Member Since: 10 May 2022
Location: Puglia
Posts: 7
[For Sale] Best LR3 Overlander in the World!
2006 Land Rover Discovery 3 HSE TDV6 –> Overlander
My name is Jay Butler and I live in southern Italy. I am selling the "Best LR3 Overlander in the World!" Don't believe me? Download this free .pdf document and contact me directly for more information. Thank you!
Member Since: 31 Dec 2005
Location: South West
Posts: 23866
Hi jay and welcome to the forum.
Do you have an approved For Sale advert?
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)
17th May 2022 2:48 pm
Martin Site Admin and Owner
Member Since: 06 Nov 2004
Location: Hook Norton
Posts: 18573
Ad paid for and approved06 D3 SE / 15 LR D90 XS SW / 88 LR 90 Td5 / 68 BMW 2000 ti
Any issues with the site let me know!
20th May 2022 12:27 am
galwaygreen
Member Since: 30 Oct 2011
Location: plymouth
Posts: 6525
you have clearly spent a lot of time and money on your disco AND the thread you posted ...but i have to ask what is it weigh with all that gear installed ?,,best of luck with your sale
20th May 2022 11:16 pm
ostosix
Member Since: 19 Mar 2017
Location: Lincoln
Posts: 324
wow
that is an immense effort, someone willhave lots of fun
21st May 2022 5:38 am
galwaygreen
Member Since: 30 Oct 2011
Location: plymouth
Posts: 6525
shame to get it dirty
21st May 2022 11:13 pm
JayButler
Member Since: 10 May 2022
Location: Puglia
Posts: 7
Hi galwaygreen,
Empty, the vehicle is 2,536 Kg. Fully-loaded is 'not easily' stated because one can overload it quickly, if one is not careful. That having been said, with all of the added equipment including fuel and water, the vehicle sits right at or around its recommended maximum weight of 3,762 Kg. The ARB Heavy-Load Coil Springs are, however, designed to comfortably hold another 600 Kg of weight. Strangely enough, the vehicle doesn't "feel" heavy. It is well balanced... Purchase with confidence. Thanks~!
22nd May 2022 12:57 pm
Green Land Rover
Member Since: 21 Oct 2017
Location: Stourbridge
Posts: 412
Fabulous build and great document! GLWTS
I do like the dashboard cover. Anyone know who makes them. Found some cheap ones on Ali Express but nothing like the quality one in this lovely overlander.Discovery 4 HSE - Aintree Green
Freelander 2 TD4 SE Automatic - Tonga Green
Defender XS - Tonga Green - Gone Now
Freelander 1 Td4 ES Manual - Epsom Green - Gone Now
Freelander 1 Td4 Kalahari SE - Epsom Green - Gone Now
Freelander 1 XEi - Epsom Green - Gone Now
Member Since: 10 May 2022
Location: Puglia
Posts: 7
Hi Green Land Rover,
That is the "Original Suedemat Custom Dash Cover" made by CoverCraft and was $49.99 (USD). You can customer order one to your specific year, make and model (including sub-model) by visiting their website here:
Member Since: 10 May 2022
Location: Puglia
Posts: 7
Part #2
Hi Green Land Rover,
When I installed my dash mat, I threw-out the crappy few strips of velcro they provided and used an industrial strength, wide-body, black velcro. First, I carefully laid the fuzzy side onto ever portion of the dash where I believe it needed to be, using entire strips across the length of the dash and not little pieces. I then placed the abrasive side of the velcro onto the areas of the bottom of the dash mat, where the two pieces would intersect. You will want to begin at the FRONT of the dash (ie. the part closest to the steering wheel) to line everything up and then work your way BACK (ie. toward the glass of the windshield) as you lay it down. When you get to the very last part, it will help you tremendously to use a rubber spatula to properly tuck the edges down into that tight area. I don't know if those suggestions sound anal-retentive, but I wish someone had told me that before I started as it would have saved me a great deal of time and energy as these specific custom mats are quite well made and cut specifically match to your vehicle. Anyway, Good Luck~!
22nd May 2022 5:39 pm
JayButler
Member Since: 10 May 2022
Location: Puglia
Posts: 7
ARB High-Intensity Spot and Broad-Beam Lights
Hi Everyone,
Thank you for your consideration in the purchase of this pretty amazing overlander. I wanted to let you know that I got the "ARB High-Intensity Spot and Broad-Beam Lights" back from the ARB dealer and re-installed them. Originally, I thought there was a defect in the lights as I saw some water vapor trapped inside. But ARB told the dealer, once I sent the lights back, that there is a polycarbonate cover which protects the lights from rocks, pebbles, stones, bugs and dust, etc. It can be removed by hand, cleaned as needed, and then snapped back-on. Even the ARB dealer did not know this!
Anyway, the vehicle has gathered just a little dust since the photo shoot, but you can now see the lights have been re-mounted and are fully-functional, wired and ready to use with the carling switch on the bottom of the center console. Honestly, they are CRAZY BRIGHT. I will have to take some photos this evening of the "regular Zenon lights", then the "stock high-beams", then these ARB High-Intensity Spot and Broad-Beam Lights which I call your "Second Sun". Thanks~
P.S. - I also removed all my stickers off the Front Runner wind fairing.
22nd May 2022 5:57 pm
JayButler
Member Since: 10 May 2022
Location: Puglia
Posts: 7
Nightime Photos
It's really hard to get an idea as to how powerful these overhead ARB Intensity lights actually are, but I hope these iPhone pictures give you some understanding of their benefit. There is NO light coming back into the vehicle and it feels like "daylight" in-front of you:
P.S. - These lights may (obviously) only be used in off-road conditions with no vehicles in-front of you.
22nd May 2022 8:24 pm
marsie
Member Since: 28 Feb 2010
Location: Sheffieldish
Posts: 1807
Very nice although part of me is disappointed that you didn't do another 39miles to get it to 12345 Previous Discos
1989 200tdi 3dr
1994 300tdi ES
1995 3.9 ES (x3)
2000 4.0 adventurer
2001 4.0 ES
2005 D3 HSE (zambesi silver)
2007 D3 SE (Lugano teal)
2011 D4 XS (Baltic Blue)
2008 D3 HSE PREMIUM (buckingham blue)
2009 D4 XS (Nara bronze)
2006 D3 Metropolis (Java Black)
2012my D4 HSE (indus silver)
2013 D4 XS (Firenze red)
Current 2017 D5 first edition (silicone silver)
21st Jun 2022 1:49 pm
CongoBoy
Member Since: 05 Mar 2019
Location: Wiltshire
Posts: 529
Very nice build!!
There are a couple of features that I haven't seen before.
What travels and where have you taken the vehicle?
GLWTS2008 D3 HSE Stornoway Grey (UK)
2008 D3 HSE Izmir Blue- South African Spec. (Zimbabwe)
2005 FFRR SC V8- Java Black
1995 D1 300 Tdi Blue - (Sourced from the UK, shipped to Namibia, driven by me to RD Congo, then Zambia, now retired in Zimbabwe)
21st Jun 2022 2:26 pm
JayButler
Member Since: 10 May 2022
Location: Puglia
Posts: 7
My apologies... I did not receive any notifications of new posts, and I have not been back to visit this site in a little while.
We recently took a 10-day expedition into Albania and drove some amazing mountain passes, two river beds, secluded areas, several cities and beaches. In all honesty, the vehicle performed far better than I anticipated it would. There was one point where I thought to myself, "If I drive into that silt and sand, I'm just going to get stuck and bogged down." The LR3 just went through like it was no big deal. Hard to fathom where its limits are sometimes.
The more trips I take with it, the more I want to scale it back (just a little) a fine-tune it to the point where - I really might not want to sell it. The vehicle is simply amazing.
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although part of me is disappointed that you didn't do another 39miles to get it to 12345 
