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£2,000 to spend on a D3 prepping for expedition(s)
At the risk of repeating already present threads...
So, erm a "friend" has just bought a standard 55 D3 Auto HSE (has General Grabber AT's already fitted so that's ticked off) and looking to prep it for expedition use and light green laning/off road use.
If I, sorry he, was starting with £2,000 to spend on the vehicle where would you start?
Happy to buy second hand, for example, seen some second hand sump guards on fleabay for £50 delivered. perfect.
Help with links, suppliers, experiences, etc would be much much appreciated!
Another £1,000 is budgeted for vehicle preventative medicine too so thoughts there too
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26th Sep 2016 10:51 am
professorpool
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Damn and blast - wrong forum. Can a mod move please?
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26th Sep 2016 10:52 am
geoffsnook
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£50 for a second hand sump guard seems very cheap since when new they sell for over £300 Discovery 3 se gone
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26th Sep 2016 10:54 am
professorpool
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Looks more like a Deafner one, totally unlike my D3 guard.
26th Sep 2016 11:00 am
geoffsnook
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The cheap one's are the one that's already fitted to the D3 so no point in buying them they are about 2 mm thick and steel but the one shown for the defender is a lot thicker and looks to be alloy but would not fit a D3 Discovery 3 se gone
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26th Sep 2016 11:02 am
geoffsnook
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Defo for a defner as dsl said would not fit a D3 i wish it would for that price Discovery 3 se gone
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26th Sep 2016 11:03 am
professorpool
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I'm only going on what ebay says, as in, they say it fits.
I bow to superior knowledge.. I am ex-infantry and therefore thick..
26th Sep 2016 11:08 am
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
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Many, many times we see "fits Discovery 3" or similar and we know immediately it doesn't. If in doubt ask.
26th Sep 2016 11:10 am
geoffsnook
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Never thick no question is to stupid to ask the more knowledge/help you get the better it is for all of us Discovery 3 se gone
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26th Sep 2016 11:10 am
nickprice
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My vote would be:
Bar work (rock/tree sliders) + sump guard - someone on the forum was selling some sliders at a decent price but don't know if still available. I have ProSpeed which are awesome but $$. MY sliders have saved me from lots of situations that would have messed with my bodywork.
Tyres - you already have.
IID Tool (or similar) - for emergency use (getting you home), identification of issues, getting rid of the speed limitation when in off-road height, etc.
Dual battery system - if you're going to expedition it you'll probably want a fridge, also useful for powering camping lights. Nice easy mod.
Decent air compressor - although not technically a car mod. I have a Heavy Duty T-Max which works fine for me and was cheap.
Recovery straps and shackles - In case you need some help or so you can help others.
That's probably your two grand gone. The D3 is already pretty capable though.D3 SE with Hankook MT 275/65/R18, IID BT Tool, ProSpeed rock/tree sliders + compressor guard, RLD sump guard & winch tray + 13,000lb hidden winch, Gearbox guard, Frontrunner 80l aux tank with fuel gauge, V8 brake upgrade, Traxide USI-160 dual battery system, Frontrunner ladder, custom boot storage, Lazer LED driving lights, de-cat exhaust, Aftermarket Oro TPMS, i7 Mac Mini touch screen install (running Windows 10) mirrored on rear screens.
A good brew kit such as a jetboli for when you're doing the "turn it off & wait a bit" thing, always useful. As are waffle/recovery boards.Paul.
06 Java Black HSE - gone
12 Baltic Blue HSE - gone
15 Fuji HSE Lux
Club Biscuits, mmmm nice!
Traxide/Luna hybrid & Yellow top
Some Prospeed bits
+ some other stuff
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26th Sep 2016 11:39 am
professorpool
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nickprice wrote:
My vote would be:
Bar work (rock/tree sliders) + sump guard - someone on the forum was selling some sliders at a decent price but don't know if still available. I have ProSpeed which are awesome but $$. MY sliders have saved me from lots of situations that would have messed with my bodywork.
OK cheers - will take a look in the appropriate place
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IID Tool (or similar) - for emergency use (getting you home), identification of issues, getting rid of the speed limitation when in off-road height, etc.
Can you recommend one at all?
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Dual battery system - if you're going to expedition it you'll probably want a fridge, also useful for powering camping lights. Nice easy mod.
Interestingly I am going on a course in developing and maintaining 12v systems. I also gleaned some useful info on this from a book I reviewed recently.
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Decent air compressor - although not technically a car mod. I have a Heavy Duty T-Max which works fine for me and was cheap.
OK is that for self maintenance off the beaten track?
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Recovery straps and shackles - In case you need some help or so you can help others.
Already got - in my current green laner
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That's probably your two grand gone. The D3 is already pretty capable though.
This will be my second. Lost my previous one in a forced divorce diet. SWMBK got it and sold it for £8,000 - should have been more like £12,500 at the time.
26th Sep 2016 12:11 pm
professorpool
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1967jester wrote:
A good brew kit such as a jetboli for when you're doing the "turn it off & wait a bit" thing, always useful. As are waffle/recovery boards.
Got tons of this sort of kit from hand-portable-wild-camping-pack-of-cards-sized wood burning stoves to full blown, er, wood burning stoves and everything in between!
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