Member Since: 05 Aug 2020
Location: Sutton Coldfield
Posts: 1272
Replaced my dead 65AH aux battery with a new 85AH battery JUST fitted as long as the battery cover isn’t expected to go down that last 10mm to clip on 2008 HSE Stornoway Grey
My Wife thinks the D3 is a hobby, The D3 thinks the wife is đź’•
29th Sep 2023 1:00 pm
CIO
Member Since: 06 Mar 2018
Location: Bahrain
Posts: 109
Which battery did you go with? i have a yellowtop that's just over two years old and seems to be knackered.Chris
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2016 D4 Landmark in the UK. 2014 LR4 SE in Bahrain.
12th Oct 2023 1:24 pm
KevinD3
Member Since: 05 Aug 2020
Location: Sutton Coldfield
Posts: 1272
Wanted to upgrade to lithium but couldn’t find the space for the battery and dc dc charger I needed for it. Battery cover doesn’t fully close but no interference with the bonnet. Width length fits perfect, just a smidge too high2008 HSE Stornoway Grey
My Wife thinks the D3 is a hobby, The D3 thinks the wife is đź’•
12th Oct 2023 8:09 pm
cleggman
Member Since: 10 Oct 2023
Location: Lancashire
Posts: 7
New to Discovery 4 ownership!
Had to change my dipped beams today and found it quite easy with no tools (besides me) required!
29th Oct 2023 6:09 pm
CIO
Member Since: 06 Mar 2018
Location: Bahrain
Posts: 109
OK, so it wasn't today. It was a couple of weeks ago, but I drove to Kuwait and picked up an Alu-Cab 180 shadow awning and a "The Long Ranger" auxiliary fuel tank.
Yesterday, I fitted the in-car wiring for the tank (the fuel gauge, switch and timer). I will hopefully install the tank itself next weekend.
Last week, I installed, and then today, I removed the aero front on my Prospeed roof rack. There's another post on that with more detail - but anyway, I'm not a happy bunny.Chris
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2016 D4 Landmark in the UK. 2014 LR4 SE in Bahrain.
5th Nov 2023 12:28 pm
CIO
Member Since: 06 Mar 2018
Location: Bahrain
Posts: 109
Yesterday, I fitted "The Long Ranger" 104L aux fuel tank. I was surprised at how straightforward it was to do. Those Australian chaps think of everything.
The only issue I had was that the tails that came to connect the fuel pump to the fuel hose were the wrong size. I spotted that a couple of weeks back and ordered the correct size. I emailed the tank manufacturer, but they didn't respond.
Getting the tank lifted under the car and in position whilst I drilled the mounting holes was a bit of a challenge. In the end, we (the wife and I) managed to do it using the air jack in conjunction with a couple of Irwin clamps.
Test filled it with 20 litres this morning. I went for a drive and used it to pump fuel into the main tank, and it worked like magic. I came home, stripped the wheel arch liner out again to check for leaks, and checked everything was tight. All good.
Filled both tanks this afternoon - so in theory, i have 191 litres of fuel on board. Chris
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2016 D4 Landmark in the UK. 2014 LR4 SE in Bahrain.
12th Nov 2023 5:23 pm
MA60
Member Since: 17 Feb 2018
Location: South Wales
Posts: 41
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Following several spurious alarm activations over Christmas and New Year, replaced bonnet (hood) catch with switch
(Having tracked fault down with IID BT)
Photos show 12+ years worth of cr@p on switch likely cause
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1961 Series II 88" petrol - Bronze Green - gone
1984 V8 Ninety CSW - Trident Green - gone, but not forgotten
1995 Disco 1 Tdi - Niagara Grey - gone
2002 Disco 2 Td5 ES7 - Bonatti Grey - gone- after 247000 miles
2011 Disco 4 SDV6 HSE - Zermatt Silver. RLD wheel protector. LED interior & reversing bulbs. GAP IID BT. Altox. Bovee 1000
12th Jan 2024 5:29 pm
nigethecat
Member Since: 11 Sep 2016
Location: Marnoch
Posts: 4244
MOT passed with no advisory’s on Friday.. always a bonusI want to see the sweets before I get into your windowless van... I'm not stupid!
Corris Grey D4 Commercial SE 2016
Zermatt Sliver 2007 D3 SE manual (gone)
Indus Silver D4 HSE 2015 (gone)
Bonatti Grey D3 HSE 2006 (gone)
White D3 S (LHD) 2007 (gone)
Firenze Red D4 HSE 2014 (gone)
Black RRS 3.6TDV8 2008 (gone)
Rusty Green Defender 110 1997 (gone)
Black FL2 HSE 2013 (gone)
21st Jan 2024 9:59 pm
CIO
Member Since: 06 Mar 2018
Location: Bahrain
Posts: 109
Finally finished my drawer build.
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Theres a 45 litre water tank hidden between the cargo barrier and the drawers themselves. You can just make out the breather clipped to the right hand side of the barrier. there are two outlets, one gravity fed and one pump fed.
The workbench is made out of two ikea chopping boards.
the shelf with the bag in it above the drawers stores our cleanwaste camp toilet and associated supplies
It ended up taking a fair bit way longer than I had originally planned, but it's finally done. covering everything in speaker box carpet (all i could get hold of) has hidden a fair bit of shoddy workmanship.
I think in summary: I discovered that I've not got what it takes to be a carpenter.Chris
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2016 D4 Landmark in the UK. 2014 LR4 SE in Bahrain.
3rd Feb 2024 2:56 pm
NewDevon4rmy
Member Since: 14 Apr 2023
Location: in your rear view mirror
Posts: 24
Big service & new front tyres two weeks ago.
Successfully used the lightweight Thule Xpress bicycle carrier over a long trip last week: rear hatch not accessible with the bike on but otherwise impressed with it.
Added 2 stroke to a full tank for the first time today.Current: D4 TDV HSE
Recently: CR-V Gen 2
Formerly: LR3 V8 HSE
10th Feb 2024 6:52 pm
orons
Member Since: 23 Feb 2024
Location: Israel
Posts: 3
installed 12.3 inch screen and xlifter
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24th Feb 2024 9:08 am
Jabulls
Member Since: 14 Mar 2024
Location: Michigan
Posts: 1
Hey that's the exact kind of display I've been looking for! Do you mind sharing where you got it?
14th Mar 2024 11:19 pm
CIO
Member Since: 06 Mar 2018
Location: Bahrain
Posts: 109
Replaced the Prospeed roof rack and ladder with the Frontrunner Slimline II. The Frontrunner rack is far more practical than the new Prospeed version. The frontrunner ladder is not as nice as the Prospeed however - but sadly it had to be changed as the Prospeed ladder interferes with the Frontrunner rack.
The killer feature of the Frontrunner rack is the ability to store a stainless steel table under the roofrack.Chris
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2016 D4 Landmark in the UK. 2014 LR4 SE in Bahrain.
25th Mar 2024 5:40 pm
HairyFool
Member Since: 04 Jan 2023
Location: North Essex
Posts: 672
Went to the car to test something and found the front number plate on the drive (thats warm weather for you.
Three different layers of double sided tape may not of held the plate but still an absolute pig to scrape off.
Didn't take too much of a tug to remove the back as well.A visitor from the dark side, my other vehicle is an is still an EV. Strictly speaking its SWMBO.
13th May 2024 1:33 pm
LiftedDisco
Member Since: 10 Jun 2010
Location: Towcester
Posts: 1002
Synchronicity in mileage…
I’d booked mine in for a gratuitous oil and filters - having done over 11,000 miles since the end of October, and working on the basis that oil is cheaper than steel, I thought it was worth doing..
Entered the service info and had to do a double take at the mileage…
197,197
Dead on… bet I won’t be able to repeat that trick!D4 Commercial - 65 Plate, 2016MY
D5 Commercial - Handed back when I left that job…
D4 Commercial (2014MY) - gone
D4 Commercial SDV6 - Baltic Blue (also gone)
D1 300TDi... 2" lift, HD bumpers (both), detachable tow hitch, 9,500lb winch, 235/85/16 muds and plenty of other toys (gone to make way for the next toy...)
Smiles per Mile - Tornado Motorsports caged Evo 3... 100" Defender look-alike, with Range Rover running gear - all fully IVA'd and registered!
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JUST fitted as long as the battery cover isn’t expected to go down that last 10mm to clip on 
