Rusty
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Re: Rusty
Time for a little progress update
Whilst moaning about the rather poor interior lighting whilst driving at night, I fitted as many bright LEDs as I could in all the right places but to no avail, the center ventilation console was woefully inadequate in terms of light output, so I decided to improve it.
Take one center panel, remove the flat copper loom thing and lamps.
Then get some of that flat LED strip that you can cut into 3 LED sections.
Mark out and carefully drill holes for the LEDs to shine through.
Get creative with your soldering iron a bit of wire and the strips, glue it in and see how it goes.
Et voila!!!!!
Very pleased with the end result, just need a new hot glue gun to finish it off properly, but light output is tons better than it was originally!
Whilst moaning about the rather poor interior lighting whilst driving at night, I fitted as many bright LEDs as I could in all the right places but to no avail, the center ventilation console was woefully inadequate in terms of light output, so I decided to improve it.
Take one center panel, remove the flat copper loom thing and lamps.
Then get some of that flat LED strip that you can cut into 3 LED sections.
Mark out and carefully drill holes for the LEDs to shine through.
Get creative with your soldering iron a bit of wire and the strips, glue it in and see how it goes.
Et voila!!!!!
Very pleased with the end result, just need a new hot glue gun to finish it off properly, but light output is tons better than it was originally!
Roll on Christmas
Discovery 1 1992 2.5 200Tdi rust bucket......Project in the making
Discovery 1 1998 3.9 V8 3door LPG dismantled
[ur=http://projectrusty1992.blogspot.be/2013/09/the-beginning.html]Follow the adventure[/url]
Discovery 1 1992 2.5 200Tdi rust bucket......Project in the making
Discovery 1 1998 3.9 V8 3door LPG dismantled
[ur=http://projectrusty1992.blogspot.be/2013/09/the-beginning.html]Follow the adventure[/url]
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Re: Rusty
If I said I was happy it would be an understatement!!!!!!!
Netherlands plates now adorn my Rusty and we are back on the road at last
Netherlands plates now adorn my Rusty and we are back on the road at last
Roll on Christmas
Discovery 1 1992 2.5 200Tdi rust bucket......Project in the making
Discovery 1 1998 3.9 V8 3door LPG dismantled
[ur=http://projectrusty1992.blogspot.be/2013/09/the-beginning.html]Follow the adventure[/url]
Discovery 1 1992 2.5 200Tdi rust bucket......Project in the making
Discovery 1 1998 3.9 V8 3door LPG dismantled
[ur=http://projectrusty1992.blogspot.be/2013/09/the-beginning.html]Follow the adventure[/url]
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Re: Rusty
Yesterday was poingiant from the point of it being valentines day and it also being the first trip out on a road book with the Land Rover Owners Club Belgium.
Long trip for the first outing, the start point was at the parking of the monument of the battle of Waterloo in the French speaking province of Walloon Brabant just to the South of the Belgian capital of Brussels.
The days off roading is a road book, a map if you like, but you need to be familliar with reading Tulip diagrams! We got lost a bunch of times But we did spot a ton of fantastic scenery on our way round
And this amazing rainbow
The road book totalled over 136kms of green lanes and tracks, disappointed that we didn't get more photo's but we were having so much fun in the rough and windy tracks, some, what appeared to be bomb holes filled with water from the rain earlier in the morning.
We did find time for a pit stop and refuel with very french breads, ham and cheeses
As we trundled through the still very wintery countryside we did stop for a couple of snaps though.
Bumped into a couple of beautifully carved lions at this wonderful stone castle, the bridge is quite a work of art in an industrial sort of way.
On to the end of our journey, the final relay point where we hand in our road books and thank the organisers for a fantastic day out, and in the parking we found some fine examples of the finest vehicles to come out of Solihul's Lode lane factory.
This little gem, a gorgeous little 90 in bright yellow body work topped off with a mohair soft top, must be fab in the summer
Good byes said and then off to set the satnav for home, a whopping 258kms from here
Just because we spent the day driving off road, we didn't have to take it home with us, obligatory stop at a jet wash on the way was called for
Tadaa!!!
I am so happy that Rusty performed flawlessly throughout the day with plenty of center diff lock action required with slippery clays in places, but this is just the beginning of our adventures!
Long trip for the first outing, the start point was at the parking of the monument of the battle of Waterloo in the French speaking province of Walloon Brabant just to the South of the Belgian capital of Brussels.
The days off roading is a road book, a map if you like, but you need to be familliar with reading Tulip diagrams! We got lost a bunch of times But we did spot a ton of fantastic scenery on our way round
And this amazing rainbow
The road book totalled over 136kms of green lanes and tracks, disappointed that we didn't get more photo's but we were having so much fun in the rough and windy tracks, some, what appeared to be bomb holes filled with water from the rain earlier in the morning.
We did find time for a pit stop and refuel with very french breads, ham and cheeses
As we trundled through the still very wintery countryside we did stop for a couple of snaps though.
Bumped into a couple of beautifully carved lions at this wonderful stone castle, the bridge is quite a work of art in an industrial sort of way.
On to the end of our journey, the final relay point where we hand in our road books and thank the organisers for a fantastic day out, and in the parking we found some fine examples of the finest vehicles to come out of Solihul's Lode lane factory.
This little gem, a gorgeous little 90 in bright yellow body work topped off with a mohair soft top, must be fab in the summer
Good byes said and then off to set the satnav for home, a whopping 258kms from here
Just because we spent the day driving off road, we didn't have to take it home with us, obligatory stop at a jet wash on the way was called for
Tadaa!!!
I am so happy that Rusty performed flawlessly throughout the day with plenty of center diff lock action required with slippery clays in places, but this is just the beginning of our adventures!
Roll on Christmas
Discovery 1 1992 2.5 200Tdi rust bucket......Project in the making
Discovery 1 1998 3.9 V8 3door LPG dismantled
[ur=http://projectrusty1992.blogspot.be/2013/09/the-beginning.html]Follow the adventure[/url]
Discovery 1 1992 2.5 200Tdi rust bucket......Project in the making
Discovery 1 1998 3.9 V8 3door LPG dismantled
[ur=http://projectrusty1992.blogspot.be/2013/09/the-beginning.html]Follow the adventure[/url]
- Yohani
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Re: Rusty
Nice foto's
Why did you put the Discovery on dutch plates, living in Hasselt? That is much more expensive dan Belgian ones and your car looks quite standard (although in very good nick), so that should not be a problem?
Yohani
Why did you put the Discovery on dutch plates, living in Hasselt? That is much more expensive dan Belgian ones and your car looks quite standard (although in very good nick), so that should not be a problem?
Yohani
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Re: Rusty
Will update that asap!Yohani schreef:Nice foto's
Why did you put the Discovery on dutch plates, living in Hasselt? That is much more expensive dan Belgian ones and your car looks quite standard (although in very good nick), so that should not be a problem?
Yohani
I live in weert now, hence Dutch plates
As for expensive, try €2348/yr road tax
Standard for now, 1st Dutch APK out the way, more mods to come
@Henk, you're more than
Roll on Christmas
Discovery 1 1992 2.5 200Tdi rust bucket......Project in the making
Discovery 1 1998 3.9 V8 3door LPG dismantled
[ur=http://projectrusty1992.blogspot.be/2013/09/the-beginning.html]Follow the adventure[/url]
Discovery 1 1992 2.5 200Tdi rust bucket......Project in the making
Discovery 1 1998 3.9 V8 3door LPG dismantled
[ur=http://projectrusty1992.blogspot.be/2013/09/the-beginning.html]Follow the adventure[/url]
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Re: Rusty
Hi Rusty,
Respect for youre, project ! Nice pictures, lots to learn for me. Mine Discovery has the same rusty spots, but less serious I think (hope).
Really respect for the good work you did ! At least you saved a Discovery 1 for the road and the mud.
Bye
Roy.
Respect for youre, project ! Nice pictures, lots to learn for me. Mine Discovery has the same rusty spots, but less serious I think (hope).
Really respect for the good work you did ! At least you saved a Discovery 1 for the road and the mud.
Bye
Roy.