Disco 3 (LR3) Top 50 upgrades
- Thread starter gstuart
- Start date
This site contains affiliate links for which LandyZone may be compensated if you make a purchase.
- Posts
- 45,046
- Location
- East Dorset
Seriously, if a car needs 50 upgrades or more, isn't there something wrong with it?
Would it not just be better to design your own vehicle build it and then put it through IVA?
If it needs that much work then it isn't even anywhere near the use you want to put it to is it?
I know, horses for courses and all that.
(I'll just go and put my tin hat on now!)
Would it not just be better to design your own vehicle build it and then put it through IVA?
If it needs that much work then it isn't even anywhere near the use you want to put it to is it?
I know, horses for courses and all that.
(I'll just go and put my tin hat on now!)
Think it’s the same with many other vehicles with all the mods available , inc the preference of the owner of how they wish their vehicle to look
Suppose like if u had multiple people look at the same room they would do totally different designs , if that makes sense
Mine the base model as I didn’t need all the extra toys so just done the mods i wanted , ie
Front electric seats
D4 Steering wheel and the D4 stalks
Twin batteries , mainly for camping trips etc
Worst mods that’s drives me nuts is seeing low profile tyres on 4x4s or seeing rope tied to the front, inc now those awful multi coloured sill lights
discool
Well-Known Member
- Posts
- 13,620
I agree, although I own a car that the following years model was fitted with improved suspension and engine performance so I upgraded this car with parts fitted for that following model and of course with some additional after market go-faster improvements.
My RR was just as it left the factory when I sold it, my disco upgrades are just a 500watt ICE system and a stainless exhaust and a few colour led bulbs, other cars owned stay just as the left the factory they are to complicated now for DIY but can be upgraded and that’s done by the options list.
I agree, although I own a car that the following years model was fitted with improved suspension and engine performance so I upgraded this car with parts fitted for that following model and of course with some additional after market go-faster improvements.
My RR was just as it left the factory when I sold it, my disco upgrades are just a 500watt ICE system and a stainless exhaust and a few colour led bulbs, other cars owned stay just as the left the factory they are to complicated now for DIY but can be upgraded and that’s done by the options list.
I blame the companies u know for making so many mods available, lol
Sounds like u done the same kind of mods that improved the landy and not just to dress it up
Just thought of how popular the K&N air filters were Year’s ago
Think we've all seen the mods where they’ve taken the external air inlet away to then put a so called performance air filter inside the engine bay so it now sucks in hot air from the engine,
Still they did quote it would give an extra 15-20% performance , lol
Think we've all seen the mods where they’ve taken the external air inlet away to then put a so called performance air filter inside the engine bay so it now sucks in hot air from the engine,
Still they did quote it would give an extra 15-20% performance , lol
- Posts
- 45,046
- Location
- East Dorset
Don't get me wrong, I used to run a Kit Car club, so I have seen and built cars from the ground up. When you do that, there is no such thing as an upgrade really, it is your own work of art and of course engines get tuned to bits, the suspension is as trick as you want it, and the interior and paint colour(s) can be whatever you want.
Also, I think I only own one car that has not been modified, that being due to having to insure it for use in france for 6 months at a time. Only SAGA will do it, and they won't insure modified cars.
So, yes, I modify my cars, but always for a purpose. For instance, I knew I was going to be doing long distance, high speed, heavy towing with my D1 Anniversary, so I modified it purely for that. I only changed the ICE when the disc player went wrong.
So don't get me wrong, I am not against modifications at all. But 50?
I think the answer is that no two Minis built today are the same, and you cannot buy a Rolls Royce off the shelf. The manufacturers are letting us do it on their production line. And I can foresee the day when we will no longer be allowed to modify. (See France, Germany unless it is TUV approved, etc,etc, etc.) We are so lucky to still be able to do it. And good luck to all who do it. If making it look like a cross between a Christmas tree and a pimpmobile, then whatever, revel in it!
Also, I think I only own one car that has not been modified, that being due to having to insure it for use in france for 6 months at a time. Only SAGA will do it, and they won't insure modified cars.
So, yes, I modify my cars, but always for a purpose. For instance, I knew I was going to be doing long distance, high speed, heavy towing with my D1 Anniversary, so I modified it purely for that. I only changed the ICE when the disc player went wrong.
So don't get me wrong, I am not against modifications at all. But 50?
I think the answer is that no two Minis built today are the same, and you cannot buy a Rolls Royce off the shelf. The manufacturers are letting us do it on their production line. And I can foresee the day when we will no longer be allowed to modify. (See France, Germany unless it is TUV approved, etc,etc, etc.) We are so lucky to still be able to do it. And good luck to all who do it. If making it look like a cross between a Christmas tree and a pimpmobile, then whatever, revel in it!
