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al cope
Member Since: 08 Nov 2005
Location: Oldbury, WM
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have any of you folks gone for accessories after you got your D5, specifically things like side steps, towbar/tow elecrics, roof rails?
If so - any good/where from?
I might have to take the plunge as much as I like the look of an F Pace not sure its heavy enough for towing my T/A 'van (coming in at 92% of the car's weight and I'd like a bit more of a gap than that - OK, been spoilt with D3 & D4)
Al Volvo XC90 B5 Plus Dark
Gone - MY18 D5 HSE - Corris on 22's with Black Pack
Now gone - MY16 D4 SE Tech, Loire Blue, Almond Leather, Privacy, plus some other goodies.
Old - MY12 D4 SDV6 XS Auto - Ipanema Sand with Almond Leather - Plus other niceties, and D4.com sticker
Older - D3 TDV6 XS Auto - Lugano Teal with Almond Leather, 20" Stormers, Shiny Tailpipes, DVD/TV - and obligatory D3 sticker
Ancient - D3 TDV6 S - Tonga with Ebony, 20" Stormers, satnav & DVD
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 13th Dec 2018 3:03 pm |
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jimbg
Member Since: 19 Apr 2013
Location: UK
Posts: 478
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Probably best to ask on the D5 forum?
I bought my steps from sidesteps.co.uk and fitted them myself.
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| 13th Dec 2018 3:46 pm |
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Martin
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Member Since: 06 Nov 2004
Location: Hook Norton
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If genuine parts you can't really get better than Dan at Duckworth Parts - great pricing and delivery service. He's one of the rare parts guys who knows what they're looking at  06 D3 SE / 15 LR D90 XS SW / 88 LR 90 Td5 / 68 BMW 2000 ti
Any issues with the site let me know!
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| 13th Dec 2018 4:10 pm |
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Someone-Gone
Member Since: 21 Dec 2015
Location: Gone
Posts: 5117
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I had a genuine LR towbar for the D5 fitted by a main dealer. I shopped round, the cost was £700 odd including parts. Beware some dealers wanted £1,200 plus.
Haven’t taken the plunge with Side Steps. The LR ones are fine, but for an all black car, I quite like the matching www.sidesteps.co.uk They have an excellent write up on the D5 site. A lot of peps fitting them. Think they are roughly £440 delivered.
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| 13th Dec 2018 4:40 pm |
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JonM
Member Since: 24 May 2012
Location: North Yorkshire
Posts: 1247
 
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Fitting the towbar on a D5 is a lot more involved than it is on a D3 or D4. It is significantly cheaper to order it when the car is built than to fit one later.
Likewise, the roof rails are best fitted at the factory, there seem to be some extra bits that you need to fit them that add to the cost and are difficult to obtain. MY2022 D5 HSE D300 - with extra nice bits added
MY2019 D5 HSE 3.0 SDV6 - sold to a dealer for a crazy price! - So good I bought another!
MY2012 D4 HSE 3.0 SDV6 - retired to a new home
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| 13th Dec 2018 6:06 pm |
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Russell
Member Since: 23 Aug 2007
Location: Kent
Posts: 10564
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I have side steps supplied by a third party, will check what make later if you want info.
The price is very very good compared with LR from memory around £150 the quality seems very good but the brackets do flex a bit. I am happy with them as they do what they are supposed to and make life easier for wife to get in car especially when suspension is up.
With regards to tow bar, I went for one from LR, detachable and have been very pleased with it. There is a lotto fitting it as the whole rear cross member is removed and the tow bar replaces it but it would not be a hard job to do for someone who is semi competant with spanners MY17 D5 1st Edition Namib Orange
MY15 D4 HSE Kaikoura Stone
MY12 D4 HSE Nara Bronze Sold and gone
MY11 D4 HSE Stornaway Grey Sold and gone
D3 S spec Silver Sold and gone
Tow bar, full length roof bars, side steps, tow bar storage unit, surround camers.
D4 camera club
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| 13th Dec 2018 7:47 pm |
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al cope
Member Since: 08 Nov 2005
Location: Oldbury, WM
Posts: 10352
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so pulled the trigger on a 2ltr Corris Grey HSE with black pack and dynamic pack 
What have I done 
Anyway, important stuff - does anybody have the fitting instructions for the long roof rails. I want to see how easy they are to fit before I buy any or ask the the dealer to fit (as they are having enough out of my wallet as it is  )
Al Volvo XC90 B5 Plus Dark
Gone - MY18 D5 HSE - Corris on 22's with Black Pack
Now gone - MY16 D4 SE Tech, Loire Blue, Almond Leather, Privacy, plus some other goodies.
Old - MY12 D4 SDV6 XS Auto - Ipanema Sand with Almond Leather - Plus other niceties, and D4.com sticker
Older - D3 TDV6 XS Auto - Lugano Teal with Almond Leather, 20" Stormers, Shiny Tailpipes, DVD/TV - and obligatory D3 sticker
Ancient - D3 TDV6 S - Tonga with Ebony, 20" Stormers, satnav & DVD
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| 20th Dec 2018 7:32 pm |
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al cope
Member Since: 08 Nov 2005
Location: Oldbury, WM
Posts: 10352
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OK thats great - thanks
Al Volvo XC90 B5 Plus Dark
Gone - MY18 D5 HSE - Corris on 22's with Black Pack
Now gone - MY16 D4 SE Tech, Loire Blue, Almond Leather, Privacy, plus some other goodies.
Old - MY12 D4 SDV6 XS Auto - Ipanema Sand with Almond Leather - Plus other niceties, and D4.com sticker
Older - D3 TDV6 XS Auto - Lugano Teal with Almond Leather, 20" Stormers, Shiny Tailpipes, DVD/TV - and obligatory D3 sticker
Ancient - D3 TDV6 S - Tonga with Ebony, 20" Stormers, satnav & DVD
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| 20th Dec 2018 7:58 pm |
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LT
Member Since: 31 Dec 2005
Location: South West
Posts: 23823
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Sad to hear you're leaving D3/4 ownership, but I hope you enjoy the D5 and it suits you as well as your previous Disco's 
Out of interest, what was your rationale for getting rid of the D4 now? When is it 3yrs old?
I'm still totally undecided what to do with my D4 and if I do replace it, what with. Although a used MY17 FFRR with the SDV8 is on my mind, then see what the new Defender looks like.
Alternatively I keep the D4 for longer, or buy something totally different for work mileage and have an older 4X4 for field sports use and skip duty etc.
D5 isn't an option for me, as I can't get comfy in it for starters. 2006 D3 HSE (Original & still the best)-GONE
2010 D4 HSE (A bit bling)-GONE
2014 D4 HSE (Almost too bling)-GONE
2015 D4 HSE (A heated what?)-GONE
2016 D4 Landmark (Written Off)-GONE
2016 D4 Landmark (Surely the last!) PD1881 rims-GONE
2017 FFRR SDV8 Autobiography (now semi-retired)
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| 20th Dec 2018 8:35 pm |
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AndrewS
Tarquin of the Desert
Member Since: 06 May 2005
Location: Y...... because I can
Posts: 10441
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al cope wrote:so pulled the trigger on a 2ltr Corris Grey HSE with black pack and dynamic pack
What have I done
Anyway, important stuff - does anybody have the fitting instructions for the long roof rails. I want to see how easy they are to fit before I buy any or ask the the dealer to fit (as they are having enough out of my wallet as it is )
Al
Info is on line it's easy In the Beginning there was nothing, which exploded.
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| 20th Dec 2018 9:18 pm |
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RRSTDV8
Member Since: 07 Apr 2014
Location: Here
Posts: 13541
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LT wrote:
I'm still totally undecided what to do with my D4 and if I do replace it, what with. Although a used MY17 FFRR with the SDV8 is on my mind, then see what the new Defender looks like.
Alternatively I keep the D4 for longer, or buy something totally different for work mileage and have an older 4X4 for field sports use and skip duty etc.
If your D4 does everything you want then why change it? Keep it and enjoy it. Visiting from rrsport.co.uk
2012 RRS SDV6
2008 RRS TDV8
"When you fire that first shot, no matter how right you feel, you have no idea who's going to die! You don't know who's children are going to scream and burn. How many hearts will be broken. How many lives shattered. How much blood will spill, until everybody does what they were always going to have to do from the very beginning: SIT DOWN AND TALK!"
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| 20th Dec 2018 10:40 pm |
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al cope
Member Since: 08 Nov 2005
Location: Oldbury, WM
Posts: 10352
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there's nothing wrong with my D4, its a great car, done 42k miles, was 3yrs old end of Oct, and still wasnt really sure about the D5. The  end still doesnt still too well with me, but I aint planning on looking at the back that much, as the veiw from the drivers seat is a nice place to be when compared to the D4. The black pack improves the rear fractionally (ok not much).
But I decided after 2 D3's and 2 D4's I fancied something a little more up to date (just as I did when moving from a TD5 to the first D3, and I wasnt sure about the D3 when it first came out), and got a deal I was happy to take on this D5 HSE, so here goes.
Happy to take 27.5k for my D4 if anyone wants it - there isnt a mark on it
Al Volvo XC90 B5 Plus Dark
Gone - MY18 D5 HSE - Corris on 22's with Black Pack
Now gone - MY16 D4 SE Tech, Loire Blue, Almond Leather, Privacy, plus some other goodies.
Old - MY12 D4 SDV6 XS Auto - Ipanema Sand with Almond Leather - Plus other niceties, and D4.com sticker
Older - D3 TDV6 XS Auto - Lugano Teal with Almond Leather, 20" Stormers, Shiny Tailpipes, DVD/TV - and obligatory D3 sticker
Ancient - D3 TDV6 S - Tonga with Ebony, 20" Stormers, satnav & DVD
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| 20th Dec 2018 11:07 pm |
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Dannyson
Member Since: 14 Oct 2014
Location: Newquay, Cornwall
Posts: 820
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I'm 'holding off' - waiting for the new "Defender' - if it ever arrives..... looks more D4'ish and much more to my style - a bit like the 'G Wagon". Mind you - by the time it arrives I may not be allowed to drive anymore - oh the joys of getting too old...  2016MY Discovery HSE - Black
2009MY Toyota Land Cruiser (Lc4) - Black
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| 20th Dec 2018 11:31 pm |
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LT
Member Since: 31 Dec 2005
Location: South West
Posts: 23823
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RRSTDV8 wrote:LT wrote:
I'm still totally undecided what to do with my D4 and if I do replace it, what with. Although a used MY17 FFRR with the SDV8 is on my mind, then see what the new Defender looks like.
Alternatively I keep the D4 for longer, or buy something totally different for work mileage and have an older 4X4 for field sports use and skip duty etc.
If your D4 does everything you want then why change it? Keep it and enjoy it.
That’s a possible option for sure. Mileage, resale value and warranty are key considerations though. I do c.25k miles pa which hits the value. 2006 D3 HSE (Original & still the best)-GONE
2010 D4 HSE (A bit bling)-GONE
2014 D4 HSE (Almost too bling)-GONE
2015 D4 HSE (A heated what?)-GONE
2016 D4 Landmark (Written Off)-GONE
2016 D4 Landmark (Surely the last!) PD1881 rims-GONE
2017 FFRR SDV8 Autobiography (now semi-retired)
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| 21st Dec 2018 12:44 am |
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