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Flybywire
 


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United Kingdom 2014 Discovery 4 3.0 SDV6 GS Auto Barolo BlackDiscovery 4
BLINDED BY WATER ON WINDSCREEN

Hi all,
Whenever I hit any decent sized puddle water seems to be sent forward and up over the bonnet. If your not expecting it it can be downright dangerous on the narrow country lanes round here. We have eight vehicles in the family from a Citroen C1 to a LWB Transit but this problem only occurs on the Disco 4-which is disappointing and surprising as given it's heritage. Is there a fix or am I stuck with this issue.
  
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Leave your wipers in auto (If you have them) Another thing is that i fitted a bonnet guard and that worked but the down side was that I could not spray the window with the washers when doing over 20mph as it went everywhere due to the spoiler altering the aerodynamics over the windscreen Rolling Eyes

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It depends on what speed you hit the water at Laughing
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Have you still got your 'spats' fitted?

These are the small 'spoiler' type fittings at the bottom corner of your front bumper and are designed to stop excess water being thrown up from the wheels to the windscreen.
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Re: BLINDED BY WATER ON WINDSCREEN

Flybywire wrote:
We have eight vehicles in the family from a Citroen C1 to a LWB Transit but this problem only occurs on the Disco 4-which is disappointing and surprising as given it's heritage. Is there a fix or am I stuck with this issue.


Do any of the other vehicles have an approach angle of 32.2° and wheel articulation that will allow them to drive through a boulder field? Because you cannot have these capabilities without there being nice, big gaps for water to fly out from when you enter standing water too fast.
 I know it's not considered "kind" to say no these days, but no. Just no, ok? And if it's not ok, still no.  
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Re: BLINDED BY WATER ON WINDSCREEN

Flybywire wrote:
Hi all,
Whenever I hit any decent sized puddle water seems to be sent forward and up over the bonnet. If your not expecting it it can be downright dangerous on the narrow country lanes round here. We have eight vehicles in the family from a Citroen C1 to a LWB Transit but this problem only occurs on the Disco 4-which is disappointing and surprising as given it's heritage. Is there a fix or am I stuck with this issue.


Very simple and cheap fix.............slow dow when you see standing water, after all you never know what’s underneath, cast iron covers weigh in very well for scrappies Whistle
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It will when others won't,
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Flybywire
 


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"enter standing water too fast" - not what I am talking about bud - just regular driving on crap UK country roads and hitting puddles at the side of the road.
  
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Flybywire
 


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Re: BLINDED BY WATER ON WINDSCREEN

M3DPO wrote:
Flybywire wrote:
Hi all,
Whenever I hit any decent sized puddle water seems to be sent forward and up over the bonnet. If your not expecting it it can be downright dangerous on the narrow country lanes round here. We have eight vehicles in the family from a Citroen C1 to a LWB Transit but this problem only occurs on the Disco 4-which is disappointing and surprising as given it's heritage. Is there a fix or am I stuck with this issue.


Very simple and cheap fix.............slow dow when you see standing water, after all you never know what’s underneath, cast iron covers weigh in very well for scrappies Whistle


Thanks I learnt to drive 30 years ago son.
  
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DSL
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Wondered when the bun fight would start, it’s not the first time for this question. And not the first bun fight. Laughing Laughing

Interestingly tyre choice was a factor when I was driving these beasties. It would do it on standard Pirelli Scorps but not MTRs, and I don’t remember it happening on Pirelli ATRs. Thumbs Up
   
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D3/D2 and D1 all the same.
Car is more than capable, yet driver cannot see especially in the dark with no streetlights, I now travel a different route in the winter as bloody dangerous!
  
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Flybywire
 


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ronp wrote:
Have you still got your 'spats' fitted?

These are the small 'spoiler' type fittings at the bottom corner of your front bumper and are designed to stop excess water being thrown up from the wheels to the windscreen.
Yes these are on but don't help. I have had two D2s before and although they did it a bit they were nowhere near as bad. I haven't got mudguards fitted, don't know if they would help?  
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DSL
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Mudguards didn’t make any difference for me.
   
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mark the spark
 


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Despite the less than helpful sarcastic responses it is an issue on the disco and has been discussed previously dosent need much depth to cause it either as you say any descent size puddle does it. but im used to it and hover over the wiper stalk for down click quick sweep if i see the hazard in time. been caught out a few times tho Shocked
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grzesiul
 


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nothing wrong here still pretty good view out Wink
  
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An annoying trait that all Discoveries and RR Sport have suffered from, not sure re 5, but never found a solution.

Agree much more pronounced than many other models out there, could go through a puddle in wifes swift no problem but Discovery same puddle would completley swamp and block windscreen view.

Did think trying to fit a bigger flap at front of wheel, where spats are, like a converted lorry anti spray one, but never got round to it. Also had the thought the spray seems to emerge from side of wheel arch so trying to surpress it at the front might actually make it worse.

Another thought I had but never followed up, was to film it in slow motion going through puddle to see where water is actually flowing before trying to find a solution, hope that helps in some way Thumbs Up
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