Member Since: 07 Nov 2013
Location: Warwickshire
Posts: 840
A nice little parcel arrived.
Well the TNT man have just given himself a hernia carrying a parcel to our door.
Just a small steering guard and transmission guard. he had it over one shoulder. 35kgs and awkward to carry too.
I also forgot SWMBO works from home on a Friday now so also got busted.
She says "you love that D3 more then me" ... Well at least she's got that right
Right better get on before she catches me. D3 HSE TDV6 Auto. Bonatti Grey.
Mods:
V8 Brake upgrade (front Only), Full height Luggage guard, Rubber mats all round, RLD spare wheel protector, Terra Firma Steering and Transmission guard, Smoooooth Nappa steering wheel, Clock on dash and Reverse home lights. National Luna split charge system, front and rear light guards, Danhag GSM (on loan), JE stage 1 remap... Zero money
7th Mar 2014 11:56 am
John P
Member Since: 12 Aug 2011
Location: West Sussex
Posts: 1275
So you went for the Terra Firma gear in the end.
It's always nice getting nice goodies in the post.
Post up some pictures when you get it fitted.
Cheers
John
7th Mar 2014 12:46 pm
SWR
Member Since: 07 Nov 2013
Location: Warwickshire
Posts: 840
Yes I did I couldn't warrant the cost of the D44 lot.
Total cost for both was just over the cost of the steering guard from D44.
There seems to be very little love for Terra Firma on here. Have I missed something. The stuff I have received seems very good quality at excellent prices.D3 HSE TDV6 Auto. Bonatti Grey.
Mods:
V8 Brake upgrade (front Only), Full height Luggage guard, Rubber mats all round, RLD spare wheel protector, Terra Firma Steering and Transmission guard, Smoooooth Nappa steering wheel, Clock on dash and Reverse home lights. National Luna split charge system, front and rear light guards, Danhag GSM (on loan), JE stage 1 remap... Zero money
Will take a photo when i have removed all the packaging.
Strange they don't advertise it in their shop.D3 HSE TDV6 Auto. Bonatti Grey.
Mods:
V8 Brake upgrade (front Only), Full height Luggage guard, Rubber mats all round, RLD spare wheel protector, Terra Firma Steering and Transmission guard, Smoooooth Nappa steering wheel, Clock on dash and Reverse home lights. National Luna split charge system, front and rear light guards, Danhag GSM (on loan), JE stage 1 remap... Zero money
7th Mar 2014 1:28 pm
SWR
Member Since: 07 Nov 2013
Location: Warwickshire
Posts: 840
So fitting the steering guard and transmission guard this morning. Steering guard fitted no problem. Transmission guard will fit apart from fixings at the dear. I have 4 holes at the rear in 2 pairs. I presume the guard should attach to that cross member by the centre diff. There are no bolt holes to attach it too. Should there be ??
Thanks.
Simon.D3 HSE TDV6 Auto. Bonatti Grey.
Mods:
V8 Brake upgrade (front Only), Full height Luggage guard, Rubber mats all round, RLD spare wheel protector, Terra Firma Steering and Transmission guard, Smoooooth Nappa steering wheel, Clock on dash and Reverse home lights. National Luna split charge system, front and rear light guards, Danhag GSM (on loan), JE stage 1 remap... Zero money
8th Mar 2014 11:52 am
waterbuoy
Member Since: 26 Oct 2013
Location: Argyll
Posts: 2862
Are the pairs running for-aft or across the vehicle? If the former, might it be designed for a U-bult similar to those used extensively by some trailer manufacturers?Currently 2009 Disco 3 SE, 2013 MY D4 HSE and 2016 D4 SE
Previously:
TD5 Defender 110 CSW (230k miles)
300TDi Disco 1 (289k)
4 RR Classics (300-350k each, 2 manual, 2 auto)
110 V8 CSW (220k)
S3 109 hi cap pickup (ex RN)
S2A 88 Safari SW with lpg conversion (bloody lethal)
8th Mar 2014 11:59 am
SWR
Member Since: 07 Nov 2013
Location: Warwickshire
Posts: 840
Thanks WB was thinking something along this lines although not widely enou. Spaced think it's missing some fixing bracket.
Yes for-aft
Right will see what they say.
Thanks.D3 HSE TDV6 Auto. Bonatti Grey.
Mods:
V8 Brake upgrade (front Only), Full height Luggage guard, Rubber mats all round, RLD spare wheel protector, Terra Firma Steering and Transmission guard, Smoooooth Nappa steering wheel, Clock on dash and Reverse home lights. National Luna split charge system, front and rear light guards, Danhag GSM (on loan), JE stage 1 remap... Zero money
8th Mar 2014 12:07 pm
SWR
Member Since: 07 Nov 2013
Location: Warwickshire
Posts: 840
So some pictures of the fitting and kit. All in very pleased with the quality and fit of the steering guard. Still uncertain as to how to fix the dear of the transmission guard so that is still currently in living room. The quality is excellent and fit is spot on.
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D3 HSE TDV6 Auto. Bonatti Grey.
Mods:
V8 Brake upgrade (front Only), Full height Luggage guard, Rubber mats all round, RLD spare wheel protector, Terra Firma Steering and Transmission guard, Smoooooth Nappa steering wheel, Clock on dash and Reverse home lights. National Luna split charge system, front and rear light guards, Danhag GSM (on loan), JE stage 1 remap... Zero money
8th Mar 2014 9:53 pm
yogi972
Member Since: 05 Jun 2011
Location: Kineton
Posts: 3372
Oooo lala
Needs some scratches on it now
8th Mar 2014 10:06 pm
Allan_T
Member Since: 10 Sep 2012
Location: Northampton
Posts: 1034
Very nice
I was looking at the Terrafirma steering/sump guard as a potential purchase once the 105k service is out of the way. Where did you order yours from?GAP IID Pro Multi Vehicle Defender L316 2007-2015 - Discovery 3 - Discovery 4 - Discovery Sport L550 - Freelander 2 - Range Rover Evoque L538 - Range Rover L322 - Range Rover L405 - Range Rover Sport L320 - Range Rover Sport L494 Electrical Fault Diagnostics
8th Mar 2014 10:47 pm
SWR
Member Since: 07 Nov 2013
Location: Warwickshire
Posts: 840
Cheers Yogi
Pm sent Allan.
A thought that has just occurred to me is that most other guards have a row of holes to allow air flow. I am wondering if this will affect performance.D3 HSE TDV6 Auto. Bonatti Grey.
Mods:
V8 Brake upgrade (front Only), Full height Luggage guard, Rubber mats all round, RLD spare wheel protector, Terra Firma Steering and Transmission guard, Smoooooth Nappa steering wheel, Clock on dash and Reverse home lights. National Luna split charge system, front and rear light guards, Danhag GSM (on loan), JE stage 1 remap... Zero money
8th Mar 2014 11:18 pm
Kingmav66
Member Since: 20 Jul 2010
Location: Gloucestershire
Posts: 1349
SWR wrote:
So fitting the steering guard and transmission guard this morning. Steering guard fitted no problem. Transmission guard will fit apart from fixings at the dear. I have 4 holes at the rear in 2 pairs. I presume the guard should attach to that cross member by the centre diff. There are no bolt holes to attach it too. Should there be ??
Thanks.
Simon.
The cross member should have some holes in it. 'Other' makes of Good Vehicle Protection use a flat steel bar about 6" long with an M8 tapped hole in one end to use as the 'nut'
9th Mar 2014 2:05 am
SWR
Member Since: 07 Nov 2013
Location: Warwickshire
Posts: 840
Thanks Kingmav.
The steering guard uses the same idea at the front to attach to the front cross member. The holes did seem to line up at the rear but I will have another look. I didn't fit the transmission guard to the steering guard so I could've just miss aligned it.
I had come to the conclusion something was missing.
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D3 HSE TDV6 Auto. Bonatti Grey.
Mods:
V8 Brake upgrade (front Only), Full height Luggage guard, Rubber mats all round, RLD spare wheel protector, Terra Firma Steering and Transmission guard, Smoooooth Nappa steering wheel, Clock on dash and Reverse home lights. National Luna split charge system, front and rear light guards, Danhag GSM (on loan), JE stage 1 remap... Zero money
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