On my BMW, my insurance went up when I declared the brake upgrade, after that, every subsequent mod, which have been power additions like upgraded intercooler, have been shrugged off with an attitude of basically "whatevz, but thanks for letting...
Someone pointed out to me that my taillights completely switch off when I brake, and only the third brake light on the tailgate screen is illuminated, indicators are unaffected. I'm used to earth problems causing other lights to dim when another...
Cheers, it’s had four new General Grabbers yesterday and flew through MOT today without a single advisory. Garage said emissions really low and chassis solid. Happy Days!
Sorry, I should have stated, I'm thinking mainly of manuals, as A: mine is a manual, and B: I am aware the autobox adds an extra layer of lethargy to the disco. I'm not looking for sportscar quick, but I'm curious how much improvement we can...
I love the attention to detail you're showing with your disco, and glad you're enjoying the process of going through it all. I'm currently quite deep in to a similarly thorough rebuild of my BMW's suspension, but like you I'm being thorough. I've...
Im new here had county station wagons old times and was driving around in an almost new Disco 5 but it was terrible for reliability. So I found a good 2003 ES Premium with a solid chassis but soe paint damage to the roof. Teh previous had fixed...
Thanks for the feedback - however I have to confess that I had misspelt the word deities - meant to say deities as in plural of gods diety, ended up using a d before eighties, as in the decade, almost like I was giving my age away by dropping...
not only a fantastic post Stanley, but it taught me a new word - bravo sir!
You mentioned looking at mundane hatchbacks and considered the alternative to be a classic land rover...
Hear me out before you hit autotrader for a people carrier, but...
@sierrafery - Fantastic write up + 1 sir.
@Jalfrezi - The D1 ABS has great big muckle teeth in the ABS rings bolted to the back of the discs, they could almost pass for diff pinion gears. I suggest you remove the sensors and peer into the hole...
Having ages ago done a skid pan course and never needed to worry since, I remain unconvinced that a sensible driver really needs ABS, and as some have said about driving in snow, there are times when ABS actually lengthens braking distance.
As...
@sierrafery Thanks for your help. And I'm now pretty convinced to get it fixed up properly now.
To be honest, I don't know. I guess the previous owner removed the ABS bulb, as this doesn't light on power on. I can of course, check this and...
I'm also against bastardising vehicles by removing factory fitted systems so if we go back to where this thread started
First of all it would be good to explain how the ABS was "disabled" as it's disabled by default by the ECU when a system...