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I have 265/65/18 BFG AT on mine, just fit without major issues, looks a bit tight at the rear of the fronts but no probs so far.... haven't got it really clagged up though ... I will be going for an inch lift with sliders at some point so the front edge of the sill trim wont be there to get mud hooked up on .

Mmm.... if only my TD5 could run veg oil .....

131.9 p/l now around Bicester ..... anyone worse off ? Getting crazy again . Best prices anywhere ?

Hi, I have 265/65/18 bfg at's on my D2 . I have removed the egr and have a straight through midpipe but no tune (yet) . It labours a little off boost but with careful use of the clutch its ok and I'm used to it. It's not 100% ideal but fully loaded with 3 adults , dog, luggage and Christmas presents its the same .... had to wind the steering stop out a turn but other wise I'm happy . Give good under diff clearance too ! H T H Cheers, Phil.

Cheers Tony, thought its best to get 2nd opinion ... looking up numbers now! Phil

????? I wouldn't know this one, its my first Disco....Series door locks didn't have central locking!!! Open to the floor.... Cheers, Phil.

Morning all, as above my rear door wont open, that is it wont unlock. Ive managed to open it from the inside and now have a cord running from the internal handle through the dog guard to the rear seats..... From what I can work out this points to an actuator issue not the spring or seized lock as once opened from inside and then closed it can be opened from outside all day until the central locking is acticated. Anyone check my theory please? Cheers, Phil.

Mmm.... thinking on ... cheers chaps .

Well this has been rattling around my head for a while now..... My disco has rear air suspension. I have fitted 265/65/18 BFG ATs which have increased the gearing a bit too much but I think an Ashcroft replacement transfer box gearset will sort that. The vehicle would benefit from a mild lift of one inch as we have already gone up about that much with the tyre height and access to the cabin is already abit of a stretch for my 5'6" girlfreind! Obviously to increase the departure angle at least, at least another inch up would be beneficial.... So....having replaced the rear airbags not so long ago I cut out the mounting plates top and bottom to save and see what could be done. I wondered about having custom length bags made up and fitted to the LR mountings..... Or just investigating a longer set of springs that could be fitted to the Disco as it is or by customising the mounts....thus giving me more travel on the offroad setting without upsetting the normal height. This leaves the front...by using a double shock mount I could remove the need to have a shock through the airbag and then the same would apply, either using rear bags or custom ones.... The only part left to work out is the control of it all and whether using the standard compressor and an aftermarket control would work if I tell the ecu that the vehicle has springs!....... Any one done this or got any ideas ..????? (I've not included checking the front propshaft for angles but assume that as so many folks have a 2" lift on springs this shouldn't be an issue and then the issue of anti roll bars has conveniently been solved by Xengs' detachable set up!) Cheers Phil.

Cheers for the replies, I guess it's going to be Hawkeye then in this price bracket..... Phil.

Hi all, I have got the four amigos up and despite the fact that I will eventually be going for a porny special on the ecu (Td5 Disco II) I reckon it'd be handy to sort out the fault now as I definately don't have TC anymore so then by my reckoning I don't have ABS either.!? I have done some research and had settled on the idea of Nanocom but cannot seem to find it for sale either in the mag or on-line. Bearmach list it as on their stock but they now do the hawkeye as well/instead ......does anyone know where i can get it and/or have an opinion on the merits of either..? Cheers, Phil.

Cheers I'll check out the 'bay !!

Cheers for the replies guys, i've not had a chance to check for the seat heat module but from memory I'm not hopeful!! At least I've got the switches, the facia - and the switches power up....Only the seat module and heat pads to get and fit....!? More urgent now is fitting my Nato hitch as I've got to move the trailer (sankey). Regards to all, Phil.

Good Evening all, Regarding heated fronts seats... I've got the switches wired up and installed in a new facia panel but no heat! I have a Landmark spec TD5 that is full leather interior but originally no heated seats. According to advice here and on the rest of the web if I have the wiring then I should have the heating elements.... Well i got the wiring and now the switches but no heat!!?? Any suggestions? Do I need to have the BCU flashed ? Cheers and Happy New Year. Phil.

I have just fitted a set of 265/65/18 BFG all terrains on my D2. It has the egr removed and straight through downpipe and centre pipe so has a bit more torque off idle but I am carefull pulling away as they are about 8% larger in rolling diameter. I will get a 'stage one' (not major) tweak done on the ecu as the money comes free ( could be a while ....) I haven't trimmed any of the body work but have adjusted the steering stops accordingly, not that much actually. I haven't been off road yet so can not comment how the clearance is going to be at full articulation. If I get it really clagged up then things may get a little bit auto-adjusted..... only time will tell. If you want any photos let me know. Cheers, Phil.

At last a pic of my Disco and just after AJS fitted a set of 265/65/18 BFG ATs ;0) Rear door carrier rotated 180 degrees with cut out for wiper but no other mods.... I'll have to replace the inner arches at the front with flat panels and trim the trailing edge of the bumper lowers a bit but they clear enough for road use until the next day off!!

no cat, nd the dog is black so I'd have got away with that if he'd been near...the missus CBR on the otherhand is silver.....

I reckon a mix of the two things, evaporation and absorbed gas.... was thinking along those lines ....Cheers chaps. Sadly not filmed else I'd have posted the link!!! Honest!!

Disaster with exploding bottle of underseal.... Well I had a can of waxoyl stone guard underseal, the black stuff. Unfortunately the spray nozzle had broken off and I didn't have one like it to use (teach me to keep lids on things) and I wanted to treat the chassis behind the fuel filter on my Discovery as it was off to be changed and the chassis is suffering with surface rust as many a Series II Disco is by now. Mine is a 53 plate so not too bad, but it will be done professionally as soon as I have the funds....Tyres needed first.... I had released the gas from the aerosol can using a nail in the top with the can upside down in a container, Nothing untoward yet, gas gone, can de-pressurised, hole drilled in top and hole to let air in... I had an empty drinks bottle handy, filled it up, painted the chassis, finished doing the oil and filters on the car and went back to the garage to clean up. I'd noticed that the bottle was a bit pressurised so I loosened the cap and a bit of gas escaped under pressure. I chucked in an old nut to keep the stuff mixed as I thought I may as well use it up on the rest of the back of the chassis after a scrape off. So there I was standing in front of the shelves, freshly sanded and waxed ex-church pew and my girlfriends CBR600 nearby...... so I shook the bottle to give it a mix.... and that was it, the cap flew off and a fountain of black waxy underseal sprayed out everywhere, me, shelves, pew and bike!!!! B*@9%3" and a few choice extras .... Does anyone know why this would happen? Would the old nut I threw in have any effect? Any ideas welcome... Cheers.

Thanks for the reply, yep I did think it 'd be tight, I'm on 255/55/18 at the mo and wanted a bit more space under the diffs.... I'm not ruling out a suspension lift in the future and would look at 1" via spacers if required immediately .... however, I might be persuaded to go to 2"......... !!!! For the back door, from what I understand the spare carrier can be turned upside down to create the extra gap with a cut out for the wiper..? Cheers Phil.

From research so far it looks like they'll fit (bf goodrich ATs') with std suspension, but has anyone got any pics please?? Trying to decide between these in 265/65/18 or the general AT2s in 255/60/18 ...... any opinions and pics would be appreciated! Cheers.

For those unfortunates that have to drive in to the LEZ in London.......... I might be missing something here but .... 2001 cut off for lower tax band..... 2001 cut off for LEZ compliant vehicles........ Change your model of choice to get through the LEZ (it's quite extensive when you look !!) in 2010, but end up paying the higher tax band...... DON'T change your vehicle to keep lower tax....pay £100 + a day to get through the LEZ in 2010....??????? I may be reading it wrong of course!!

I get about 28 mpg out of the 110 but that is a 1997 CSW so it will go in favour of an '03 TD5 Discovery as I have to drive into the LEZ every day for work. (considering the impending doom of 2010..) I'm lucky that at this moment in time this is going to be financially viable but 12 months ago and probably 12 ahead it wouldn't be !!! I have a motorbike but that is also going......I need to replace ALL of my kit for this coming winter which will cost the best part of a £1000. I have a 30 mile each way commute to work and need some decent kit for winter!!! The bike does 45 mpg and as such would only regain its running costs of fuel/purchase/insurance/kit after plus three years riding it every day to work... At the moment I have decided to get down to the one vehicle, one set of costs with a comfy safe drive. The fuel costs are supplimented by Costco veg oil at 88per litre in a 50/50 mix with diesel. (this will have to change for winter) As with everyone else, over time, I have to face the fact that the vehicle I love to own and drive will cost me more. My gripe with this situation is the fact that it has become extremely difficult to CHOOSE a Landrover or other similar vehicle. I was asked the other day at work why I have such a large vehicle... I replied initially and honestly "I want it because I like it and everything it offers" A colleague has a wife, a son, 2 large dogs and is into several hobbies that require him to lug various amounts of kit about with him, he has a 4x4 (not a Landrover) that is going to fail to conform to the LEZ levels and is costing increasing amounts to run...He cannot change his car at the drop of a hat because the government thinks it'd be a good idea for him to do so !!!!! Get a smaller vehicle and change his life ....??? Where is the freedom of choice in that...?????? Edited to add the following posted in the car tax thread..... For those unfortunates that have to drive in to the LEZ in London.......... I might be missing something here but .... 2001 cut off for lower tax band..... 2001 cut off for LEZ compliant vehicles........ Change your model of choice to get through the LEZ (it's quite extensive when you look !!) in 2010, but end up paying the higher tax band...... DON'T change your vehicle to keep lower tax....pay £100 + a day to get through the LEZ in 2010....??????? I may be reading it wrong of course!!

Ah ha.... My defender also has a 21L engine..... anyone able to shed any light on this....? Also I have some 'spare' plugs in the battery box, a round one with three round pins, a long flat rectangular one with about 11 flat pins and a bladed fuse in a holder.... any ideas? And a little black box with one well insulated cable running into it...? ? ?(not the EGR box) Thanks Phil

I can definatley vouch for the Outlast fabric..... as the next day after re-conditioning my front seats with new foam and outlast black covers, the dog decided that we'd been in the shop too long and climbed onto said new seats proceeding to 'dig' up the base to make himself more comfy !!!! I'll let you imagine the range of expletives! @^*#ing dog !!!!! However there were only a few claw marks in the fabric that have faded away and no lasting damage! On the lookout for a dog/luggage guard now !! I had good service and it's a great product from Exmoor Trim (no affiliation) Phil.