That’s the plan.

It’ll be wheels off, all arch liners out, steam cleaned and then protected. Reading a lot online about Lanoguard just now. Seems to get some decent reviews but needs topping up annually. It’s easy to apply though so not the end of the world. 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

I've read loads about Lanoguard and I have to say what put me off was the "do it every year" comment..

I've just done rust/corrosion correction and protection with mine whilst doing the ARC pipes, used various Dinitrol products for use on rust, to prevent rust, and to treat the box sections. I would hope they will last a lot longer than a year, especially when removing arch liners that, to be frank, were a total ball ache on the 405... I did think of getting some Lanoguard and doing everything I could see without removing anything just to give it all a coating but that might be a bit OTT...

I suppose whatever we do will be an improvement...  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
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Well, we’re just over 100 miles in so far and nothing much to report!

Car is running great, no coolant leaks or oil leaks that I can see or smell so fingers crossed it’s good to go!

Now a couple of hundred miles in and she’s running great. Fuel light came on last night so I ran it a bit lower today, stuck 10 gallons of fuel in it and poured in a can of BG44K Platinum injector cleaner. It said on the tin it treated 10-20 gallons of fuel so I thought 45 litres of fuel would give it a decent concentration.

One thing I had noticed with it was that when braking anything other then gently there was a clunk from the front and if you were pressing on it felt a bit wandery.

Today I fitted 2 new Land Rover ball joints into both front hubs, 2 of the arms have integral ball joints so these were replaced with new arms, and I replaced the bushes in the 2 cranked arms that bolt to the ball joints mounted to the hubs.

Well done David… How’s that back shelf looking? Or did I miss an update?

All sorted for now then.... enjoy...  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
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Thanks guys

Parcel shelf is fitted, Craig. It’s still cream at the moment though. It’s on the list of things to do at some point.  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

Well, after the recent weather we’ve had in Scotland, surprisingly, today was lovely so I decided to give the Range Rover a wash.

Took just over 4hrs and I’ve not looked at the interior or treated the glass yet.

The exhaust tailpipes were disgusting so I spent ages tidying these up. The results are great!

Looks great, by the time you have treated all the leather in an autobiography you will have used two bottles, it won't be a 5min job.......!!!  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-

I’ll have a cricked neck by the time I’ve finished looking up at the headliner!  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

What did you use for the exhaust tailpipes? They looked great!

I used Solvol Metal Polish with a microfibre cloth and a lot of elbow grease.

For the very tips there was a lot of carbon on them so I used a tiny Snap On polishing tool with a very fine abrasive pad to clear the carbon deposits. Once I’d shifted them I switched back to Autosol and a cloth to finish them off.

I’ve used the same polish on all 3 of my SC’s now and it’s always worked wonders.

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

When I got the Range Rover it had a different spare wheel under the boot floor. I checked the build sheet for the car and realised that the car was on the correct wheels and it was indeed just the spare that was wrong.

I sold the “wrong” wheel on Gumtree and then kept an eye on Facebook Marketplace, Gumtree and eBay and eventually came across the correct wheel for it. I bought it from a bloke in Birmingham and then used Shiply to have it delivered to me. The finish on it is the correct colour but it’s not in great shape. My plan is to get the wheels on the car refurbished once winter has passed so I’ll get the spare done as well.

The tyre on the new wheels was knackered when it arrived. Last year I got a puncture in my black L322 which was questionable as to whether or not it should be repaired. I replaced the tyre but kept the old one. I decided as a spare for this car it would be fine so I’ve repaired it today, mounted it to the spare, balanced it and after giving it a wash and fitting the spare wheel lifting strap, put it under the boot floor.

Seriously lovely machine and even the arches look clean. Great find and glad to hear it is behaving!

The arches on this one are absolutely spotless.

I’m a big believer in prevention being better then cure so my plan is to remove the cill covers and arch liner to give everything a bloody good clean and then to get loads and loads of protection on it.

Got a few little modifications I’d like to do to it too, well, retrofits rather than modifications.

Auto High Beam Assist. I believe this is just changing the mirror and updating the CCF.

Blind Spot Monitoring. This is just a sensor behind each corner of the rear bumper but it means changing the mirror glass. They don’t come up second hand and are around 800 quid each new

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