Diary of a first time Range Rover owner

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speedyyellow

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So after reading and looking and reading some more I finally took the plunge and purchased my P38 today. Its a blue 2002 4.6 Vogue with cream leather & 114k miles on the clock.

As it's a P38 there are a couple of issues for me to work through to get it perfect, but it's a sound base to start from.

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First job is to remove the light guards, then its on to sorting out the sat nav & stereo. The speakers in the front doors don't appear to work and the volume can't be changed - no ideas on this one yet. The sat nav is just showing a white screen, you can hear it trying & failing to read the disc. I've got a lens cleaning kit on the way to see if that makes a difference.

I'm trying to avoid spending out on anything big initially and just live with it while I get used to its foibles, so some cosmetic sprucing up might also take place.

Things To Sort
:- Fix Sat Nav Computer
:- Refurb faded door handles
:- Refurb leather steering wheel
:- Refurb Key Fob
:- Get second Key

Things Sorted
:- Remove Light Guards - Done (need to find solution for hiding the holes left behind)
:- Fix Stereo Volume Issue - Done
:- Fix Cruise Control - Done
:- Fix CD Changer - Done
 
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Love the comets. Think they are the best alloys LR made. Always make the P38 look finished.
 
Nice!

White screen on sat nav is the player screwed in the boot. Guy in Europe repairs them for about £60. No sound and other issues with stereo means that the DSP amp is shot. £450+. Or you could be lucky and just have a wire off the back.

Sound for the sat nav runs through the dsp too.

I'm in the same boat. :):)
 
Speedy,

You will find the DSP amp behind the sub woofer and then the trim in the boot (passenger side).

I looked at taking my guards off, but couldn't be bothered to go through the effort to fill the holes left, so put them back on. I can see your light guard on the front passenger side has already been off as the fixings have been damaged and washers used.

Still looks nice though.
 
So they leave holes in the wing? I assumed that they would just unscrew and come off without leaving any traces. Bugger.

Sas, £60 for sat nav repair sounds good, £450 for a new amp less so; Thanks for the info.
 
speedyyellow said:
So they leave holes in the wing? I assumed that they would just unscrew and come off without leaving any traces. Bugger.

Sas, £60 for sat nav repair sounds good, £450 for a new amp less so; Thanks for the info.
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Aye, where they are attached to metal work LR drilled some nice holes to attach the rivnuts.

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More here.
 
I've just been reading through that thread myself. What a crap way of fixing them! I assumed there'd be some brackets that bolted on behind the lights so there was no need to alter the bodywork. I think that'll get shifted to the back of my to do list for now then. :)
 
It was my assumption that is how they were attached, it was only when I started hunting for a set (I suffered a lot of knackered headlights due to pheasants in shooting season) I realised I could never get rid of them.
 
The going rate for a secondhand DSP amp is about £250-£300. Try Emmotts of Colne (forum sponsor)

If your system is like mine the head unit goes to the DSP amp in the boot which in turn feeds all the speakers and subwooffer.
 
stevef1964 said:
The going rate for a secondhand DSP amp is about £250-£300. Try Emmotts of Colne (forum sponsor)

If your system is like mine the head unit goes to the DSP amp in the boot which in turn feeds all the speakers and subwooffer.
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IF you can find the correct amp.

You need the part number off the old one. Later version should be XQK100340. And no, other versions won't work. Been there, tried that.
 
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