This 2008 Custom Keate’s & Weston Landrover Defender Double Cab Pick Up is a powerful vehicle ready to take on any challenge. The truck has gone through an extensive restomod rebuild process with many custom 1 off unique features which are completely unique, designed & fabricated in house by the Keate’s & Weston team to bring you new ideas & modifications not yet seen in the industry

The truck has a unique 3 tone colour scheme throughout the design with a Kahn wide body arch, front grill & light surround body kit being one of the focal points of this 1 off designed truck.

With its 4x4 Axel Configuration and Manual Transmission, it is perfect for anything you can through at it, including off-road adventures. The Body Type is a Double Cab that can seat 5 people comfortably. The Interior/Comfort Options include Power Windows, air ride, Heated Seats, central locking & alarm immobiliser… while the In-Car Entertainment Options offer a Premium Upgraded Sound System with multiple subwoofers & amp playing through a 7” pioneer flip screen which comes out of the dash on the ignition. 

Soundproofing & deadening

The truck has been completely stripped back to its bones to be completely sound proofed & deadened… a perfect example of this is in the second video showcasing the truck driving towards the camera… when I get out of the truck I leave the engine running… & when Mike the camera man showcases the interior the sound from the engine in considerably quieter while the camera is inside the truck… I can also vouch for how loud this truck was originally seen as I drove it back from Sittingbourne in Kent up to Manchester… the sound was deafening at that point ha ha ha

The car has also been carpeted with new carpet throughout over the sound proofing/ deadening… & the truck also has new floor pans front & rear

The original sound deadening rubber matting has also been left inside around the front seat boxes & floor pans.

All the doors have also been sound deadened & sound proofed to make sure there are no weak spots to let the engine & road noise back in the truck… it’s much more like a new modern car to that of the standard landrovers 

Colour scheme

The Exterior Colour is a unique combination of Dark Green Original colour of the truck, Bronze Kahn body kits, wheels, pick up bed (raptor’d in bronze) & steering guard & Neon Yellow highlights that adds a touch of style to the ruggedness of the vehicle, while still staying classy & elegant. The rear of the truck has been extensively resprayed to accent the green & bronze colour scheme with some neon yellow highlights to suite. The rear of the truck in framed by the green of the truck with bronze panelling, & the rear cross member has been sprayed green, while the towbar brackets have been raptor’d in bronze & the hitch plate raptor’d in neon yellow

The hinges have been sprayed the neon yellow, the roll cage has been raptor’d in the same, rear hooks & landrover defender plaque are both neon yellow, behind the mud guard plates have neon yellow backing plates to make the Keate’s & Weston writing pop out, the front triangles of the radiator grill are neon yellow, the top & side vents are all neon yellow, the bonnet has neon yellow pin stripes down 1 side, there are neon yellow stripes down the top of the pick up bed either side, under the bonnet the engine fan cover has been sprayed neon yellow raptor & the 2 front wing brackets have both been sprayed the neon yellow.

Parts around the radiator have been stripped off & painted various bronze colours, the radiator struts are neon yellow. There are also other parts that have been sprayed bronze in & around the engine bay.

Parts will be stripped off the truck & painted as per colour scheme of the truck underneath the vehicle too with a view to having mirrors on the floor in the showroom underneath the car for viewing the colour scheme through the underneath of the truck also.

Engine upgrades

The Fuel Type is Diesel, with a 2.2 Engine Size that provides great performance remapped to a stage 1 by CRD performance in Bolton/ Greater Manchester with a view to having the stage 2 remap done by Alive tuning in Louth… the remap system will then be put on a switch where by the truck can be switched from standard engine performance up to stage 3 on the flick of a switch. 

3” Stainless Steel Custom Exhaust System

The exhausts boast a 3” straight through system which turns into a twin pipe stack exhausts coming through the pickup bed. The stainless steel base plate rings have come out better than expected & the stacks have stainless flaps on top that open when the accelerator pedal is pressed… This exhaust system makes the truck a stage 3 engine upgrade. They sound very loud & the turbo whistles through the pipes if pressed twice in succession

Interior 

We are completely blown away by the design,  quality of materials & workmanship of the seating/ interior items. The front sports seats both have the heated seats installed from Britpart which have turned out to be the best heated seat packages that our upholsterers have worked with 

The diamond stitched tan leather with the mustard tweed really is a next level interior package. We’ve searched the competitors & internet for interior options & feel like our selection is right up there with the very best there is. The tweed inserts throughout give our interiors an extra slice of style & elegance that other companies aren’t offering 

The dash package with the continued theme of tan leather & mustard tweed helps to tie everything together & then we’ve gone with the bold move of adding further neon yellow into the dash centre piece. This gives the interior a modern feel & twist taking the elegance of the seats & dash kit to another level. The extra painted parts including the vent rings being neon yellow & neon orange add a modern sense of style to the dash not seen before… the speakers & side vents are also sprayed neon orange to again highlight & accentuate the interior

The door cards have been sprayed to match the tan leather colour exactly & the tweed inserts again just give the truck that unique sense of style & elegance that really oozes from this truck everywhere

The floor pans are made to mimic the wooden floor options seen by other competitors, we didn’t want our pans to feel slippery in anyway due to the problems that can cause while driving so we’ve gone with the same boat effect look but with a comfier foam material that will not affect the drive in anyway. We’re really happy with them & I’m sure you agree the look stunning 

We chose to go for a momo steering wheel for comfort with its soft foam grip & perforated leather sections. We feel like the Momo Steering Wheel Trek 350mm Black Leather with alcantara - flat bottom is by far the best steering wheel we could find on the market for both comfort & practicality in this performance enhanced Defender.

The dash top boast the best phone holder we could find on the market, we call it the snipers phone holder because of the way you have to twist the dial to lock & unlock your phone into the cradle that is fixed to the dash. 

The dash boasts the glove compartment dash upgrade giving more space for storage.. which the lid has had the tan leather & tweed upgrade

The chubby box has the diamond stitched tan leather throughout & the top was deliberately made thicker to support the elbow better on the left side for the drivers position

Both front seats have the extended rails under them to increase leg room for the taller person meaning that every detail really has been thought about within this resto-mod process.

Painted parts

-The truck has a brand new raptured neon yellow roll cage 

-The pick up bed has been resprayed in Rapter bronze to again follow the colour scheme of the truck

-The beadlock effect wheels & steering guard were both powder coated in bronze by wheel gods in Bolton

… with many other parts all around the truck being sprayed in house by the Keate’s & Weston Team. The engine bay & underside of the truck all flow through with the same colour scheme of the truck which again is another feature yet to be seen on this scale.

Custom parts

The truck boasts some unique customised parts including:-

-1 off Keate’s & Weston designed layered top & side vents

-Customised Keate’s & Weston mud guard plates all round- front & rear, all 4 corners which really add some much needed colour & detail to those areas 

- a 1 off custom Keate’s & Weston brake light plate on the pick up bed rear door, their are CNC’d plates through out the dash & under the seats boxes inside the front doors. The exhaust have been swapped out for a custom 3” Stainless steel system straight through… which splits to a fuel exhaust underneath the pick up bed… which then changes into a duel stack exhausts system which will have a custom CNC’d hexagon designed heat shield & a cool pick up bed ring plate design that layers up from the pick up bed to the first bend in the 3” stainless exhaust pipes

The V5 Registration Document is Present, and the Primary fuel Type is Diesel.

Too much to list in here, so please contact us for full list of the restoration/ modifications 


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