Member Since: 19 Nov 2011
Location: NYC & LA
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I fixed part of The Disco5 design
At least this part is done, the rear window looks again like a Disco LOL. Just paint the rear pillar panel and lose the Ford Explorer look.
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De-tangoed Headlights, D4 2016 Style Black Pack Grille, D4 19" Wheels/ Bridgestone Alenza
D3 2005 V8 SE Bonatti Grey, D4 2016 Style Black Pack Grille (our LA D3)
D2 1999 V8 SD7 Chawton White (our Caribbean Beach truck)
13th Oct 2016 1:54 pm
LeighW D3 Decade
Member Since: 31 Jan 2006
Location: Brisbane, AUS
Posts: 920
Sorry Dave, painting body colour on the 'C' pillar tends to make the overall design look like a toy car. Try squinting at your sketch; the design that LR stylists arrived at seems to give the vehicle a more pleasing look. That's my view and as your fellow countrymen may say "your mileage may vary."
Even the AUS branch of Ford was thinking the same back in 2002 when Ford Territory below was released.
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As an aside and slightly OT: Sharp-eyed viewers may have noticed a split rear tailgate with lift-up rear glass AND lift-up rear tailgate on the Territory. This is a feature that LR could have easily adopted to satisfy the users of the D3/D4 (LR3/lR4) with its tailgate practicality especially with the extensive use of weight-saving aluminium (aluminum).LeighW
The old girl is on her third engine...
* first ran a bearing (design failure in original engine)
* second had a failure of the water outlet on top of the engine (pls check yours)
14th Oct 2016 7:06 am
SafariDave
Member Since: 19 Nov 2011
Location: NYC & LA
Posts: 775
There is nothing pleasing about the new Discovery look. I painted the pillar as a joke to the overall lazy design. Just because someone at LR tells you that it's pleasing it does not mean that it is, and they don't have to brain wash you to believe it. It's truly awful, it's like acquired taste, the more you see it the more you believe it's good and you learn to accept it. They took away what we loved about the Disco, fine, we move on
DaveD3 2005 V8 SE Bonatti Grey "The Rhino" (our NYC D3)
De-tangoed Headlights, D4 2016 Style Black Pack Grille, D4 19" Wheels/ Bridgestone Alenza
D3 2005 V8 SE Bonatti Grey, D4 2016 Style Black Pack Grille (our LA D3)
D2 1999 V8 SD7 Chawton White (our Caribbean Beach truck)
14th Oct 2016 1:21 pm
Red Merle
Member Since: 30 Aug 2014
Location: Liskeard
Posts: 7441
Re: I fixed part of The Disco5 design
SafariDave wrote:
At least this part is done, the rear window looks again like a Disco LOL. Just paint the rear pillar panel and lose the Ford Explorer look.
Dave
We might be re-arranging the deck chairs on the Titanic here, but would you mind carrying on and black out the edge of the roof above the rear side windows (as if to pretend that they wanted to spend the budget fitting a glass wrap again!)?2011 - 2015: 3 x FL2
2015 - 2017: 2 x D4
2017 to date: FFRR SDV8
2023 to date: 2 x FL2 as “second” cars 🙄
2021 to date: Hinckley built ‘14 Triumph Trophy 1200
2022 to date: Hinckley built ‘14 Triumph Trophy 1200 & sidecar!
(One of only two known to exist in the world!)
How about this (cloth effect is there only to help mask the fact it's a makeshift edit!):
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Current: Discovery 3 06MY (55 reg) HSE Auto Zambezi Silver Allisport Fast Road Intercooler, V8 Brakes, Silicone IC Hoses, EGRs Blanked, Remapped, De-Cat pipe, FBHIC
Freelander 2 2007 HSE Manual Tambora Flame
Previous: FL2 56 reg SE Manual Black (written off )
Disco 3 06 reg B7S Manual Rimini Red
Disco 2 TD5 Y reg ES Manual Blue - Chipped
Several Discovery 300 TDis
14th Oct 2016 4:44 pm
Red Merle
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Location: Liskeard
Posts: 7441
That's a big improvement! 2011 - 2015: 3 x FL2
2015 - 2017: 2 x D4
2017 to date: FFRR SDV8
2023 to date: 2 x FL2 as “second” cars 🙄
2021 to date: Hinckley built ‘14 Triumph Trophy 1200
2022 to date: Hinckley built ‘14 Triumph Trophy 1200 & sidecar!
(One of only two known to exist in the world!)
14th Oct 2016 4:56 pm
den2013
Member Since: 03 Jan 2013
Location: Alland
Posts: 622
^^^ A big improvement thats what the car should have been in the first place, i would actually go and place an order for it right now as long as i could change the stupid number plate location. That looks like it should have been a big update change but keeping the distinct lines of the D4.2015 D4 HSE LUX Kaikoura Stone(sold)
2010 D4 S Commercial Santorini Black(SWMBO)(sold)
2014 Evoque Dynamic Kaikoura Stone (sold)
2013 Porsche Boxster S (Fun car)
2008 D3 HSE Java Black(sold)
14th Oct 2016 5:01 pm
Compusmentis
Member Since: 18 Feb 2016
Location: Effingham
Posts: 237
Wierdly, that makes the roof step look better too - higher and further forward, although I accept its just an optical illusion...
14th Oct 2016 5:02 pm
ronp
Member Since: 29 Nov 2006
Location: North Yorkshire
Posts: 15272
Wierdly, that makes the roof step look better too - higher and further forward, although I accept its just an optical illusion...
Not just an illusion - I've adjusted all that too. Current: Discovery 3 06MY (55 reg) HSE Auto Zambezi Silver Allisport Fast Road Intercooler, V8 Brakes, Silicone IC Hoses, EGRs Blanked, Remapped, De-Cat pipe, FBHIC
Freelander 2 2007 HSE Manual Tambora Flame
Previous: FL2 56 reg SE Manual Black (written off )
Disco 3 06 reg B7S Manual Rimini Red
Disco 2 TD5 Y reg ES Manual Blue - Chipped
Several Discovery 300 TDis
14th Oct 2016 5:13 pm
Compusmentis
Member Since: 18 Feb 2016
Location: Effingham
Posts: 237
Ah...
14th Oct 2016 5:19 pm
RDR
Member Since: 24 Mar 2013
Location: Derbyshire
Posts: 2260
Lost for Words wrote:
How about this (cloth effect is there only to help mask the fact it's a makeshift edit!):
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That looks like my perfect car ! I take it you have incorporated a proper split tailgate ? you need to team up with a coach builder MY06 S - Gone but not forgotten
MY12 HSE - Gone
MY16 HSE Luxury - Sold
MY20 D5 HSE - Sold
Current RR L460 PHEV
14th Oct 2016 5:20 pm
Red Merle
Member Since: 30 Aug 2014
Location: Liskeard
Posts: 7441
How about cutting back on the nasty, MPV style, rear lamps and and putting back some, Disco signature, vertically stacked ones? The slightly more curvy version of the roof and C pillar treatment even looks better than the D3-4!2011 - 2015: 3 x FL2
2015 - 2017: 2 x D4
2017 to date: FFRR SDV8
2023 to date: 2 x FL2 as “second” cars 🙄
2021 to date: Hinckley built ‘14 Triumph Trophy 1200
2022 to date: Hinckley built ‘14 Triumph Trophy 1200 & sidecar!
(One of only two known to exist in the world!)
How about cutting back on the nasty, MPV style, rear lamps and and putting back some, Disco signature, vertically stacked ones? The slightly more curvy version of the roof and C pillar treatment even looks better than the D3-4!
Sorry, now I've taken up my role at LR, I'm certainly not going to be bothering with any of that! Current: Discovery 3 06MY (55 reg) HSE Auto Zambezi Silver Allisport Fast Road Intercooler, V8 Brakes, Silicone IC Hoses, EGRs Blanked, Remapped, De-Cat pipe, FBHIC
Freelander 2 2007 HSE Manual Tambora Flame
Previous: FL2 56 reg SE Manual Black (written off )
Disco 3 06 reg B7S Manual Rimini Red
Disco 2 TD5 Y reg ES Manual Blue - Chipped
Several Discovery 300 TDis
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