Simonet
Member Since: 13 Nov 2007
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Ok, do I pay indie to fit £650
Or buy from nick £380 for parts
And fit on the drive? Stornoway Discovery 3 XS Auto
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Davro
Member Since: 30 Jun 2007
Location: London
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Is that not a little expensive for an Indie ?
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| 2nd Aug 2012 5:57 pm |
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Simonet
Member Since: 13 Nov 2007
Location: North West
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If I do buy, it will be from Nick. Have been a little put off by a garage but guess that's their job. Surely can't be that bad, and I guess you don't need software to get going once replaced? Was told suspension needs calibrating but I'm not disturbing the sensors... Could save £300 Stornoway Discovery 3 XS Auto
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| 2nd Aug 2012 5:58 pm |
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Simonet
Member Since: 13 Nov 2007
Location: North West
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Davro, looks like it now. Had a quote £100 less from kentdale Stornoway Discovery 3 XS Auto
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| 2nd Aug 2012 5:59 pm |
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euangibson
Member Since: 24 Dec 2010
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I tend to agree with Davro....I paid £428 for a new one,fitted about 6 months ago at my Indie..... "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
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Series 111 mudflaps
Black side tubes,grill and vents
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| 2nd Aug 2012 6:29 pm |
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J@mes
Member Since: 10 Nov 2008
Location: Bomber County
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It's certainly no more than 2 hours to fit it, so £300 labour is a bit of a joke! £100 perhaps from an indy! 2014 D4 XS
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| 2nd Aug 2012 7:01 pm |
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Simonet
Member Since: 13 Nov 2007
Location: North West
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Just looked tonight. All bolts have undone easily although that top bolt is going to be a complete bar steward! Looks in the pics like a socket is used, but not sure I'll get one in. Used a 10mm spanner which was ok but I'll probs buy something a little longer over the weekend.
Car is clean under there so hopefully pipes will come out easily. Reading through, I guess I don't need to release the orange pipe??
Off to indie tomorrow to pay my £30 diagnostic then order bits from nick for Monday. He's off for the weekend but has organised just in case. What a star. Stornoway Discovery 3 XS Auto
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| 2nd Aug 2012 8:03 pm |
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Archeci
Member Since: 17 Jul 2009
Location: East Yorkshire
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I changed mine myself a couple of years ago, had the car at off road height and backed onto a pair of ramps. I'd say have a go and save some money!
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| 2nd Aug 2012 8:19 pm |
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NickJ
Member Since: 11 Oct 2010
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Simonet wrote:I guess I don't need to release the orange pipe??
What orange pipe are you seeing?
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| 2nd Aug 2012 8:51 pm |
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Simonet
Member Since: 13 Nov 2007
Location: North West
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Sorry, I mean black pipe in orange connector. The one above the blue connector which is shown as being removed  Stornoway Discovery 3 XS Auto
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| 2nd Aug 2012 9:51 pm |
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caverD3
Member Since: 03 Jul 2006
Location: Oberon, NSW
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Davro wrote:Is that not a little expensive for an Indie ?
Expensive a stealer even.  “There are only three sports: bullfighting, motor racing, and mountaineering; all the rest are merely gamesâ€
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| 2nd Aug 2012 10:36 pm |
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Brian GOG
Member Since: 10 Feb 2011
Location: Leeds
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Simonet wrote:If I do buy, it will be from Nick. Have been a little put off by a garage but guess that's their job. Surely can't be that bad, and I guess you don't need software to get going once replaced? Was told suspension needs calibrating but I'm not disturbing the sensors... Could save £300
You shouldn't have to do any recalibrations but probably just resetting and clearing any fault codes once your done.
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| 2nd Aug 2012 11:21 pm |
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chocolademan
Member Since: 02 Nov 2010
Location: Snowy Oslo (formerly West Yorks)
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Evening Brian. Any faults will "clear" themselves if the compressor has just been getting too hot. Don't think its a must that they need clearing as they won't be active anymore..... Obviously they will be still there though.....
Thats my experience anyway and its worked ok  Faultmate MSV2 MultiVehicle
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