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Disco common faults
discoverytdi:
God I've been lucky after three years ownership the following repaired/replaced
front window regulator X2
motor for rear door lock
hub seals X4
clutch & fly wheel
exhaust ( binned the cat eeek meeow)
erg in b1n file
lift pump
alarm replaced with a toad system (out of my previous Disco )
tin of Hammerrite silver ( wheels nice and blingy)
" " Blue (for boot floor and other bits of metal)
new dog (other one was a back seat driver and kept shaking and covering his eyes when I put him in the back)
Now you watch the engine will blow up on me now :D
narked:
Jobs done:
Replaced wheel bearings and the related odds and ends they took with them...
Replaced headlight bulb connector blocks.
UJs.
Replaced rear discs and pads, as pads had dropped and worn a groove into the disc carriers.
Jobs needing to be done:
Fix/replace possible knackered transfer box :(
Fix the 'floppy knob syndrome' with new springs in door catches.
Fix the alarm/immobiliser.
Fix the peeling dash.
Secure all the trim in the rear.
Replace various rusty/crumbly bits.
Get up the courage to lift the carpet in the rear to look at the floor panel.
Fix the non-working main beam on driver's side.
And that's without any digging around looking for jobs, or any customisation.
Evilgoat:
Hmm
Weld every single damn panel :) Boot, Boot Sides, body mounts at rear, front footwells, A-Frame to sills, inner wings, inner wing stregthening member.
New wiring harness to go in (I've actually made it now) for Headlamps, Battery and Auxiliaries.
Subs to Go in and change door cards at the back
Spring in tailgate
C/L motor gone in passenger door
Mount CD changer rather than carpet taping it to the boot floor.
Strip, repair and Powedercoat spare bumper
Lift carpets and find holes
I'm sure theres more. But at the same time the other three need attention :(
Ja1983:
--- Quote from: "Evilgoat" ---..Subs to Go in and change door cards at the back..
--- End quote ---
i`m currently planning 1 10" in the rear, keep looking at the door, but darent, as i`d shut it on some firewood...
the ex-boot seats look to be favourite.. got some MDF, just need some light, fair weather and time to co-incide.
ideas welcomed tho!
add to list:
Naff speakers - replace fronts with componants, rear pillars with 6x9`s (subject to not finding any 6" componants without the tweeters) and a 10"er throbbing somewhere in the boot..
also stocking up on sticky tar type flashband, as this is a cheaper, and more readily available than the dynamat stuff (believed to be made from hens teeth, rocking horse poo and santas beard based on the price!)
dreading the rattles when i put some drum n bass on!! :lol:
nicr1:
at least land rover were consistent.... :lol:
i bought my K plate disco 3 years ago (200 tdi) and almost 40,000 miles later it's hardly missed a beat.
1 rear brake pipe replaced, 1 set of brake pads all round, 1 small piece of welding for the it's last MOT and a few oil and filter changes and some grease.
but.....the next mot is due in 4 weeks, so i thought i'd better get around to a few of those jobs that i've been putting off for the last 3 years, like checking the rear floor panel... :cry: and the rear body mounts :cry:
after much deliberation, i've decided to go down the well trodden path that every disco owner is destined to walk.....as soon as machine mart re-open 2moz the 28th december i will be purchasing a mig and ordering my panels from paddocks.
as paddocks don't actually open for buisness until 2nd of january, that gives me about a week to learn to weld. :roll:
i've decide to replace the rear right hand side and left hand side floor panels too, rather than patch up and try to rebuild the seating lip which the main panel sits on. (which has partly dissapeared). it seems as though i will probably need more tools (which i don't have) to form the joggle on the patch panels, hence replacing the whole panel which is correctly formed and should just slot straight in to place( i hope).
i've read quite a few posts on various forums about replacing the floor, but hav'nt heard of anyone that replaced the side pieces too. if anyone has got any tips or suggestions or reasosns why it might be better to patch the sides and replace just the main floor, they would be greatly appreciated..nick.
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