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Randylover

Member Since: 31 Jan 2011
Location: Staffordshire
Posts: 1172

2005 Discovery 3 TDV6 S Manual Zermatt Silver

Got it all boarded out this week

All ready for spraying next

Then lights and other bits
thinking of getting the wheels and arches powder coated

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Andy 05 TDV6,"S" in all colourcoded Zermatt silver,7 seats winter pack HK 6cd stereo,Dual climate,Xenons,

Mods:
Re-Con Engine,De-Tango,Reverse camera,Fog/DRl lights,Aux Battery, perm Aux socket in boot,LED Volt meters in roof panel,Built in tom tom, Strobes fitted in grille, Aux switches for trailer lights fitted in roof panel,Roof Rails,Grille conversion

25th Apr 2015 2:44 pm

Iguana

Member Since: 14 Oct 2013
Location: 'Sunny' Zomerset
Posts: 9402

Great job, really impressive

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!)

25th Apr 2015 7:10 pm

Randylover

Member Since: 31 Jan 2011
Location: Staffordshire
Posts: 1172

Well it`s just about finished,
all sprayed up with led lights all round,corner steadys,new jockey wheel
and push button latches on rear door plus pull handles all round also

only change i am going to make is to swap the latches for lockable ones

off to callow top for a camping weekend in a couple of weeks to test it out before the big hol in pentewan in august

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05 TDV6,"S" in all colourcoded Zermatt silver,7 seats winter pack HK 6cd stereo,Dual climate,Xenons,

Mods:
Re-Con Engine,De-Tango,Reverse camera,Fog/DRl lights,Aux Battery, perm Aux socket in boot,LED Volt meters in roof panel,Built in tom tom, Strobes fitted in grille, Aux switches for trailer lights fitted in roof panel,Roof Rails,Grille conversion

28th Jun 2015 9:19 pm

Iguana

Member Since: 14 Oct 2013
Location: 'Sunny' Zomerset
Posts: 9402

Brilliant

But,youâ€˜ll never be finshed, always new ideas and things to try

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!)

28th Jun 2015 9:23 pm

tayaste

Member Since: 15 May 2013
Location: Chester
Posts: 7633

2008 Discovery 3 TDV6 HSE Auto Stornoway Grey

That's turned out really well

28th Jun 2015 9:23 pm

Randylover

Member Since: 31 Jan 2011
Location: Staffordshire
Posts: 1172

Cheers for the positive comments guys,would love to do a Sankey one day
But for now I just needed a practical trailer for all the camping stuff for 7

All in I think it cost me approx Â£180 with using the old running gear,just got to add Â£70 for a pair of new tyres as the ones on are cracking

Cheers Andy 05 TDV6,"S" in all colourcoded Zermatt silver,7 seats winter pack HK 6cd stereo,Dual climate,Xenons,

Mods:
Re-Con Engine,De-Tango,Reverse camera,Fog/DRl lights,Aux Battery, perm Aux socket in boot,LED Volt meters in roof panel,Built in tom tom, Strobes fitted in grille, Aux switches for trailer lights fitted in roof panel,Roof Rails,Grille conversion

28th Jun 2015 11:06 pm

MGCarr

Member Since: 15 Jul 2014
Location: Lancashire
Posts: 703

2007 Discovery 3 TDV6 SE Auto Buckingham Blue

Great looking trailer but I am sorry for being pedantic but I don't think you are quite finished. All trailers need 2 red reflective triangles and a number plate lamp on the rear and unbraked trailers need a breakaway cable short enough and strong enough to prevent the hitch touching the ground if the trailer becomes detached. I did not notice in your pictures if you had fitted front lights or reflectors but all trailers require white front reflectors on both front corners or if over 1.6m wide front position lights. If the trailer is over 1.3 metres then at least 1 rear fog light is required either on the centre line or to the right of centre but at least 100mm from the brake light.

Obviously you could try arguing that it is an old trailer and the current regulations do not apply but I suspect that if you were to be stopped by the Police, they would argue that it was such a nice job it was a new build using limited donor parts.

Lots more details are available here http://www.ntta.co.uk/downloads/SafeLegalTowingShort.pdf#page17

I hope you and your family have lots of fun with what is a really nice trailer build

1997 Defender 90 for the kids and I to have a go at some competitive off road RTV and Tyro trials, daughter picked up her first trophy over the August Bank Holiday.
Previous Land Rover history
1996 P38 4.6 V8 Autobiography
1996 Discovery TDi 300
1972 Range Rover 3.5 V8
LWB Hard Top Series 3
LWB Truck Cab Series 2A
Not been without a Land Rover for over 40 years - I must need therapy!

Last edited by MGCarr on 29th Jun 2015 12:51 am. Edited 1 time in total

29th Jun 2015 12:44 am

MGCarr

Member Since: 15 Jul 2014
Location: Lancashire
Posts: 703

Edit from my last post you do have front 'end outline lights' all the more reason to comply with the rest of the regulations.

1997 Defender 90 for the kids and I to have a go at some competitive off road RTV and Tyro trials, daughter picked up her first trophy over the August Bank Holiday.
Previous Land Rover history
1996 P38 4.6 V8 Autobiography
1996 Discovery TDi 300
1972 Range Rover 3.5 V8
LWB Hard Top Series 3
LWB Truck Cab Series 2A
Not been without a Land Rover for over 40 years - I must need therapy!