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 Eight weeks without my Land Rover and counting.... |
islander
 12th Feb 2009 8:54 am
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Forum: Maintenance & Modifications · Replies: 8 · Views: 4301 · Subject: Windscreen |
I work in a place so muddy that the windscreen washers don't work and I have to lean out of the window to see where I am going....  |
| Eight weeks without my Land Rover and counting.... |
islander
10th Feb 2009 4:19 pm
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Forum: Maintenance & Modifications · Replies: 8 · Views: 4301 · Subject: She's back! |
Thanks again to Charles Hurst, Baby has been returned, cleaned and polished and with all parts (so far) in working order. 
I do love her, but it wouldn't take much more of this mularkey to send ... |
| Eight weeks without my Land Rover and counting.... |
islander
10th Feb 2009 6:53 am
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Forum: Maintenance & Modifications · Replies: 8 · Views: 4301 · Subject: Eight weeks without my Land Rover and counting.... |
The saga continues... 
Some of my regular readers will recall that my FL2 went in for a bodywork on the 16th of December. I will not recount the series of disasters that ensued owing to the ... |
| Efficient service from a dealer! Take a bow, Mr King! |
islander
6th Feb 2009 5:40 pm
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Forum: Maintenance & Modifications · Replies: 4 · Views: 2734 · Subject: Be afraid, be very afraid |
Okayyy, so the full story goes: I pranged the rear door (in the dark) on a foot-high post on December the 15th 2008  . I notified Directline, my insurer, that day.
They referred the work ... |
| Efficient service from a dealer! Take a bow, Mr King! |
islander
6th Feb 2009 1:33 pm
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Forum: Maintenance & Modifications · Replies: 4 · Views: 2734 · Subject: Efficient service from a dealer! Take a bow, Mr King! |
Hats off to Mr Paul King, Customer Service Manager at Charles Hurst Land Rover, Park Royal. 
After the debacle of my insurance-funded repair with DAYS ARC (one to avoid, everyone), I was : ... |
| Severe problems getting parts for bodywork repair. Advice? |
islander
31st Jan 2009 7:20 pm
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Forum: Maintenance & Modifications · Replies: 11 · Views: 6324 · Subject: Severe problems getting parts for bodywork repair. Advice? |
| Guys, these are all very helpful suggestions. My problem is that the repair is being done under my insurance, therefore the insurance company has contracted the work to an independent garage. I am n ... |
| Severe problems getting parts for bodywork repair. Advice? |
islander
26th Jan 2009 9:06 am
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Forum: Maintenance & Modifications · Replies: 11 · Views: 6324 · Subject: Severe problems getting parts for bodywork repair. Advice? |
Baby has now been in the body shop for a month  . My fault entirely for crashing her, but the garage claims that they simply cannot get Land Rover to supply a rear door seal and that the r ... |
| Pairing iPhone 3G with FL2 |
islander
17th Nov 2008 10:59 am
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Forum: Technical · Replies: 21 · Views: 11605 · Subject: Pairing iPhone 3G with FL2 |
TRIUMPH!
Chicken George, you are THE MAN!! Now both of my favourite toys (Baby and my iphone) work together.
npinks, I am sorry to have to report that the iphone has no voice command abilit ... |
| Pairing iPhone 3G with FL2 |
islander
16th Nov 2008 10:36 pm
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Forum: Technical · Replies: 21 · Views: 11605 · Subject: Pairing iPhone 3G with FL2 |
chicken george, that is a very fine idea indeed
npinks, i understood the car has no onboard memory, did i get that wrong? if so, apart from rtms, how do I access it?  |
| Pairing iPhone 3G with FL2 |
islander
16th Nov 2008 6:30 pm
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Forum: Technical · Replies: 21 · Views: 11605 · Subject: FL2 pairs with iphone 3G but can't read the full phone book |
| I have had no problems pairing the iphone and car (2007 model), but the bluetooth integration can only handle 500 or so contacts. meaning that I can only access surnames from A to M from my phone book ... |
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islander
19th Oct 2008 5:13 pm
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Forum: Maintenance & Modifications · Replies: 19 · Views: 9913 · Subject: Pollen filter |
| Such a relief to see that a new pollen filter IS part of the first service. It's little touches like that from LR that make all the difference. So what if a Lexus dealer fetches the car, polishes it ... |
| Heater fault causing battery flattening |
islander
19th Oct 2008 5:06 pm
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Forum: Maintenance & Modifications · Replies: 1 · Views: 1890 · Subject: Heater fault causing battery flattening |
| Has everyone had their letter from LR mentioning the series electrical fault with condensation occurring inside the booster electrical heater causing short circuits, battery drain and risk of electric ... |
| Bluetooth Telephone Integration |
islander
29th Aug 2008 11:56 am
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Forum: Technical · Replies: 89 · Views: 54597 · Subject: Bluetooth Telephone Integration |
Hi,
Sorry, I don't know about the HTC Diamond specifically, but in general the integrated bluetooth system does not seem to cope well with smartphones. At best, you get connectivity but it won't ... |
| Rear bumper reflector |
islander
15th Jul 2008 11:23 am
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Forum: Maintenance & Modifications · Replies: 10 · Views: 7512 · Subject: Rear bumper reflector |
| Yeovil came up trumps. The correct part arrived exactly as promised, it was a five second job to fit it, thanks for all of the advice, everyone, and thanks to Yeovil Land Rover. |
| Rear bumper reflector |
islander
3rd Jul 2008 11:59 am
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Forum: Maintenance & Modifications · Replies: 10 · Views: 7512 · Subject: Rear reflector, a happy ending in sight? |
Thanks for all the feedback, gentlemen  . The tip about Yeovil was particularly good, the phone was answered second ring, I spoke to a very helpful and polite chap called Stuart in the par ... |
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