Member Since: 31 Mar 2015
Location: Derby de2
Posts: 141
project
Love the front bumper gives a different but family look, remember we all love our vehicles but see it from our point of view.
And deffo love the red seats thats a classic look from classic english car cars, may I ask are they recovered or re coloured ?
Ron
18th Oct 2015 8:15 am
ST53VEN
Member Since: 18 Dec 2012
Location: Aberdeenshire
Posts: 260
Very nice. Love the seats! Sure i have seen this pass me on the road out to Alford. Either that or its another white D3.
18th Oct 2015 9:04 am
AAA.Happy.Disco1.Fan
Member Since: 04 Nov 2010
Location: West Yorks
Posts: 2895
Agree that the red is Classic - Niiiiice !..............
Please:
1).... What was ''the Project''?
2).... Got the 'After', may I see the ''Befores''?
AAA
18th Oct 2015 9:14 am
M99PET
Member Since: 15 Jul 2012
Location: Aberdeen
Posts: 66
CDS wrote:
Is that a D4 lurking in the garage?
Ha, someone is good at detective work!
Yes it is, and what a machine it is!! Tempted to change the white one for another D4 in the near future
18th Oct 2015 9:29 am
M99PET
Member Since: 15 Jul 2012
Location: Aberdeen
Posts: 66
Alan B wrote:
Personal opinion,
I prefer the bike
On the d3 maybe only in pics but front bumper looks too big and I'm not a big fan of red leather
( slutish )
Sorry but if you don't want to know don't ask
As I said only my opinion
Don't be offended
.
Harley just needs the seat recovered in red and they will be a perfect pair
No offence taken on the comments, each to there own. I love the front bumper! Maybe just the way I have taken the photos, I don't think it looks big at all on it.
18th Oct 2015 9:33 am
M99PET
Member Since: 15 Jul 2012
Location: Aberdeen
Posts: 66
Red Merle wrote:
Wow! What a nice looking job
Red leather with white used to be very popular - a great choice for things like Jaguars and even Volvo P1800's. It's a brave move and all the better for it
Thanks, was switch between red or black right up until the last minute, even whilst I was on the phone ordering it, very very pleased I went with red now tho, I just felt it would make it a bit different from all the others out there.
18th Oct 2015 9:36 am
M99PET
Member Since: 15 Jul 2012
Location: Aberdeen
Posts: 66
Disco_Mikey wrote:
Don't kid yourself. Project cars are never finished!
Haha Mikey, I actually agree with you on this one!
Need to get you round some time your in the area to blank those egr's for me
18th Oct 2015 9:37 am
M99PET
Member Since: 15 Jul 2012
Location: Aberdeen
Posts: 66
G7jtk wrote:
Looking good.
Is the last 5% to fit a red gaiter to the gear lever?
Red Gaiter is on the list, getting another interior done in red soon so getting one made at the same time
18th Oct 2015 9:39 am
M99PET
Member Since: 15 Jul 2012
Location: Aberdeen
Posts: 66
Re: project
bronjen wrote:
Love the front bumper gives a different but family look, remember we all love our vehicles but see it from our point of view.
And deffo love the red seats thats a classic look from classic english car cars, may I ask are they recovered or re coloured ?
Ron
Cheers Ron,
Full new d4 interior, was black originally and had new covers made in red.
18th Oct 2015 9:41 am
M99PET
Member Since: 15 Jul 2012
Location: Aberdeen
Posts: 66
ST53VEN wrote:
Very nice. Love the seats! Sure i have seen this pass me on the road out to Alford. Either that or its another white D3.
Quite possible Steve, stay in Aberdeen and often out that way
18th Oct 2015 9:43 am
Hocks172
Member Since: 29 Mar 2014
Location: Brighton
Posts: 556
I think that looks fantastic!! could do with the headlights detango'd but overall looks 8).
How much were the seats to buy? and to recover?
Thanks.
previous LR D3 HSE, RRS HST, RR Evoque Dynamic Lux.
Current D5 HSE Lux
18th Oct 2015 9:57 am
M99PET
Member Since: 15 Jul 2012
Location: Aberdeen
Posts: 66
AAA.Happy.Disco1.Fan wrote:
Agree that the red is Classic - Niiiiice !..............
Please:
1).... What was ''the Project''?
2).... Got the 'After', may I see the ''Befores''?
AAA
I'll need to try and look out the before photo's, I wasn't great at tracking my progress along the way.
It started out a very basic d3 with a cloth interior and not a lot of spec.
Fitted:
D4 rear lights
Zenon headlights
Fog lights
Painted arches
New Genuine LR front bumper and grill
New wheels
Black badges, handles, and vent
Side steps
Mud Flaps
D4 rear bumper
Tinted windows
Full D4 HSE interior (7 seat) with all new seat foams and heated seat pads
D4 door cards
Heated electric front seats
Heated rear seats
Garmin sat nav and to with d4 surround
Multi function Kahn steering wheel with d4 to d3 conversion boards
Piano black interior trims
Cubby box fridge
Harmon Kardon speakers
LED bulbs all round
I am sure there was much more but that's all I can reel of just now, it's been a long EXPENSIVE!! project but it had to be perfect if I was going to start it, so all in all very pleased with the out come, spent months trying to find bits and then many sleep less nights trolling this forum finding knowledge on how to fit everything.
18th Oct 2015 10:03 am
M99PET
Member Since: 15 Jul 2012
Location: Aberdeen
Posts: 66
Hocks172 wrote:
I think that looks fantastic!! could do with the headlights detango'd but overall looks 8).
How much were the seats to buy? and to recover?
Thanks.
Hi Hocks172,
Did plan on the de-tangoing but just never got round to doing it, might be a job for the winter nights.
I'm almost embarrassed to say how much the interior cost me . . . . tried not to count everything up to much along the way, but without digging out al the receipts, over 4K but under 5k
18th Oct 2015 10:11 am
Iguana
Member Since: 14 Oct 2013
Location: 'Sunny' Zomerset
Posts: 9402
Really great job, love the red inside - I also think that the front bumper sticks out a bit, otherwise really like it (Bike is great also)Iggy/Ieuan
Current LR =
2015 RR Sport Autobiography
&
1992 Land Rover Defender Camper
- Gone but not forgotten:
MY10 D4 GS
MY05 Disco 3 'S'
MY14 FL2 HSE manual in Blue
MY15 Disco 4 HSE Lux in Santorini Black
MY08 Disco 3 SE manual in Buck Blue
1960 Series 2 88" (No idea why I sold it!)
18th Oct 2015 10:14 am
AAA.Happy.Disco1.Fan
Member Since: 04 Nov 2010
Location: West Yorks
Posts: 2895
I'll need to try and look out the before photo's, I wasn't great at tracking my progress along the way.
It started out a very basic d3 with a cloth interior and not a lot of spec.
Fitted:
D4 rear lights
Zenon headlights
Fog lights
Painted arches
New Genuine LR front bumper and grill
.....
.....
.................MANY thnx......................
That really is some list, and the journey is so much of the pleasure in such a project. The planning, researching - the serendipitous find and incorporation into the project keeps the whole process alive and dynamic.
CONGRATULATIONS
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