My 2006 TD4 Auto HSE

Here is one of my Freelander.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RsYcyTZmly8

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SES88 said:

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Thanks,

I have no idea either.

Epicuser said:

Thanks,

I have no idea either.

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I tried both code options and still won't work, must be a forum setting as there's no video code options on the advanced reply

Nice video of the Freelander in action Did the Traction Control kick in on that axle twister at 1:20 ?

GrumpyGel said:

Nice video of the Freelander in action Did the Traction Control kick in on that axle twister at 1:20 ?

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I was only aware of the traction control light coming on later when I was going up a loose surface steep hill.

But on that section I wasn't looking at the dash as I was going down. Concentrating too much on not hitting the side

Here is the view down the same incline but from inside the Freelander, going to the bottom.

I was just as scared of damaging the car further down as I was when being spotted :crazy_driver:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jofVbJxKCcM&feature=youtu.be

Do you need a lift kit for the tires you got. Im due for some winter tires soon an thought about getting the ones you have fitted. Also how dd you get the temp/ clock fitted in te dash. Thanks for the ideas btw

This is what I did with my Freelander this weekend.....

thizzlemania91 said:

Do you need a lift kit for the tires you got. Im due for some winter tires soon an thought about getting the ones you have fitted. Also how dd you get the temp/ clock fitted in te dash. Thanks for the ideas btw

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I would be surprised if the tyres fit without a lift kit and spacers.

I used a glue gun, some black plastic and 2 green LED's I found on Amazon, then cut the black plastic to size so the LED's clipped in, the wired them into the light side of the old clock, as I could not be bothered to wire back to the fuse box, so they only work when the parking lights are on, but as my front parking lights are CREE LED's I have them on all the time as DRL's. Didn't really take any photos.

Today the rear of my centre console went from looking like this:



to looking like this.

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All the electrics are already inside, so it was just unclip, take out old one, plug in socket and clip back in.

Just waiting for the ashtray to arrive.

After having the car for just over a year and 15,000 miles, this is what I have done/had done to it. A bit alarming really

First off repairs in no particular order:

VCU replaced
Air con regas
Thermostat
Heater matrix
Battery
Fuel pump
2 services
Brake discs & pads
Handbrake cleaned and adjusted
Header tank
Washer bottle cap
PTC fuse box cover
Offside track rod end.
2 new injectors
Drop links
Diff, IRD & auto gearbox oil change
Turbo hose
New drivers door window seal
I think that is all, but there might be some things I have forgotten.


Mods, again in no particular order:

Ronbox, Pierberg MAF & remote switch (all sold)
Remap (replaced the Ronbox)
Silicon hoses set of 5 in red
BMW cyclone breather filter
HID h7 anti dazzle dipped beam bulbs
40mm lift kit
30mm H&R wheel spacers
Bearmach rock sliders
Rear compartment power supply
BlackVue DR400HD cameras front & rear
Kenwood DAB single din Bluetooth head unit with harness for steering wheel controls & hands free calling, Siri compatible
Scanguage 11
Rear centre armrest auxiliary power socket & ashtray
Removed defective subwoofer
CB antenna mounting bracket on spare wheel mounting
Hello wind deflectors front & rear (jury still out on these, but they came with the car)
Bosch aero windscreen wipers
Headlight guards (came with the car)
Rear light guards
5 off 225/65R17 General Grabber AT tyres
5 off 16x5J LR alloy wheels for winter tyres (currently fitted with 215/60R16 Continental WinterContact TS810/830P tyres
Green LED clock & outside temp gauge.
Genuine LR rubber mats & boot mat
Detachable Witter horizontal towbar with 13pin electrics.
LED interior light bulbs.
CREE LED parking lights
4 tonne bottle jack
Replaced all wheel nuts with new ones.
GB 'euro' number plates
Smaller stainless steel rear back box to replace the large OEM one what was rusting away.

I discovered that my cubby hole was damp. My tools were going rusty.....

Not impressed.

So I emptied the Freelander of 10's of kgs of stuff. The carpet was soaking, but it wasn't trying to float my tools.

I took off the rear trim and one of the foam bits in the offside was soaking, as in ringing wet. So about 1/3 across the back door. I had a CB aerial going past the tailgate rubber so I removed my bracket on the spare wheel and the cable.

I then had a look inside the tailgate. It was interesting.



I'm sure that sure shouldn't be there, so I removed it all....



Here is the membrane back in situ. No idea if I have done it right or not......

I have just taken delivery of these.



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Just need a car to put them on.....

It's having 2 new driveshafts, propshaft bearings and a few other bits done to it at the moment.

Ooo very nice, look like its on castors again?

They're 2 yrs old them tyres, date stamp on top pic, week 27 2012

SES88 said:

Ooo very nice, look like its on castors again?

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Look closely

215/70 R16. Yes smaller than the Grabber AT I have on at the moment, but still bigger than standard by about 23mm. I wanted slightly smaller ones than I have already.

I still have over 50mm extra ground clearance with your kit. There will be no issues with rubbing and snow etc.

These should be more economical than the Grabber AT as well as being quieter.

They are supposed to work well all year round, so may keep them on next summer.

They are M&S so fine for Europe and probably off-roading as well.

I miss the Evolution wheels.

SES88 said:

They're 2 yrs old them tyres, date stamp on top pic, week 27 2012

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So they are.

They will still work though!!

Should last me a few years.

I got 30,000 out of my last set of winter tyres, which were down to 4mm, which is pretty good.

Winter tyres are generally changed at 4mm as they become less effective below that.

Epicuser said:

Look closely

215/70 R16. Yes smaller than the Grabber AT I have on at the moment, but still bigger than standard by about 23mm. I wanted slightly smaller ones than I have already.

I still have over 50mm extra ground clearance with your kit. There will be no issues with rubbing and snow etc.

These should be more economical than the Grabber AT as well as being quieter.

They are supposed to work well all year round, so may keep them on next summer.

They are M&S so fine for Europe and probably off-roading as well.

I miss the Evolution wheels.

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I've recently started to miss my Evo wheels, hated them when I got the car so fitted 16's instead, maybe was a mistake!