Thats it im buying a defender and its gonna be a beast, plenty of places in yorkshire to chew up. It also means the Cupra can have a rest in winter.
Do you recommend any paticular brands for modding ie lift kits, guards, winchs etc.
all down to budget, i wouldnt bother with a winch to begin with, just get yourself a winch accessory kit with strops etc for pulling and getting pulled
anything you fit dont buy pretty, pretty breaks
as a newbie i would say the must haves are:
winch accessory kit
lift kit
mud tyres
hi lift jack
snorkel
rock sliders
steering guard
that will get you everywhere
ebay is awash with it all. ignore side steps, they dont last, anything that sticks out from the body work make sure it is strong (for eg if you fit a lightbar on the roof expect the 1st low branch to remove it for you - hence why most serious pluggers mount the lights upside down)
a snorkel is a snorkel, you
dont get what you pay for alot of the time as it all does the same thing, mine was about £60 iirc and does the same thing as ones double that money
if you do want a winch buy electric not hydraulic as the electric is idiot proof and hydro being geared requires real skill, better to buy one with a winch bumper than attempting to mount the winch onto an existing one
the steering arms at the front span almost the width of the truck and are really exposed, easy to bend and a royal pain to take off, tow truck out, bend back and refit
simpler to fit a £60ish guard
defenders have more talent than the driver and are brilliant at making you look good, basics are as long as you have good ground clearance and decent tyres you can plug.. simples
defenders ftw though, discoveries have too much plastic and are expensive to get lifted etc, range rovers...er... no
unless you chop the backs of them off, freelander and you'll get laughed at
