Discovery 1 Rear Light Guard

Dgbarwell said:

Hi,
This is my first post so apologies if I haven't posted in the correct place

I am trying to install rear light guards on my disco 1 bjt haven't an issue inserting the single rivnuts on the inside. I've drilled through the sheet metal and hit a solid block behind. The gap isn't big enough for the rivnut to fit inside. I've been told I shouldn't need to drill anymore into the block, is this correct? Has anyone had experience with this before?

I know that I'm probably doing something g incredibly stupid like not using the rivnit gun correct!

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discool said:

Why pictures? Genuine Parts lamp guards for the rear lamps of a 300 series are all the same.

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dieseldog69 said:

Pictures paint a thousand words.

mine are like this, usually minus the mud

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Are yours similar at all?

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discool said:

Why pictures? Genuine Parts lamp guards for the rear lamps of a 300 series are all the same.

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kevstar said:

They don't fit mine for some reason lol
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dieseldog69 said:

Unless I'm mistaken, there was no indication that the light guards were a genuine part so a picture could have saved me replying and using up internet bandwidth

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Dgbarwell said:

Mine are similar but the other way around, the same which discool posted.

turns out that I just needed to amend my tool slightly so that less of the threads were in the rivnut!

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dieseldog69 said:

Unless I'm mistaken, there was no indication that the light guards were a genuine part so a picture could have saved me replying and using up internet bandwidth



Were you aware that some durdy bugger has been molesting your rear end

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kevstar said:

Bastids I know it was like that when I got it & it was my mate that noticed it lol

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dieseldog69 said:

I'm not gonna lie, I did considered doing mine and swapping out my recessed door handles for D2 door handles and fitting early D2 headlights and seeing how many people I could convince that I had the only 3 door D2 LOLZ

Not a bad look I suppose, if you likes that sort of thing

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kevstar said:

Its seams a lot of grief be much easier to buy to buy a D2 although id quite like to see you do it

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dieseldog69 said:

I think only the door handles would be the tricky bit but doable

Got more than enough on with it as I am and I really would like to off road it at least once this year LOL

Would be a real noggin jogger to the enthusiast/anorak types though

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kevstar said:

Id need to weld up my rear doors to make it a 3 door lol mines has been abandoned for now
ive got a wee BO@T to fit out first then il take it back to the workshop to pull the autobox back out

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dieseldog69 said:

If I had a rotten 5 door it would soon become a pick up or a flat bed, there are plenty of 5 doors around still but 3 doors are getting thin on the ground.

What's up with your autobox? Not clutch related I hope

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kevstar said:

Ive seen a few 3 doors up here but all be totally fkd there is a decent 3 door round the corner but the lad also
has other discos & 90s wants to sell me the whole lot for 3k ive got 3 already ffs

Not sure what's going on with the box not long replaced the oil pump gears, wheels turn on axle stands
but no drive when its on the ground?? I bought it as a non runner non driving project now it starts on the
button but no drive yet, ive got a feeling the last owners have tried to tow it to get it running but I don't know
for sure

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dieseldog69 said:

If you have the cash and the space then buy it all up and then get the 90 up to spec and make some wedge and the rest you can sit on an break for spares as you need or restore for your driving pleasure?

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