Member Since: 11 Sep 2016
Location: Marnoch
Posts: 4252
Love the wording "taken from a 2021 Defender 2" - do they know that they've been taken ? or are the bricks it's sitting on the big clue ? I want to see the sweets before I get into your windowless van... I'm not stupid!
Corris Grey D4 Commercial SE 2016
Zermatt Sliver 2007 D3 SE manual (gone)
Indus Silver D4 HSE 2015 (gone)
Bonatti Grey D3 HSE 2006 (gone)
White D3 S (LHD) 2007 (gone)
Firenze Red D4 HSE 2014 (gone)
Black RRS 3.6TDV8 2008 (gone)
Rusty Green Defender 110 1997 (gone)
Black FL2 HSE 2013 (gone)
17th Feb 2022 12:11 pm
pwheeldon
Member Since: 14 Jan 2020
Location: West Yorks
Posts: 1509
Ive been offered a set for £350, they have Michelin Latitude M&S tyres on them with about 6.5mm tread. I am not sure what to do, I am tempted. I would be painting them black if I got them.Discovery 4 GS 2009 Auto Stornoway Grey
Discovery 3 s 2005 Auto Bonatti Grey Gone
Discovery 3 SE 2005 Manual Zambezi Silver Gone
Range Rover Sport HSE 2006 Black
Aston Martin DB7 VV
17th Feb 2022 2:25 pm
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
Member Since: 11 May 2006
Location: Off again! :-)
Posts: 73131
I found myself thinking “hmmmm, tempting” before I remembered I didn’t have D3/4 to put them on.
17th Feb 2022 3:55 pm
nigethecat
Member Since: 11 Sep 2016
Location: Marnoch
Posts: 4252
Can't have too many wheels Del !
Just keep them in the garage until SWMBO notices and pass them across to your neighbour in Aberdeenshire who does have a D3 again I want to see the sweets before I get into your windowless van... I'm not stupid!
Corris Grey D4 Commercial SE 2016
Zermatt Sliver 2007 D3 SE manual (gone)
Indus Silver D4 HSE 2015 (gone)
Bonatti Grey D3 HSE 2006 (gone)
White D3 S (LHD) 2007 (gone)
Firenze Red D4 HSE 2014 (gone)
Black RRS 3.6TDV8 2008 (gone)
Rusty Green Defender 110 1997 (gone)
Black FL2 HSE 2013 (gone)
17th Feb 2022 4:03 pm
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
Member Since: 11 May 2006
Location: Off again! :-)
Posts: 73131
She’d notice before I even thought of getting them, trust me.
17th Feb 2022 4:05 pm
nigethecat
Member Since: 11 Sep 2016
Location: Marnoch
Posts: 4252
Wasn't someone looking for a set of Wranglers on here the other day ? Great price for the tyres alone... and a set of rims thrown in that are saleable on here I want to see the sweets before I get into your windowless van... I'm not stupid!
Corris Grey D4 Commercial SE 2016
Zermatt Sliver 2007 D3 SE manual (gone)
Indus Silver D4 HSE 2015 (gone)
Bonatti Grey D3 HSE 2006 (gone)
White D3 S (LHD) 2007 (gone)
Firenze Red D4 HSE 2014 (gone)
Black RRS 3.6TDV8 2008 (gone)
Rusty Green Defender 110 1997 (gone)
Black FL2 HSE 2013 (gone)
17th Feb 2022 4:11 pm
Yankee_Rover
Member Since: 02 Jun 2021
Location: Seattle
Posts: 183
Those wheels are rare as hen’s teeth here. Hardly any LR Dealers order the base Defender, and the few that do upgrade the wheels. I’ve only seen one set of the base wheels for sale locally and I was second in line ($1000 for 5 with the off road tire). A very good deal, especially considering I needed new tires anyway.
I’ve only seen a couple other sets for sale in the US, well north of $1200 not including tires.2008 LR3 HSE, 4.4L V8
17th Feb 2022 6:37 pm
nigethecat
Member Since: 11 Sep 2016
Location: Marnoch
Posts: 4252
Well for $750 it would be worth putting in a bid and then getting them delivered to some nice local forum member who could ask Big Dave the courier to ship them to the US for you ?
Sounds like a plan to me I want to see the sweets before I get into your windowless van... I'm not stupid!
Corris Grey D4 Commercial SE 2016
Zermatt Sliver 2007 D3 SE manual (gone)
Indus Silver D4 HSE 2015 (gone)
Bonatti Grey D3 HSE 2006 (gone)
White D3 S (LHD) 2007 (gone)
Firenze Red D4 HSE 2014 (gone)
Black RRS 3.6TDV8 2008 (gone)
Rusty Green Defender 110 1997 (gone)
Black FL2 HSE 2013 (gone)
17th Feb 2022 6:47 pm
Yankee_Rover
Member Since: 02 Jun 2021
Location: Seattle
Posts: 183
Ha! Now that I have shod my 19” wheels with new AT tires I am reserving all remaining funds for future repairs.
I do think they look great on the Discovery 3 and 4, so I do keep an eye out for a local fire sale…2008 LR3 HSE, 4.4L V8
17th Feb 2022 7:05 pm
thepurser
Member Since: 07 Aug 2017
Location: Lindfield
Posts: 128
Seem to be a different tyre size from standard Disco 4. Is that an issue?
Is there a problem going from 111V to an H rated tyre?
17th Feb 2022 7:22 pm
Beenzer
Member Since: 23 Jan 2021
Location: Newburgh scotland
Posts: 37
pwheeldon wrote:
Ive been offered a set for £350, they have Michelin Latitude M&S tyres on them with about 6.5mm tread. I am not sure what to do, I am tempted. I would be painting them black if I got them.
At that price, I think I'd be definitely taking them, like you say, paint them black.
worth a think, if you dont like them I'm sure they'll sell no bother
20th Feb 2022 8:29 am
nigethecat
Member Since: 11 Sep 2016
Location: Marnoch
Posts: 4252
thepurser wrote:
Seem to be a different tyre size from standard Disco 4. Is that an issue?
Is there a problem going from 111V to an H rated tyre?
111 is the load rating and fine for a Disco… as regards the speed rating V tyres are rated to 149mph… H tyres are rated to 130mph … if you are doing anything close to those speeds in your Disco then I think the tyres would be the least of your concerns ! I want to see the sweets before I get into your windowless van... I'm not stupid!
Corris Grey D4 Commercial SE 2016
Zermatt Sliver 2007 D3 SE manual (gone)
Indus Silver D4 HSE 2015 (gone)
Bonatti Grey D3 HSE 2006 (gone)
White D3 S (LHD) 2007 (gone)
Firenze Red D4 HSE 2014 (gone)
Black RRS 3.6TDV8 2008 (gone)
Rusty Green Defender 110 1997 (gone)
Black FL2 HSE 2013 (gone)
20th Feb 2022 9:28 am
dbpfc
Member Since: 08 Apr 2022
Location: portsmouth
Posts: 6
wheels
hi are they still for sale
8th Apr 2022 11:29 am
ruben D3 Decade
Member Since: 26 Sep 2006
Location: ASTURIAS
Posts: 2440
beware that the tyre and its range in speed and load index is not the problem. The problem is the rim, would be that Discovery 3, from factory, have been rated at 940kg per rim. While it is physically possible to fit wheels from the Defender, Range Rover Sport and some later FFRR wheels, it should be noted that this rims are rated for a lower weight…so the tyre not is the problem . I'm afraid!!lost in translation!
DISCOVERY 3 SE man. TDV6 2006, my true love!
DEFENDER 2 SE D I6 MHEV 2024, other live.
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