Disco300

My dad and i have a P reg 110 with Exmoor trim seats. They are the modular design with the new risers. What we would like to find out is how do we get the seat to pivot on the front hinge? The only way we would be able to access the battery is by removing the seat which would be a bit of a pain espcially when we are out off roading.

Thats a bit of a pain then but thats fine as well. We will just do a few lanes up on the plain. In early summer we did a few lanes up on the plain around Chitterne. It was a tad hard in places due to the fact of no rain for ages. I checked the news letter for May and it said they had no firing going on around Chitterne. Whilst having a tea break at the mud hole we saw thick white smoke coming from the german village on top of the hill then soon after alot of gun fire. We phoned the range master and asked why they were firing on a range that was apparently open to members of the public during the day. He couldn't answer that so we up sticks n left pretty sharpish. As we left we met 2 APC's and a Challenger 2 tank coming up the byway. So i will defo be checking the newsletter. I read through the may one several times as well and marked out the area where we could go and the areas we couldnt.

Cheers Ron. I know they had put TRO on them last year but wasnt sure if they had put them on this winter because of the frozen ground. We did the section between the race course and the next road and it was rock solid. Nicely surfaced but rock solid.

Checked the 110 this morning. Sounds so dodgy but i had it on four axle stands with Oak logs as back ups on the diffs incase the axle stands slip. Had my dad put it in low range whilst i was underneath to check for excessive play in the UJ's. And it was the UJ's on the front prop shaft that are going. That will be the project in the new year. The clunk from the front was the calipers (which scared us a bit). We tightened the nuts down so there isnt any play in them at all. Whilst i was underneath i checked for any other problems or mods we could do. The big one is a "skidder" plate for the tow hitch as we caught our one on the disco several times. The last time we caught the towhitch on the defender it was held on by bungee cords on the way home.

Does anyone know if there are any current TRO's on the Ox Drove between Salisbury Racecourse and Donhead St Mary? As in the new year a couple of friend and i are planning on doing the full legnth as last year most of it was closed. As were the adjoining byways. Even half of Wingreen was shut.

We are already with Dorset Rover and FODROW. We have used Douglass Motors in the past for various bits. We tend to use a garage in blandford as it is just round the corner from our house and he has a couple of land rover specialists. We orignally got our 110 from Rudkin Vehicle Services in Clapton, Crewkerne. Its just a bit too far to go for the vehicle to be looked at.

Ok will check those when the weather improves. Its still a tad snowy and damp.

My dad and i have noticed that our 110 has got quite a bit of vibration at about 15-20 mph and again at 60-70 mph. We think it might be the front diff as the noise and vibration is coming from that end. I checked the UJ's and they are ok. It is a P reg and has done about 128k. When the weather improves i will put it on axle stands and check for rattles from the front and back. Any idea what else migth be causing it? P.S There is also a clunk when we brake heavily, same as before from the front. The calipers are on tight so it wont be those.

Ours had tax and MOT til next April. It recently (2 months ago) had a big lots of welding done but not welding on the chassis. It just had new bushes all round and the gearbox is fine apart from the layshaft bearings just starting to make a little bit of noise

Would anyone say that £800 is a very reasonable price for a P(96) Reg 300 Tdi Discovery? It had 132,000 miles on the clock, all terrain tyres, a few dents here n there but nothing major and the odd small water leak (but only around the sills n sunroof).

Thats funny we have the same problem on our P reg Discovery. It has done for the past 2 years and our mechanic has said its nothing to worry about. he said its like the layshaft bearings if they make noise they will make noise for ages before they completely go.

My dad and i are currently having a P red Defender 110 County Station Wagon built to our spec by Rudkin Vehicle Services. The one thing we forgot to add to the wish list was a snorkel and it is currently at Exmoor Trim being re-upholstered. We are planning on buying a snorkel kit off the internet but only from well known and trusted sources. How easy would it be to fit the snorkel kit at home and how long would it take to fit it? Any advice would be greatly appreciated!!!

my dad and i have given the dealer our wishlist for kit to be added. we're having a full refurb of all of the upholstery (seats, etc) done by exmoor trim. and a new set of 5 insa turbo dakar mud terrains. all things being well we wil be having our new toy by the end of august

How many miles you had out of them so far? We had some C-Trax All terrains and they lasted about 15k.

My dad and i are having a Defender 110 County Station made to our specification. it is pretty much all there. All it needs is a decent set of mud terrains. Any idea what Insa Turbo Dakar mud terrains are like? Also, does anybody run Insa Turbo Traction Tracks?