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ECR Defender Service:
Defender service is a specialty of ECR. Our knowledge and attention to detail from doing complete restorations makes us great at service work. We can handle any job from changing your oil to changing your chassis! We do engine conversions, off road suspensions, V8 upgrades, steering upgrades, routine maintenance, crash damage, body modifications, anything and everything Defender. We even have full computer diagnostics systems that are even more complex than your local Land-Rover dealerships unit! We can handle any computer needs and any upgrade or modification. All of our work in done "in house", here at our full time restoration facility. If your Defender needs some work or refurbishing call ECR. We'll be glad to help.
This Defender came in as great running and driving vehicle, but the owner wanted more! He was unhappy with some of the aspects of the Rover, so he asked us to solve the problems and do the modifications... no problem. We installed a Stage 3 4.6 Rover V8 and a host of other options. Check out the partial list of modifications we made! Click here.
This used 1995 Defender was recently purchased and the new owner brought it to ECR for a full service and numerous upgrades to make the over 10 year old vehicle be what he wanted it to be. Click the image for some project details.
Here is a 1994 Defender that came to us from Illinois for some repairs and upgrades including a new upgraded soft top and some rust repairs.
This 1994 Defender is a perfect example of why you should have your Defender delivered to ECR for service. Major work, or minor work we are your Defender source. Click the image to see why you can't not afford to send your D90 or D110 to ECR.
Need some more reasons why your local shop should not touch your Defender? Check out this Red 1994 NAS D90 that we had to sort out from the "expert" care it was getting in MA.
Here is a 1997 Defender that came to us from Long Island, NY because of a problem no one else could fix. It is yet another example of why you should have your Defender delivered to ECR for service and upgrades. Click the image to see why you shouldn't rely on local "experts".
Still need more reasons why your local shops are a joke with Defenders? OK, here is another example of a 1994 Defender 90 where the "experts" wasted $6000. on what was really about a grands worth of needed repairs. Click the image of the 90 POE.
This 1994 Defender 90 came to ECR for a number of upgrades.
This 1997 Defender 90 LE Wagon came to ECR for a small list of changes. Big job or small job we are the Defender source.
This 1994 NAS Defender 90 came to us in need of just a few things. We sold this 90 years ago and it is back for some minor work and updates.
The 1994 D90s didn't have an exterior lock on the tailgate, so that meant you had to crawl around inside the truck to unlock the rear tailgate. So here you can see we have added an exterior locking system like the 1995 and 1997 Defenders had to make this 1994 D90 a little easier to use. A simple upgrade but one that saves a lot of hassle.
The driving and fog light wiring in this D90 also needed help. They were installed with goofy switches and even worse wiring. Wires were jammed into the fuse box where they had added a larger fuse to carry the load of the lights (a bad idea) and it was generally a mess. The green arrows above show their way of doing it...
This image shows our way of doing it. The switches fit correctly and work great. The power is sourced from a correctly fused location and the fused relays are located under the hood for easy access. We also installed a new ECR ROX stainless exhaust system and did some other small work orders.
Here you can see the completed Defender 90, ready for pick up. Now with working lights and a number of items sorted out correctly.
No job is too big or too little for ECR. As long as it says Land Rover on it, we have you covered!
How many NAS Defender 110s can you find at your local dealer or other service center? At ECR we regularly have at least 10 at any given time, as the owners of these rare and wonderful vehicles know that there is no place like ECR to get these vehicles serviced or modified. Our Defender work stands alone as the best in the USA. We stock a lot of parts for these vehicles that everyone else will tell you are no longer available, but we have them. In this image you can see 3 NAS Defender 110s at ECR. Some are getting routine service, some are getting wild 4.6 engines or 300 Tdi installs. Anything you can image, we can handle.
These are just some examples of the service work we do each day. Most of these smaller projects don't get listed here on our web site, but we handle all types of Defenders, and we do any type of work from general repairs and service to off road upgrades and restorations.
Don't take our word for it. See what our customers have to say in our "Mail Bag". Our custom built Land-Rovers are the best in North America, and our attention to detail is second to none. Ask the "other guys" to build or modify you a Land-Rover, with all Genuine Land-Rover Parts the way do... even they will tell you they can't even come close.
This NAS 110 came into the ECR Paint shop by request of the owner (Jesse Ware of BWO). He only wanted ECR to handle his LRNA warranty work on his doors, as he wanted it done right, done once, and done to last.
Here the 110 is brought into one of the service bays and the old rusting doors are removed. We not only replace the doors with new, but we make sure the new parts will outlast the originals. We seam seal, undercoat, epoxy prime and detail all the surfaces, inside and out. Your local body shop won't do that for your Rover... but ECR will.
We do this is to ensure that your door rust doesn't come back anytime soon. Our warranty work far exceeds LRNA's requirements, but we go the extra mile to make the customer happy, and make the Defender last.
Here you can see the new bare door that has been set up by ECR so that it will resist rust. Most places and dealerships will just paint the outside of the door. Here you can see the extent of our undercoat and paint efforts. Now these doors are ready for their "guts" and the interior trim parts.
Another place Defenders have problems are under the body cappings. To fix this for good, we can install galvanized cappings. These images show the new galvanized parts installed on this NAS 110. These galvanized pieces can be installed on Defender 90s as well. Note that the safari cage has been removed. The customer wants it powder coated black, then it will be re-installed.
Minor Body work:
This 110 had a minor accident in the front. The weak stock brush bar took a slight hit and then bent around and hit the fender. We advised the owner that for about the same money as buying the stock bumper and brush bar that he could install an ARB bumper, and not have to worry about small hits to the front of the 110.
Here the damaged fender skin and bumper have been removed. With ECR's Paint and body facility the new fender skin is already being painted and will be ready quicker than Rover shops that have to look outside their own walls for paint and body work. Notice the new ARB winch mount bumper has already been installed.
This image shows the new fender skin and bumper installed. This was a quick job and took less than a day. Don't let paint and body shops take you for a ride, call ECR we can handle anything your Defender needs.
Here it is, ready to roll and better than new. Big or small, no Rover job is too much, or too little for ECR. Doesn't your Defender deserve full time professionals that care about your Rover, who know them inside and out? Call ECR for whatever your Rover needs.
Major Body work:
This D90 had an unfortunate run in with a tree. It has been shipped in from CT for us to repair the accident damage plus install front and rear ARB Air Lockers, Safari Gard front bumper, etc (as you can see the stock bumper didn't do much).
The owner also wants us to do a complete strip down color change from Coniston Green to Base Coat/ Clear Coat Beluga Black... No problem... As long as you are ECR and have a full service Land-Rover facility!
Here the damaged body parts have been removed and the damage inspected. The frame needs some slight work, but again even that it is no problem for ECR.
As the owner of this D90 wants a full color change done properly, we will strip the vehicle down and paint it as the factory would have in Beluga Black. This will ensure a long lasting, perfect paint job.
Here the first coats of Beluga Black are going on. Just as the factory would have we will paint everything properly. When we are done there will be no way to tell this D90 was ever Coniston Green. Other body shops just tape off the trim and spray the Rover. Here at ECR we think there is only one way to paint a Rover... The right way.
Here it is a little farther along, with the newly painted parts being installed.
Here are the images of the completed Beluga Black, base coast/ clear coat paint job. From a recent accident and Coniston Green to this beautiful (and nicely optioned) Defender 90 in just a short time. Doesn't your Defender deserve the ECR treatment?
This D90 will be getting a set of roll up window doors, seen here being installed on the Defender.
Here is the final project, with everything from lockers to a work light, accident damage to a color change. Where else but ECR can all this be done under one roof? Nowhere.
Now this D90 will be shipped back to its owner in CT. If you need any paint/ body work, or just a dash switch, call ECR. We are you total Defender source.
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