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anthill
 


Member Since: 22 Jul 2005
Location: Busselton
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Australia 2005 Discovery 3 TDV6 SE Auto Chawton WhiteDiscovery 3
anthill - No problem Trip

anthill is back after a 4450Km trip. Most of the distance was towing a 2 tonne caravan. The Disco had almost no problems at all and returned 15.6 litres/100Km. The only slight problem was the reverse distance sensors not working properly, always after travelling on corrugated dirt roads and a twiddle with wires on the back of the sensors fixed the problem until the next lot of dirt road. I used the command shift mostly while towing.



A few mor pics in my gallery
  
Post #1694313th Sep 2005 11:20 am
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Pelyma
  


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Great piccis. I guess your caravan must be much more solid than a UK one to survive. White does look good in a hot country, didn't think I would ever say that about white cars Embarassed
 DS3 TDV6 HSE - Silver with Alpaca (old one) Gone
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Post #1694913th Sep 2005 11:35 am
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That was some trip, well done anthill. Just goes to show what the car can do in reality.
  
Post #1695013th Sep 2005 11:37 am
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Dom Harvey
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England 2012 Discovery 4 3.0 SDV6 GS Auto Orkney GreyDiscovery 4

It doesn't look very dirty though Shocked
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Post #1695313th Sep 2005 11:39 am
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anthill
 


Member Since: 22 Jul 2005
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Australia 2005 Discovery 3 TDV6 SE Auto Chawton WhiteDiscovery 3

Dom Harvey wrote:
It doesn't look very dirty though Shocked


It's had a few washes, can't have a dirty D3 letting the side down!
  
Post #1695813th Sep 2005 11:49 am
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I too, have to say that white looks good.
  
Post #1790617th Sep 2005 10:28 pm
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Hasgaroth
 


Member Since: 09 Nov 2005
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England 2005 Discovery 3 TDV6 HSE Auto Bonatti GreyDiscovery 3

What are those bits / ariels sticking out the grille at the front? Are they CB antennas?

Also like the colour - sets off well against the background / truck! Must be a pain to keep clean though?
 2005 Disco3 TDV6 HSE, Bonatti Grey
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Post #2808015th Nov 2005 5:43 pm
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10forcash
 


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Nice pics mate Thumbs Up
  
Post #2816615th Nov 2005 10:45 pm
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espri
 


Member Since: 07 Nov 2005
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Austria 2006 Discovery 3 TDV6 HSE Auto Arctic FrostDiscovery 3

Is that little red model next to your Disco your car for serious off-roading?
  
Post #2838617th Nov 2005 8:47 pm
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Geoff Rogers
 


Member Since: 05 Mar 2006
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Australia 2010 Discovery 4 3.0 TDV6 HSE Auto Ipanema SandDiscovery 4

Hello Anthill.
Where did you get the clear Headlamp protectors? I cracked a headlamp housing on a Roo, and although I have an ARB Bull bar now, the lamps are still a bit exposed to stone strikes, etc. Please let me know where I can get a set. Thanks,
Geoff Rogers.
  
Post #4868820th Mar 2006 12:13 am
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PCH
 


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Geoff,

Head lamp covers are available at your LR dealer. Cost about $90.

I must admit the design is pretty hopeless. The covers have little chance at staying on without the help of velcro at the bottom. The covers don't "lock" onto anything at the bottom and are expected to grip the bottom of the light. In practice the bottom just slips off. A squirt of a high pressure washer will blow the cover off at the bottom.

Put some velcro on the bottm to get them to stay on.

Chris
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Slimer
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I find they stay in well at the bottom if you push them in hard, the top clip is the main problem, it won't come off with the bonnet closed but it does move around a bit
  
Post #4870620th Mar 2006 8:43 am
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Australia 2012 Discovery 4 3.0 SDV6 HSE Auto Fuji WhiteDiscovery 4

You can push them all you like, they just don't grip the bottom.

It is possible the covers we get here are not folded over enough to give it any grip on the bottom. Or maybe it is just my set which is dodgy.

Chris
 2011 Discovery 4 (MY12) SDV6 HSE with General Grabber AT's, Traxide Aux Battery system, custom rear drawers and Autosafe half height cargo barrier

Gone - 2005 Discovery 3 TDV6 HSE
ARB Bull Bar, Warn 9.5XP Winch, IPF D/Lights, Cooper STT's, LR Raised Air Intake, Traxide aux battery system, custom drawers and half height Autosafe cargo barrier, Mitchell Bros 4x4 tow hitch 
 
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