xyplex
Member Since: 13 Jan 2013
Location: Bedfordshire
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I have just had a phone call from the dealer that my car has arrived and is being prepared with Sureguard.
I ordered a Discovery 4 Luxury and I ordered black front and side grills but the dealer has just informed me that the black front grill will not fit Discovery 4 Luxury model 
I will be getting a refund on those.
Dealer said I can pick the car up this Sunday at 9am, 1 hour before show room opens.
Anything I should check over before accepting the car?
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 22nd Mar 2013 11:29 am |
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DSL
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See Gareth's thread http://www.disco3.co.uk/forum/topic89720-75.html , black bits missing there as well but the dealer is going to fit the missing bits.
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| 22nd Mar 2013 11:32 am |
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xyplex
Member Since: 13 Jan 2013
Location: Bedfordshire
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The dealer said that he cant fit the black grill because the fittings are different and these black fittings will only fit on the special addition or BLACK addition.
Anyone tried to fit a black grill on a D4 Luxury?
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| 22nd Mar 2013 11:54 am |
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Russell
Member Since: 23 Aug 2007
Location: Kent
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Why is the grill fitting diffrent, cannot see why it would be MY17 D5 1st Edition Namib Orange
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| 22nd Mar 2013 12:26 pm |
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Oldgit st
Member Since: 01 Feb 2013
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Russell wrote:Why is the grill fitting diffrent, cannot see why it would be
presumably so you stump up the £1900 for the black pack like me 
love it in black tho 
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| 22nd Mar 2013 12:47 pm |
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Bill Wright
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Can't see why the grill wouldn't fit. If it's a different design on the Luxury model they (LR) would have had to alter production line tools surely.
Bill Wright Never take life too seriously. Nobody gets out alive anyway.
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| 22nd Mar 2013 12:54 pm |
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Russell
Member Since: 23 Aug 2007
Location: Kent
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Bill Wright wrote:Can't see why the grill wouldn't fit. If it's a different design on the Luxury model they (LR) would have had to alter production line tools surely.
Bill Wright
Would agree MY17 D5 1st Edition Namib Orange
MY15 D4 HSE Kaikoura Stone
MY12 D4 HSE Nara Bronze Sold and gone
MY11 D4 HSE Stornaway Grey Sold and gone
D3 S spec Silver Sold and gone
Tow bar, full length roof bars, side steps, tow bar storage unit, surround camers.
D4 camera club
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| 22nd Mar 2013 12:58 pm |
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euangibson
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Pentland in Edinburgh had a black Luxury when I was in there a couple of weeks ago......looks so much better without the chrome grille surround 8) ....but I agree,I can't see a practical reason for a different design or fittings  "Better to remain silent and be thought a fool,than to speak out and remove all doubt" ?.....what rubbish...
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Series 111 mudflaps
Black side tubes,grill and vents
Timed climate remote
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| 22nd Mar 2013 12:58 pm |
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Russell
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Bill Wright wrote:Can't see why the grill wouldn't fit. If it's a different design on the Luxury model they (LR) would have had to alter production line tools surely.
Bill Wright
Would agree  MY17 D5 1st Edition Namib Orange
MY15 D4 HSE Kaikoura Stone
MY12 D4 HSE Nara Bronze Sold and gone
MY11 D4 HSE Stornaway Grey Sold and gone
D3 S spec Silver Sold and gone
Tow bar, full length roof bars, side steps, tow bar storage unit, surround camers.
D4 camera club
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| 22nd Mar 2013 1:04 pm |
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Gareth
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Very strange. I can't see why they are not interchangeable, my dealer has not told me they can't fit the correct bits, so let's wait and see.
Talking of black bits, I am thinking of painting the brake disc hubs black. They look OK now whilst they are new, but I think they will look pretty ugly when they degenerate into the usual rusty lumps of iron. They are very visible through the 5 spoke black alloys. So are the calipers come to think of it.
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| 22nd Mar 2013 3:25 pm |
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| 22nd Mar 2013 3:33 pm |
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xyplex
Member Since: 13 Jan 2013
Location: Bedfordshire
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I had another call from the dealer saying that the 7 day insurance will not cover theft of the car as there is no tracker fitted to the car.
I had to scramble around to get my insurance sorted out this afternoon.
Does this mean they will be advising to fit trackers in all their cars over 50K in value?
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| 22nd Mar 2013 7:25 pm |
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euangibson
Member Since: 24 Dec 2010
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cold_n_wet wrote:Can of Halfrauds spray paint and richards you mothers brother
.........my mothers brother was called Robert   "Better to remain silent and be thought a fool,than to speak out and remove all doubt" ?.....what rubbish...
Locking rear E-diff
RLD spare wheel protector & sump guard
Extended roof rails
Series 111 mudflaps
Black side tubes,grill and vents
Timed climate remote
Hids4u interior lights
D4 Firenze my2012 HSE
D3 Java 2005 SE manual (sold,sadly,thanks for the memories)
1966 '88 Series 2a....still starts in the morning better than I do...
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| 22nd Mar 2013 7:28 pm |
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xyplex
Member Since: 13 Jan 2013
Location: Bedfordshire
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Bill Wright wrote:Can't see why the grill wouldn't fit. If it's a different design on the Luxury model they (LR) would have had to alter production line tools surely.
Bill Wright
I have found out that the black grill will fit the disco 4 but LR does not like you making this change. LR actually would not send the grill out as they knew it was going on a a brand new disco Lux . Dealer has told me they will get hold of the grill and fit it on my car 
I would of thought LR would say profit is a profit? 
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| 25th Mar 2013 2:12 pm |
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Bill Wright
Member Since: 03 Nov 2007
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Another happy ending. Never take life too seriously. Nobody gets out alive anyway.
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