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Old Feb 22, 2019 | 08:52 PM
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How does one tell what year LR they have? I can’t find stickers anywhere on mine. I mainly concerned so I can get the correct part numbers. Also are there Land Rover part houses like Victoria British for MG and Triumph ?

 
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Old Feb 22, 2019 | 09:01 PM
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Welcome to the forum.

Still have a MG?

For new parts I generally hit up Lucky8. Used parts I hit up Paul Grant, Will Tillery and Abran for the newer stuff.

Running the vin should tell you the year. If it has a distributor under the hood it’s a 94/95. No distributor than its 96-99
 
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Old Feb 22, 2019 | 09:53 PM
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Originally Posted by ArmyRover
Welcome to the forum.

Still have a MG?

For new parts I generally hit up Lucky8. Used parts I hit up Paul Grant, Will Tillery and Abran for the newer stuff.

Running the vin should tell you the year. If it has a distributor under the hood it’s a 94/95. No distributor than its 96-99
lol had a MG in college what a money pit! I have EFI so I’ll start with plugs and wires then maybe coil packs.
 
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Old Feb 23, 2019 | 08:11 AM
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first glance I would guess a D1, the D2 has the tail lights higher up. Take a good look at the swivel ***** on the front axle. they tend to leak oil and when they run dry, you mess up the pivot bearings.
 
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Old Feb 23, 2019 | 08:34 AM
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The antenna placement,door trim width, and tail lamps are the only external clues to the year Im aware of.

Inside you can tell by looking at seats mounts, rear arm rest, drivers visor, headliner trim and a pillar trim.

thats a 97 or later.


you could also look at the epa compliance year tag under the hood
 
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Old Feb 23, 2019 | 09:07 AM
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Both distributor and coil pack we're EFI
 
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Old Feb 23, 2019 | 10:55 AM
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Originally Posted by jimvw57
first glance I would guess a D1, the D2 has the tail lights higher up. Take a good look at the swivel ***** on the front axle. they tend to leak oil and when they run dry, you mess up the pivot bearings.
thanks for that tip
 
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Old Feb 25, 2019 | 07:31 AM
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VIN decoder.... no guessing involved.

https://landroverforums.com/forum/vindecoder.php

good suppliers of new parts include...
roverparts.com - British Atlantic - Eric Riston has been super helpful
roversnorth.com - Rovers North
https://rovahfarm.com/ - Rovah Farm - Trevor is great.
https://www.lucky8llc.com/ - Lucky 8
LRdirect.com - UK based part supplier. Sometimes cheaper than the U.S. houses.
 
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Old Feb 25, 2019 | 09:40 AM
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Originally Posted by WaltNYC
VIN decoder.... no guessing involved.

https://landroverforums.com/forum/vindecoder.php

good suppliers of new parts include...
roverparts.com - British Atlantic - Eric Riston has been super helpful
roversnorth.com - Rovers North
https://rovahfarm.com/ - Rovah Farm - Trevor is great.
https://www.lucky8llc.com/ - Lucky 8
LRdirect.com - UK based part supplier. Sometimes cheaper than the U.S. houses.
thank you. I’m starting with new plugs then I’ll start it and read the codes again.
 
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