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Hi ya'll Just need a little advice - was driving back tonight to where I now live in Bournemouth on the A338 and all my dash lights began flashing whilst driving - thre was no 'coded' flashes, just lots of flashing lights then things seemed to calm down and then began flashing again; battery...

Hi guys Me being a complete novice, any idea how long it is likely totake to take out a steering column and put another one in, in the rain, with no garage or anything, and limited tools? Is it remotely possible I could do it on my own? I received the steering column from Karl this morning but...

Hi there guys Some f**ker broke into my landcruiser again, so guess what? my steering column has been broken (again) - can't even move it from out of the lock position.... So I've ordered another column from Stef and was (again) wondering whether some nice kind person who lives in the Bristol...

Hi y'all Any of you guys know of any decent 4x4 mechanics or garages in the Bournemouth/South Dorset area? I've got two placements with Dorset Wildlife Trust, one marine one land-based and am relocating to Bournemouth because of them. Hope someone can help me with this Ta muchly Renate

Guys and gals I'm hoping to source myself 6 BFGs Mud TA KM2's before October, retail price is £180 per tyre (inc VAT) from a retailer here in Bristol. Do any of you know whether I can source these beasts cheaper from somewhere else? I didn't think this price was too much though, as they'll be...

Hi there y'all Not sure how to progress. Need some advice. I'm seriously considering getting my non-working rear diff sorted as I want to get it 'fixed' before I go off and do any more surveying and offroading (having just returning from spending several weeks doing survey work in Sedgemoor area...

Any of you Cruiserheads know of anyone who is selling their Peugeot 206? I know this is not strictly Cruiser-related (well, not related at all) and anyway, who would own a Peugeot if they had a Cruiser? :o but she's after one anyway; she'll be a mum in July and wants a reliable car (I wanted...

Looking for a rural/semi-rural property to rent: house/flat/boat/rooms/caravan. To administrators; Not sure whether I should post this...hope you don't mind. Overlander, writer, artist, animal-lover seeks a quiet place to rent for myself and my cat, away from the hustle and bustle of city life...

Err, everybody. What makes an engine wobble? I mean, it is not static, should it be as still as a sleeping baby? When you lift up the bonnet and see your engine moving does it mean that the injectors need to be looked at? I was just wondering because it seems to activly chug away to itself...

Hi y'all Been meaning to do this for a while. Chris Scott's book of the same title as this topic (Sahara Overland) is available from Amazon book stores, I got mine from a guy called Julian who goes to morocco, for about £8 or £9 inc p&p. If any of you want Chris's book I can maybe negotiate...

Err guys, Want some advice please. I had some urgent business to attend to so I was driving down the M5, than I found myself behind a van that I initially thought was a Highways Maintenance van, as it had the usual diagonal red and yellow stripes down the back. I hadn't realised it was a speed...

Hi y'all Being pretty much a novice in all things technical, relating to 80 series, I was just wondering how one would go about doing the above? i.e. aligning both front and rear suspensions. I take it this basically means adjusting shocks' and coils' position and maybe replacing a couple or...

Hi y'all Just wondering whether any of you can recommend a domain host/server (is this what they are called?) for a new website that I'm wanting to create, one that is good value for money? I know some peeps have bought up entire domain host/servers, instead of just buying a couple of years'...

Hi'yall I face three choices with l'Beast 1) I sell it in bits or as a complete unit 2) I declare it SORN forever 3) Do all the work myself with the guidance of proper 4x4 mechanics who know 'cruisers inside and out. My decision is thus: So, in order to start this mammoth work-in-progress, I'd...

Hi there Can anyone better £200 for full electric diagnostic? 'lectrics are altopot since the break-in and the ensuing damage to the steering column. I've been quoted this but I think its too expensive for just checking all the door/window/steering column/light 'lectrics. Do any of you know a...

The husband of a friend of mine says he thinks my track rod is out of alighnment - again, seems to be a recurring problem. I turned the tyres on the wheels from front to back after they'd been re-beaded. Is a track rod problem likely to recur? and if so (its already been straightened twice)...

Have consulted the Oracle and he say "No you cannot afford the Strata Florida event" so I was wondering whether there would be anyone who would be prepared to have me as a passenger in their Beast for Strata Florida.... Replies on a postage stamp please to... PM me please Cheers Renate

Hi'yall See this link to bio-diesel supply in Wales if any of you are interested http://www.sundancerenewables.org.uk/

To all you admin bods Can you just explain how I can make my PMs get 'sent' instantaneously? i.e. far quicker than they do currently They take like 24 hours to go 'out' as sent; is there any way I can speed them up? cheers Renate

Hi y'all Am having trouble sending pm's out, so thought I'd post this as a new topic; has anybody got available a new/second hand nearside front passenger lock, a complete one, and a nearside rear passenger small window? I have to replace these on my landcruiser 80 series '91 Ta muchly Renate

Hi'yall Anybody had experience of having one of these fitted on their 80 series?

Hi y'all I've contacted the police twice this morning and the insurance peoples likewise. I've been informed that they (the insurance people) are happy for me to take a mechanic or two down to the car pound here in Bristol, but they won't be allowed access to the interior of the car (where most...

An update Recovery has now taken ma Beast to a secure pound in Avonmouth, Bristol pending insurance/police/criminal damage etc. Earlier I wrote, quote below: "Some T*** broke into my vehicle over night; I don't think they stole anything, but they'd tried to force a way in through the front...

erm, no, won't be going to Lincomb Farm because some T*** broke into my vehicle over night; I don't think they stole anything, but they'd tried to force a way in through the front passenger door lock - Beast didn't budge, so they then smashed in the little side window on rear passenger side and...

hi gals and guys FINALLY got on to this forum - urgh I wish it were so much easier than it is. Anyhow, I'm not really an ELCO refugee, but hey! I never follow rules anyway. So tis I, Renate, the one with the white landcruiser - well, I USED to be to be the ONLY one with da white goods, but not...