biketeacherdave
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Just a bit...iv got a p38, d3 and l322 and to be honest now iv sorted the p38 out some while back none really give me any issues...mite get a l405 if I had room on the driveway
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Just a bit...iv got a p38, d3 and l322 and to be honest now iv sorted the p38 out some while back none really give me any issues...mite get a l405 if I had room on the driveway
RangeRoller dt
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Tigger Eeyore & Roo
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What has this got to do with the L405? There is no separate chassis to remove the body from. You’ve got yourself confused with the Disco 3/4 (where removing the body from the chassis is a perfectly acceptable way to access major components anyway!).
Oh ok maybe you are right. But having to remove any vehicles body to repair it is hardly acceptable when dealers charge £120.00 an hour.
Wazzajnr
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I believe the dealers can lift the body in a couple of hours so if that means easy access to everything, they will probably save said hours anyway.
I used to regularly drop front subframe out of my mini for jobs as it was so much easier to get at and didn't keep banging my head on the bonnet catch.
If the body off is a relatively easy process then I see nothing wrong with it.
I used to regularly drop front subframe out of my mini for jobs as it was so much easier to get at and didn't keep banging my head on the bonnet catch.
If the body off is a relatively easy process then I see nothing wrong with it.
It does sort of prohibit home working slightly though.
Datatek
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A cheap second hand fork lift needed?
Or knowing a decent farmer with a telehandler ....
Tigger Eeyore & Roo
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A specialist can lift the body off, complete the major service at 112,000 miles / 7 years, change all of the belts, including both cam belts all for £7-800. I know that’s still a major wedge, but it’s still only once every 7 years! All the work can be done with the body on if you want, it just takes longer.
Tigger Eeyore & Roo
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Did you not twig the bit were i said vehicles are being designed for dealer only servicing.
Datatek
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Sure as hell they were not designed to last much longer than the warranty period.
Tigger Eeyore & Roo
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Yes, I did. I then explained how it could be done at a sensible cost through a specialist (non dealer), or with the body in situ
Tigger Eeyore & Roo
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Nothing new there then, but at least warranties tend to be three years now, rather than one and they take a lot, lot longer to rust as well.
Datatek
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The L322 is a rust bucket, I don't know about the newer ones.
gold rover
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I was wondering that myself. Thought I had missed something, somewhere.
You know it's a conspiracy , don't you? The L405 gets it's own section and mid-celebration is hijacked by the Sport
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Tigger Eeyore & Roo
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The L405 is completely made from aluminium, rivited and bonded. The oldest ones are now 6 or 7 years old with no corrosion issues reported.
RangeRoller dt
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Datatek
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What happens as the glue ages?
Tigger Eeyore & Roo
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Or, as the rivets start to suffer from dissimilar alloy corrosion. But none of this technology is that new and has been tried and tested over decades previously. Heck, even bicycle frames have been bonded together like this for at least 30 years without issue, but time will tell.
One of the problems is that it costs a lot more to set up production lines for aluminium construction, with the payback for greatly reduced energy consumption taking at least 4 years to compensate.
One of the problems is that it costs a lot more to set up production lines for aluminium construction, with the payback for greatly reduced energy consumption taking at least 4 years to compensate.
