BN
Member Since: 18 Mar 2005
Location: Here
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How are your plastic wheel arches, bumpers (fenders for our American friends) and bits fairing. Mine are going like an old Ford Transit bumper and it is only 1 month old  .
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Gareth
Site Moderator
Member Since: 07 Dec 2004
Location: Bramhall
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Mine are still like new. I used Autoglym bumper protector/restorer when I first got the car. (Green slimy stuff, but its good)
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| 21st Apr 2005 8:47 pm |
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Ecosse
Member Since: 07 Jan 2005
Location: Grampian, Scotland
Posts: 889
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Seem OK, just slight polish sediment - I use Turtle Wax Extreme for quick washing & it gets everywhere!! 
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| 21st Apr 2005 9:23 pm |
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Pelyma
Member Since: 06 Jan 2005
Location: Patching, Sussex
Posts: 15496
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Mine are fine, too use Autoglym, although I've been really nerdy and got a Maguires catalogue and ordered bits from it. I know, I'm really really sorry guys, I'll try really hard not to do it again  DS3 TDV6 HSE - Silver with Alpaca (old one) Gone
DS3 TDV6 HSE- Silver with Alpaca (new one) Gone
D4 HSE Lux - Montalcino Red Gone
Porsche Cayenne V8 Diesel S
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| 21st Apr 2005 10:41 pm |
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NightFox
Member Since: 02 Apr 2005
Location: Bedfordshire
Posts: 125
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Peanut Butter - you KNOW it makes sense.
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| 22nd Apr 2005 9:29 am |
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Raymond
Member Since: 27 Mar 2005
Location: Edinburgh
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My son's warned me about sites like this !
p.s Maguires rules!!
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| 22nd Apr 2005 10:45 am |
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NightFox
Member Since: 02 Apr 2005
Location: Bedfordshire
Posts: 125
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Raymond wrote:My son's warned me about sites like this !
I hadn't even mentioned Swarfega and ball bearings..... yet 
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| 22nd Apr 2005 11:15 am |
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Pelyma
Member Since: 06 Jan 2005
Location: Patching, Sussex
Posts: 15496
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Raymond, does that mean I made a wise choice?
I have also bought some Liquid Leather to clean the seats and another to protect them from mud and water as I don't want seat covers. Oh no I've done it again Must try harder not to clean it!!
It probably means the seats will be more water proof than the electrics DS3 TDV6 HSE - Silver with Alpaca (old one) Gone
DS3 TDV6 HSE- Silver with Alpaca (new one) Gone
D4 HSE Lux - Montalcino Red Gone
Porsche Cayenne V8 Diesel S
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| 22nd Apr 2005 12:45 pm |
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BN
Member Since: 18 Mar 2005
Location: Here
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Sorry to bring up the plastic bits again (and the peanut butter, leather etc), but has anyone seen a 2 year old Fords external plastics. They are the same as the D3 and do they fade, big time . Did you know that on the underside the plastic bits are stamped to tell a storey. They are the same construction as the Ford 4x4's and they are horrendous . Mine are totally shot now and that is only after about 2 months and a bit of light off roading. The D3 has only ever been washed with water and leathered down (don't say a word any of you  ). The top edge of the plastic wings and bumpers are marked from simply wiping a leather over them and the fade from the sun has started.
When the day is dull they appear OK, but when the sun is on them, they are terrible and embarrasing  . Does anyone else have the problem yet  or am I the only one for some unknown reason I really am going to have to get them colour coded.
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| 31st May 2005 11:10 am |
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Dom Harvey
Lord of the Four Fingers
Member Since: 15 Apr 2005
Location: Dorset
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BN
It may be just that you are unlucky, I've had mine for 5 months and no fading at all, also the underside plastic bits are OK - aren't they thin and a bit tacky really - disappointing that they have decided to try and cut costs on bits that are less visible. 2004 Discovery 3 - gone
2006 Discovery 3 - gone
2008 Discovery 3 GS - gone
2011 Freelander LE Special Edition - gone
2007 Discovery 3 XS - gone
2012 Discovery 4 GS - current
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| 31st May 2005 12:11 pm |
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ducati
Member Since: 06 May 2005
Location: Ohio, USA
Posts: 180
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Mine are fading, have horrible scratching from brush, and looking generally crappy after only 2 months. I was just marveling at how bad they look yesterday as I washed the beast...
Ahwell, at least you can tell I use it.  '05 LR3 HSE
Departed: '62 Series IIA, '02 Freelander, '03 Disco
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| 31st May 2005 3:33 pm |
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Dom Harvey
Lord of the Four Fingers
Member Since: 15 Apr 2005
Location: Dorset
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Ducati
Why don't you ask to have them replaced anyway, its not normal for them to fade in such a short period of time. 2004 Discovery 3 - gone
2006 Discovery 3 - gone
2008 Discovery 3 GS - gone
2011 Freelander LE Special Edition - gone
2007 Discovery 3 XS - gone
2012 Discovery 4 GS - current
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| 31st May 2005 4:28 pm |
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ducati
Member Since: 06 May 2005
Location: Ohio, USA
Posts: 180
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I'll wait to see how the newer ones hold up. No sense pressing for replacement unless the new bits do better...
It is a little depressing, though; the plastic bits on our Freelander and Disco stood up to lots more abuse/sun without issue.
One tip for Land Rover: stop putting black plastic trim around the windscreen! How about some metal for those of us that use these thnigs? That area always takes a hell of a beating in the forests... '05 LR3 HSE
Departed: '62 Series IIA, '02 Freelander, '03 Disco
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| 31st May 2005 7:48 pm |
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BN
Member Since: 18 Mar 2005
Location: Here
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The plastic is pretty awful on some of the older Discos I saw today. If the sun is strong, the bad plastic shows up even more. Perhaps I'll move to Iceland in the winter. I asked the dealer to replace it and they were happy to. However good old Land Rover CS told them to have the car cleaned and 'see what they could do'. I am not having that.
I think it is time to be a bit tough, not with the dealer, but with LR through the dealer. My only problem is what is the point of losing the car for a couple of days for plastic replacement to find it all deteriorates again. I am seriously thinking of colour coding it at my cost.
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| 31st May 2005 9:48 pm |
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Cocker
Member Since: 10 Feb 2005
Location: Edinburgh, Scotland.
Posts: 26
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BN,
If you do eventually go down the colour-coding route then I'd appreciate it if you posted some details of cost and may be some pictures. Although my plastic isn't too bad I think the look of the whole vehicle improves with colour-coded trim....I saw some pictures of a silver D3 elsewhere on the site and it looked pretty smart, I reckon colour-coded black on black would look even better !!. Keep us posted.
Cheers,
Steven.
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| 31st May 2005 11:03 pm |
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