A service, upper suspension rose joint, front anti roll bar links and wheel alignment from CCM Ewhurst. A pleasant and surprising specialist in LR. Current: Range Rover L322 4.4tdv8, Porsche 911 (996) Carrera 2, BMW 535d Touring, Skoda Fabia, BMW S1000XR

It's now been three weeks (tomorrow) since I picked the car up. Been using it non-stop in the last week, so all my tinkering was in the first 2 weeks...

Before:



What I did to it...

Bright LED reversing lights
New set of mats
Door handle covers
Installed Navtool CarPlay
Installed VanTrue front and rear dashcam
Replaced boot strap cables
New rear number plate carrier
Replaced side repeaters with smoked dynamic ones
Replaced rear lights with 2010 style
Replaced all internal lighting with LEDs
Replaced high level brake light with smoked one
Installed magsafe wireless phone holder
Hard wired dashcam and wireles charger
Replaced 19 inch wheels with 20 inch ones
Bought cross bars for the roof - not putting on until needed
Replaced the reversing camera
Replaced front indicators with LEDs
Replaced front side lights with LEDs
Bought IID Tool
Replaced bonnet and boot lettering with chrome
Replaced boot trim strip with chrome
Added ST letters to boot creating a STRANGE ROVER
Replaced front and side grilles with SRA ones
New Black LR badge on front grille
Replaced LR badge on the boot with black one
Rear limo black tint
Updated factory SatNav disc
Bought side nets for the boot
Ordered fullfatrr.com sticker - still waiting... nudge
Upgraded boot lighting to LED
LED main beam headlights replacement

Ordered replacement front lenses
Bought angel eyes for the front - to be done when replacing lenses


...oh... and had Bodsy do a full magaflush, diff oil replacement, EGR blank and remap.


After:

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4 new tyres 👍🏻😎
Drives so much better 😎

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A new water pump! Prevention better than the alternative, it had chirped a couple of times while on tour, 4hrs labour to fit.

Turned out was the original one, so 19 yrs old and 120,000 miles. L322 TD6 2003
Epsom Green- the dogs car which has worked it’s way into being the family car 😮

Replaced the heater control valve. Thought I had fixed the old one before summer but nay...cold feet on the first motorway run of the autumn.
30 minute job if you don't drop one of the plastic nuts holding the unit on!! Old one had seized again.
Also checked the blend wheel and cable,

Bought 2 wheel bearings, 2 Front suspension arm kits and 2 wheel sensors, spent some considerable time and effort changing the bits, even bought an impact wrench to speed things up, painted all bits, all works fine now and looking at the old suspension arms it was about time that it was done.
Pleased with my effort.

A nice 5 tonne SWL German bottle jack; my Sprinter Jack was leaking and it was cheaper to buy a new jack than get the old one repaired. 😣 L322 TDV8 4.4 - current
L322 TD6 - sold
Disco 2 TD5 - sold
Suzuki Grand Vitara XL7 - sold
Mitsubishi Pajero 2.8 - part ex'd
Hyundai Santa Fe 2.0 td - sold
Mitsubishi Pajero 2.8 - sold

Today I did my first top engine oil change and I will never look back. I couldnt find the draper everyone else uses so had to buy the Draper 81315 and technically use it wrong but it did the job, sucked out all the oil and no mess, love it.

Then topped up with Liqui Moly Top Tec 4500, 2 x new bosch air filters and then attacked the deployable steps.

Last job was to AKRA the underneath as previous owner had the oil cooler/O Rings leak and just left it so underneath including the auto box area was covered in oil.

Also got the Bluetooth car kit working with I am chuffed about as they love to hand out penatly points in Ireland. All in all a good day with the Westminster all while my disco 3 looked at me in disgust.

Oh final Mod if you can call it that was to rip off the plastic number plates and replace with stamped metal. They make a car look far younger and would highly recommend. Now its time for some Bushmills  Current yokes
2012 4.4 TDV8 Westminster
Subaru Sambar Pickup Tipper
2006 Disco 3
Scoobie GT wagon
Mx5 G Ltd
TT S Line
Pajero JDM Exceed

Got my new front brake discs in today. GOOD GRIEF ! They're heavy !!!

Looked out the window at mine today but having covid over Christmas means ive not been anywhere in her for ten days now...

I could tell you wasn't well Craig about the Battery comment wish you better.

Checked the trickle charger on mine as it hasn't moved for about a month. overfinch modified

Edgey808 wrote:

4 new tyres 👍🏻😎
Drives so much better 😎

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Good tyre choice Edgey.  overfinch modified

New 20 tonne bottle jack, don't trust the scissor jack and my old bottle jack leaking now. Took a bit of fettling to cut back the tapered right hand boot cubby to accomodate the wider base.

New dashcam turned up, fed up with the Motorola one having a mind of it's own, my old Nextbase 402g relogated to be rear facing, the front now a natty little 4K Muvi KZ-2 Pro, smaller and much, much better quality. Fuji White / Jet 2012 4.4 TDV8 Westminster

New front discs, callipers and pads. Now just need a dry day to get them fitted!

@nobby

Where did you get them from and how much? Am redoing all my 2004 wheels