Member Since: 27 Aug 2015
Location: Leeds
Posts: 58
13th Dec 2015 7:28 pm
disco-nut
Member Since: 27 Dec 2013
Location: Kent
Posts: 951
HUGE Thanks to Geoff for sorting my knackered wheel bearing out on Tuesday morning.
There was a lot of play in the bearing and was a bit of a nightmare to get off.
But the new wheel bearing is on, and the car is totally different to drive. It's almost too quiet compared to the many months I have heard that horrible noise which I put down to the new tyres, which got extremely loud recently.
The drive over to Geoff was horrible as I couldn't go fast because of shaking and the noise, the drive home was fantastic. No more being over taken by arctic lorries on bypasses lol
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16th Dec 2015 11:13 pm
tayaste
Member Since: 15 May 2013
Location: Chester
Posts: 7633
Your brake disc doesn't look like it's seen a set of pads for a while
16th Dec 2015 11:17 pm
disco-nut
Member Since: 27 Dec 2013
Location: Kent
Posts: 951
I can assure you the brakes are all working as they should apart from handbrake, just the angle of the photo I think.
17th Dec 2015 2:38 am
disco-nut
Member Since: 27 Dec 2013
Location: Kent
Posts: 951
I really must check dates of adverts in future lol
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17th Dec 2015 4:42 am
Disco dazboy
Member Since: 02 Dec 2013
Location: Leicestershire
Posts: 1782
It's about time you got them front fogs fitted! D3 x2 now gone
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17th Dec 2015 9:02 am
disco-nut
Member Since: 27 Dec 2013
Location: Kent
Posts: 951
I want to, but the weather has been stopping me. The holes were cut quite big enough although the drilled holes to mark the line are correct, but the holes need filing out a little bit for the bezels to go on which I do have. However people charge an arm and a leg for the fog lights themselves and the switches and looms. I am planning on making a visit to somewhere like toolstation to get a file over the weekend.
17th Dec 2015 10:26 am
disco-nut
Member Since: 27 Dec 2013
Location: Kent
Posts: 951
150 miles now covered and the Disco has been a real pleasure to drive again
18th Dec 2015 11:49 pm
disco-nut
Member Since: 27 Dec 2013
Location: Kent
Posts: 951
Christmas now out of the way, a few goodies were bought for the Disco, including a set of Philips Xtreme Vision bulbs, so now I have to go and buy another pair to match them. I also got a pair of 3 ton ratchet axle stands plus the LED rear bumper lights.
Tomorrow at the very least the fog light holes are going to be made the correct size so I can put the bezels in and on Boxing day, all the Christmas decorations were removed.
Now on the look out for fog lights, spot lights and the wiring loom for the fog lights.
And after my operation, may be moving to Scotland, but not sure yet and this won't be until Summer at the earliest if anything happens.
27th Dec 2015 10:14 pm
disco-nut
Member Since: 27 Dec 2013
Location: Kent
Posts: 951
Christmas was pretty good, got a few goodies for the Disco, including uprated bulbs which I had to buy a matching pair. So the Disco now has Philips Xtreme Vision 130% brighter bulbs fitted. And the bulb change appears to have come in the nick of time as the Osram bulbs that were removed from the headlights were black and silver where they were ready to die. Which is a relief as I had put the sudden dullness of the lights down to a possible dying battery. Thankfully I was very wrong
Tesco's also had a noisy visit from me too as my partner and I finally got round to properly finishing the holes in the bumper for the fog lights and have now fitted the bezels, so the holes don't look crap anymore.
Just look sorry for themselves with no lights in them lol.
Boxing day the decorations were removed from the car to the relief of my partner as we needed to go out and I had been drinking on Christmas day, so chose to be the passenger, and when you are feeling rubbish after drinking and are the passenger in your pride and joy, does make your nerves a lot shorter for every gear change and hard corner taken!
There is now no money for upgrades, so what I already have stored up is all that is going on until Summer.
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29th Dec 2015 1:02 am
disco-nut
Member Since: 27 Dec 2013
Location: Kent
Posts: 951
Well, little update, Just agreed to buy some used fog lights plus got some DRL's coming as a Birthday present to me.
11th Jan 2016 2:56 am
disco-nut
Member Since: 27 Dec 2013
Location: Kent
Posts: 951
Not started my Discovery for a few days and the display read 3 degrees, but when I started it for the first time and yes I waited for the glow plug light to go out, it ran a bit lumpy until I started driving it. Been smooth ever since, however I remember this happening when I first got the car and the temperatures were low. All the time the temperatures have been good it has been silky smooth. And I haven't lost any MPG, so not sure as to what's up. Handbrake is still banging when it applies itself occasionally although I do try and keep it off and have learn't to at least allow the car to rest on the gearbox in 1st gear before trying to keep the brake off. This seems to have stopped the banging as I have to park my car on a hill.
12th Jan 2016 6:22 am
disco-nut
Member Since: 27 Dec 2013
Location: Kent
Posts: 951
I couldn't resist, I was out and saw that this dealer had put a very smart looking D4 out the front, and just had to get a picture of it and mine together lol.
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14th Jan 2016 5:18 am
disco-nut
Member Since: 27 Dec 2013
Location: Kent
Posts: 951
We got a little bit of snow, So like a kid a Christmas, I went out to play lol. I found some really icy places where I saw other cars slipping and not being able to get up. And in standard mode, the Discovery went up just fine.
I am really hoping that February brings a lot more snow after my other car has been MOT'd.
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18th Jan 2016 1:45 am
AdamD98
Member Since: 14 Jan 2016
Location: Billingham, Teesside
Posts: 96
This has been an interesting thread to look through. The D3 is looking good there chap Thanks,
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