Member Since: 31 Dec 2005
Location: South West
Posts: 23367
WW88 wrote:
professorpool wrote:
I honestly cannot fathom why people do this..
Each to his own!
Simple really D4 has better exterior features than the D3..
Not really my kind of thing, but for that kind of money it’s not a bad upgrade.
Although I won’t be bothering.
I've always preferred the styling of the D3. 2006 D3 HSE (Original & still the best)-GONE
2010 D4 HSE (A bit bling)-GONE
2014 D4 HSE (Almost too bling)-GONE
2015 D4 HSE (A heated what?)-GONE
2016 D4 Landmark (Written Off)-GONE
2016 D4 Landmark (Surely the last!) PD1881 rims-GONE
2017 FFRR SDV8 Autobiography
17th Jan 2018 5:16 pm
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
Member Since: 11 May 2006
Location: Off again! :-)
Posts: 72787
And the cabin is much, much more practical. Plus it has a key to take out the socket, something I miss and try to do every time I park the D4.
17th Jan 2018 5:23 pm
kajtzu
Member Since: 11 Aug 2017
Location: Helsinki
Posts: 6570
Don’t get me started on the key - the Volvo is completely keyless in the sense that it’s enough to have it in a pocket and the doors open just by pulling and engine starts with a push button. It’s great except when having driven the monster (D3) where one needs to press the key fob to open doors, insert key, turn the key, etc. and you suddenly start to attempt the same on the Volvo.
Also EPB is opposite - D3 pull to enable, push to release. V70 push to enable, pull to release.
The D3 cabin is a really nice man cave. Fits everything and a bit more.
17th Jan 2018 6:14 pm
WW88
Member Since: 19 Aug 2017
Location: Northants
Posts: 250
LT wrote:
WW88 wrote:
professorpool wrote:
I honestly cannot fathom why people do this..
Each to his own!
Simple really D4 has better exterior features than the D3..
Not really my kind of thing, but for that kind of money it’s not a bad upgrade.
Although I won’t be bothering.
I've always preferred the styling of the D3.
Don’t get me wrong, the D3 certainly has presence but there’s something about the 10-13 D4 that I love.
17th Jan 2018 7:02 pm
LT
Member Since: 31 Dec 2005
Location: South West
Posts: 23367
Yes, I love the D4 as well, but the D3 styling is iconic (IMO) 2006 D3 HSE (Original & still the best)-GONE
2010 D4 HSE (A bit bling)-GONE
2014 D4 HSE (Almost too bling)-GONE
2015 D4 HSE (A heated what?)-GONE
2016 D4 Landmark (Written Off)-GONE
2016 D4 Landmark (Surely the last!) PD1881 rims-GONE
2017 FFRR SDV8 Autobiography
17th Jan 2018 7:06 pm
G_Cam
Member Since: 12 Aug 2010
Location: Fife
Posts: 2048
WW88 wrote:
LT wrote:
WW88 wrote:
professorpool wrote:
I honestly cannot fathom why people do this..
Each to his own!
Simple really D4 has better exterior features than the D3..
Not really my kind of thing, but for that kind of money it’s not a bad upgrade.
Although I won’t be bothering.
I've always preferred the styling of the D3.
Don’t get me wrong, the D3 certainly has presence but there’s something about the 10-13 D4 that I love.
I wonder if there is a market to retro mod a Disco5 to look like a D3/D4 1 TR6 Rusting away quietly
1 FARR UTV SOLD
1 International Harvester SOLD
7 x D3 all SOLD
2 x D4 both SOLD
1 x Mrs D4 'Panther' SOLD
1 x Outlander van SOLD
1 continual stream of car parts and me living in the garage...
17th Jan 2018 8:22 pm
kajtzu
Member Since: 11 Aug 2017
Location: Helsinki
Posts: 6570
The “align center” for the license plate already exists
17th Jan 2018 10:00 pm
Ambit
Member Since: 12 Dec 2017
Location: Wales UK
Posts: 230
thommo1927 wrote:
Ambit wrote:
I’m just about to do this conversion and would not hesitate to use these parts. I’ve used them previously and imported parts from overseas into the Uk. A lot of these pattern parts are top quality and often you will find that they are produced for car manufacturers in the same factory and carry the oem part number embossed on the rear the only stamp that’s missing is the actual manufacturers stamp ie. Audi VW etc a lot of stuff made in China is made to insurance industry standards for non genuine parts.
Let us know how you get on with the conversion,Something I'd be looking to do in a year or so.
Yep sure will here she is having paint the current front bumper you see here will be going along with the current headlights which are Xenons will add pics of the facelift as it progresses new disco 4 facelift lights will be Xenons with signature drls
18th Jan 2018 11:15 am
Ambit
Member Since: 12 Dec 2017
Location: Wales UK
Posts: 230
18th Jan 2018 11:16 am
timmyt79
Member Since: 18 Oct 2016
Location: Pemrokeshire
Posts: 585
kajtzu wrote:
Don’t get me started on the key - the Volvo is completely keyless in the sense that it’s enough to have it in a pocket and the doors open just by pulling and engine starts with a push button. It’s great except when having driven the monster (D3) where one needs to press the key fob to open doors, insert key, turn the key, etc. and you suddenly start to attempt the same on the Volvo.
Also EPB is opposite - D3 pull to enable, push to release. V70 push to enable, pull to release.
The D3 cabin is a really nice man cave. Fits everything and a bit more.
Haha..reminds me of every time i get into the D3 after driving the wifes' Bmw for a while...aka trying to put the in the dashboard!
Literally takes me 30 secs to remember how to start the D3!!!
Please tell me its not me!?
18th Jan 2018 12:39 pm
Ambit
Member Since: 12 Dec 2017
Location: Wales UK
Posts: 230
Ok so last 2 days been stripping down and swapping over to the 14.5 my front end....
7th Mar 2018 7:44 pm
Ambit
Member Since: 12 Dec 2017
Location: Wales UK
Posts: 230
There are four bracket seats to move from the front panel and some trimming of the air intake duct for the bumper to fit properly. Have now done the gloss black wing grilles and the centre of the front grille is also gloss black along with the discovery lettering across the bonnet in gloss black. Headlights are plug and play, just the indicators flashing fast on the dashboard display, along with no drls at the moment until I figure out the feed into the headlamps whilst the engine is running.
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