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Location: Bundaleer
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dis cat
5th Sep 2006 2:42 pm
simon
Member Since: 11 Jan 2005
Location: Shropshire
Posts: 18296
Thats the one...
And the cat is catweasel - he's just bought a white D3.
Essentially if you order two FRONT not rear (keep getting this wrong) RRS supercharged badges they just replace the current ones and look factory installed. The rear LR badge comes off very easily but the front one needs to have a hole drilled behind the badge on the grill so you can push it out.
Once the new ones are fitted they look perfect. Also you can get the black and silver wheel hubs. Completes the set and are far better than the green and gold ones.
-s
5th Sep 2006 2:54 pm
LeighW D3 Decade
Member Since: 31 Jan 2006
Location: Brisbane, AUS
Posts: 918
Fair go simon, Green and Gold are Australia's colours.
Whispered: But I kinda like the look of the RRS SC black badges. Oh, and colours intentionally swapped to test audience participation.
LeighLeighW
The old girl is on her third engine...
* first ran a bearing (design failure in original engine)
* second had a failure of the water outlet on top of the engine (pls check yours)
5th Sep 2006 11:05 pm
LeighW D3 Decade
Member Since: 31 Jan 2006
Location: Brisbane, AUS
Posts: 918
simon, I agree about really starting to like white D3s.
catweasel, I discovered another difference (other than the obvious one about the body colour parts) is that Nathan's grille is light Bonatti Grey (or a silver). It reduces some of the bulkiness that the all white front appears to have. What do you reckon?
LeighLeighW
The old girl is on her third engine...
* first ran a bearing (design failure in original engine)
* second had a failure of the water outlet on top of the engine (pls check yours)
5th Sep 2006 11:09 pm
SN
Member Since: 03 Jan 2006
Location: Romiley
Posts: 13710
Slap a Nudge Bar on it - the colour of the grill becomes irrelevant then! Steve N | 21MY Defender | 08MY Discovery 3 (history) | 06MY Discovery 3 (ancient history)
5th Sep 2006 11:15 pm
LeighW D3 Decade
Member Since: 31 Jan 2006
Location: Brisbane, AUS
Posts: 918
Yes Steve, but only if you fill the space between the uprights with lights!!
LeighLeighW
The old girl is on her third engine...
* first ran a bearing (design failure in original engine)
* second had a failure of the water outlet on top of the engine (pls check yours)
5th Sep 2006 11:23 pm
simon
Member Since: 11 Jan 2005
Location: Shropshire
Posts: 18296
Nate has had a custom paint job done on his and may have swapped his grill too like a few others on the forum.
5th Sep 2006 11:54 pm
catweasel
Member Since: 05 May 2006
Location: Bundaleer
Posts: 4805
LeighW TBH I love the way it looks as is and have absolutely no intentions of changing it. each to their own, but I must stress that the grille actually looks better when I view it from behind the steering wheel
my personal opinion is that it's bulk and lines are what I love about the D3, not all this curvy, pointless crap ie. Prado headlights. its functional and looks the part, but I'm biased 8)
6th Sep 2006 9:19 am
SN
Member Since: 03 Jan 2006
Location: Romiley
Posts: 13710
Back on topic - got home tonight to find a card from Guy Salmon Stockport offering the special edition TDV6 Himalaya...
Looks like an S with Side Bars and some other chromey bits - all for £33800
not good value IMHOSteve N | 21MY Defender | 08MY Discovery 3 (history) | 06MY Discovery 3 (ancient history)
7th Sep 2006 8:56 pm
wiggs
Member Since: 03 Sep 2006
Location: Manchester
Posts: 14368
It also comes with leather seats (which was very nicely done ).
I had a look at one in Stockport a few weeks ago.
8th Sep 2006 4:59 pm
SN
Member Since: 03 Jan 2006
Location: Romiley
Posts: 13710
Was it an Auto? Because if not, the sums still don't stack up... Steve N | 21MY Defender | 08MY Discovery 3 (history) | 06MY Discovery 3 (ancient history)
8th Sep 2006 5:10 pm
wiggs
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Location: Manchester
Posts: 14368
Can't remember if it was auto.Its definatly the S model with a chrome pack,and leather seats ,which were done by Guy Salmon (well some one they use ) at a cost of approx £1200.
I think also it had colour coded wheel arches aswell,but cant be 100% as iv looked at so many in my quest to choose what i wanted.
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