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Haylands



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England 2014 Range Rover Autobiography SDV8 Loire Blue

Did fatty mind the sub zero temps... well, I saw -8c on the dash and fatty always started and warmed the inside well with the FBH, I was very impressed...

Heated massage seats should be standard on every car, love the way the 405 remembers if you had them on last time you went out, and the programable massage to come on 5 mins after you start is a treat...

The steering wheel actually gets too hot, sure I read somewhere it can be turned down a bit....

With the temp below freezing the entire way we did a 450 mile round trip a few days ago with a trailer on the back, set the cruise for 60 and sat back to enjoy the ride, was impressed with the 35.5mpg and the totally effortless way the 405 behaved, jumped out both ends like you had driven around the corner...

Bought a new grille for it as I do like the later 405 design...


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Still glad I bought it, which is lucky really... Whistle Pete

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2014 L405 Autobiography SDV8 4.4 Loire Blue Ebony interior
2011 L322 Vogue SE 4.4 TDV8 Baltic Blue. Parchment over Navy Interior. Sold
2012 L322 Autobiography 5.0 Supercharged Ipanema Sand, Jet Interior. Sold
2002 L322 Vogue 4.4 V8 Epson Green, Ivory over Aspen Interior (Fatty Offroader) Sold
-Click for Project Fatty off roader-

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pld118



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Scotland 2014 Range Rover Vogue SDV6 Santorini Black

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northernmonkeyjones



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United Kingdom 2016 Range Rover Autobiography SDV8 Santorini Black

Got in mine for the first time in about 2 1/2 weeks….. started like a peach, trundles off to Aldi and back. That’s probably it for another 2 weeks…… only used it cos the Mrs Kia box was “out”

The last time is used it was in anger tho, full of family and towing our 26’ Bailey down to a Longleat for the festival of lights in the most god awful weather. wasn’t the best trip but if I’d been in anything else I probably would have stopped and waited for the weather to break! There is nothing that can't be fixed with a hammer😜😜
FFRR 4.4 SDV8 Autobiography Santorini Black.
Fiat 500x 1.4 multiair Lounge 2015
2010 LR D4 Commercial 2.7 TDV6

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Rosco



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United Kingdom 2013 Range Rover Autobiography SDV8 Baltic Blue

Where did you source the grille from Pete, Happy New Year Thumbs Up

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Haylands



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England 2014 Range Rover Autobiography SDV8 Loire Blue

Pattern part obviously, fits perfect, you will need a grille badge, they are too well stuck on to reuse the old one.

Grille,

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/302375261153

Or search for this when the link runs out....

BLACK CHROME FACELIFT LOOK FRONT GRILL GRILLE FOR RANGE ROVER L405 VOGUE 13-17

Badge is standard size 85mm x 43mm

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/394275550191 Pete

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2014 L405 Autobiography SDV8 4.4 Loire Blue Ebony interior
2011 L322 Vogue SE 4.4 TDV8 Baltic Blue. Parchment over Navy Interior. Sold
2012 L322 Autobiography 5.0 Supercharged Ipanema Sand, Jet Interior. Sold
2002 L322 Vogue 4.4 V8 Epson Green, Ivory over Aspen Interior (Fatty Offroader) Sold
-Click for Project Fatty off roader-

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Rosco



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United Kingdom 2013 Range Rover Autobiography SDV8 Baltic Blue

Thanks Pete Thumbs Up

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Haylands



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England 2014 Range Rover Autobiography SDV8 Loire Blue

The grille fits on with several trim clips, in this weather it's best to warm them up before you try to prize the middle of the clip upwards until the clip comes out, and use a plastic trim tool or you will damage them, undo all the ones you can see on the slam panel then pull the grille off forward, only takes a few minutes... Thumbs Up

Oh and Happy New Year to you and everyone else.... Pete

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2014 L405 Autobiography SDV8 4.4 Loire Blue Ebony interior
2011 L322 Vogue SE 4.4 TDV8 Baltic Blue. Parchment over Navy Interior. Sold
2012 L322 Autobiography 5.0 Supercharged Ipanema Sand, Jet Interior. Sold
2002 L322 Vogue 4.4 V8 Epson Green, Ivory over Aspen Interior (Fatty Offroader) Sold
-Click for Project Fatty off roader-

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diesel Dave



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England 2019 Range Rover Autobiography SDV8 Santorini Black

Happy new year Pete, all. Just done the same with mine re the grill, really transforms the front end, pleased with the result. Very Happy

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Haylands



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England 2014 Range Rover Autobiography SDV8 Loire Blue

Yep, I really like it, the standard one looks too much like a Discovery grille to me...!! Laughing Pete

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2014 L405 Autobiography SDV8 4.4 Loire Blue Ebony interior
2011 L322 Vogue SE 4.4 TDV8 Baltic Blue. Parchment over Navy Interior. Sold
2012 L322 Autobiography 5.0 Supercharged Ipanema Sand, Jet Interior. Sold
2002 L322 Vogue 4.4 V8 Epson Green, Ivory over Aspen Interior (Fatty Offroader) Sold
-Click for Project Fatty off roader-

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northernmonkeyjones



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United Kingdom 2016 Range Rover Autobiography SDV8 Santorini Black

I did have one of those on mine for a while, but then found a used genuine SVO grill on EBay for not very many pennies. So thats been on mine for a couple of years now. There is nothing that can't be fixed with a hammer😜😜
FFRR 4.4 SDV8 Autobiography Santorini Black.
Fiat 500x 1.4 multiair Lounge 2015
2010 LR D4 Commercial 2.7 TDV6

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mine [like petes style] which i've had for a few years now is losing the silver paint ..still looks ok though.. ... - .- -.




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mjdronfield



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I’m not normally one for aftermarket grilles, but I like that one.

Thumbs Up 2011 Range Rover Vogue SE 4.4 TDV8

Previous cars :
2003 Range Rover Vogue TD6
1999 Discovery Td5 ES
1995 BMW M5 3.8 6 speed
1992 Range Rover 3.9 Efi Vogue
1992 BMW M5 3.8
1988 BMW 735i SE
1989 Ford Sierra XR4x4 2.9i
1981 Ford Fiesta Supersport

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pld118



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Scotland 2014 Range Rover Vogue SDV6 Santorini Black

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That really does MY18ernise the front end 👍🏻

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Haylands



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England 2014 Range Rover Autobiography SDV8 Loire Blue

It does look nice, and that's a blown up picture from the security cameras so far from HD...!!!

I'll take some more when the weather gets a bit better... Thumbs Up Pete

__________________________________________________
2014 L405 Autobiography SDV8 4.4 Loire Blue Ebony interior
2011 L322 Vogue SE 4.4 TDV8 Baltic Blue. Parchment over Navy Interior. Sold
2012 L322 Autobiography 5.0 Supercharged Ipanema Sand, Jet Interior. Sold
2002 L322 Vogue 4.4 V8 Epson Green, Ivory over Aspen Interior (Fatty Offroader) Sold
-Click for Project Fatty off roader-

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dhallworth



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United Kingdom 2012 Range Rover Autobiography TDV8 Baltic Blue

Having owned several L322’s, how do you find the L405, Pete?

I always thought I’d go from the 07SC to a 5.0 or late 4.4TDV8 but I’ve found myself spending a lot of time looking at L405’s at the moment. 2002 4.6 Vogue SE - Alveston Red with Lightstone Leather
2007 Range Rover Supercharged in Java Black with Ivory Leather
2012 Range Rover 5.0 SC Autobiography in Indus Silver with Jet/Ivory Interior
2012 Range Rover 4.4 TDV8 Autobiography in Baltic Blue with Sand Interior

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