| Author |
Message |
 Front bumper / grille 2012 model |
SpartanTate
 11th May 2023 4:26 pm
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Forum: General · Replies: 15 · Views: 3398 · Subject: Front bumper / grille 2012 model |
I used 1,000 and 2,000 grit wet and dry sandpaper. Then plastic primer, paint, lacquer. Similar to how bob mentions, took me 3 days as i left it to dry well. I went for anthracite on mine.
I would ... |
| Front bumper / grille 2012 model |
SpartanTate
10th May 2023 9:47 pm
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Forum: General · Replies: 15 · Views: 3398 · Subject: Front bumper / grille 2012 model |
| "I'm guessing the so called "one piece" bumper/grill is actually several pieces of plastic welded together and so it might be possible to separate the grill section for repainting. &quo ... |
| Front bumper / grille 2012 model |
SpartanTate
10th May 2023 9:42 pm
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Forum: General · Replies: 15 · Views: 3398 · Subject: Front bumper / grille 2012 model |
| I picked up a cheap bumper that had a bad grill as an upgrade for my 2008 bumper. Spent about £20 on paint and laqour from halfords and resprayed it myself. 6 months later now, still holding up well. ... |
| Painting my grill |
SpartanTate
19th Jan 2023 10:09 pm
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Forum: Maintenance & Modifications · Replies: 12 · Views: 2843 · Subject: Painting my grill |
The lacquer is flaking off on the middle section of my grill - looks a mess - but been like it a few years now - not sure how to go about repainting as the flaky lacquer will leave marks Im sure.
I d ... |
| Painting my grill |
SpartanTate
19th Jan 2023 9:30 pm
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Forum: Maintenance & Modifications · Replies: 12 · Views: 2843 · Subject: Painting my grill |
| Looks great. I did this to mine last year using halfords Anthracite grey. Very pleased with mine, so sure you will be happy with yours. |
| Happy Christmas everybody on Freel2! |
SpartanTate
26th Dec 2022 12:50 am
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Forum: General · Replies: 9 · Views: 2475 · Subject: Happy Christmas everybody on Freel2! |
Merry Christmas to all.
And a big thank you to all members for the great advice and knowlege packed into this site. |
| My 08 Freelander 2 |
SpartanTate
20th Oct 2022 2:46 pm
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Forum: My Freelander 2 · Replies: 2 · Views: 1780 · Subject: My 08 Freelander 2 |
After i had the car a while i decided to swap out the rear lights. Spotted a set of genuine LR LED rear lights on ebay for £200. Got a connector conversion kit from PowerfulUK, easy fitting.
Old o ... |
| My 08 Freelander 2 |
SpartanTate
19th Oct 2022 11:42 pm
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Forum: My Freelander 2 · Replies: 2 · Views: 1780 · Subject: My 08 Freelander 2 |
| Had my car since Dec 19 now. Still happy with it, but constantly want to do things to change or fix it, so I will use this thread as a kind of log of what i have done. I wont necessarily put everythin ... |
| Rear Wheel Arch Rust |
SpartanTate
19th Oct 2022 11:09 pm
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Forum: Maintenance & Modifications · Replies: 27 · Views: 7135 · Subject: Rear Wheel Arch Rust |
| Bit of an update. I have worked on the passenger side myself. Only surface rust that I could find. Ground it all back and used a rust converter before paining. Just used Halfords rattle cans but happy ... |
| Crankshaft Position Sensor: Genuine or.. Not? |
SpartanTate
13th Oct 2022 2:00 pm
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Forum: Technical · Replies: 30 · Views: 11345 · Subject: Crankshaft Position Sensor: Genuine or.. Not? |
| I got a bosh branded replacement a while ago for £15 and have had no issues. And easy to swap over. |
| speedo |
SpartanTate
7th Oct 2022 8:56 pm
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Forum: General · Replies: 8 · Views: 2325 · Subject: speedo |
I have compared mine at a range of speeds and its always within 1 or 2 mph.
Any other car ive been in has been further off. |
| What did you do in your FL2 today? |
SpartanTate
8th Sep 2022 12:24 am
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Forum: General · Replies: 2068 · Views: 811969 · Subject: What did you do in your FL2 today? |
Had the pipe at front of engine go a few days ago. Replacement arrived today and all fitted. Pain to get to the top end but other than that a fairly quick and cheap job.
https://www.freel2.com/galler ... |
| Rear Wheel Arch Rust |
SpartanTate
19th Apr 2022 12:58 pm
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Forum: Maintenance & Modifications · Replies: 27 · Views: 7135 · Subject: Rear Wheel Arch Rust |
| Thanks Deano. Seems a great price to give it a go with. I will order some now. |
| Rear Wheel Arch Rust |
SpartanTate
18th Apr 2022 4:32 pm
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Forum: Maintenance & Modifications · Replies: 27 · Views: 7135 · Subject: Rear Wheel Arch Rust |
Thanks for the links, given them a good read.
Got a few quotes now, from 750ish to 1500ish. For the same level of work.
Going to go ahead and get this done. Next job will be to make sure the u ... |
| Rear Wheel Arch Rust |
SpartanTate
14th Apr 2022 11:47 am
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Forum: Maintenance & Modifications · Replies: 27 · Views: 7135 · Subject: Rear Wheel Arch Rust |
Hi all,
Got some nasty rust that i want to sort (photos hopefully attached). Has anyone had something like this repaired before?
Or does anyone have an idea of what cost i should be looking at ... |
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