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5IMON



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* Interest to all members !* The caterpillar story

Evening y'all!
I have an 07 RR and I looking to convert it to a 2010. Ive done alot of research and talked to alot of garages about their services,however I already have a qualified electrician that can do all the wiring.Consequently all I needed was the parts....
Now when I ask these establishments how much they'd charge to supply me with just the parts theprice range from literally £2500 to £3200.
Thats interesting I thought, so I called LR and got a quote from them for all the parts.
It is as follows;

Bi-Xenon headlights £491.58 each
Front Bumper £452.02
Front Bumper to wing brackets £3.96 each
Rear Lamps £242.97 each
Front Fog Lamps £52.50 each
Front Fog Lamp Bezels £22.60 each
Front Grille £141.26
Side Vents £101.70 each
PDC Sensors £28.25 each
PDC Bezels 0.45p each
Front PDC Loom £93.00
Front Bumper Armature £113.01
Excl VAT

Total- £3,259

Now on first reaction I thought, these garages must be crooked and are basically dealing with stolen parts because how can you get part from LR cheaper ? I mean im sure body shops get stuff cheaper but not that much?

The answer?

Caterpillar-http://www.cat.com

They supply LR parts to LR and these garages. So next time your looking for part for your LR go to CAT not LR!
Now I just need to find a contact number for them, any ideas?

5I!

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JustinP



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I would have thought that garages can get genuine parts cheaper than you because they get a trade deal. 
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5IMON



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True but if your selling a conversion kit for less2500 where are your profit margin?

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Have you tried Dan @ duckworths as he is more likely to get closer to that price. Also try Gazallio as i think he is looking into this as well??

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kingpleb



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And i've just seen the price for the side vents.
Go on ebay and there is a seller knocking them out for circa£80-90 delivered for a pair. Thats over £100 knocked off your budget in one go.

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i bet you will find that you cant buy direct from them V8 facelift Range Rover Autobiography 22" wheels.
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kingpleb



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Bumpers front or rear are circa £100-150 at the minute and some home prep work before painting as well saves some money.

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5IMON



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daveo wrote:
i bet you will find that you cant buy direct from them

Agreed...

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5IMON



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kingpleb wrote:
Bumpers front or rear are circa £100-150 at the minute and some home prep work before painting as well saves some money.


Really? Where are you getting your bumper from?

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EBAY Smile

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5IMON



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kingpleb wrote:
EBAY Smile


150 for a 2010?

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http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2010-RANGE-ROVER...19cb804a2d

I dunno some people just have to have all the work done for em Smile Laughing

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5IMON



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Hah! thats just the bare bone bumper skin , it would be a nightmare sourcing 4 PDC sensors , fog, surrounds bumper bars and wing brackets!

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Can you re-use your existing PDC sensors and avoid the cost of new sensors and the loom?

Yes the new sensors are a little smaller, but would enlarging the holes detract from the overall look? 
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5IMON



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You can but you lose that flush look on the fb.

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