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They must have had a plug or a door seal missing for it to fill like that ...Me and others here have been in bonnet depth water for fairly prolonged periods on numerous occasions without incident.21 year LR veteran > D2 GS 2003 > D3 S 2006 > D3 HSE 2009 > D4 HSE 2013 > D4 HSE 2015 > D5 HSE 2018 > DS HSE R-Dynamic P300e 2021
11th May 2019 1:06 pm
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DG wrote:
They must have had a plug or a door seal missing for it to fill like that ...Me and others here have been in bonnet depth water for fairly prolonged periods on numerous occasions without incident.
I did wonder that , may i ask do the doors have like a double rubber seal fitted please to prevent the ingress of water when wading
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11th May 2019 1:23 pm
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The trick is to maintain a minimum speed while wading, as soon as you stop with water level above doors sills you'll be in serious trouble...
Here my 50 cents,
i was on tarmac (pretty sure that no hidden obstacles were on the way), Low gear selected (3rd) and suspension in super extended mode via additional lifting ECU. Top of the bonnet was near 120 cm.
Looking at the 2 cars on the edge i was thinking those were parked, so the wade appear not so deep... in the reality those cars were floating
Deepest point just under the bridge.
After that 3 or 4 kgs of dry leaves has been removed from radiators bay, ingested from front grille
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11th May 2019 3:12 pm
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AndrewS’s quick retreat as the car started to float was a great video too.DS3 TDV6 HSE - Silver with Alpaca (old one) Gone
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11th May 2019 3:18 pm
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May i ask plse , are there any wading plugs fitted to the D3s , ie in the bell housing
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11th May 2019 3:31 pm
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great video’s but all that leather under the water Im sure that would be me if i tried it!
Im sure there is a video of a police disco 4 with water beginning to go over the bonnet and float from back in the day on the forum somewhere....scary D4 HSE Lux MY16 Club Waitomo
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11th May 2019 5:17 pm
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Pelyma wrote:
AndrewS’s quick retreat as the car started to float was a great video too.
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