Member Since: 01 Mar 2016
Location: Northampton
Posts: 566
Raised air intake
I picked up a brand new genuine D3/4 Raised air intake in the box last week for a bargain. I just need to persuade swmbo we actually need it fitting now rather than living in the garage.
22nd Nov 2016 10:01 am
Andy Foster
Member Since: 27 Dec 2009
Location: Liverpool
Posts: 6551
Fit it don't tell her and see if she notices D4 MY15 SE TECH
D3 gone but never forgotten.
22nd Nov 2016 12:34 pm
Jezzer
Member Since: 24 Jun 2013
Location: Hampshire
Posts: 30
Im just taking one off my D4. Don't forget that it doesn't come ready to be used anywhere near water. Ok for dust but its not water tight at all unfortunately! You'll need to get a new bit of pipe!
22nd Nov 2016 7:37 pm
Iguana
Member Since: 14 Oct 2013
Location: 'Sunny' Zomerset
Posts: 9402
Quote:
Fit it don't tell her and see if she notices
3 weeks after I changed the plate on mine to the current personalised one I finally began to relax. I'd managed to buy it, get it delivered and put on the Disco without SWMBO noticing, as well as driving with her in the car very many times.
I'd thought I'd got away with it.........then one day, I was getting the trailer out the garage ready for a 'Log Run' and she happened to be coming back from a walk, when she said "What's that doing there?" I froze, turned red and attempted an answer "Um, what love, oh you mean that, been there ages..."
I can honestly say it's the worse trouble I've ever been in, I was ordered to change it back ASAP, and took at least a month before getting back into her good books!
Still kept the plate though
So the moral of the story?
Change it, don't tell her and hope for the best Iggy/Ieuan
Current LR =
2015 RR Sport Autobiography
&
1992 Land Rover Defender Camper
- Gone but not forgotten:
MY10 D4 GS
MY05 Disco 3 'S'
MY14 FL2 HSE manual in Blue
MY15 Disco 4 HSE Lux in Santorini Black
MY08 Disco 3 SE manual in Buck Blue
1960 Series 2 88" (No idea why I sold it!)
22nd Nov 2016 7:51 pm
Jezzer
Member Since: 24 Jun 2013
Location: Hampshire
Posts: 30
Love it! I have done that with a mountain bike recently! It did take her 6 months to realise i had a new one! I won though, still got it!
22nd Nov 2016 7:58 pm
SWR
Member Since: 07 Nov 2013
Location: Warwickshire
Posts: 840
I did the same. Fitted it on a Friday. Wife noticed the Saturday morning.
The "what's that?" question. I said ahh we have had it for weeks (3 to be precise, but all in the box in the shed) I asked if she liked it, she said "No, the disco is now lop sided!" I replied with, "I can fit one to the passenger side as well if you want..." got a grumpy look and that as the last that was said about it. D3 HSE TDV6 Auto. Bonatti Grey.
Mods:
V8 Brake upgrade (front Only), Full height Luggage guard, Rubber mats all round, RLD spare wheel protector, Terra Firma Steering and Transmission guard, Smoooooth Nappa steering wheel, Clock on dash and Reverse home lights. National Luna split charge system, front and rear light guards, Danhag GSM (on loan), JE stage 1 remap... Zero money
22nd Nov 2016 8:34 pm
jetmech
Member Since: 22 Feb 2016
Location: Suffolk
Posts: 269
Funnily enough it's my wife that wants a RAI, I think they look dreadful.
It's her car though, so I bought her one for her birthday. Just got to get around to fitting it now.
Spot lights and light guards are also on her wish list .Simon.
2008MY Dicovery 3 TDV6 SE Manual
23rd Nov 2016 11:52 am
Jezzer
Member Since: 24 Jun 2013
Location: Hampshire
Posts: 30
I doubt you will win either way!LOL!
23rd Nov 2016 6:04 pm
Andym01207
Member Since: 01 Mar 2012
Location: County Durham
Posts: 412
jetmech wrote:
Funnily enough it's my wife that wants a RAI, I think they look dreadful.
I thought I was the only one on here who thought that
Personally I can't understand why folks want a big lump of black plastic hanging off the wing and up the side of the windscreen unless its needed for overland expeditions. I think they look terrible on a D3/D4 A Defender, agreed they look pretty good, but in my opinion they spoil the looks of a Disco
Tin hat time
23rd Nov 2016 6:28 pm
Dannyson
Member Since: 15 Oct 2014
Location: Newquay, Cornwall
Posts: 820
Agreed - can you imagine what one would like on the big disco sport thingy (D5)? 2016MY Discovery HSE - Black
2009MY Toyota Land Cruiser (Lc4) - Black
23rd Nov 2016 11:21 pm
kirkyworld
Member Since: 01 Mar 2016
Location: Northampton
Posts: 566
Jezzer wrote:
Im just taking one off my D4. Don't forget that it doesn't come ready to be used anywhere near water. Ok for dust but its not water tight at all unfortunately! You'll need to get a new bit of pipe!
Oh really? Got any idea what I else I need?
24th Nov 2016 12:07 am
Jezzer
Member Since: 24 Jun 2013
Location: Hampshire
Posts: 30
When i get mine off ill try and remember to take some photos of everything.
24th Nov 2016 8:54 am
spikekellyrm
Member Since: 23 Jul 2015
Location: Manchester
Posts: 662
It needs a plastic pipe and elbow through the wing. I chose not to fit the extra parts, the snorkel will stop splashes going into the intake, if you keep your bow wave going you'll not reach the intake height, any deeper than that you'll be submerging electrics anyway and if it's totally sealed and you get a leak or water down it, then there's nowhere for it to escape. The gasket around the intake isn't a very good seal. The pressure sucking air through won't pull a small amount of water coming up from the drain hole if you were to leave it.
The only way to get a true seal is to modify the innards of a safari snorkel and stick it to the intake area of the OEM as you fit it. IMO not worth it as you can't go much deeper anyway as I explained.
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