Member Since: 14 Jan 2018
Location: Colchester
Posts: 56
So with the weather being crap I decided I wouldn’t be washing the car and instead found something else from the garage to fit.
In this case the headlight tinting kit I ordered from Powerfuluk a few weeks back.
So popped out in the cold and stripped the Disco
Kinda like the blacked out look
Then back in the warm to start the strip down.
Start by removing the eight screws for the two brackets, which can then be removed
Then there are four very small screws in each corner to take off
Next need to send the missus out so she doesn’t notice what I’m up to
Around 7 minutes at 70 degrees should do it
With that done using a screw driver carefully bend the tabs out the way and prise the plastic front away from the back of the unit
Then can unscrew the internal trim pieces, remove and discard the orange lense and am left with one stripped headlamp unit
Then cleaned the trim and added the black vinyl from the kit
Finally place the clear lense on top of the base, back in the oven for 7 minutes. Take it out and can push the two sections back together in the soft sealant. Refit the screws and that’s one done!
Then same again for the other side
And on they go!
18th Mar 2018 8:21 pm
Co-Pang-Yang
Member Since: 14 Jan 2018
Location: Colchester
Posts: 56
Then today I did what I ran out of time to get finished yesterday, fitting the led side repeaters.
First thing to do is throw those crap blocks in the bin
Try as I might I couldn’t find anywhere to fit them on the outside of the headlamp and as it was very cold outside I didn’t want to be out in it trying to do wiring so there was only one thing for it.
Yep, took it apart again lol.
With that done could find somewhere suitable to fit the resistor inside the unit and properly crimp it into the wiring
With that done put the lights back together and back on the car
And done, all fitted with new side light bulbs and the indicators all work
Very very happy. Also ordered Range Rover Sport rear upper suspension arms along with new bolts and sole braided brake lines so when the ramp becomes available that’ll be the next job
Chris
18th Mar 2018 8:28 pm
DISCO3HSE2018
Member Since: 28 Feb 2018
Location: Hampton
Posts: 585
That's a brilliant job! Looks so much better and the car so much younger.
Thanks for taking pics along the way as a visual guide
18th Mar 2018 8:30 pm
Co-Pang-Yang
Member Since: 14 Jan 2018
Location: Colchester
Posts: 56
Thanks very much mate, nice to get noticed ha ha.
Not a problem at all, amount of times I’ve got ideas from other people bothering to take the time to photograph what they are doing it’s the least I can do.
Also Powerfuluk have uploaded YouTube videos on how to strip down and modify the lights.
Search “Discovery 3 headlight upgrade” on YouTube
18th Mar 2018 9:34 pm
Co-Pang-Yang
Member Since: 14 Jan 2018
Location: Colchester
Posts: 56
Bit more wallet emptying this week
New upper rear control arms, hub bushes, nuts, bolts and washers.
Plus a full set of braided brake lines.
Hopefully be able to get these fitted very soon and then it’s tracking and new wheels on.
21st Mar 2018 8:12 pm
Co-Pang-Yang
Member Since: 14 Jan 2018
Location: Colchester
Posts: 56
Just another quick little update.
Got myself a Disco 4 hand brake switch
Looks much nicer but unfortunately didn’t solve my other problem
Looks like I’m gonna be doing some wire tracing. Apparently the plug near the nsr wheel and get corroded so be looking in that direction.
13th Apr 2018 3:02 pm
Co-Pang-Yang
Member Since: 14 Jan 2018
Location: Colchester
Posts: 56
Weellllll time for the job I was dreading. Rear upper wishbone and brake line replacement.
According to the old mot’s most the bushes on the car have been replaced over the last few years and the last mot showed rear upper hub and one of the wishbone bushes as an advisory so took the plunge and gave it a go myself.
What could possibly go wrong?
So, up on my mates ramp to see what we are up against.
Windy gun made light work of the camber bolt
However can’t get to the rear wishbone bolts with it so double spanner trick was the order of the day to get them loose.
Rear most bolt was completely seised into the bush and apparently the air saw blades I bought were just about good enough to cut cheese we had to think of another way to get it out.
We got it out by hammering a chisel between the bolt head and the wishbone bracket then levering on the bolt with a 5ft bar to slide it out far enough to remove the wishbone.
One destroyed bush
And one removed wishbone
New wishbone, Range Rover sport bushes, nuts, bolts and washers courtesy of Advanced Factors.
Maybe I should have just paid a garage to do it
Then it was time to tackle the dreaded hub bush.
Bit of searching and found a thread on here where a member had got it off with a couple of pullers.
So I gave that a try
Worked really well, swapped the bush over in about 15 minutes.
With that done the new wishbone could go on, after I’d realeased the pressure on the airbag so the hub would line up
Before adding the new braided brake lines
My mate wasn’t having as much luck on the other side
But eventually got that one off and replaced too
With that done could jack the hub up so the gap between the arch and the centre of the hub but is 485mm and torque up the camber bolts.
Again can’t get a torque wrench on the two inner wishbone bolts so they were torqued up to FT using the double spanner method.
Back done leaving the front brake lines to do
Pretty simple after doing the rears.
All bolted up and ready to bleed the system. This didn’t go according to plan really.
In the end bleed the system about 6 times the old fashioned was and twice using the IID tool to bleed the abs but still the pedal feels a little spongy underfoot.
I wanted to get a brake fluid change done anyway as I don’t know when it was last done so plan is to book it in with the local indi to sort that for me which should get rid of the spongy brakes.
There we go, 12.5 hours but did make to drive in and drive out the same day.
Next up wheel alignment next weekend and finally get to fit my new wheels
Chris.
23rd Apr 2018 11:10 am
Co-Pang-Yang
Member Since: 14 Jan 2018
Location: Colchester
Posts: 56
Soooo time for the first proper test of the Posh-roader. Nothing challenging really just a bit of towing through Essex.
Snuck out the night before to go collect the trailer
Which even though it’s not a particularly big car trailer it still manages to dwarf the discovery
Why a trailer? I hear none of you ask!
Well the week before I had a nose around the local classic car auctions. Just went to have a butchers at some cool old metal. No intention to buy anything
And, well, that turned into me buying something......
Namely a 1971 2 door mk1 escort
Not sure what exactly came over me but after 10 minutes looking it over and 10 minutes googling them I decided to stick my hand up.
Got it for what I think is a good price compared to what they are selling for on eBay and as it’s a South African import it has no rot and is pretty straight.
As it was advertised with a tunning fault (carbs need a rebuild I reckon) decided not to risk the 40 miles of duel carriageway and used the disco to get it home.
Which of course went without a hitch. Could easily forget it’s there even up hills.
Cruise control on at 60mph hitting 32mpg, lovely.
12th Jun 2018 7:26 am
Heath_DA
Member Since: 05 Aug 2009
Location: Stockport
Posts: 667
Member Since: 14 Jan 2018
Location: Colchester
Posts: 56
Thanks very much.
Also as some of you may have noticed I finally got my new wheels fitted.
Off with the original paint peeled HSE 19’s with bald tyres and on with shiny 9.5 x 20” genuine LR alloys
Much better
14th Jun 2018 9:45 am
Co-Pang-Yang
Member Since: 14 Jan 2018
Location: Colchester
Posts: 56
The old girl earned her keep last month. Brownie points with the mother in law by helping transport her friends two horses to a show.
Only a local run through the back roads of Braintree so nothing too taxing.
All arrived safe and sound
Out of this selection I’d stick with what I have 100%
Even made a friend!
Truck performed perfectly, even on a ridiculously steep after a dead slow blind bend the V6 grunt just pulled us up with no sign of running out of puff.
10th Jul 2018 9:44 pm
tayaste
Member Since: 15 May 2013
Location: Chester
Posts: 7633
Great stuff.
10th Jul 2018 10:19 pm
Co-Pang-Yang
Member Since: 14 Jan 2018
Location: Colchester
Posts: 56
Another weekend of maintenance for the posh roader.
This time the front end required attention after noticing a squeak and a wobbly wheel bearing.
Up on the ramp she goes:
Do love my V8 brakes
You know it’s a big truck when it need three wood blocks to get the wheels off the ground
Tried marking up before I took things apart.
Brakes off
Followed by old hub off
Then track rod spindles removed and try to copy them on to the replacements.
Next out with the arms.
Turned out to be in reasonable condition but ball joints were worn and noticed a couple of cracks in the bushes so glad I got them done.
New arms in and brakes back on
Then repeated for the other side.
So now have new front lower control arms both sides, track rod spindles both side and wheel bearings both sides.
All replaced, and with a quick wheel alignment tomorrow she will be good to go.
11th Jul 2018 11:33 pm
gstuart
Member Since: 21 Oct 2016
Location: kent
Posts: 13657
Looking good mate
Just in the process of replacing the rear upper arms on mine
May i ask please , when u bled ur brakes did u have to use the iid for abs modulator or just two people with the old fashioned one on the pedal and other opening the bleed nipples plse
Many thks
11th Jul 2018 11:39 pm
Co-Pang-Yang
Member Since: 14 Jan 2018
Location: Colchester
Posts: 56
Hi mate, good to hear from you.
They as fun to change as mine were?
In the end we ha multiple goes at both methods to bleed up the brakes. Even after 6 normal and two with IID was still getting sinking brake pedal.
In the end got local indi to replace the fluid that seemed to sort it. Does appear to be quite difficult to get all the air out the system in my experience.
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