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gesmi
Member Since: 10 Nov 2010
Location: Essex
Posts: 133
  
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| Rear Wheel Arch Rubber Seals - Should I wash my car more oft |
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HI - Have generally left my Disco 3 to get mucky over the winter as we live in rural Essex and there seems little point in washing it. THis year it gets a "wash" every time we drive it, anyway.
However, I'm wondering.
Yesterday, my wife reported a problem, which turned out to be a flexible strip of U shaped rubber about 2 foot long, which cuves round the inner wheel arch as a seal of some kind. It was eay enough to push back on once I had cleaned the wheel arch of all the dried up mud and dung. BUt unfortunately half the strip is now no longer "U shaped" so won't really grip onto the arch.
Has anyone else had this? THe other side is looking damaged as well and at a guess it is because there is so muych crud on the arches that a decent spray of water has eventually got into this componenet and forced it off. Not the end of the world but it had come off far enough to trub on the wheel and cause a burning smell that my wife could smell!
Any thoughts?
Cheers
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 11th Feb 2014 5:47 pm |
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DiscoDunc
Member Since: 08 May 2006
Location: Bristol
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my seals on my D3 bubbled and I replaced them - they don't cost much. Duncan
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| 11th Feb 2014 5:56 pm |
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gesmi
Member Since: 10 Nov 2010
Location: Essex
Posts: 133
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DiscoDUnc! How are you?! Happy New YEar!
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| 11th Feb 2014 6:06 pm |
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martinsdisco3
Member Since: 23 Sep 2012
Location: County of Sutherland
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The strips are filled with aluminium strips which soak up moisture and expand over time, i think they are designed to do this, i replaced mine for £6 each side  Current - Range Rover TDV8 2007 HSE.
Previous - Disco 3 - 2007 HSE Executive 83000 miles - GONE
Previous - Disco 2 - 1999 TD5 126000 miles - sold for Disco 3 as chassis was knackered
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| 12th Feb 2014 6:59 pm |
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jelly74
Member Since: 11 May 2014
Location: sudbury suffolk
Posts: 63
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Hi I've just upgraded my disco to a 3 and both of my wheel arch strips are shot. Just wondering were you purchased your one's from for £6, as everywhere I look it's £25 upwards per side.
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| 11th May 2014 4:17 pm |
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robo
Member Since: 30 Jul 2010
Location: solihull
Posts: 298
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I had a set last year from Dan at duckworths, think about £40 all in, 2 min job to fit, inside the rubber is aluminium which corrodes to a white powder,look much tidier when done. gone not forgotten 2 classics
gone forgotten 2 p38s
current d3 se 2006 td standard for now
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| 11th May 2014 4:59 pm |
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jelly74
Member Since: 11 May 2014
Location: sudbury suffolk
Posts: 63
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Ok thanks.
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| 11th May 2014 5:11 pm |
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bbyer
Member Since: 25 Dec 2008
Location: Edmonton Alberta
Posts: 702
 
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I cannot figure out just what part it is that you are referring to. It does not sound like the big black plastic wheel well mouldings, but some smaller piece unique to the rear wheel wells.
If I had a part number, I could figure it out as I think I have a similar problem but never realized there was perhaps a simple fix.
As it was, a couple of weeks back I replaced both my rear wheel well mud flaps. It turned out the hidden metal attaching the flaps to the body had corroded and expanded such that there was a visible gap opening up between the body and each flap.
I thought mud was trapped in between and it was instead , the products of corrosion expanding the gap.
Now I am thinking you have the solution of the other problem I seem to be seeing but was ignoring. 2005 LR3 HSE 4.4L AJ-V8 petrol; Traxide Dual Battery; PIAA 2500K Yellow Ion H11 Fog Light bulbs; CounterAct LT-2 Capacitive Corrosion control; LLumar AIR80 Blue clear Infra Red blocking side window film; Liftgate manual release; Schrader Valve "air in" mod to OEM air suspension reservoir tank; Akebono ceramic pads; OEM solid vented discs; LR4 design hitch receiver; Wiggs D4 MOST bluetooth module; Clock on the Dash; 3 Flash signal light mod; Backup Camera; 2015/16 Nav Data update.
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| 14th May 2014 5:14 am |
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jonnybgud
Member Since: 18 Dec 2013
Location: Leicestershire
Posts: 397
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I've just bought a pair from my local LR dealer (Marshall Land Rover Melton Mowbray), just under £10 each + vat...
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| 14th May 2014 12:56 pm |
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bbyer
Member Since: 25 Dec 2008
Location: Edmonton Alberta
Posts: 702
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titters wrote:check this link out
http://www.disco3.co.uk/forum/topic110683.html
Thanks for the link. I now have two on order as it appears that both the left and right sides are the same part number, CLB000010. 2005 LR3 HSE 4.4L AJ-V8 petrol; Traxide Dual Battery; PIAA 2500K Yellow Ion H11 Fog Light bulbs; CounterAct LT-2 Capacitive Corrosion control; LLumar AIR80 Blue clear Infra Red blocking side window film; Liftgate manual release; Schrader Valve "air in" mod to OEM air suspension reservoir tank; Akebono ceramic pads; OEM solid vented discs; LR4 design hitch receiver; Wiggs D4 MOST bluetooth module; Clock on the Dash; 3 Flash signal light mod; Backup Camera; 2015/16 Nav Data update.
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