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  1. BigBriDogGuy

    Air Suspension Performance

    The good news is the cheapo compressor works, LR4 lifts and lowers in all 3 positions without any faults. The bad news is my mechanic friend lost the key fob somewhere inside the LR4. We know this because you could start it without the key fob. You couldn't lock it, either with the other key...
  2. BigBriDogGuy

    Air Suspension Performance

    Mechanic friend of mine gave me a call from his shop. He has it apart and says the parts look identical (Hitachi/Hitachi knockoff) but he said it's going to take some extra time to swap out since the bolts securing the old unit are heavily rusted. The weird thing is I have been underneath the...
  3. BigBriDogGuy

    Best roof rails and roof rack?

    I love my new Baja rack but it is heavy, 100 lbs. of steel tubing fashioned into a visually appealing and functional cage. That's one advantage of the ProSpeed, weight, along with the low-profile design and lack of wind noise. I can see why people that want those features would be excited by...
  4. BigBriDogGuy

    Roof rail installation trouble

    @CPalacay Thanks! No noticeable wind noise. In town driving there is absolutely nothing. On the freeway, I would say the sound of the engine and the tires on the road is louder. In fact, I used to get a weird buffeting noise from the top passenger's side of the windshield at freeway speeds...
  5. BigBriDogGuy

    Trailer Wiring Kit from Atlantic British

    Thanks @f1racer328 that all sounds good. I like the idea that I can tow without all that other stuff, but that other stuff does sound pretty neat. I'll probably get the computer updated at some point to reflect that it now has tow wiring and a brake controller installed. By the way, what do...
  6. BigBriDogGuy

    Trailer Wiring Kit from Atlantic British

    I did the British Atlantic wiring harness and brake controller today. The big snag I had was with the wire connectors behind the plastic panel in the back cargo area. They were jammed against one another in a really small space with metal brackets holding them to the frame. I had to mess with...
  7. BigBriDogGuy

    My first Land Rover!!

    Make sure to take good care of it. I'd like to buy it in 10 years. ;) Welcome!
  8. BigBriDogGuy

    Roof rail installation trouble

    On a side note, went to brunch this morning at my favorite hole-in-the-wall, small town, diner. You have to appreciate a place that offers Season Salt as a condiment. Had biscuits and gravy with hash browns and over-easy eggs layered on top.
  9. BigBriDogGuy

    Roof rail installation trouble

    Okay, so here are some pics that are the culmination of all that hard work. Looks sharp.
  10. BigBriDogGuy

    Roof rail installation trouble

    Got the short rails installed. Only 2 of the 8 button cap plastic fasteners came out clean. The rest popped right off and left the plastic stem inside the nutserts. Those needed to be reamed out, cleaned out, and then re-tapped. Bought an extraction tool and that did nothing. Tried twisting...
  11. BigBriDogGuy

    Roof rail installation trouble

    Okay, finally got one side on and figured out why it wasn't working out. https://duckduckgo.com/?q=land+rover+drive+youtube+LR3+-+Lr4+roof+rails+install&t=brave&iar=videos&iax=videos&ia=videos&iai=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D6jMxEOoVa4Y It's not easy or straightforward. I'll...
  12. BigBriDogGuy

    Roof rail installation trouble

    Whelp, I'm striking our at every turn. The material is too soft to hold an edge when I cut a slot into it. I can get a small flat head screw driver pretty deeply into it and it just rotates and bores out the hole. I am going to grab some WD-40 and see if that will loosen up the threads. Next...
  13. BigBriDogGuy

    Roof rail installation trouble

    Got the genuine Land Rover short rails in tonight. Will be using them as the mounting base for a full-sized Baja Standard Rack. Not a lot of "wow" factor here, but they are roof rails. As long as they fit and work as intended what more can I really expect?
  14. BigBriDogGuy

    How To remove LR3/LR4 Plastic Caps securing Roof ditch molding

    Thanks for the tip. In my case, I don't think it would matter. I got under the lip with needle nose pliers and was able to rotate one off. Two others I rotated the button cap off the stem. The trim piece had shifted forward and bound up the plastic stem against the side of the hole. I like...
  15. BigBriDogGuy

    Roof rail installation trouble

    I've got the same problem. my 2011 LR4 looks like it never had anything but the (aluminum?) rail trim. It's full-length and one solid piece on each side. The plastic button inserts were just old and the trim seems to have shifted forward to keep them from wanting to come out due to binding...
  16. BigBriDogGuy

    Gladiator

    I seem to recall someone mentioning they were interested in buying a Gladiator. A guy in the local off-road club just emailed the group that his brother-in-law is selling his Gladiator and to contact him if someone is interested. That is the full extent of what I know about it. There is a pic...
  17. BigBriDogGuy

    Drivetrain Noise While accelerating and decelerating

    My neighbor's daughter's roommate is hanging out with the daughter as they house sit while my neighbors are gone on vacation. The roommate has a nice GX 470 that she's been parking on the street close to my LR4 in the drive. Slightly lifted. Fat AT tires on small wheels. Clean. Straight...
  18. BigBriDogGuy

    2011 LR4 Honeymoon - Day 1

    Ordered a Baja standard full-sized roof rack yesterday. It's a major purchase for me, but I got it at a pretty good price, $1,500 including shipping and tax from California. I also was able to source a pair of stock short roof rails for $200 cash on Craigslist from a guy just across the border...
  19. BigBriDogGuy

    Help! My LR4 Needs a New Engine & I Need Your Input

    My sense is there's good ones and bad ones. I've read stories of people treating their LR4 like any other vehicle, regular oil changes, tires, brakes, stuff like that, and not having any special problems at all. Heck, they even claim to run them on regular unleaded. I suspect these vehicles...
  20. BigBriDogGuy

    LR4 Accessories

    Bike rack came in today. The center post folds down w/o the bikes, but I can open and close the tailgate even with it up (w/o the bikes).
  21. BigBriDogGuy

    LR4 Accessories

    I have a couple of bridges to nowhere that I added recently. The bolt-on hitch was a week ago and the ladder I mounted today. The hitch has no wiring (yet) and the ladder lacks a roof rack (so far).
  22. BigBriDogGuy

    good source for touch up paint?

    I just got done using the paint pen from British Atlantic. For true chips, I found it to be good. For little scratches and scrapes, not so much. The problem is it goes on like a thin putty and is dull compared to the shine of the regular paint. The end result when you look right at it is...
  23. BigBriDogGuy

    2011 LR4 Honeymoon - Day 1

    Took the kids and the dog to a fenced field near our house. Parked and opened up the tailgate and one of the cables holding it up came off and retracted to the door frame. I was like, "What the... ?" Got the girls to take the dog to the fenced area while I tried to figure out what had just...
  24. BigBriDogGuy

    2011 LR4 Honeymoon - Day 1

    "It was the best of cars, it was the worst of cars." A Tale of Two Cities ~ Charles Dickens (well, kind of). That's what you get when you try to combine: One part kid hauling mid-sized SUV; One part European luxury vehicle; One part short-bed truck; One part camper van; and One part...
  25. BigBriDogGuy

    2011 LR4 Honeymoon - Day 1

    Took a 5-hour long, mostly freeway, round-trip drive this evening. I had to go down to SeaTac airport in Seattle from our place in Bellingham to drop off my wife. She is flying down to Mexico to see her family. Her father is getting older and having some health problems. The round trip...

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