What did you do with your Range Rover today

kermit_rr · Oct 30, 2020

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/293499467257
Think these are the chickens, just need to figure out what colours i need

Henry_b · Oct 30, 2020

Had a friends DSE in today o fix a leak with the Filter covers, and bastard thing tried to suffocate me lying face up along drivers seat with head in footwell while she soaked the car with water. I Slid too far down into footwell, chest wedged under steering wheel so couldn't breathe or pull myself out!
Managed to get enough air into for one good shout she just laughed! bloody wimmin!. By the time she grabbed my ankles and hauled me out my life was starting to flash before my eyes.

These P38's are lethal I tell ya...

brianp38dse · Oct 30, 2020

Henry_b said:
Had a friends DSE in today o fix a leak with the Filter covers, and bastard thing tried to suffocate me lying face up along drivers seat with head in footwell while she soaked the car with water. I Slid too far down into footwell, chest wedged under steering wheel so couldn't breathe or pull myself out!
Managed to get enough air into for one good shout she just laughed! bloody wimmin!. By the time she grabbed my ankles and hauled me out my life was starting to flash before my eyes.

These P38's are lethal I tell ya...

She could have given you a bit off mouth to mouth to bring you back

tomcat59alan · Oct 31, 2020

Seat sniffing will be the death of you 'Enery.

Tenebreaux · Oct 31, 2020

Just insured it for another year. My current insurer matched the lowest quote I got on the comparison sites, so happy enough. Still weird that Direct Line won't even quote for a P38 though.

RangeRoller dt · Oct 31, 2020

They wouldn’t quote me either. Guessed it’s one of those ‘if you have to ask you can’t afford it’ quotes or they don’t like mods

brianp38dse · Oct 31, 2020

I used to be with direct line for the p38, was with them for years changed a couple of years ago when i went with a classic policy
direct line were not cheap in the end which is why i changed.

domino · Oct 31, 2020

Replaced the alternator and did the belt while I was there. Purrs like a kitten now. Old one was well and truly shot.

Henry_b · Oct 31, 2020

tomcat59alan said:
Seat sniffing will be the death of you 'Enery.

i can think of worse ways to go

tarphenry · Oct 31, 2020

Mark Piercy said:
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I used the "rice" bulbs that they use on model railways. Paid about40p each

kermit_rr · Oct 31, 2020

Henry_b said:
i can think of worse ways to go

Sniffing old old leather impregnated with rancid fart?

Tenebreaux · Oct 31, 2020

Speaking of seats, do I remember reading on here somewhere that you can actually remove the leather cover on the seat? I have a split on the side of mine and it would be far easier to repair if I could get it off.

kermit_rr · Oct 31, 2020

My driver's seat has a small split in the side too, where people have slid their backside down off the seat, i didn't know you could repair it? Thought filler was the only option

Tenebreaux · Oct 31, 2020

kermit_rr said:
My driver's seat has a small split in the side too, where people have slid their backside down off the seat, i didn't know you could repair it? Thought filler was the only option

If you can take the cover off, I was thinking a small piece of leather inside stuck with leather glue then glue the two sides of the split to that. Edges should meet up cleanly and should be well nigh invisible.

brianp38dse · Oct 31, 2020

Tenebreaux said:
Speaking of seats, do I remember reading on here somewhere that you can actually remove the leather cover on the seat? I have a split on the side of mine and it would be far easier to repair if I could get it off.

They can be removed as you take them of to fix the heated seat elements, take the seat out turn it upside down and you should see a load of hog rings that you remove with pliers then peel back the cover.

Henry_b · Oct 31, 2020

You can remove the covers..

I have a set of brand new old stock covers to refinish mine when I can be bothered

Yamawg · Oct 31, 2020

First proper job on the new P38 was a simple change of the handbrake leather gator.
Went well, next job is the gearstick gator. Will get that done for the morning - although I did discover the rubber gearstick gator is also broken, so eBay calls tonight.

After a couple of weeks of Range Rover ownership I feel I already understand how the process works - every day is a maintenance task.
Looking forward to more of it.

kermit_rr · Oct 31, 2020

Yamawg said:
First proper job on the new P38 was a simple change of the handbrake leather gator.
Went well, next job is the gearstick gator. Will get that done for the morning - although I did discover the rubber gearstick gator is also broken, so eBay calls tonight.

After a couple of weeks of Range Rover ownership I feel I already understand how the process works - every day is a maintenance task.
Looking forward to more of it.

I need to do the hand brake gaiter too.
If i get round to the seat repair, I'll probably renew the heater element for one that gets warmer too, plus see what can be done to rejuvenate the shape

Tenebreaux · Oct 31, 2020

I don't even know if my heated seats work. Probably not a bad idea to check before it starts getting Baltic.

kermit_rr · Oct 31, 2020

Tenebreaux said:
I don't even know if my heated seats work. Probably not a bad idea to check before it starts getting Baltic.

I was glad of mine last winter when i was driving with a broken/rigged thermostat, engine temp barely got above 60c at times

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