Annotated List of Land Rover Links

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Forums/Bulletin Boards

DiscoveryWeb The ultimate Discovery resource. Land Rover Enthusiast Forum Covering all LR, has a separate Discovery bulletin board; archive

Land Rover forum

Forum for Svensk Land Rover Klubb
Rovers North Bulletin Board  Covering all LR, has a bulletin board covering LR-coilers. Archive. US based, i.e. covering petrolengines only.

2.hand parts

Landroverenthusiast has Classified ads has Classified ads
Bildelsbasen.se Swedish salvage yards on the net NBF Bildeler Norwegian salvage yards on the net
Equicar Salvage parts. Contact info main interest of site... Famous Four Salvage parts + new parts.
Oaksalvage Provides salvage parts. Site contain contact info only. Mansfield Motors  has classifieds
. 4x4breakers.net Contact information for Land Rover breaker yard.
Landrover Recyclers (UK) Land Rover Heaven: Prices listed on their stocks!!!!

New parts, spares, accessories etc.

Expedition Exchange. Sells interesting stuff and lots of good advice, hints and tips on maintaining and equipping a Land Rover www.4x4shop.nu Svensk nettbutikk for utstyr til Land Rovere.
David Bowyer Offroad Center (winches, recovery equipment, diff-locks, video, etc.) .

 

Paddocks Online catalog. Famous Four Salvage parts + new parts.
Matt Savage Site under construction, seems to turn into good site for online-ordering Mansfield Motors Online catalog.
Bearmach Wide range of accessories and some cheap stuff MM 4x4 Spares & accessories at discount prices
L.E.G.S. Land Rover Engine and Gearbox Specialists Mantec: Expedition equipment specialist
Rebel 4x4 (underbody protection etc.) The new firm established by the bankrupted Servicetune owners. 4x4 Parts Master (underbody protection, recovery-gear etc + parts and accessories) (firm used to be Terrainmaster)
vanAaken diesel tuning Allmakes Major suppliers of Parts and Accessories with retail outlets in a number of countries
Equipe 4x4:  Making and selling lots of cool suspension-stuff, accessories and so on and so forth. The makers of what Scorpion Racing has copied and sells as their own stuff. www.Offroadbutikk.no

Useful Technical Hints'n Tips

The Internet Land Rover Club . Loads of information on LR, very good tech sections. Landyonline DIY tips: suspension bushes; also some advice on conversions, servicing, etc. Sadly site is slow loading...
Rovers North (servicing and repairing common LR problems, on wiring relays, etc.)

Atlantic British (some common symptoms and their repairs)

Diesel troubleshooting. Absolutely excellent site from Diesel Injection Services. Also see their troubleshooting chart. Range Rover problems & Fixes (fixes, DIY-tips, common repairs, hands-on advice - most RR-tech is identical to Discos)
Spanish Trail Land Rover Club has lots of DIY advice Great Basin Rovers (tech-advice on drivetrain modifications, diff.locks, etc.)
Vibration on coilers: LRs technical bulletin on diagnosis of vibrations Land Rover FAQ
Wods Range Rover site: Lots of information on RR development, mainly directed towards background stuff, advertising etc. Also some good tech-articles. ODIN: Tech site on series III, some of it also applies to coilers.
Australian RR (DIY-tips) Rangie.com (great resource for lots of DIY-jobs on Range Rovers - most RR-tech is identical to Discos)
Wheel wobble and how to cure it How to reshim swivel housing (Internet Landroverclub) Diagnosing drivetrain noises
Randys ring & pinion Diagnostic help to strange noises from rear of vehicle. Tips on differentials. Also overhaul kits and lockers. Teri-Anns Hub Seal Fix (how to change swivel seal removing only 8 bolts... = split seal solution)
Geoff's Disco pages on wiring auxiliary lamps Susquehanna Motor Sports wiring auxiliary lamps w/schematic
Moss Motors Tech tips on electrics, bodywork, engine etc. Not LR-specific Install windscreen: Advice on how to do it
The D-90 source Very good site on Defender 90s, with lots of stuff also applicable to Discoveries. Modifications, repairs, etc. Maintenance of the Beast Tips for maintaining LRs. Just another of those very useful page from Internet Landrover Club...
Stephen Hull Paint Site Advice on painting LRs, colour-coding etc. David Walker LR Paint Site This is also an excellent site on painting LR/aluminium.
Water seeping in? This site contain downloadable Land Rover Water Ingress Manual - how to stop water leaking into your Discovery. Text in german. Water seeping in? LR Water Ingress Manual from Mark Hopkins. English text.
LROI Tyre test Compilation of a tyre test 1998. Some of the text in norwegian. MAD: Motor & Diagnosis site on diagnosing problems
Freeing up a stuck difflock Disco2.com: Site dedicated to Disco series II..
Renewing CV-joint from YellowDefender Learn about seals and how to detect why it leaks
Engine Oil Bible: Everything you never thought you'd like to know about engine oils. Tyres & Wheels Bible: Everything you never thought you'd like to know about wheels and tyres.
Oil Filter Study: Everything you never thought you'd like to know about oil filters. Dave G. at D-90.
Vehicle Diagnostics  VIN-calculator for LRs: Put in your VIN, and learn what it means
Creel site. Difficult to navigate, but some good stuff on diagnosis etc. Defender workshop manual. Downloadable manual (450 pages) in pdf-format (8MB) 

TD5 alternative parts list

Oil renewal the easy way by
. Workshop manuals on CD for cheap

Useful and/or interesting improvements and modifications

The Unstoppable Shopping Trolley (some tips & hints on Discos -  interesting modifications) Great Basin Rovers (tech-advice on drivetrain modifications, diff.locks, etc.)
The Tusker Site: Ways of improving your Discovery. Tobias B. explains how he built a winch bumper.
The D-90 source Very good site on Defender 90s, with lots of stuff also applicable to Discoveries. Modifications, repairs, etc. www.YellowDefender.com Site dedicated to improving Defenders. Lots of stuff also applicable for Discovery
ECR project Discovery. Very interesting article on preparing a Romulus Disco. .
Lowbox: Australian D90, some very interesting stuff Disco2.com: The site covers Disco series II, but lots applies to series I as well. 
Fitting bigger tyres: Which wheels will fit, and what do I have to do to make them fit? Spring spacers.  Site selling spacers for cheap lifting of vehicle. Will allow you using bigger wheels = better ground clearance. 
Steering damper relocation: Make up your own cheap steering damper relocation kit, moving it to the Defender position. Here's another link to relocating steering damper - from Discoweb.

Taking Your Vehicle Off the Tarmac

The Offroad Experience: Driving Instructions Bill Burke has some interesting articles on driving offroad
Difflock.com: David Lovejoy explains the tricks of offroading Maps: Trackfinders have some roadbook/maps for greenlaning England
Recovery from Landyonline Be prepared: Improving vehicle protection
Kjørekurs fra NLRK Sørlandet Exp.Exch. has gif-files of Hi Lift user manual
Difflock: Using Hi-Lift jack part 1  Using Hi-Lift jack part 2 Hi-lift jack article (Bill Burke) from D-90.com

Links to links...

John Stehns collection of technical links, pointers to different technically oriented lists and pages: helps you find more web-help than what is covered on the links listed above The Internet Landroverclub's links. Another comprehensive listing of useful links in different categories.
Ernie Youngs links pages is a comprehensive listing of LR-related links .

Magazines & Clubs

Land Rover Enthusiast Land Rover Monthly
Land Rover Owner International Landmania If you read french, take a look at this one.
The Internet Landroverclub This site contain loads of information on Land Rovers, servicing and repairing them. Very few updates during last half a year or so. www.Difflock.com Online magazine with lots of info. Once a month publication rate (early each month).
Land Rover Owners Club Østfold Camel-Discovery.com 
Northern California Rover Club  Site has pdf-files of their newsletters, which give interesting articles of trips and technical articles useful for roverists. www.Offroad.no

Other Useful Links

Via Michelin: maps and route planner etc. Vis Veg: Norwegian Road Map Database
Unit conversion calculator