grill and keep the lights pointing straight) and that was that.

No vibration evident it idle on the drive. Haven't been out for a spin as currently self isolating with the dreaded covid.

Will post some close-ups of what I've done in a bit. Current driveway contents:
2021 V60 Cross Country B5
2009 FL2 dog bus and shooting wagon

On Order: 2023 Fisker Ocean Ultra - deposit paid.
Post #417928 31st Jan 2022 10:55 am
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NoDo$h



Member Since: 27 May 2008
Location: fings go booooom.
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England 2010 Freelander 2 TD4 HSE Auto Santorini Black

Hopefully the pictures help make sense of my word salad







 Current driveway contents:
2021 V60 Cross Country B5
2009 FL2 dog bus and shooting wagon

On Order: 2023 Fisker Ocean Ultra - deposit paid.
Post #417929 31st Jan 2022 11:15 am
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MotionInc



Member Since: 17 Jun 2019
Location: North America
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Canada 2008 LR2 i6 SE Auto Tambora Flame

Re and re my PCV cover and changed the two VVL solenoids proactively. Also changed the tailgate handle to the 2012 version.
Post #417934 31st Jan 2022 1:33 pm
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RogB



Member Since: 16 Dec 2014
Location: Mansfield
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England 2013 Freelander 2 SD4 HSE Lux Auto Santorini Black

@NODOSH - thanks for the pictures and explanation. Basically they are fixed to the grill the same as the brackets ive got but yours are much more discrete. Ive gone for a single bolt fixing on the LED lights so only need 1 bracket per side, for lights like yours id need 4 brackets which would make them a bit obtrusive. Hopefully they should work ok when they arrive Thumbs Up
Post #417937 31st Jan 2022 3:01 pm
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NoDo$h



Member Since: 27 May 2008
Location: fings go booooom.
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England 2010 Freelander 2 TD4 HSE Auto Santorini Black

I did look at the fittings you mention but as you say, I would have needed a couple of sets. Plus It would have left the lamps looking like Marty Feldman as there would have been no way to correct the curvature of the grill across the length of the lamp.

I'm going to see how I get on - but I may make a mild steel "frame" to the top and bottom of that spar on the grill and cut out the mesh so I can recess the lamps a little. Shall see how it goes. Current driveway contents:
2021 V60 Cross Country B5
2009 FL2 dog bus and shooting wagon

On Order: 2023 Fisker Ocean Ultra - deposit paid.
Post #417938 31st Jan 2022 3:38 pm
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