Member Since: 31 Dec 2021
Location: North Wales
Posts: 75
Lipstick's road to recovery
My 2006 SE's road to recovery begins now.
I will post pics and descriptions upon completetion of jobs.
I call the truck Lipstick, due to no matter how much lippy you put on a pig, it's still a pig
JOB's
Re-calibrate the SAS
Sort the suspension that's flatter than a skeletons booby
Seized and completely fluffed rear brakes
Shot front brakes
Service
Underside surface rust
Heated drivers seat that doesn't quite get the heated part
Mottled headlight lenses
Dis-functional 6 disc changer.
Blowing exhaust
Thats the short list.2006 D3 aka Lipstick (bad purchase) my daily.
2012 D4 aka Fiji (wife named it) only drive to the garage/mot station.
2003 L200 aka Miss Piggy, faded blotchy red pink, currently sat in naughty corner in disgrace due to a knocking bottom end (It was the cheapest 4x4 when i bought it)
11th Feb 2022 6:30 am
Mambo
Member Since: 31 Dec 2021
Location: North Wales
Posts: 75
Tonight I went for self gratitude to make feel like a god of automotive prowess, the two easiest things to replace, the polen filter and the air filter. Tomorrow the fun begins 2006 D3 aka Lipstick (bad purchase) my daily.
2012 D4 aka Fiji (wife named it) only drive to the garage/mot station.
2003 L200 aka Miss Piggy, faded blotchy red pink, currently sat in naughty corner in disgrace due to a knocking bottom end (It was the cheapest 4x4 when i bought it)
11th Feb 2022 8:53 pm
philm
Member Since: 02 Oct 2016
Location: Manchester
Posts: 732
Have fun L633 Defender
Range Rover Velar-gone
Discovery 4 Landmark-gone
Gap IID Tool
12th Feb 2022 7:36 am
Mambo
Member Since: 31 Dec 2021
Location: North Wales
Posts: 75
This is the passenger side. As can be seen it was all fluffed.
Took an few hours, but its done, the drivers side was even worse, way worse.2006 D3 aka Lipstick (bad purchase) my daily.
2012 D4 aka Fiji (wife named it) only drive to the garage/mot station.
2003 L200 aka Miss Piggy, faded blotchy red pink, currently sat in naughty corner in disgrace due to a knocking bottom end (It was the cheapest 4x4 when i bought it)
12th Feb 2022 7:04 pm
classic kev
Member Since: 12 Feb 2021
Location: Mold
Posts: 206
Hey hey! Look at you go.
That’s it now, you’re on your way.
Looks like you’ve got it under control. Brakes is good start, they are kind of important. Don’t forget to change the brake fluid if it looks a bit gritty and also bed in the EPB shoes.
Good luck with it
12th Feb 2022 9:38 pm
Mambo
Member Since: 31 Dec 2021
Location: North Wales
Posts: 75
I would like to invite the absolute balloon head at JLR who thought that a two piece locking wheel nut was a good idea for a midnight walk with a shovel
Took a while, a drill, punch, several roll ups, two cups of strong tea, a lot of words that I doubt are acceptable here, and several sockets but I got the stupid thing off, is this a common occurrence with these.
And that was just the start to the drivers side 🙄 😒
Lipstick came very close to a lump hammer through the windscreen yesterday, very very very close. I'm not know for patience 2006 D3 aka Lipstick (bad purchase) my daily.
2012 D4 aka Fiji (wife named it) only drive to the garage/mot station.
2003 L200 aka Miss Piggy, faded blotchy red pink, currently sat in naughty corner in disgrace due to a knocking bottom end (It was the cheapest 4x4 when i bought it)
13th Feb 2022 11:48 am
Mambo
Member Since: 31 Dec 2021
Location: North Wales
Posts: 75
I have seen some things over 20 years of LR ownership, but this shocked me, nothing is staged, all totally legitimate.
I will be making a few phone calls tomorrow morning. Shame on me for missing this, it was going dark, rain and sleet. And I've only seen Lipstick in day light a handful of times due to work hours.
This took 4 hours to get apart and rebuilt.
Service when this rain stops.
Trying to workout how to set up the Gap tampon thing.
Not going very well due to my lack of techy knowledge.2006 D3 aka Lipstick (bad purchase) my daily.
2012 D4 aka Fiji (wife named it) only drive to the garage/mot station.
2003 L200 aka Miss Piggy, faded blotchy red pink, currently sat in naughty corner in disgrace due to a knocking bottom end (It was the cheapest 4x4 when i bought it)
13th Feb 2022 12:02 pm
Moo D3 Decade
Member Since: 13 Aug 2010
Location: UK
Posts: 14478
Love threads like this. Just shows the reality of older Discoveries.D4 HSE EU6 (Known as Jeeves)
New Defender L663 110 SE (known as Noddy!) Sold
Sold Volvo XC90 R-Design (known as Basil)
Sold - D4 HSE (Known as Gerty)
No longer the Old Buses original owner
231,000 miles and counting
05 S manual owned from March 2005
D4 Face lifted
Still original injectors and turbo
V8 Front brakes
BAS Remap, Allisport Intercooler and deCat
EGRs blanked
T-Max split charge
Hanibal Expeedition rack
Prospeed ladder
Duratrac tyres
IID BT
BAS FBH control
13th Feb 2022 12:51 pm
Bicycle repairman
Member Since: 18 Sep 2019
Location: Cumbria
Posts: 188
Oh the joys of Land Rover mechanics nothing matches the satisfaction of beating the good effortD4 GS let the retro fit begin
Heated steering wheel
Aftermarket TPMS
Double Din head unit satnav and TV
Reverse Camera
Cubby fridge
Door panel upgrade
Mood lighting
Digital Dash personalised
Back lit sun visors
4.5 Facelift front, rear and memory mirrors
Stainless bumper tread plate
6 pot Brembo conversion
HSE heated memory seats
Retro fit auto lights and wipers
LR 663 Defender alloys
275 45 20 GG AT3s
quarter of a D3
13th Feb 2022 1:10 pm
Mambo
Member Since: 31 Dec 2021
Location: North Wales
Posts: 75
Moo wrote:
Love threads like this. Just shows the reality of older Discoveries.
Thank you Moo, oh the reality....... I am truly beginning to thing I named her appropriately. I truly bought a pig. One truly destined for the breakers yard. I will get there (hopefully) I'm one stubborn 2006 D3 aka Lipstick (bad purchase) my daily.
2012 D4 aka Fiji (wife named it) only drive to the garage/mot station.
2003 L200 aka Miss Piggy, faded blotchy red pink, currently sat in naughty corner in disgrace due to a knocking bottom end (It was the cheapest 4x4 when i bought it)
13th Feb 2022 3:52 pm
Mambo
Member Since: 31 Dec 2021
Location: North Wales
Posts: 75
Bicycle repairman wrote:
Oh the joys of Land Rover mechanics nothing matches the satisfaction of beating the good effort
Hi BR, oh yeah, there was a lot of beating, hence the big lump hammer came out, she reserved for stubborn jobs 😉
This one side truly challenged my patience, almost my skill tbh. Like I said, I've never seen anything this bad.
On an old forum LRO many have seen the I've resurrected, and overcome. This thing is a whole new level.2006 D3 aka Lipstick (bad purchase) my daily.
2012 D4 aka Fiji (wife named it) only drive to the garage/mot station.
2003 L200 aka Miss Piggy, faded blotchy red pink, currently sat in naughty corner in disgrace due to a knocking bottom end (It was the cheapest 4x4 when i bought it)
13th Feb 2022 3:56 pm
Mambo
Member Since: 31 Dec 2021
Location: North Wales
Posts: 75
classic kev wrote:
Hey hey! Look at you go.
That’s it now, you’re on your way.
Looks like you’ve got it under control. Brakes is good start, they are kind of important. Don’t forget to change the brake fluid if it looks a bit gritty and also bed in the EPB shoes.
Good luck with it
Thank you kev, long time maybe 20 years since I've tackled shoes, and I still hate the archaic things.
Have a look at the drivers side pics, I've never seen out like it.
Tbh the brake fluid is dark but debris free, definitely on the list to be changed, but not totally cabbaged. But it WILL BE changed, she's due.2006 D3 aka Lipstick (bad purchase) my daily.
2012 D4 aka Fiji (wife named it) only drive to the garage/mot station.
2003 L200 aka Miss Piggy, faded blotchy red pink, currently sat in naughty corner in disgrace due to a knocking bottom end (It was the cheapest 4x4 when i bought it)
13th Feb 2022 4:00 pm
gstuart
Member Since: 21 Oct 2016
Location: kent
Posts: 14174
Hats off to u mate , alas think many have been where u are , mine was the same when I bought it
Fingers crossed u don’t have to do the rear upper wishbones as they are complete pigs to do , u might break the swear box with that one
At least at the end of the day ur know it’s been done properly so peace of mind
Great thread and wishing u all the best and look forward to ur progress and some piccies plse
13th Feb 2022 4:15 pm
Mambo
Member Since: 31 Dec 2021
Location: North Wales
Posts: 75
philm wrote:
Have fun
Hi Philm, oh I will and am having fun.......2006 D3 aka Lipstick (bad purchase) my daily.
2012 D4 aka Fiji (wife named it) only drive to the garage/mot station.
2003 L200 aka Miss Piggy, faded blotchy red pink, currently sat in naughty corner in disgrace due to a knocking bottom end (It was the cheapest 4x4 when i bought it)
13th Feb 2022 4:56 pm
Mambo
Member Since: 31 Dec 2021
Location: North Wales
Posts: 75
gstuart wrote:
Hats off to u mate , alas think many have been where u are , mine was the same when I bought it
Fingers crossed u don’t have to do the rear upper wishbones as they are complete pigs to do , u might break the swear box with that one
At least at the end of the day ur know it’s been done properly so peace of mind
Great thread and wishing u all the best and look forward to ur progress and some piccies plse
Hi Stuart, the swear is held together with gaffa tape, but she's holding. The wheels do lean in at the top, so I doubt I'll be away from there for long 2006 D3 aka Lipstick (bad purchase) my daily.
2012 D4 aka Fiji (wife named it) only drive to the garage/mot station.
2003 L200 aka Miss Piggy, faded blotchy red pink, currently sat in naughty corner in disgrace due to a knocking bottom end (It was the cheapest 4x4 when i bought it)
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