Member Since: 11 Mar 2009
Location: Somerset
Posts: 3551
8) are you heated as well Wanted D4s non runners pm for competitive price.
IID Pro MV License - D3/4 RRS - Enabling, Updates,Transmission flushing.
Mobile or workshop,PM for details.
31st Aug 2014 3:46 pm
BBS SPY Site Sponsor
Member Since: 15 Jun 2007
Location: Sunny Cyprus
Posts: 3054
Wildrover
Just a reminder that the introductary discount offer for these conversion kits ends tonight at 12:00 midnight GMT without exception.
If you still want to take advantage of the 25% discount that this group buy uniquely offers, you need to place an on line order on the Web Shop at Blackbox-solutions.com before the offer expires, filling in the Promo code field with DISCO3E08 and then PM me your order reference number.
After placing an order you will have 30 days to pay and can still cancel the order at any time.
ATB
Colin
31st Aug 2014 6:00 pm
Wildrover
Member Since: 19 Jul 2005
Location: Walkabout
Posts: 628
Woody in need of a heated clock spring but couldn't wait2007 D3 HSE Artic Frost Silverish
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31st Aug 2014 6:42 pm
Spooky
Member Since: 02 Jun 2009
Location: Swindon, Wilts
Posts: 1013
BBS SPY wrote:
... Just a reminder that the introductary discount offer for these conversion kits ends tonight at 12:00 midnight GMT without exception ...
Awww, shucks!!! Missed it ... Regards,
Mick
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1st Sep 2014 5:38 pm
J12Engineering
Member Since: 05 May 2013
Location: The Cotswolds
Posts: 119
BBS SPY wrote:
@J12Engineering
Thank you for your kind comments of appreciation of my and my teams efforts. As this thread details, It has certainly taken a lot of time...
I note that you are some way short of the >50 Post count and intend to try and do some catching up before the offer ends almost 24 hours from now.
In your case you have been a regular poster for over a year with over half the requisite posts, so meet the intended spirit and i have already PM'd you to inform you that i will happily grant you the full discount
Colin
Colin you are an absolute gent? Order placed yesterday and one of the Office Angels (I believe you refer to them as) has contacted me today with a revised value.
Now for the agonising wait for it and the wheel to arrive so I can install them - assuming work does not throw in a curve ball and send me overseas in the next couple of weeks!
1st Sep 2014 7:29 pm
Baben
Member Since: 15 Feb 2006
Location: Kyalami
Posts: 2059
OK thanks to Colin and Christian my paddles are now working like a charm.
I will leave it to Colin to comment seeing as I am not sure my fix (a long-distance one - thank goodness I went to a technical school and learnt to solder) is what he would recommend for everyone that had the paddle shift hiccup.
Loving it. but guess what - the Mrs drove the D3 to the shops the other day.......and demands a similar wheel for her '06 RRS with heating too.....
I should know better than to leave the keys laying around
2nd Sep 2014 8:14 am
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Member Since: 15 Jun 2007
Location: Sunny Cyprus
Posts: 3054
Sorry Spooky
This thread has been a buzz of activity for nearly 2 months and the discount offer made over 6 weeks ago.
Where have you been
But even without a discount, at least this upgrade is now possible and as everyone who has done it already will tell you, a rather nice one that really lifts and modernises the feel of the vehicle at the place you notice it the most. EG many spend many thousands updating their front ends but you only get to see and appreciate that when you get in or out of the vehicle.
J12Engineering:
You are most welcome and yes, I certainly try very hard and try my best to always do the right thing
I see you are like a Kid waiting for Christmas morning and me and My Admin Angels are happy to play the part of Santa
Baben:
Quote:
thanks to Colin and Christian my paddles are now working like a charm
But I do have to thank you, for your willingness to help, and your technical school teacher for giving you the requisite soldering skills
In hardware or software, me and BBS clearly try to push the boundaries and do truly innovative and pioneering stuff in order to provide that which would otherwise be impossible.
This takes a lot of time, money, effort and commitment, and being only human we don't always get it 100% right first time and is most often then copied by others etc.
Although I provided you with a way to fix this for you, I am not sure if you realise the true reason behind why the Transmitter circuit worked for us and ids and not for you or Radders89.
As amazing as it sounds, and believe me or not, I believe it is actually down to variations between the resistance across the coil of the horn relay in the BCU
AFAIK only Radder89 now needs sorting and I have sent him an E-Mail spelling out the options.
As for Mrs Baben
Fancy letting her loose on the D3, what were you thinking
ATB
Colin
2nd Sep 2014 3:14 pm
Jay666d
Member Since: 11 Feb 2014
Location: Northumberland
Posts: 753
My PCB's came today, nicely packed in protective bubble wrap.
Anyone worried about fitting them need not be... It happened that swiftly I didn't have time to take any pictures!
I'll get round to fitting the wheel next week, but it will have to be without the heated clock spring for now!
As a bonus, my steering wheel has flappy paddles... I'm not too fussed about making them work the gears, but I may use the same kind of tech to make it work other things. (Like maybe one for my electric garage and the other I could maybe make my roof rack lights [when I fit them] flash!)
... Or better yet, I could make the Adaptive Cruise Control buttons the up & down for the garage door! 07 Land Rover Discovery III HSE
07 BMW 1200 GS Adventure
08 Mercedes Sprinter
4th Sep 2014 7:06 pm
parrafin23
Member Since: 04 Dec 2011
Location: Buskeud
Posts: 681
Just ordered the full package and sendt Colin the order number, waiting for a reply.
Looks like i have to remove my 1 year old heated steering wheel, with brand new switches for a D4 one with all the switches.. Hopfully i can sell it on..
Is there someone how have recorded with video to show how this install is done?
If not, I can do it when i get all the bits sorted..
Mr.P
6th Sep 2014 8:25 am
J12Engineering
Member Since: 05 May 2013
Location: The Cotswolds
Posts: 119
Rapid delivery from Cyprus now to await the second wheel due to the absence of cruise when the first arrived in the post Hopefully the combo will be installed before LRO Peterborough as the first big run out to savour the set up
8th Sep 2014 9:28 pm
parrafin23
Member Since: 04 Dec 2011
Location: Buskeud
Posts: 681
I have just been to a LR dealer and asked a quote and part numbers for a D4 heated wheel with all the switches.
LR023958, 8 speed Auto trans ZF8hp70 4wd, I/P Facial Contrast Ebony black : £1237,38
Lr050908 Steering wheel - gloss black with heated steering wheel,voice input : £256,03
Lr050902 Steering wheel gloss black with manual speed control : £413,54
So this is the Norwegian prizes and the part numbers the dealer gave me.
Mr.P
9th Sep 2014 12:15 pm
maplecottage
Member Since: 01 Feb 2011
Location: Norfolk
Posts: 3171
New steering wheel on the way and Colin's bits following on in short order
Many thanks to both Colin (BBS SPY) and Jon (JDB) for helping me empty my wallet
Flappy paddles here we come
Steve
10th Sep 2014 7:26 am
Baben
Member Since: 15 Feb 2006
Location: Kyalami
Posts: 2059
Thanks to BBS fast delivery and amazing technical support, Mrs Baben (IceBaben) didn't have to wait long for her smooth, heated, paddle-shift and ACC equipped wheel
thanks Colin, you guys rock
Worth waiting for. I think I am getting special cuddles from Ice
this weekend....
13th Sep 2014 8:53 am
TheOneAndOnlyNikolaus
Member Since: 13 Jul 2008
Location: Vienna
Posts: 140
Does this modification affect the iPod interface in any way? Would love to do the wheel swap but don't want to loose iPod connectivity....
13th Sep 2014 1:24 pm
Jay666d
Member Since: 11 Feb 2014
Location: Northumberland
Posts: 753
I don't think that it will effect it. I'd let you know but I'm still looking for an ACM to fit into my Disco!07 Land Rover Discovery III HSE
07 BMW 1200 GS Adventure
08 Mercedes Sprinter
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- assuming work does not throw in a curve ball and send me overseas in the next couple of weeks! 
thanks Colin, you guys rock
