Alshepuk · Jul 6, 2014

I am looking at a silver 2004 Range Rover Vogue 20004 for my son who is currently put in Aghan. The car is in great condition but when looking under the bonnet the colour of the underside of the bonnet was not the same as the body colour. Is this normal. It seemed strange.
Any advice would be greatly received.
Thank you

Saint.V8 · Jul 6, 2014

Hmmmm....this is not normal in my mind.

There should be an acoustic panel under the bonnet, I attach a pic of the underside of mine for reference (taken before I fitted the bulbar

)...

The Paint Code will be on the VIN plate under the bonnet, find this then use gooooooooogle to find the correct vehicle colour, it may have either had a respray or a new bonnet following accident, the bonnet is robust and should not normally need replacing in general use, it may be a accident repaired vehicle HPi/RAC/AA etc check any purchase.

Datatek · Jul 7, 2014

Should be the same colour. I suspect it's been in an accident and had a secondhand bonnet fitted and the outside sprayed to match.

Rick-the-Pick · Jul 7, 2014

Yep. I go with the other two here.

Keep in mind, it could of been anything hitting the bonnet, & so the bonnet was just replaced & sprayed in to match.
You should be able to see any other damage if you look closely enough, but just the bonnet problem alone isn't really a problem. Use it as a lever to work at the price.

Alshepuk · Jul 7, 2014

It is a matt grey as is the rest of the engine bay

Saint.V8 · Jul 7, 2014

Alshepuk said:
It is a matt grey as is the rest of the engine bay

As far as I know, it should all be the same as the exterior, all the L322's I have been under the bonnet of are body coloured...

Either the LR Paint shop were having an off day, or the front has been repaired at some point!

With any Range Rover, the slightest hint of suspicion, even if it looks genuine...walk away, there are plenty of them around to choose from!

Alshepuk · Jul 7, 2014

Is the paint the eact same as that used on the exterior. I spoke to an independent garage and they said that Land Rover did not use metallic paint just a similar base colour under hood and out of the way places..

Saint.V8 · Jul 7, 2014

Alshepuk said:
Is the paint the eact same as that used on the exterior. I spoke to an independent garage and they said that Land Rover did not use metallic paint just a similar base colour under hood and out of the way places..

Obviously there would be little point in putting the lacquers and high shine finish etc in those areas, but the basic colour should match with a hint of shine!....

Here is a shot of my inner wing by the ABS ECU when I was doing a short harness repair...it is the same colour as my exterior albeit not as shiny....

Wipe the dust off, and there is a shine to it, not a high polish to showroom standards but not a dulled mat or satin finish....what colour is the exterior of the one you are looking at?

wammers · Jul 7, 2014

Saint.V8 said:
Obviously there would be little point in putting the lacquers and high shine finish etc in those areas, but the basic colour should match with a hint of shine!....

Here is a shot of my inner wing by the ABS ECU when I was doing a short harness repair...it is the same colour as my exterior albeit not as shiny....

Wipe the dust off, and there is a shine to it, not a high polish to showroom standards but not a dulled mat or satin finish....what colour is the exterior of the one you are looking at?

Thought you would have had the under bonnet detailed Ant.

Alshepuk · Jul 7, 2014

The colour is silver. It maybe that I was not thinking about it.

The car is for my son who is in Afghan at the moment and want to ensure that he is getting value for money. The HPI check was clean. It has full dealer service history. You don't get a lot for £8500 but hopefully this will be ok.

He has always wanted a Range Rover since he was 16. He has worked hard to get the money so why not.

Saint.V8 · Jul 7, 2014

wammers said:
Thought you would have had the under bonnet detailed Ant.

Will do once I have finished fixing it Tony...oh wait, that'll be never then

Saint.V8 · Jul 7, 2014

Alshepuk said:
The colour is silver. It maybe that I was not thinking about it.

The car is for my son who is in Afghan at the moment and want to ensure that he is getting value for money. The HPI check was clean. It has full dealer service history. You don't get a lot for £8500 but hopefully this will be ok.

He has always wanted a Range Rover since he was 16. He has worked hard to get the money so why not.

Got any pics?? If it came back clean from the HPI check and the LR history is stamped up, then is time to check everything works...

We have a Golden Rule when buying a Range Rover....

Never, ever buy a Range Rover with a fault unless you are prepared for and appreciate the potential time, frustration and costs involved in repairing it. They will empty a healthy bank balance quickly if you cannot diagnose and spanner most of your own repairs. Maintenance is a must and they are a hobby/lifestyle choice NOT a conveyance....

If you/he can live by this rule, then you will be on the road for Range Rover ownership...if you can't handle the unreliability or repair bills....a Range Rover is only ever going to be a burden.

EDIT: Never max your budget when buying one...no matter how good it looks, keep some money aside for repairs and maintenance...for a 2004 V8 I'd expect to pay between £6.5-8K only going above that for a very low mileage, cherished and limited edition models.

Alshepuk · Jul 10, 2014

I have had the car checked over by an independent garage and all seems fine.

No sign at all of crash damage.

Electrics are all fine with eall the gadgets working fine.

Unfortunately the lad will hae to wait until late August when he returns from Afghan to get in the drivers seat.

I will just have to give it the odd run now and then. I am worrirried that I will not want my old Discovery if I keep driving it.

Saint.V8 · Jul 10, 2014

Alshepuk said:
I have had the car checked over by an independent garage and all seems fine.

No sign at all of crash damage.

Electrics are all fine with eall the gadgets working fine.

Unfortunately the lad will hae to wait until late August when he returns from Afghan to get in the drivers seat.

I will just have to give it the odd run now and then. I am worrirried that I will not want my old Discovery if I keep driving it.

All sounds good then....

And you are quite right - you won't want your Disco back if you keep driving it!

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