Advertise on DISCO3.CO.UK
Forum · Gallery · Wiki · Shop · Sponsors
  Home · FAQ · New Posts · My Posts · PMs · Search · Members · Members Map · Groups · Profile · Donate · Register · Log In  
DISCO3.CO.UK > Maintenance & Mods (D4)

Upgrading to CC on Disco 4
Post Reply  Down to end
Page 1 of 1
Longfield
 


Member Since: 10 Aug 2011
Location: Hull
Posts: 65

2005 Discovery 3 TDV6 S Manual Zambezi SilverDiscovery 3
Upgrading to CC on Disco 4

Hi

Am looking to upgrade from my manual 2005 Disco 3 S to a Disco 4 GS manual 2010. The thing i really need is Cruise Control. How easy is it to upgrade please and what kind of price am I looking at.

Also it will be the 2.7 engine, but as an early 4 will it still have all the difference in it that the 4 brings or was the early 4's just a rebadged and made over D3

Last question i thought all D4 came with DAB but can't find a definite statement.

Any other thoughts and comments welcome Thumbs Up

Thanks

Paul 1974 lightweight
05 disco silver S Manual
EGRs blanked
Smooth Leather steering wheel
Colour coded rear handle  
Post #125062010th Mar 2014 10:07 am
View user's profile Send private message View poster's gallery Reply with quote
RRR207
 


Member Since: 12 Oct 2011
Location: Bristol
Posts: 372

United Kingdom 2010 Discovery 4 TDV6 GS Manual Santorini BlackDiscovery 4

welcome (almost) to the D3.5 club Laughing

CC is very easy to fit ..... contact TLO here on the forum for the switches, he'll be the easiest & most likely the cheapest. They plug straight in on the steering wheel, easy to fit yourself as long as you're careful with airbag. Enabling it will require somebody with a computer & the relevant software. Geoff (also here on the forum) in Sussex did mine in about 15mins, there's bound to be someone in your part of the world who can do it, you need Autologic or Faultmate

I have been told by a LR Assistance techie that the D4 2.7 ran different ECU settings to the D3 with the same engine and it is an improvement. My experience certainly backs this up but I have no proof of this information. If you like it's a slight upgrade but it's not the kind of improvement that the 3L is Bow down

No, all D4's did not come with DAB ...... unless your's has LR Satnav but even then I'm not sure they all had it.

A lot of people on here will try to put you off, mainly due to the manual gearbox. I've had mine for nearly 3yrs, it's a 2010 like yours, and I love it. The interior is much nicer in my opinion than the D3. I wanted a modified car, I was initially looking at 2008 D3 G4's but found I could buy my D4 and add all the toys I wanted & still have some change from my budget.

No it hasn't got Satnav, no it hasn't got leather, sunroofs etc etc ..... owners of posher D4's will give you a long list of the stuff it hasn't got but it's still a genuine D4 and an improvement on the D3. I am not dissing the D3 at all but as with all new models it is an improvement, lets face it car makers wouldn't bother bringing out a new car unless it was better than the last.

Welcome Thumbs Up Nick

2010 D4 ....... now gone and replaced with a 05RRV Autobiography

Member of Wessex4x4Response, (Bristol team)  
Post #125078310th Mar 2014 4:05 pm
View user's profile Send private message View poster's gallery Reply with quote
J77
 


Member Since: 03 Mar 2008
Location: Fife
Posts: 6261

Scotland 

I'm waiting to pick up my 12MY GS, it is a lower spec than my current Fl2 but most of the things on it I've never used, with exception of the CC and heated steering wheel, these will be getting fitted through time. 23.5MY Defender 90 X-Dynamic SE D250 MHEV Pangea Green  
Post #125083210th Mar 2014 6:00 pm
View user's profile Send private message View poster's gallery Reply with quote
disco_steve
 


Member Since: 25 Aug 2009
Location: Are you sure this is the M5 ?
Posts: 1498

England 2006 Discovery 3 TDV6 HSE Auto Arctic FrostDiscovery 3

RRR207 wrote:
Its still an improvement on the D3. I am not dissing the D3 at all but as with all new models it is an improvement, lets face it car makers wouldn't bother bringing out a new car unless it was better than the last.

Welcome Thumbs Up


Shocked Shocked Shocked Shocked

Rolling with laughter Rolling with laughter Rolling with laughter Rolling with laughter Never get mad - get even !!

06 D3 now gone to family member and still going strong at 265k

previous vehicles:
04 D2 TD5 - (clocked 189k from new)
52 X-Trail 2.2 SVE
various euro boxes !  
Post #125091310th Mar 2014 8:40 pm
View user's profile Send private message View poster's gallery Send e-mail Reply with quote
panda4x40
 


Member Since: 01 Mar 2014
Location: Bexhill
Posts: 10

United Kingdom 2010 Discovery 4 TDV6 Commercial Auto Galway GreenDiscovery 4
D4 2.7 GS

Hi, I tested the D3 XS and the next day a D4 GS, both 2.7 but the D4 was in my opinion far superior

I had CC fitted (cant live without it) and enabled by Geoff. in Kent, Autologic does not enable it (my local garage tried) you need faultmate.

I have heated cloth seats (warmer than leather) heated front screen, Bluetooth

The only thing I don't have is sat nav but I am fitting one in the center panel

I seem to be getting between 31 and 32 mpg with general driving which im quite impressed with as well as I was expecting 25 - 27  
Post #125156811th Mar 2014 11:28 pm
View user's profile Send private message View poster's gallery Reply with quote
MHP
 


Member Since: 31 Dec 2011
Location: lydd
Posts: 2776

England 

Off Topic Panda4x40, your just up the road from us, will keep an eye out for you when over that way Thumbs Up 2009 Discovery 3 HSE - Gone
2019 Anniversary Edition D5 - Going
2019 HSE D5 - coming!  
Post #125157211th Mar 2014 11:35 pm
View user's profile Send private message View poster's gallery Reply with quote
panda4x40
 


Member Since: 01 Mar 2014
Location: Bexhill
Posts: 10

United Kingdom 2010 Discovery 4 TDV6 Commercial Auto Galway GreenDiscovery 4

Yes I am, I also get down your way sometimes when out for a weekend drive  
Post #125159512th Mar 2014 12:04 am
View user's profile Send private message View poster's gallery Reply with quote
MHP
 


Member Since: 31 Dec 2011
Location: lydd
Posts: 2776

England 

Thumbs Up 2009 Discovery 3 HSE - Gone
2019 Anniversary Edition D5 - Going
2019 HSE D5 - coming!  
Post #125198012th Mar 2014 9:04 pm
View user's profile Send private message View poster's gallery Reply with quote
J77
 


Member Since: 03 Mar 2008
Location: Fife
Posts: 6261

Scotland 

Will any reputable auto electrician have a Faultmate? 23.5MY Defender 90 X-Dynamic SE D250 MHEV Pangea Green  
Post #125254713th Mar 2014 9:44 pm
View user's profile Send private message View poster's gallery Reply with quote
Longfield
 


Member Since: 10 Aug 2011
Location: Hull
Posts: 65

2005 Discovery 3 TDV6 S Manual Zambezi SilverDiscovery 3

Thanks all for your advice, especially Nick for that lenghty and appreciated update. I have found a few D4 GS manuals and now really considering what to do. Really like the fact that i can have the superior d4 with a manual box.

Wll keep you updated with the next move. Thumbs Up Thumbs Up 1974 lightweight
05 disco silver S Manual
EGRs blanked
Smooth Leather steering wheel
Colour coded rear handle  
Post #125255013th Mar 2014 9:49 pm
View user's profile Send private message View poster's gallery Reply with quote
Disco_Mikey
 


Member Since: 29 May 2007
Location: Dundee, Scotland
Posts: 20733

Scotland 2005 Discovery 3 TDV6 HSE Auto Cairns BlueDiscovery 3

J77 wrote:
Will any reputable auto electrician have a Faultmate?


No, the diagnostic kit capable of altering the car's CCF is confined to that of Land Rover specific diagnostic kit My D3 Build Thread

TDV8 Retrofit Build Thread  
Post #125255113th Mar 2014 9:50 pm
View user's profile Send private message View poster's gallery Send e-mail Reply with quote
ruben
D3 Decade 


Member Since: 26 Sep 2006
Location: ASTURIAS
Posts: 2392

2006 Discovery 3 TDV6 SE Manual Tonga GreenDiscovery 3
Re: D4 2.7 GS

panda4x40 wrote:
Hi, I tested the D3 XS and the next day a D4 GS, both 2.7 but the D4 was in my opinion far superior .....


Some sort of placebo effect, I guess.... Rolling with laughter Rolling with laughter...
....go for 3.0... if you want to see real change Thumbs Up but for that, unfortunately, you'll have to live with an auto box Big Cry

!!! wonderful car that we are missing by not being able to enjoy a d4 with 255 hp and manual transmission !!! Evil or Very Mad lost in translation!  
Post #125260113th Mar 2014 11:06 pm
View user's profile Send private message View poster's gallery Post Reply
Display posts from the last:  
Post Reply Back to top
Page 1 of 1
Jump to:  
< Previous Topic | Next Topic >


Posting Rules
You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot vote in polls in this forum



DISCO3.CO.UK Copyright © 2004-2024 Futuranet Ltd & Martin Lewis
DISCO3.CO.UK RSS Feed - All Forums
DISCO3.CO.UK is independent and not affiliated to Land Rover.
Switch to Mobile Site