Member Since: 19 Sep 2010
Location: world
Posts: 1213
@ AJM.. Actually you are not. I presented the images above to friends and family ; 75% said leave it original.. ....
27th Sep 2014 7:05 pm
derryfrombury
Member Since: 01 Sep 2014
Location: Bury St Edmunds
Posts: 212
I agree, in this instance the black arches together with the new "black lights" really set the vehicle off. Just (2 months) I got a D3, the best car I have driven, when we nip out to the shops we don't want to go back home really is a pleasure to drive/passenger.
27th Sep 2014 7:24 pm
A.J.M
Member Since: 31 Oct 2009
Location: Carluke
Posts: 2823
I've the nudge bar and spots so a grill is pretty much hidden.
I like the orange in the headlights and I can't be bothered to remove it.
Sorted.
Now for some more tarty bits.
27th Sep 2014 7:47 pm
Robbie
Member Since: 05 Feb 2006
Location: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Posts: 17932
The pinnacle of D3 design:
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After that everything was down hill. It was the shot that made me go out and buy one - in that colour and spec!
Land Rover - Turning Drivers into Mechanics Since 1948
Member Since: 27 Dec 2009
Location: Liverpool
Posts: 6551
One with all my lights turned on. Only wired the roof lights today
And one with them off.
Cheers
AndyD4 MY15 SE TECH
D3 gone but never forgotten.
27th Sep 2014 10:03 pm
Dan_NL
Member Since: 19 Sep 2010
Location: world
Posts: 1213
I have one too with all lights on...
And you can see all around the car.. ..even better as with your roof lights Andy ...
28th Sep 2014 12:29 am
Dan_NL
Member Since: 19 Sep 2010
Location: world
Posts: 1213
I sourced a more modern grille on the dutch ebay.. ..didn't know they are easily to get in the UK... ..this used one was half that price though...
Also got hold of some mirror covers. The guy I bought them from probably got a scare when he asked for them to be spray painted..
I made a lot of mock-ups with paint, and finally thought it would look best to respray everything in the original colour LRC0753 , vienna green. .. ... ...
Strangely the silver of the original colour shines through...
Original :
After the treatment..
Still I think the original grille looks better. I am no designer, but I wonder why the model that
has this type of grille of-the-line looks so good..
For the moment it has the black & silver badge, soon to be replaced by a green one 8)
9th Oct 2014 8:49 pm
Andy Foster
Member Since: 27 Dec 2009
Location: Liverpool
Posts: 6551
Sliders now on, will get some photos at the weekend. Going to keep the tangoed headlights as I think it goes with the orange Disco stickers. I might even put the orange side repeaters back on
Cheers
AndyD4 MY15 SE TECH
D3 gone but never forgotten.
9th Oct 2014 9:20 pm
LT
Member Since: 31 Dec 2005
Location: South West
Posts: 23540
I think you might be right about the orange side repeaters. They'd match up better with the lights and sticker. 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)
10th Oct 2014 10:30 am
Andy Foster
Member Since: 27 Dec 2009
Location: Liverpool
Posts: 6551
Just put the orange repeaters back on and think it ties everything in. Will get some photos tomorrow.
Cheers
AndyD4 MY15 SE TECH
D3 gone but never forgotten.
11th Oct 2014 6:48 pm
Alan B
Member Since: 12 Feb 2013
Location: Fife
Posts: 6528
Here is mine so far
And that's just the outside
But I like itD3 57 xs Stornaway grey
D2 02 commercial silver gone but a great servant and won't be forgotten
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11th Oct 2014 8:30 pm
Ash3
Member Since: 07 Mar 2012
Location: London
Posts: 214
Wow......the number of variations in mods is truly mind blowing...each one has its own subtle yet definite difference ....
12th Oct 2014 1:02 am
Andy Foster
Member Since: 27 Dec 2009
Location: Liverpool
Posts: 6551
Sliders and orange repeaters back on.
Cheers
AndyD4 MY15 SE TECH
D3 gone but never forgotten.
12th Oct 2014 3:48 pm
r4ff
Member Since: 30 Apr 2013
Location: York
Posts: 512
I do prefer a bit of colour on a discovery.... they tend to look like a slab when everything is one colour :-pwhat is this life, if full of care?
we have no time to stand and stare.
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