Member Since: 02 May 2014
Location: manchester
Posts: 150
My 2005 HSE
Hi there,
just thought id share some pictures of my D3 that i purchased in February this year... Ive had Discovery 2's before never a d3, so after selling My audi S4 (i know, i know!) i took the plunge and bought this.
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i bought it knowing it had a few faults, first being the air suspension compressor was goosed... so fitted an AMK compressor... Ended up like this;
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which was a mixture of a faulty compressor and me with my IID tool
Parked next to my uncles D4
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I really WANT a D4 :roll:
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30th Jun 2016 11:31 am
W1LD R
Member Since: 02 May 2014
Location: manchester
Posts: 150
More problems were waiting for me to attend to, next in line was rear epb, occasionally screamed at me to remind me not to forget about it....
so new rear shoes, pads and discs were next;
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IS that supposed to happen?
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Next job was to ditch the 22" alloys. not my style at all... Nice set of GS alloys went on
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30th Jun 2016 11:44 am
W1LD R
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Location: manchester
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Then alternator decided it wasn't up for the job anymore....
nice new denso in place
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old one was a recon unit.. putting out neary 16v!
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A few LED light upgrades
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Cheapo led on the left, samsung on the right
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Manky fog lamp replaced
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Taadaaa
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30th Jun 2016 11:49 am
W1LD R
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Location: manchester
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Well, the 17" Gs alloys didnt last long, i managed to find a set of 20" RRS V spokes shod with some lovely all terrains, so off i went to collect them...
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And fitted... loads better
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30th Jun 2016 12:21 pm
sweetpea54321
Member Since: 23 Nov 2015
Location: Bolton
Posts: 220
Looking good Ryan.... funny to see things still haven't changed from D2 ownership.... same niggly problems....
SP Mods so far:
New wheel winch
Instrument upgrade (clock on dash)
D4 fascia + Garmin nuvi
LED side light, interior etc
New FL2 rear wheel arch seals
Parrot MKi9200 hands free kit
30th Jun 2016 12:25 pm
W1LD R
Member Since: 02 May 2014
Location: manchester
Posts: 150
Somewhere between all that lot i had to do front lower wishbones, which i didn't take much pictures of, probably down to how much they stressed me out!
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Along with PDC sensor replacement & broken wire fix
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30th Jun 2016 12:25 pm
W1LD R
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And added some more goodies
Genuine RAI, And Powerful Uk headlamp guards
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Some stickers from D3 D4 owners club on FB
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Then some really nice goodies! RRS brembos
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D4 Satnav
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30th Jun 2016 12:30 pm
W1LD R
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Location: manchester
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sweetpea54321 wrote:
Looking good Ryan.... funny to see things still haven't changed from D2 ownership.... same niggly problems....
SP
anything with the green oval on causes grief Mike, you should know that lol, enjoying tinkering with it to be honest...
30th Jun 2016 2:00 pm
W1LD R
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Location: manchester
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Small update for today, The mrs went to bed early last night which left me thinking what can i do with the D3 while im free.... so got the oven fired up and de tangoed the headlamps....
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in the oven with no 1 (90deg c for 9 mins)
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ta daaa
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Both units done
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bye bye
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looks loads better now
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re fitted
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4th Jul 2016 8:36 am
buffalo4
Member Since: 23 Apr 2016
Location: Doncaster
Posts: 230
Looking Great
4th Jul 2016 12:48 pm
W1LD R
Member Since: 02 May 2014
Location: manchester
Posts: 150
Bit of an update, she failed her MOT last week on rear brake pipes so had to chop NS out and re pipe it..
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done
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Also both keys stopped working so the good old 3 wire splice had to be redone
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Then yesterday evening decided to fit the screens i bought off Narpy..
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retrimmed them in my d3 headrests leather
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10th Aug 2016 9:34 am
W1LD R
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Location: manchester
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More progress...latest style D4 rear Lamps fitted
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18th Aug 2016 1:44 pm
Iguana
Member Since: 14 Oct 2013
Location: 'Sunny' Zomerset
Posts: 9415
me you've been busy
Cracking bit of work and it looks the dogs
Iggy/Ieuan
Current LR =
2015 RR Sport Autobiography
&
1992 Land Rover Defender Camper
- Gone but not forgotten:
MY10 D4 GS
MY05 Disco 3 'S'
MY14 FL2 HSE manual in Blue
MY15 Disco 4 HSE Lux in Santorini Black
MY08 Disco 3 SE manual in Buck Blue
1960 Series 2 88" (No idea why I sold it!)
18th Aug 2016 1:56 pm
W1LD R
Member Since: 02 May 2014
Location: manchester
Posts: 150
i can't stop buying new bits for it lol.....
Air con next... rear pipes are leaking so bypassing it with pipes from a front aircon equipped d3, this pipe is out of stock in all of Europe so i'm told.... so bought a set from a breaker for £20 and ordered some new o rings..
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18th Aug 2016 2:01 pm
CFB
Member Since: 02 Dec 2005
Location: Bradford, West Yorkshire
Posts: 6100
Nice work, when do you start fabricating D3 bits then 2020 BMW X1 18d XDrive X-Line Auto
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