OpenTube

IMPROVING THE DRIVE OF MY LAND ROVER DEFENDER FOR £80!

The Doctor’s Garage

24,085 views

Welcome back to The Doctors Garage and watch this video today to see the latest modification to my Land Rover Defender 90 TD5. I Installed a Slickshift from SynchroGearboxes for my R380 gear box. It was a simple install and I love the result!

Buy the parts I used here: https://www.onlinegearboxparts.com/pr...

Check out my other videos for more Land Rover related content and mods!

If you don't already go follow me on Instagram @The_Doctors_Garage

Links for other parts added to my Defender:

Land Rover badging - https://ebay.us/3r4BLj
Smoked LED lights all round - https://ebay.us/E4qqQb

Wingtop vent - https://ebay.us/nVLpjp
Smoked LED side indicator - https://ebay.us/7QxDUO
British flag stickers - https://ebay.us/KZcrcH
Cooper STT Pro tyres - https://ebay.us/2b7ttC

All Optimill Products - Visit www.optimill-uk.com

Genuine Land Rover mudflats - https://ebay.us/BUW6Et
Rear step - https://ebay.us/4JNxzU
Rear door sill - https://ebay.us/LNH8Q5
Interior carpet material - https://ebay.us/Unbw88
Sound deadening - https://ebay.us/1JjLHC

Interior hardwearing rubber mats - https://ebay.us/SO5ih8

Bulkhead removal kit - https://ebay.us/OSSuet
Door cards from PowerfulUK - https://ebay.us/D33g6H
Front seats and cubby from Lucari solutions
Headliner alcantara wrap - https://ebay.us/Qd3C2j

Tool Links:
Car Trim Removal Kit - https://ebay.us/R1252l
Magnetic Light - https://ebay.us/gnyTGm
Mechanix Gloves - https://ebay.us/DNjKAG

AFFILIATE LINKS:
This description contains affiliate links that allow you to find the items mentioned in this video. We earn a small percentage from items purchased via an affiliate link which helps support the channel but don't worry, there will be no cost to you. Thank you for your support!

#afflink #defender #landrover #4x4 #cars

20 Comments

@thedoctorsgarage Creator 2 years ago Pinned

I am giving my Land Rover Defender 90 away for just £5 a ticket! The winner will be announced on Sunday 17th December at 8pm. Good luck!

GET A TICKET HERE: https://raffall.com/345715/enter-raffle-to-win-my-land-rover-defender-90-hosted-by-the-doctors-garage

@jglp9061 3 years ago

Not replacing the gasket hurt my soul at least slap some gasket sealer or JB on there 🙃

@andicog 3 years ago

Should have fitted a gasket either side of the spacer plate or at least some silicone, also should have greased the ball and the little tabs that meet the springs. Usually (like on yours) the grease on the ball has dried up and re greasing improves the change considerably even without the quickshift kit.

@alancrossley4461 8 months ago

Yet another fine video on a job that I (most likely my mechanic) will be undertaking shortly. Thank you Marcus.

@Chorge1972 1 year ago

Most of the advantage is, that you need to realign the springcontact on the pins! This can be done on the original unit as well, and will improve the shifting massively in most cases as well!!

@Thomas-cl2qf 3 years ago

Keep up the good work making videos I’m loving them

@andylindress 3 years ago

Great video, loving the content

@Allthingsdefender 3 years ago

I’m so going to get one of these for my defender too. Great videos thanks

@grahames9228 3 years ago

Good job.

@scaryfakevirus 3 years ago

I had the same issue with mine so I left it in. It's been fine.

@lukehill3108 3 years ago

where have you been Doc!!! Missed the vids.

@BigArch6564 3 years ago (edited)

Doc, where have you been buddy?

@2702simmo 3 years ago

He’s back !

@AstalStainClan2011 3 years ago

I've got one on my LT77 and made a huge difference... A really good mod

@Jabber-ig3iw 3 years ago

Not dead then😁😁

@Walt-Wilton 3 years ago

I get contact dermatitus just looking at those gear knobs. I quite like the look of the Defender Heritage Gear shifter knobs from Mud UK. Worth a a look?

@richardtedeschi9290 3 years ago (edited)

My feelings as well, never driven with Slickshift though on my 300Tdi I feel fine the way it is, maybe I got used to it or maybe I'm agricultural myself 😂 I would install one if I have the money which is going into maintenance right now. Ah, I used to have the same front mats as you now have the Land Rover ones, my seat box is covered with that rubber, I know about dropping small pieces... when I was changing the foam on the vent flaps a couple of months ago the bolt nut and washer fell inside the bulkhead below the dash, I panicked for a while... then fortunately as it was very greasy inside there I managed to pick up the bolt with some sellotape on my finger and the other two bits by pushing my finger on the grease where the bits fell, also put in some new mudflap pins changed the original ones with some that screw on, nice improvement.

@Walt-Wilton 3 years ago

Hello stranger I put a slickshift in I'm TD5 a a couple of years ago and love it.

Had to laugh at you trying to remember what you had done to improve the ride quality of your Defender while sitting in (and failing to mention) the most comfortable looking car seats I have seen in my life.

@grahamwest1079 3 years ago

Anyone with slickshift find reverse gear harder to select as I have read.

@453421abcdefg12345 3 years ago

Did you go back and replace the damaged gaskets? You could find that without the whole gasket oil will seep out, but this looks a good modification, the only downside for me is that the French customs charge will double the cost now. Chris B.