What did you do with your Range Rover today

Took off the outside bottom window strips and repainted them. Tried all sorts of "blacking " treatments overvtime but, in the end, plastic primer and Matt black... Done. Bit tricky to get off and broke one, but easy hidden repair and all good.
Took out the air filter box and cleaned the c*** from underneath and under the EAS box. Nobody will ever see it, but makes me happy.!

Bagshot said:

plastic primer and Matt black... Done. Bit tricky to get off and broke one, but easy hidden repair and all good.

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Nothing seems to rejuvenate them. I snapped one on my rear door, glued back easy enough but bit closest to front doesn't quite sit flush anymore

RangeRoller dt said:

Nothing seems to rejuvenate them. I snapped one on my rear door, glued back easy enough but bit closest to front doesn't quite sit flush anymore

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The Matt Black works excellent, broke the long tab along the back of one but got it back without.
Just need to battle the rear corner posts off now to do the same finish.

I thought the brake pedal switches were one use only? I couldn't pull mine back when it broke. But I did realise that was what was causing the squeaky brake pedal

Replaced the middle exhaust box ,mountings, whilst I was under it I found one of the rear shocks has broken at the bottom mounting.

tomcat59alan said:

Replaced the middle exhaust box ,mountings, whilst I was under it I found one of the rear shocks has broken at the bottom mounting.

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**** part?

Mukiwa said:

I thought the brake pedal switches were one use only? I couldn't pull mine back when it broke. But I did realise that was what was causing the squeaky brake pedal

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Hope not or I'm f*****!

tomcat59alan said:

Replaced the middle exhaust box ,mountings, whilst I was under it I found one of the rear shocks has broken at the bottom mounting.

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terrafirma??

Grrrrrr said:

**** part?

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No idea mate,the car's a 98 and they have been on probably since new or at least since I bought it in 2005.

Mark Piercy said:

terrafirma??

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My terrafirma HD have taken an absolute battering. Even snapped the bar going from mid-chassis to rear axle once, and the shock is still sound

Had a couple of hours spare this afternoon so finished replacing the T'box mounting bracket after replacing the VCU, what a pain in the arse that job was. The good news is that the Ashcroft VCU I fitted seems to work as it should, whereas the old one was seized so solid I got the flange nut off without having to hold the flange steady, had to fabricate a tool to hold the flange tight to do up the flange nut on re-assembly. So happy bunny, (fingers crossed an all)

While I'm about it I shall replace all the U J's on the front and rear props, might as well get that crossed off the list, then I can road test.

(not today but earlier this week) Swapped my EAS valve block for a refurbished one, the exhaust valve was knackered on my old one which led to much merriment of the 'driving around on the bumpstops' type.

RangeRoller dt said:

My terrafirma HD have taken an absolute battering. Even snapped the bar going from mid-chassis to rear axle once, and the shock is still sound

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Had a full set replaced under guarantee as a front and a rear shock had the bottom fixing/bolts pulled out!!!
They replaced the whole set...same shocks as yours.. there was a welding defect that you could see.
Where the welding hadn't gone all the way into the joint that was tapered out.
We'll see this year at land legend in June if they hold up.

Mark Piercy said:

Where the welding hadn't gone all the way into the joint that was tapered out.
We'll see this year at land legend in June if they hold up.

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The weld hadn't penetrated all way through? Will check mine visually next chance I get
The black/silver shocks still look like new

TallPaulB said:

Swapped my EAS valve block for a refurbished one,

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They are easy enough to refurbish yourself bud, all the info is on here.

If id known that then, probly wouldn't have ripped mine out

Mot time again and.....................................................PASSED again 5 years now had a good look under whilst it was on the ramp. new rear shocks and air springs this summer methinks, all looks good for another summer

Picked up re-welded intercooler. I just might be reassembling it all tomorrow but without belts, pulleys and the water pump for the moment... Still, a small amount of progress it is.

Mark Piercy said:

Picked up re-welded intercooler. I just might be reassembling it all .

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Youl scratch or dent it, along with your pride taking it in and out a few times. Put it safe for now with the ends bunged up so it dun fill full of spiders or something nest in there.
Then again, if you fit it we get to see pics...

Grrrrrr said:

Hope not or I'm f*****!

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I could just be a bull in a china shop, mine refused to come back, only clicked further in. Then it became destructive testing hehe. But it was most definitely the source of the mouse on the brake pedal

Finally got round to fitting the L322 wheels I picked up on ebay. £100 for the set, AT Grabbers on the back, Pirrellis on the front