Newby disco owner

Hi all. New to this forum. I have been the proud and sometimes frustrated owner of a P Reg 300tdi discovery since April 2009. It remained pretty standard until November 2011 when i slowly started modifying it starting with a 2" terrafima lift kit, Rebel Winch bumper and a cheap 2nd hand winch.
This year I have added a bermach wraparound diff guard at the front and a cheap clip on one at the back. It currently has no carpet or sound deadening or headliner as i stipped it out to get some of the welding done and a so far unsucessful attempt to stop the sunroof leaking. I will add some pictures to the thread when i figure out how.

Mark

Welcome you checked all rubbers on sunroof? Cleaned them off and the gutters?

Welcome. Leaky sunroof? Silicon

i completely removed it and cleaned it up and re sealed it with "Sticks like Sh*t". The rubber seal that seals the glass/cartridge looks almost new. Both drain tubes are well sealed. Im baffled. Considering getting it welded up because the roof panel is steel isnt it?

not to sure, i know people do weld it up, mine was leaving because the rubbers werent sitting in grove correctly, you could try Vaseline on seal between rubber and glass , worked on my last disco, or just seal it with silicone ?

very jealous!!

Jealous of my leaky sunroof?

Right, MOT expired yesterday so im looking for somebody local to liverpool to weld the front inner wings and rear inner arches as well as a smallish hole in the drivers foot well. Oh and i have just discovered that the drivers side swivel seal is leaking quite badly. How hard is that for a DIYer?

welcome, front inner wings wont need doing fort mot

basher79 said:

welcome, front inner wings wont need doing fort mot

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They might if the rot is within 12 inches of a body mount or brake servo mounting point

i just got my n/s to do, bought a panel to weld in

Drivers side one is quite bad. I suspect that it will need doing for the MOT because the brake pipes are clipped to it I think. Passnger side less so. All the rust on mine is 75% worse on the drivers side for some reason.

As long as I can get it through an MOT as cheap as possible I will be happy. I want to get each bit of rust repaired properly and then waxoyled/underealed a bit at a time and hopefully end up with a solid Disco

Welcome, my defender roof leaks and I haven't got a bloody sunroof !

Ok, I have decided that in the new year I'm going to splash the cash and purchase myself a MIG welder and start my own repair thread and take the subsequent abuse for my poor quality welding. Wish me luck. :scratching_chin: