nickp3003

Well-Known Member

• Dec 26, 2013

• #1

Done a search and don't think this has been done before,

What parts of your land rover have been badly designed!?

Today on my disco 1 I had a long battle removing two inaccessible screws on the bottom of the windscreen washer bottle that simply were badly placed/designed.

Of course some idiot chose the quality of the metal used on the body work too!

 

The Mad Hat Man

Well-Known Member

LZIR Despatch Agent

• Dec 26, 2013

• #2

Why are yu stating the obvious - It was designed??? by Land Rover :doh:

 

iwantone

Active Member

• Dec 26, 2013

• #3

nickp3003 said:

Done a search and don't think this has been done before,

What parts of your land rover have been badly designed!?

Today on my disco 1 I had a long battle removing two inaccessible screws on the bottom of the windscreen washer bottle that simply were badly placed/designed.

Of course some idiot chose the quality of the metal used on the body work too!

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I got REALLY ****ed of doing this exact job :violent:

 

Freelaner

Landy Driver

• Dec 26, 2013

• #4

nickp3003 said:

What parts of your land rover have been badly designed!?

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All of it









































It's a Land Rover :lol:

 

dieseldog69

Well-Known Member

LZIR Despatch Agent

• Dec 26, 2013

• #5

nickp3003 said:

Done a search and don't think this has been done before,

What parts of your land rover have been badly designed!?

Today on my disco 1 I had a long battle removing two inaccessible screws on the bottom of the windscreen washer bottle that simply were badly placed/designed.

Of course some idiot chose the quality of the metal used on the body work too!

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You are kidding me right???

I recently replaced both inner wings and had to strip the old ones down, everything came apart easily and I drilled the holes and refitted it all easily too.

You must be unlucky

Do think it poor design to need to remove the entire body on a D3 to change the 6 glow plugs though

 

Dave90

Well-Known Member

• Dec 26, 2013

• #6

One of the most subtle design flaws of my Defender 200tdi... Having to take the timing casing off to change the thermostat housing, unless you cut the bolts down, because they touch the timing casing before the bolt is wound out of the head. Bloody ****e idea and a complete lack of thought. I would name more, but there are too many to remember and even if I did remember, I would't have enough time or battery in my laptop to write them

But after reading LRO this month, having to take the body off a Range Rover sport to change the manifolds....

 

thought it was mine!

New Member

• Dec 26, 2013

• #7

sunroof's need i say more.......

 

wack61

Well-Known Member

• Dec 26, 2013

• #8

I love the fact that you can't buy a 2013 defender with carpets in because they couldn't stop the leaks so they just took the carpets out

It's a defender, basically a tractor you can drive on the road, barely changed in 30 years

 

kev1nlm

Active Member

• Dec 27, 2013

• #9

as a freelander owner there are way to many to mention but the outstanding one for me is needing to take the fuel pump off to do glow plug number 4 when they could have just inclined the pump by 45 degrees to solve the problem!! lol

 

DIFFLOCK66

Well-Known Member

• Dec 27, 2013

• #10

There's always something badly designed on any vehicle - yes sometimes it is the ENTIRE car - but you know what I mean

Brake drums which don't come off UNLESS you remove the wheel bearing. Maestro IIRC?

Mk.1 Yamaha TDM 850 motorcycle - the IDEAL way to remove the spark plugs is to remove the airbox, which entails removing the fairing, side panels, fuel tank first . It can be done with a deep 18mm socket, but you can only turn the wrench about 1/10th a turn at a time, accessible on one side of the engine only; thermostats in the way on t'other side Oh, and if you need to remove the rocker cover, then the coolant ****es out because the pipe passes through the cover!... and I digress!