How did you order the active diff without the offroad tires? My dealer said there was no way around this. I had to choose between the wheel rims I want and the diff because the wheels can't be selected with off road tires due to some silly production line limitation.

 

There was in 2020, I believe they changed it with the 2021 builds. We ordered ours in late summer/early fall and it came in at the end of the October.

I forget the details, but back then you could either get the Activ Diff as a stand alone package or maybe it was part of the two package, but either way we still got the 19" black wheels and the Pirelli Scorpions that we (thought we) wanted. I know we played with the configuration a bunch of times before figuring it all out.

 

This was an option for the my20 defenders. It changed for the my21 defenders to be tied into the off road pack. For the my22 defenders you can do it if you order the XS model as you cant get the off road pack with that model.

 

Bought mine off the lot..........wanted a Base Model with the Off-Road Packages. The only thing I would have added to build would have been Tow Package, although mine did come with one of the features included with the Tow Package...... the Advanced Off-Road Capabilities Pack. I will add a Tow Hitch receiver at one point.

 

I had my built and I would not change one bit except opting for more speakers. I have the 12-way electric seats, I am the only driver of the Defender and it doesn't get moved around. I do miss having the ability to tilt the mirror down when backing up but the 10000 different camera angles make up for it. I love the cold winter pack, the heated windshield is a game-changer for me, never had it before and now I will never get a vehicle without it. Trio, helped me lock on getting the rear diff and I am glad I did. You cant add it later and when you need it, it is there. I love the sound system but I went with basic. I do wish I did more speakers because I just want a more complete sound. I am glad I didn't get the pano roof but this weekend, we had incredible spring weather, and wished I could have taken in all the sun. The trade-off, I don't have to worry about cracking the roof, rumor has it is close to 4 grand to replace it. I also did the tow package, again might never need it but it is nice to have when I do

 

which hitch did you get ? Thanks

 

hah! Don’t have mine yet, but I think I have a bloody similar spec. I did add the upgraded sound system, but have active diff and towing package. We shall see!

 

As stated, get the offroad packs, both and tow pack. It willll help resale value as well. I don't have cold weather pack but I live in California. The defroster is amazing for me but I do like the heated windshield on my range rovers. I didn't want the sunroof and it's hard to find one. I know many including my mother in law who have broken sunroof on LR3/lr4s. I have a full length roof rack so will never use it anyway.

 

I had the heated windshield in two previous JLR products and you are spot on about the blurry. You can actually see the micro wires in the glass so if you have good eyesight it can be bothersome. Thus no cold weather pack for our new Defenders, although spouse misses the heated steering wheel. .

 

Hi mate. I noted in your thread about your P90, you said you had the cloth seats. Are they comfortable and supportive? I'm debating cloth or leather. I prefer cloth in general, but I want to know if they provide good support or they're cheaper seats with no cushion and side bolster support.

Thanks

Simon