P38A A few bumper & coil clues plz.

Hello folks

I bought a 2.5dse manual back in Jan dirt cheap as a run around... It's just passed a fresh MOT with a few small chores - ABS sensors and a few bushes... It's now had a fresh clutch to cement it staying for as long as poss now. And some BFG KM2 255s...

So a few questions as I make it a little more rugged and suitable for a little bit of laning as well as event/festival site work...

Bumpers - how different are the mountings to say, a Disco 1 or 2 bumper? I want to put a winch bumper on it and have a welder mate who would help. But basically whats the most similar bumper fit as I can get a good D2 one for £80 wish rather than £300 odd for a new P38 one... Cant see any second hand available. Hoping to at least minimise modification for him...

Coils - it's already on coils which some won't agree with. Lets not have that discussion! It's already happened and I'm fairly happy with it. Am putting some slightly lifted springs on soon to refresh them as they're a bit haggard. It's already got some kind of EAS bypass 'manual' mode installed so no dash issues. So I take it I can just remove the compressor, tank and hoses and flog that off? Removing the compressor is unlikely to mess up any existing electronics and throw me a curveball?

Oh, and thanks to a forum search I've managed to solve the REALLY poor fuel economy... those injector leak off hoses were perished! Thanks to whoever had posted about it before.

If the EAS bypass kit is fitted you can ditch the compressor etc. with no issues.

Leak off pipes very common at the ages these things are getting to. Use decent pipe though or you'll be doing it every 6 months.

You might be better off putting it back on air for off roading.

Bumpers are bespoke to the P38.....can be had off the bay of e for a lot less than your £300....

Brilliant, compressor removed, tank should be off today. Datatek, you want a cheap compressor and valve block?

Saint.V8 where are you seeing these cheap P38 HD bumpers on eBay then? I found a second hand one with a huge dent in the winch tray for £275... thats it...

Ben Jordan said:

Brilliant, compressor removed, tank should be off today. Datatek, you want a cheap compressor and valve block?

Saint.V8 where are you seeing these cheap P38 HD bumpers on eBay then? I found a second hand one with a huge dent in the winch tray for £275... thats it...

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I have 2 of each in stock apart from the ones on the cars so they would have to be FOC But thanks for the offer.

I thought you just wanted a bumper and you wanted to fit a winch....

Then yes, Winch bumpers will dent your wallet.