This is what happened to Britpart lower arms after three months, you can see quote clearly how the rubber boot has already begun to perish.

I would suggest not purchasing Britpart suspension components if these are anything to judge them by.

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Great thread Christian, I love reading through content like this.

I think I may have a similar issue you had with those lower arms. The dealer I bought my Westie from changed them as they were an advisory on the MOT they had had done when preparing it for sale (which, at the time, I thought was good of them). It's not so much of a creak but a dink. It's at slow or next to no speed usually when reversing onto our drive. RR Westminster 2012 4.4 TDV8 Orkney Grey
LR Freelander 2 TD4e HSE Stornoway Grey - gone but not forgotten

Latest update is a bit of polishing of the old girl to see how the body work comes out, there are a few digs in the paintwork which cannot be polished out but I wanted to get rid of the swirls and light scratching.

I washed the car first and then used Megs clay bar with some BH QD to lube it up, I'm always amazed how much crud is still embedded in the paintwork after a wash and dry.

Then several passes with various Menzerna compounds, followed by some Black Hole Glaze, then on to BH DSW. Only took a couple of hours as it was a quick going over. I really need to get some decent warm wind free days to properly go over the whole thing again.

The difference between the polished bonnet and the wing!

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That is awesome, great job

David Range Rover 4.2 Supercharged 2006
Ford Focus EcoBoost 1.5 2017
MG TF 2003

Previous Cars of note
Land Rover Discovery 2
Jaguar Mk2 3.8 - Company car
MG Midget 1974 - Concours

My next instalment will be the removal of all the wheel arch liners and side skirts to check for occasion and to coat the entire underbody with cavity wax... Will upload the pictures soon. Christian.


Current Cars
2011 Range Rover Vogue SE
2020 BMW M4 Competition
2019 BMW X4

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Brilliant thread.
Looking forward to next instalment, particularly details of any new clips etc when replacing liners and sills.
Mike. G reg 2.5VM Vogue Portofino red 1991- 1999
V reg 2.5td P38 Rioja red 1999- 2006
53 reg td6 Vogue Oslo blue 2006- 2015
11 reg 4.4 TdV8 Vogue SE. Baltic blue 2015- date.
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This is a cracking thread, really inspiring. I like what you did with the side steps, dead smart. Looking forward to the next updates. Current vehicles:
1944 Fordson Standard
1982 Land Rover Series 3 88" petrol
1984 Ford 4610
2009 3.6 TDV8 Vogue
2017 CLS Shooting Brake

Brilliant thread!

Brakes are on my list and didn’t know the rears are prone to seizing so I’ll add them to the list!

Definitely worth doing underbody protection on them! I’ve just done it too mine. A labour of love but well worth the effort when you know it’s done  2002 4.6 Vogue SE - Alveston Red with Lightstone 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

really great to see this - a labour of love

but I can't help but think what a shocking sorry state our Range Rovers are in - and yours is only 10 years old and falling apart almost in every place you look

I guess we just accept the terrible build quality in the UK

when you stand back and have a moments thought - I guess JLR reasonably think that 10 years is about the timeframe to dump your car onto some unsuspecting mug and buy another - and wait for it - yes another RR

Rust Treatment and Prevention Part 1

Removed the wheelarch liners, side steps & side skirts to have a look at the corrosion and to my surprise there was nothing more than a bit of surface corrosion and some dust.

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I don't mind doing mechanicals as long as you have a good rust free example to do them too.

Sounds like you've got a great starting point and with some careful treatment now she'll be a cracker for years to come!

David. 2002 4.6 Vogue SE - Alveston Red with Lightstone 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

First patch of corrosion was nearside rear.

I took down the wheelarch liner and the skirt was already off, I used a punch to knock out the pin in the middle of the jacking point, thanks Cam-tech-craig for the tip. The jack point then just pulls off, they need replacing as the pin disappears.




I hit any rust with various wire brushes and then coated in BH Hydrate 80



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That patch at the front of the wheel arch is where mine was showing surface rust too.

Great job!

Once I’ve built mine back up I’m going to do the cavities along the cills.

David. 2002 4.6 Vogue SE - Alveston Red with Lightstone 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

Luckily I caught it nice and early, the corrosion was literally surface pitting only so it only required a minimum of treatment and coating.
I remember both my previous project cars, a Shogun and a Frontera and both of them needed a fair bit of welding in front of the rear whee in the arches.
Seems like it’s a common place on any car.

Here’s my previous project if you’re interested!

https://facebook.com/shogunproject Christian.


Current Cars
2011 Range Rover Vogue SE
2020 BMW M4 Competition
2019 BMW X4

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