Wiltshire green lanes

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It shows what happens when you stop motorised transport using the lanes tho.

Had a dog walker thank one of our group the other week, apparently the lane only being 18" wide was making it difficult for them to walk through, so coming up to a group of Landies pushing their way through was a welcome sight.

Enjoy the lanes, the ones I have driven recently are overgrown and the leaves are covering some quite thick branch growth. Not paint friendly or even in places bodywork, and not places I would lead a shiny down.

Cheers
 
It shows what happens when you stop motorised transport using the lanes tho.
It not only affects us as 4x4 but horses,bikes & walkers.
Wilts council are good for removing blockages but not bush cutting(unless you complain)
I do say I’m using a horse carriages as they deem this to be more a pleasure than adventure
 
2 trips out over the bank holiday with a small groups.
1 loop around as far as Avebury stones
1 loop out towards marlbough.
Only the marlbough route had a bit of overgrowth where I was nice a asked if you wanted to avoid the gorse/sloe bushes. Most took the scratchy route.
Only saw 2 enduro bikes & 2 LR overlanders over the 2 days. Plenty of walkers.
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I will be going lane hunting the bank holiday weekend unsure what day as I work away all week. These can be very scratchy to the paint work as the lanes have just opened & most are not used. Once I managed a loop I plan these out proper.

im always up for company and show people the sights. Most of the nice views are Swindon/marlbough
 
I will be going lane hunting the bank holiday weekend unsure what day as I work away all week. These can be very scratchy to the paint work as the lanes have just opened & most are not used. Once I managed a loop I plan these out proper.

im always up for company and show people the sights. Most of the nice views are Swindon/marlbough
Perfect. I’m just outside Marlborough and shoot between Burbage and Pewsey so might know some of the lanes you mean!

gotta get the disco fixed first!
 
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I will be going lane hunting the bank holiday weekend unsure what day as I work away all week. These can be very scratchy to the paint work as the lanes have just opened & most are not used. Once I managed a loop I plan these out proper.

im always up for company and show people the sights. Most of the nice views are Swindon/marlbough
 
Done 60miles off road over the weekend taking a disco soft roading(did not want to scratch the paint)
Now the council have been busy putting scalpings down on a few tracks. They have filled the mud holes & ruts. This is section open all year round & is single track
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carried on towards Avebury stones & off down another single track. Ruts are deep & I straddled these until I slid in. Then I was beached. So the disco I was with had the duties of laughing & recovery
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But people forget if 1 gets beached so will others
Once again the rope of shame came out again.
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Then walked further down the lane only to find a hole full of water. So left the rope attached and off we went.

Few more lanes on the way towards Barbary castle
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then over the top towards marlbough.on route found a lane has been closed as the estate was sold & the permission to enter the property has ceased by the new land owner. I will find if the lane can be entered from another location.

Through a sheep field
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Onto the ridgeway up to the closure & down another lane.last time I used this the gate was locked but now all is good
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Parked up for the evening in my stealth conversion.(double air bed ) The disco does stand out
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In the morning back towards Swindon. Plenty of walkers,2 trail riders no other 4x4
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End of the weekend the owner now has to find how to put this trim back on & what clips to use...oooo @gstuart could you help ?
(Thanks)
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Forgot to say the day did not start well. Arranged meeting just outside hungerford so could go lane hunting. When I arrived he got out the disco as all was well.... until
I pointed at the flat tyre & laughed. So
Remove wheel off to hungerford & get a repair within 1.5hrs(piece of glass on entering lay by)
Due to the time used we missed a load of lanes round Kintbury.will save these for another day
 
Forgot to say the day did not start well. Arranged meeting just outside hungerford so could go lane hunting. When I arrived he got out the disco as all was well.... until
I pointed at the flat tyre & laughed. So
Remove wheel off to hungerford & get a repair within 1.5hrs(piece of glass on entering lay by)
Due to the time used we missed a load of lanes round Kintbury.will save these for another day

hi @Hicap phill

looked a great day out

ref parts , is part number , DYC101420Can see yellow clips have been fitted

found a link for u

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/371893137642?hash=item56968ef0ea:g:ppMAAOSw4YdYyTS~

There’s also a trick fitting them, remove all the clips from plastic moulding and door, they will break

clip the yellow parts together using pliers , put a ring spanner over the pointed part of the clip or small socket so u don’t damage the end of the clip , then fit them to the plastic moulding first , then simply push the moulding onto the door

hope that helps

ps, let me just find some clip tools that will help
 
Thanks @gstuart
He’s now on the case with the part numbers.

ur so welcome , plus forgot to say, when u get the new clips, try one in the door to ensure they fit perfectly , because there pattern parts , alas have to destroy them to get them out and some of the clips will drop inside the door

also see that’s a discovery 4 , there the same for D3 and D4

glad it helped
 
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