Member Since: 30 Apr 2012
Location: Suffolk
Posts: 116
Water splashing windscreen
Is it only mine, my2012, or do all disco 4's cover the windscreen when hitting even the smallest of puddles?.....
14th Dec 2014 6:27 pm
F355GTS
Member Since: 10 Nov 2008
Location: North Hampshire
Posts: 849
TADTSMark
14th Dec 2014 6:35 pm
G7jtk
Member Since: 03 Jun 2014
Location: Prudhoe
Posts: 856
Mine does
14th Dec 2014 6:36 pm
Mr.Tom
Member Since: 01 Jun 2014
Location: St Neots
Posts: 1641
Mine does - can be quite alarming if you hit a big puddle and cannot see until the wipers clear it Sill protection - LED internal lights - LED reverse lights - boot liner - Dog Guard - Rock sliders
feature that is on both D3 & D4
puzzles me as to why this happens..BREXIT - done properly.
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14th Dec 2014 6:42 pm
Disco dazboy
Member Since: 02 Dec 2013
Location: Leicestershire
Posts: 1782
I think it's the same with most big 4x4s I've had troopers, shoguns etc and they all do it!D3 x2 now gone
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14th Dec 2014 6:44 pm
euangibson
Member Since: 24 Dec 2010
Location: Borders
Posts: 11027
The Discovery is the most prone to this of any car I've had,of any type.....
I put it down to the very short frontal overhang
Btw,I'm still not sure what the little 'fins' ahead of the front wheel arches are for.....I assumed they were to reduced splash over the bonnet to the windscreen,but having not refitted them (post-RLD sump plate) I haven't noticed any difference "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
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D3 Java 2005 SE manual (sold,sadly,thanks for the memories)
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14th Dec 2014 6:51 pm
NickJ
Member Since: 11 Oct 2010
Location: there's no f in point
Posts: 2137
Water appears to be pushed forwards at speed and then naturally the car catches up with the airbourne wave. Very dangerous feature especially when driving through a long puddle
14th Dec 2014 7:12 pm
Westermant
Member Since: 09 Dec 2014
Location: Ulceby
Posts: 50
Mine is the same I had a few near misses in Cornwall the other week with all the rain
14th Dec 2014 8:04 pm
Fitzy73
Member Since: 09 Feb 2014
Location: Truro
Posts: 2407
This was a question I had been meaning to ask, so at least I am not alone. It can certainly be very disconcerting at times, especially if the auto wipers are not turned on.Andy
Defender did it, L200 did it, Disco did it. I was incandescent with rage that these off-road capable vehicles with great approach angles and high ground clearance should fail to cope with puddles at great speed.
Then I found the answer.
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Guess which one I know it's not considered "kind" to say no these days, but no. Just no, ok? And if it's not ok, still no.
14th Dec 2014 8:17 pm
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
Member Since: 11 May 2006
Location: Off again! :-)
Posts: 72970
Didn't do it with MTRs.
14th Dec 2014 8:18 pm
Dudleydisco
Member Since: 20 Jun 2014
Location: York
Posts: 853
Another exciting design feature I've found is that if you open the driver's window just a little bit when it's raining, the wipers cleverly clear the screen and dump all the water through the open window directly into the electric window switch pack - genius D4 MY14 XXV - RLD/IID BT
D4 MY13 HSE Lux - RLD/IID BT
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14th Dec 2014 8:18 pm
MarkOne
Member Since: 23 Jul 2011
Location: County Antrim
Posts: 3345
It's a 4x4 thing as Rory Reid found out in this video. Jump to 6mins in and cringe.
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14th Dec 2014 8:18 pm
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
Member Since: 11 May 2006
Location: Off again! :-)
Posts: 72970
What muppet in LR Marketing thought of giving him a new FF to play with was going to sell any cars?
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