Member Since: 05 Aug 2020
Location: Sutton Coldfield
Posts: 1277
Help wanted to spend some cash
Apparently I’ve now been with the same company for 30 years this month and to commemorate I get a pre paid credit card with £500 loaded.
Now... SWMBO has given me permission to spend it on the car, but with no faults currently showing their face I’m looking for something to spend it on that doesn’t involve garage bills for once
I’m in the middle of cleaning it up, new badges coming tomorrow will be treating the lights to a de tango on Friday, it’s had new wheels and a full service already this year so I need some help....
What mods can I add for £500??!! Only rules are, I have to be able to pay using the prepay so no amazon or eBay purchase 2008 HSE Stornoway Grey
My Wife thinks the D3 is a hobby, The D3 thinks the wife is 💕
16th Sep 2020 3:19 pm
Kilovolt
Member Since: 29 Jun 2015
Location: South Derbyshire
Posts: 1079
Rather than bolt something on, how about getting a firm to de-rust and protect the underside? Provided they will take a card payment
Just a thought "Track day running - Don't put your foot back on the accelerator until your absolutely sure you don't have to take it off again"
Current Ride: D4 XS Commercial Baltic Blue SDV6 fully loaded with heated everything
Track Days: BMW E36 M3 Evolution MY 1996 (3.2 Litre 377 BHP sat in 1,250 Kgs of car, with a pro safety cage and some serious braking power)
16th Sep 2020 3:21 pm
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
Member Since: 11 May 2006
Location: Off again! :-)
Posts: 73134
Why can’t you use the prepay on Amazon or EBay? Surely it’s just like any other bit of plastic, works up to the limit?
16th Sep 2020 3:23 pm
LT
Member Since: 31 Dec 2005
Location: South West
Posts: 23866
Why did you tell SWMBO?
How about a “smooth” steering wheel if that’s not be added already? Makes a huge difference.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 (now semi-retired)
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16th Sep 2020 3:27 pm
Kilovolt
Member Since: 29 Jun 2015
Location: South Derbyshire
Posts: 1079
Wot he said...........
I just used a PlusNet prepaid card obtained with a new SIM and it worked fine on Fleabay and Amazon "Track day running - Don't put your foot back on the accelerator until your absolutely sure you don't have to take it off again"
Current Ride: D4 XS Commercial Baltic Blue SDV6 fully loaded with heated everything
Track Days: BMW E36 M3 Evolution MY 1996 (3.2 Litre 377 BHP sat in 1,250 Kgs of car, with a pro safety cage and some serious braking power)
16th Sep 2020 3:27 pm
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
Member Since: 11 May 2006
Location: Off again! :-)
Posts: 73134
LT wrote:
Why did you tell SWMBO?
To not tell MrsKD3 would be well dangerous. Replace Terminator with SWMBO and dead with “found out”.
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Be afraid, be very afraid!
16th Sep 2020 3:34 pm
KevinD3
Member Since: 05 Aug 2020
Location: Sutton Coldfield
Posts: 1277
Had to tel SWMBO as she’d get real suspicious when a number of large heavy expensive looking boxes started getting delivered (I miss when she went to the office every day).
My Wife thinks the D3 is a hobby, The D3 thinks the wife is 💕
16th Sep 2020 3:51 pm
waterbuoy
Member Since: 26 Oct 2013
Location: Argyll
Posts: 2929
Sorry but IMHO they look horrendous - like you are trying to copy the current Jeep Currently 2009 Disco 3 SE, 2013 MY D4 HSE and 2016 D4 SE
Previously:
TD5 Defender 110 CSW (230k miles)
300TDi Disco 1 (289k)
4 RR Classics (300-350k each, 2 manual, 2 auto)
110 V8 CSW (220k)
S3 109 hi cap pickup (ex RN)
S2A 88 Safari SW with lpg conversion (bloody lethal)
not my taste either but deffo not current Jeep ... looks like they forgot to include lights in the design and stuck some strange boxed lights on the back.
16th Sep 2020 5:40 pm
lynalldiscovery
Member Since: 22 Dec 2009
Location: Maidstone
Posts: 7274
It is a land rover, just wait it will soon need 500 quid!
16th Sep 2020 7:31 pm
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
Member Since: 11 May 2006
Location: Off again! :-)
Posts: 73134
And the rest!
So don’t miss that side of LR ownership.
16th Sep 2020 7:42 pm
Moo D3 Decade
Member Since: 13 Aug 2010
Location: UK
Posts: 14487
Put it towards a D4 facelift. D4 HSE EU6 (Known as Jeeves)
New Defender L663 110 SE (known as Noddy!) Sold
Sold Volvo XC90 R-Design (known as Basil)
Sold - D4 HSE (Known as Gerty)
No longer the Old Buses original owner
231,000 miles and counting
05 S manual owned from March 2005
D4 Face lifted
Still original injectors and turbo
V8 Front brakes
BAS Remap, Allisport Intercooler and deCat
EGRs blanked
T-Max split charge
Hanibal Expeedition rack
Prospeed ladder
Duratrac tyres
IID BT
BAS FBH control
16th Sep 2020 7:43 pm
DWDG
Member Since: 27 Jul 2020
Location: Bedford
Posts: 101
If I were able to spend right now I’d look at possibly body colour on the plastic parts, or wheel spacers and painting or refurbishing the wheels...?
Some may go for tints but I went with blinds as with two small children the ability to remove them for better views is great when it’s not sunny.
When you de-tango, are you doing the powerfuluk kit with the black tape? I did but did not put the tick part in. I have it still but am still undecided whether I need it or not.2007 Discovery 3 HSE Lugano Teal
2011 BMW 520d Touring Sophisticato Grey
2000 Porsche Boxster 2.7 Arena Red
2002 Porsche 911 3.6 C4 Cabriolet Artic Silver - sold last year
1987 Porsche 944S Black - sold last year
2006 Discovery 3 HSE Buckingham Blue - sold last year
2012 Ford Grand CMax Panther Black (wife’s) wish we’d sold that instead!
16th Sep 2020 8:46 pm
Stevepd
Member Since: 06 Mar 2018
Location: Wiltshire
Posts: 392
A reversing camera? or roof rack, D4 facelift is a good shout.visiting from www.rrsport.co.uk
17th Sep 2020 5:51 am
KevinD3
Member Since: 05 Aug 2020
Location: Sutton Coldfield
Posts: 1277
lynalldiscovery Agreed but wanna have fun with this
I’ve already replaced the front grill and will de tango the lights tomorrow, have perma-blacked the plastics (bumpers etc) and the Windows came tinted. Tempted on a good expedition rack Stevpd, reversing camera already in, along with tpms.2008 HSE Stornoway Grey
My Wife thinks the D3 is a hobby, The D3 thinks the wife is 💕
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... looks like they forgot to include lights in the design and stuck some strange boxed lights on the back.
