THE best Defender mods? 🤔 

Love you and I love this car

I've owned a 90 TD5 from 2000 for over a decade, I'm 6'4" and I don't recognise many of the driving faults you mentioned. It's a great, commanding driving position almost akin to my Range Rover or Disco. The wheel wobble suggests there is something wrong with tracking or bushes or the set up of your air ride. Mine rides on Fox Shocks and Alives Eibach comfort springs with their updated anti roll bar and it's a great driving experience.

Great video. I just got a 110 and I have to say the smile it puts on my face is worth every penny. I absolutely love it. It's loud, slow, the headlights are...well, they're useless, but I wouldn't change a thing (apart from the headlights... ;)

Looks amazing! Welcome to the world of Defender, many more enjoyable miles to come!

I saw your Defender on another vlog highlighting the interior....Great beast and welcome to the club bubby!

Just in the process of buying a 130 TD5, 20 years after last driving a Defender in the army. Can’t wait.

Good video bar the music You just have spent a fortune on that and those mods. Looks ace though far better than my tatty TD5

I’m very impressed with the quality and presentation here, top work.

Class video Ed. Look forward to the next one

Said it was dirty !!! Well that's showroom condition compared to mine..😁

I have a 110 hard top. I purchased 'her' for the same reason you no doubt did - to make slight and subtle modifications that would have been updated (in my view), if it was still in production. It is the most uncomfortable, basic, lowest equipped car I have ever owned - yet I can't wait to drive her and everytime I do, I have a huge smile on my face ALL over the time. Enjoy yours looks great!

Cracking vlog and thanks for sharing......And welcome!

Like the video you can see by your smile how much you love it. I have a 2014 110 and absolutely love it. I have carried out a few mods mainly not visible but one of the best mods I carried out was fitting a ORE 4x4 spare wheel carrier, they don’t require drilling and the noise reduction from the spare wheel rattling was amazing!!!! With your wheel wobble driving down the road will be your wheel balance is out, mine did the same and went when the were re balanced.

Fantastic

Absolutely perfect specification! Legit only things I would do is probably tint the rear window and add a slight cage as my dogs anyway would jump on those lovely seats if I left the car for a second 😂

Nice car. I have the 2010 version with all the bells and whistles, winter pack etc. Mine is essentially standard except for a stage one remap. Its fab and not uncomfortable and easily able to munch the miles. Never had steering wheel wobble. You have an issue there. Noise? Never worried me or my wife in all the countries we have been to. The Defender is a utility vehicle, not be compared with anything else because nothing else gets close. imho

Got a defender recently, incredible feeling driving it, no matter the speed.

Great video

Well done, looks great. Any photos or videos showing the back from the inside how it came out, since I am in the process of changing mine

I have entered a comp to win one, If i'm lucky enough to win gonna put it through the test, just to see if its all you said!

I'd say this chap was a poseur who was wasting the true potential of this Defender 90. That's true. But it is also true that it is people like him who help to keep these wonderful vehicles on the road and who help maintain its legendary status. So, bravo to Mr. Poseur ;-)

Nice video. Some interesting mods but this is the kind of modification plan that is only really possible with someone with a lot of cash!

For me the only mods I would make to my own LR Defender 90 would be the lights - can you provide specification or links to appropriate website for the indicator, side and main headlamps please? Great video and an awesome looking machine.

I agree with Graham I do all my own work forgot to say in previous comment my wife is a seamstress and between us we reupholsted the seats RG

What i did to make my drive more comfortable was to extend the original foam seat base 5omm longer and made the sliders 75mm longer by the way i am only 5'7inch Best drive ever.RG Australia

@chriswalker4272 You don't need massive wheels on a defender, because it makes steering heavy and doesn't improve drivability, unless your driving on soft sand or rock crawling. Which you don't. Also fitting a sump guard for looks only will reduce cooling airflow over your sump, which is more looks over function. But Defenders are really about function over looks. That's why you won't see these kinds of mods on Defenders that do spend much of their time, actually working off road for real. I like to keep my Landies factory original, although I have gas flowed the head on my 300 TDI, for efficiency. It is a new head so why not. The castings are quite rough internally so port and polish I have. But I love the farmy look. My Landy's are still used to work, even my 1974 S3 88" still oves a romp in my woodland with my chainsaw lol

Great vid, I have a 2015 and have zero wheel wobble on the motorway.

Sound proofing and brakes is where you start

Concentrate on the road, not on a f'king screen. Not a good combination at all. I am just under 6' and do not have any issues with leg room or arm room etc. I have a small steering wheel fitted but don't have any problems with roll, ride or anything, maybe it's just me but the defender for me is great. I love it. FFS - cameras!! Get a life man! I have none of the problems mentioned in this video at all. If you want a Jaguar ride then don't buy a Landy.

Best car in the world!

No one who engages in genuine remote bush travel uses airbag suspension….

Hi mate great vid I want to find the laser bumper bar for my 90. Where did you get it? I can find them on laser lights? Many thanks Jack Mc

I’ve just bought my first defender (2014 2.2) I have to agree with most of the things you’ve pointed out, I still love it though, best I can describe it is it’s like driving a little tank, great fun! I’m interested in the air suspension though, I’m sick of my chippy tits wobbly about over every bump in the road 😂 what’s sort of price did it cost to change the suspension?

Amazing video! You mentioned you love air suspension. What model was installed? Do you have more details and specs? :)

I actually prefer my 2.2 engine over the 2.4, plus it had a higher speed limit. I find the 2.4 a lot more sluggish but compared to my TD5 they are both great to drive on the motorway, way more refined.

The music is really annoying and at times too loud. Apart from that great video 👍🏼

Hi, you’ve got a beautiful truck and that was a great vlog. Unfortunately when I ordered mine I didn’t tick the A/C option, as I didn’t foresee 40 degree summers back then, at £1500 what an idiot right 😊. I hope you don’t mind me asking who installed your A/C and how much did it cost? Also who did the bulkhead deletion as the have made a lovely job. Cheers.

Steering guard - not sump.

250 Kg of soumd proofing - I doubt that and frankly if correct then you are hauling three passengers around constantly, did you mean 25kg?

1:55 they all say the previous version was the best. 200 series was this, 300 was that, td5 was the last proper defender, 2.2 has dpf blah blah

Your info is a bit wrong... windows on the back of the sides is a tdci only thing, ALL hardtops before then has the rear side windows. It's most likely a 2012 too as 2013 would have been a 2.2, VIN will tell. ps, the indicators in the halo as well as the proper indicators makes it non complliant to Road Traffic Lighting Act. No one cares though. The reason your bodywork is rotting out is because you don't clean it. Clean it. Polish it. Wash the dirt off easier.

Why Staffordshire? I'm from Staffordshire and would love to know somewhere local to take it that's trustworthy and does things properly. Any recommendations?

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Can anyone give me information on the air suspension?

Basic accessories even uou didnt upgrade the wheel carrer after 2000 miles your rear door will cracked

I am looking for a LHD Land Rover Station Wagon 109, anyone to help me get it! But I can appreciate even a RHD

Is your 2013 not a 2.2 engine?

Nice try mate, but you can't change a Massey Ferguson into a Jaguar.

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the whole idea of owning a defender is to do all the stuff on it yaself anyone can chuck money at somone else and tell them what to do ive always been hands on with defenders thats why i build my own from bare chassis now thats what you call loving defenders lol ps ask any propper landy bloke and they will tell you any tdci is poop sorry i just had to say it and the gearboxes are poop too ,i have friends who sold there td5 landys bought tdci and regreted it one of my friends asked if i could put him a td5 in his tdci what does that say to you hes had clutch flywheels and lots of other things go wrong.

So you buy a defender then throw tons of money at it to make it not like a defender ??

Nice car, but that bloody music.

Did you mean plagiarise Clarkson?

If you want all that luxury and pointless add ons, why not just buy a new model Defender ? It now looks like a city boys toy.

Stop being a wus , I’d rather drives std defender than a range rover

More money than brain cells.

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