Member Since: 26 Mar 2016
Location: Northampton
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Am I Right ?
I've been noticing a few Disco 4 looking cars about that seem to be Disco 3.5's,
They look like a Disco 4 but they have red rear LED lights, Side indecator in the doors, coloured coded front and rear bumpers of a 4 along with the side moldings, and the head lights of a 4,
But when you see a newer Disco 4 they have black rear LED lights and side indecators in the mirror housing,
So what there a 3.5 or was it 4 and then 4.5 ?
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12th Jan 2017 2:43 am
crews control
Member Since: 18 Mar 2007
Location: Dorset
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It was 4 then 4.5
The black rear lights, indicators in the mirrors and new grille plus front bumper started in MY14 I think?
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12th Jan 2017 6:31 am
Red Merle
Member Since: 30 Aug 2014
Location: Liskeard
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And there was a "3.5" as well; your discriptions are pretty accurate.
To make it a little more confusing, quite a few people then fit parts from later cars to earlier ones (or, in my case, bits from earlier cars to a late one! ) which can really make things confusing...
12th Jan 2017 7:22 am
Moo D3 Decade
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Location: Wiltshire
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You can make a D3 look like a MY16 D4 if you want. All the parts are interchangeable.
My old bus is looks like a MY12 D4 but is an 05 D3. I think this is what is refered to as a D3.5.
New Defender L663 110 SE (known as Noddy!)
Sold Volvo XC90 R-Design (known as Basil)
Sold - D4 HSE (Known as Gerty)
No longer the Old Buses original owner
231,000 miles and counting
05 S manual owned from March 2005
D4 Face lifted
Still original injectors and turbo
V8 Front brakes
BAS Remap, Allisport Intercooler and deCat
EGRs blanked
T-Max split charge
Hanibal Expeedition rack
Prospeed ladder
Duratrac tyres
IID BT
BAS FBH control
12th Jan 2017 8:44 am
Discomadness
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Just to confuse things a bit more. Don't the D4 commercials keep the black plastic arches and back bumper ALA D3 too ? Jarrod
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-beanie grille
-detango with led bulbs
-club body off rebuild. TWICE.
12th Jan 2017 9:38 am
RDR
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Location: Derbyshire
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I think they do, I clocked a white MY16 in sheffield costco carpark with old skool black plastic arches and it looked 8)MY06 S - Gone but not forgotten
MY12 HSE - Gone
MY16 HSE Luxury - Sold
MY20 D5 HSE - Sold
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12th Jan 2017 11:17 am
Moo D3 Decade
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Location: Wiltshire
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Until I decide what to replace my old bus with, i'm thinking of putting the black arches back on and fitting a black grill. I quite like that look.New Defender L663 110 SE (known as Noddy!)
Sold Volvo XC90 R-Design (known as Basil)
Sold - D4 HSE (Known as Gerty)
No longer the Old Buses original owner
231,000 miles and counting
05 S manual owned from March 2005
D4 Face lifted
Still original injectors and turbo
V8 Front brakes
BAS Remap, Allisport Intercooler and deCat
EGRs blanked
T-Max split charge
Hanibal Expeedition rack
Prospeed ladder
Duratrac tyres
IID BT
BAS FBH control
12th Jan 2017 11:21 am
Kilovolt
Member Since: 29 Jun 2015
Location: South Derbyshire
Posts: 1020
Discomadness wrote:
Just to confuse things a bit more. Don't the D4 commercials keep the black plastic arches and back bumper ALA D3 too ?
Except my 2013 D4 Commercial was bought with all the black plastic trim replaced by colour coded trim (so black plastic trim does not always indicate a Commercial) "Track day running - Don't put your foot back on the accelerator until your absolutely sure you don't have to take it off again"
Current Ride: D4 XS Commercial Baltic Blue SDV6 fully loaded with heated everything
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12th Jan 2017 11:25 am
Martin Site Admin and Owner
Member Since: 06 Nov 2004
Location: Hook Norton
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05MY to 08MY D3 had black arches as standard (colour coded available as accessory)
09MY D3 had D4 type colour coded arches with black tips
10MY-13MY D4 had red bordered rear lamps
14MY-16MY D4 had black bordered rear lamps
D4 base model Commercials (maybe all Commercials) had black arches.
All the parts are interchangeable though 06 D3 SE / 15 LR D90 XS SW / 88 LR 90 Td5 / 68 BMW 2000 ti
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12th Jan 2017 12:26 pm
Gareth Site Moderator
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I think the indicator repeater light in the mirror came in at 15my? Along with DISCOVERY on the bonnet instead of LAND ROVER.
12th Jan 2017 12:32 pm
Martin Site Admin and Owner
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14MY along with black rear lamps06 D3 SE / 15 LR D90 XS SW / 88 LR 90 Td5 / 68 BMW 2000 ti
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12th Jan 2017 12:41 pm
UtilityGuy
Member Since: 26 Mar 2016
Location: Northampton
Posts: 343
Moo wrote:
You can make a D3 look like a MY16 D4 if you want. All the parts are interchangeable.
My old bus is looks like a MY12 D4 but is an 05 D3. I think this is what is refered to as a D3.5.
the head lights on this car, can they fit a D3 without changing the wings ?
14th Jan 2017 2:25 am
Sudds
Member Since: 11 Dec 2011
Location: North Yorks/Cleveland border
Posts: 526
You either need to change the front wings for D4 ones or a bit of cutting/fabrication work needs to be done to your original wings to get the headlamps to fit.
14th Jan 2017 8:02 am
Red Merle
Member Since: 30 Aug 2014
Location: Liskeard
Posts: 7438
Gareth wrote:
I think the indicator repeater light in the mirror came in at 15my? Along with DISCOVERY on the bonnet instead of LAND ROVER.
It's not too difficult to repair the latter error; until Land Rover issue the official rectification notice, the correct "LAND ROVER" lettering is available on eBay for only around £10 (just to confuse things a little more for version spotters!)
To confuse matter further, this problem didn't affect models exported to the USA.
We actually made a game of it during our last trip to Scotland.
Whenever we say a D4, we tried to guess and find out what MY or version (Landmark, Graphite ..) it could be .. black or rear lights, discovery on the bonnet, repeater lights ..
The links on the highway were never boring but we actually never figured out the logic behind
So we then decided to buy one D4
Disco4.com sticker
D3 11y, 425k km - sold, miss it though (MAR, DNK, NOR, SWE, SCO, WAL, MUD ...)
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) which can really make things confusing...
