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    New Disco 1 Owner!

    That was top advice about the vacuum tubing! Checked mine today (cruise wasn't working) and it was split where it joins the rubber thingy at the throttle end, cut an inch off pushed the pipe on and now it works perfectly!!! :D
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    Facelifting my Discovery...... Help please

    Thank you! Have now been told that the "shaded" lights off the later Discovery don't fit....... :( There's only thing for it, I'll have to wait a bit and buy a late model! :D
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    Facelifting my Discovery...... Help please

    OK, that's all clear, thanks for the replies. So, it would seem that I can change my "old" headlamps for the newer "shaded" ones, as a straight swap, the indicators are different (as I can see now) but I can buy clear indicators to fit. Am a bit gutted about the grill and bumper, but never...
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    New Disco 1 Owner!

    Hello mate, a new Disco owner here too, my first job was to remove the side steps, it was when I did that I saw the front mudflaps had been cut to sit around the steps. So off I went and bought 4 new ones (because the new fronts were aftermarket and didn't match the perfectly serviceable back...
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    Facelifting my Discovery...... Help please

    Hello all, I've bought a 1998 (S Reg) Discovery 3.9 V8, which I'm very pleased with so far. Have seen there seems to have been a facelift on them in around 1999 :rolleyes: This is mine: And this is what I'd like it to look like ........... From the photos I can see the following...
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    Good Morning!

    I don't live too far from Shell Stanlow refinery ............... was kinda hoping I might get a spare set of keys somehow ................ ;) Really looking forward to getting my new toy, it's been snowing a little here so with a bit of luck we'll get loads more over the next few days. Thanks...
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    Good Morning!

    Hello Everyone! Have this morning agreed to purchase a 1998 Discovery V8 :D Am very pleased to have finally found what I think to be a nice one, have looked at some junk over the last few weeks for sure! Am supposed to be collecting it on Wednesday, so will post pics and my first impressions...