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Not really, but now I've got your attention:

I have a '97 disco with a 300 tdi (as fitted) two mechanics who both 'off road' in discos told me 'it's a disco2' because of the arrangements of buttons on dash etc etc. However, the fella at the Land Rover accessory / parts shop says no, it's a disco 1 later model and that the discovery 2 came into being in '99 (I think).

So, to a layman like me, which is it? That is to say for practical purposes of ordering parts etc....

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Pick of dash and binnacle wud help.
Do the dickie seats face forward or inwards?

What's the binnacle and dickie seats?

The binnacle is the thing that holds the gauges and switches.

Dickie seats are the 2 small ones by the rear door.

Thanks, I'll take some pics later and post them. The dickie seats would have faced inward toward the middle - now removed.

My understanding is that the "2" seats face forward and the "1" seats face in.

OK sounds a good enough identifier to me. Wasn't there a cut off / switch over date though?

In mid 1998 the 1999MY D2 was introduced although new D1s were still on sale.

you can tell by the alpine windows too, D1 held in with rubber seals and D2 are bonded in and smoother in appearance.

Doesn't the D2 just come with the TD5 engine?

It also has additional swage lines

Jason

The engine is the big decider, Td5, its a 2, 300Tdi its a 1!

Also the D2 has a longer rear overhang to accomodate the forward facing rear dicky seats. If the OP's dicky seats faced in then its the shorter arse so 300Tdi.

Early Disco 1 - note Sherpa van sourced headlamps are too small:






Late Disco 1 (1 1/2?)






Disco 2








The tail lamps are probably the easiest thing to check; the Disco 1's lamps were from a Maestro van, while the 2's were unique and much larger. Also, check out the door handles.

Are there any D2's with 300TDi injuns?

As the vehicle is a 1997 300tdi, it would appear that it is a Disco 1.

But for the sake of it I have some pictures of the car and the bionicle, just so I can be sure.

Door handles are the big give away,disco 2 started on a 98 S reg with td5 engine

thats just a late disco 1

give aways include the door handles, the disco 1 had 'flap' type handles

wheel stud PCD is larger on a disco 1 (same as series/defender and RRC)

the rear lights are mounted higher on a disco 2 on the pillar, on the disco 1 the sit below the level of the rear side window

a 7 seat disco 2 will have airbag rear suspension rather than coils

the side repeater indicators on a disco 1 are small square itmes found on most BL cars the disco 2 has longer more rectangular ones


yours is a disco 1 facelift

G-man said:

thats just a late disco 1

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Just, Just!, JUST!!!



Mine is a disco 1 no doubt, but not 'JUST a disco 1'.






But, 'tis what I thought too

its just a disco 1 its not likes its a defender or anything

G-man said:

its just a disco 1 its not likes its a defender or anything

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I have defenders at workl -I'd rather drink lager than drive a defender

Oooo I can see that as a strapline.

Dartmoor Navigator said:

Not really, but now I've got your attention:

I have a '97 disco with a 300 tdi (as fitted) two mechanics who both 'off road' in discos told me 'it's a disco2' because of the arrangements of buttons on dash etc etc. However, the fella at the Land Rover accessory / parts shop says no, it's a disco 1 later model and that the discovery 2 came into being in '99 (I think).

So, to a layman like me, which is it? That is to say for practical purposes of ordering parts etc....

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If it's a '97 TDi 300 then it's a Disco 1 - no question.