KL
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Just spotted this on eBay
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/DISCOVERY-3-Sump-Gua...dZViewItem
£180 from Stratford on Avon
I'm not brave enough to take my D3 serious offroading, but I'm sure plenty of you on the board would benefit from this... Discovery 3 tdv6 7 seat Buckingham Blue
Had it since new - sold Jun 17 after 12 years and 214,000 miles
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 24th Aug 2005 7:20 am |
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simon
Member Since: 11 Jan 2005
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Genuine ?
Not sure LR o these for DISCO3 do they ?
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| 24th Aug 2005 8:25 am |
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Slimer
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Does look very similar to the ones fitted to the G4 Disco3s
Does anyone seriously want it or should I be the one to blow £180?
If ones of us gets it we may be able to find someone to manufacture copies a bit cheaper
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| 24th Aug 2005 9:45 am |
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Slimer
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Stuff it, £180 poorer 
Brian, do you think Metal Mickey can make copies  The End
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| 24th Aug 2005 9:48 am |
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BN
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Slimer wrote:Stuff it, £180 poorer
Brian, do you think Metal Mickey can make copies
No sorry, he does not have the tool to bend HD alloy. BUT he may be able to manufacturer one if I ask him in metal.
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| 24th Aug 2005 9:50 am |
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Slimer
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No problem, if he wants measurements I believe I may have just bought the perfect template 
I may have to make some minor modifications to allow for the nudge bar, though the G4 D3s have the A-Bar fitted which may have the same mounting points
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| 24th Aug 2005 11:16 am |
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BN
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Slimer wrote:No problem, if he wants measurements I believe I may have just bought the perfect template
I may have to make some minor modifications to allow for the nudge bar, though the G4 D3s have the A-Bar fitted which may have the same mounting points
Si
Get them on the 18th
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| 24th Aug 2005 11:19 am |
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ducati
Member Since: 06 May 2005
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That would be more of a radiator guard than a sump guard. My sump is already covered by a steel plate. Although this looks to attach to it? '05 LR3 HSE
Departed: '62 Series IIA, '02 Freelander, '03 Disco
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| 24th Aug 2005 6:27 pm |
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BN
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ducati wrote:That would be more of a radiator guard than a sump guard. My sump is already covered by a steel plate. Although this looks to attach to it?
Ducati, the add on protection will covers the oil cooler and intercooler I think. As you say it has quite a good sump protector already.
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| 24th Aug 2005 6:39 pm |
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simon
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Is this something useful or just for the hard core off roader types ? Would it invalidate warranty and cause insurance problems ?
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| 24th Aug 2005 8:29 pm |
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BN
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simon wrote:Is this something useful or just for the hard core off roader types ? Would it invalidate warranty and cause insurance problems ?
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Shouldn't effect insurance or invalidate warranty, but are you really going to bash the rocks?
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| 24th Aug 2005 8:30 pm |
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simon
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er... nope
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| 24th Aug 2005 8:32 pm |
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BN
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simon wrote:er... nope
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Unless you are going to off road in a quite serious way, the D3 is reasonably equipped. What I may do next off road trip though is place a sack in front of the radiator, oil cooler and intercooler to stop the grass getting into the rad. It can be removed afterwards with the dust and grit. Has to be a loose knit one though.
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| 24th Aug 2005 8:40 pm |
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simon
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like an old string vest ?
10 must have loads of ex-army ones he could bring along. I hear they were popular with the squaddies 
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| 24th Aug 2005 8:42 pm |
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BN
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simon wrote:like an old string vest ?
10 must have loads of ex-army ones he could bring along. I hear they were popular with the squaddies
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Careful in the sale room thats humour 
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| 24th Aug 2005 8:45 pm |
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