IAN DISCOVERY 300TDI · Sep 18, 2010

Hello, after getting this for £1600 6 weeks ago and joining your forum (thanks for the advice!

), just thought I would share some updated pics with you....

Work done..

Oil leaks sorted (rocker cover and breather sys)
Diesel leaks sorted
Side steps (£35 ebay find)
Tow bar and electrics (£20 ebay find) Its like new!
6 mudflaps
12v Anderson connector on front bumper
parcel nets (pass footwell, and rear foot well)
Mats
Rear ladder
245/70/16 Cooper Discoverer ATR

Work to do.....

Really pleased so far!

Going to add a standard rear step, if I can find one, spot light bar on front bumper with some 9 inch lamps

and possibly a snorkal.

What do you reckon so far?

nathan5346 · Sep 18, 2010

Nice looking disco, wots that cost ya?

defenderwayne · Sep 18, 2010

you ought to start another list ,"work to be done"

work to be done

both inner wings
both sills
boot floor

IAN DISCOVERY 300TDI · Sep 18, 2010

defenderwayne said:
you ought to start another list ,"work to be done"

work to be done

both inner wings
both sills
boot floor

All solid! My MOT man looked at it last week, its mint underneath, never been off road. I go the log book back and wrote to the 1 previous owner, its been garaged when not in use, never seen mud, hence the condition.

It cost £1600.

nathan5346 · Sep 18, 2010

Great looking disco good price, ive been after a good 300tdi fer a while ever since getting rid of me V8

Daly443 · Sep 18, 2010

Very nice .....

spanishlair · Sep 18, 2010

Where did you get the parcel nets? Ive got a seven seater and fixed to the back of the second row seats would work a treat. I take it just self tappers.

IAN DISCOVERY 300TDI · Sep 18, 2010

nathan5346 said:
Great looking disco good price, ive been after a good 300tdi fer a while ever since getting rid of me V8

I had just about given up on finding a good cheap 300tdi, and was going to have to raise the budget by £700 > £800, then this one turned up. It was in a local garage as a trade in, £1600 take it or leave it, short mot, oil leaks, perished 8 year old tires, small rot patch on arch as shown, so had to have it!

Have you any close up pics of your spot lamps, they look just the ones Im after..

Ian.

nrgserv · Sep 18, 2010

best get the wheel arch sorted before next mot.
within 12" of seatbelt mount!
otherwise looks nice

IAN DISCOVERY 300TDI · Sep 18, 2010

spanishlair said:
Where did you get the parcel nets? Ive got a seven seater and fixed to the back of the second row seats would work a treat. I take it just self tappers.

Sound odd, but, go to your local BMW dealer, ask for parcel net for a Z3. They are £11 + vat, + 20p each for the carpet clips, but you could use p clips and self tappers.

The large one on the rear floor is out of a Renault HGV1 artic! I drive as a living and sort of cough cough aquired it cough cough!!

trax99 · Sep 18, 2010

hate to be a sourpuss, but, that hole in the rear wing would get my alarm bells ringing, especially as it's very close to the rear seat belt anchor ( I know thare has been lots of debate about this on here) and as such could do with being repaired, the panels only about £30 so it would be high on my list.
as for sills etc, they'll go whether it goes for a play or not.

welcome to the dissolving car club,
thing about rust is if you leave it for a moment it'll run riot all over your pride and joy, that is the biggest problem with D1's, and to add insult to injury it'll do it under cover of those shiny ally panels.

nathan5346 · Sep 18, 2010

IAN DISCOVERY 300TDI said:
I had just about given up on finding a good cheap 300tdi, and was going to have to raise the budget by £700 > £800, then this one turned up. It was in a local garage as a trade in, £1600 take it or leave it, short mot, oil leaks, perished 8 year old tires, small rot patch on arch as shown, so had to have it!

Have you any close up pics of your spot lamps, they look just the ones Im after..

Ian.

The ones i offered free? if so they aint good enuff to put on a shiney un in afraid

defenderwayne · Sep 18, 2010

IAN DISCOVERY 300TDI said:
All solid! My MOT man looked at it last week, its mint underneath, never been off road. I go the log book back and wrote to the 1 previous owner, its been garaged when not in use, never seen mud, hence the condition.

It cost £1600.

I was only joking Buddy,it's a nice looking disco ,got it for a good price to

IAN DISCOVERY 300TDI · Sep 18, 2010

nathan5346 said:
The ones i offered free? if so they aint good enuff to put on a shiney un in afraid

Confused??

Regarding the arch, its being done next week, new panel on order prior to mot

spanishlair · Sep 18, 2010

IAN DISCOVERY 300TDI said:
Sound odd, but, go to your local BMW dealer, ask for parcel net for a Z3. They are £11 + vat, + 20p each for the carpet clips, but you could use p clips and self tappers.

The large one on the rear floor is out of a Renault HGV1 artic! I drive as a living and sort of cough cough aquired it cough cough!!

The two BMW ones would be fine. Dumb ass question but you have done it and I aint, and it will have to come via the diplomatic holiday in England suitcase. How many carpet clips ? Im thinking 10 for two nets.

IAN DISCOVERY 300TDI · Sep 18, 2010

spanishlair said:
The two BMW ones would be fine. Dumb ass question but you have done it and I aint, and it will have to come via the diplomatic holiday in England suitcase. How many carpet clips ? Im thinking 10 for two nets.

4 clips per net is fine, they are plastic carpet ones, quite a course thread that you just screw into carpet, takes 2 mins to fit.

spanishlair · Sep 18, 2010

IAN DISCOVERY 300TDI said:
4 clips per net is fine, they are plastic carpet ones, quite a course thread that you just screw into carpet, takes 2 mins to fit.

Thanks mate.. If I had followed the often given advice and searched first I would have known.. Yank fella on Google shown you how.

cornish rattler · Sep 18, 2010

IAN DISCOVERY 300TDI said:
Hello, after getting this for £1600 6 weeks ago and joining your forum (thanks for the advice! ), just thought I would share some updated pics with you....

Work done..

Oil leaks sorted (rocker cover and breather sys)
Diesel leaks sorted
Side steps (£35 ebay find)
Tow bar and electrics (£20 ebay find) Its like new!
6 mudflaps
12v Anderson connector on front bumper
parcel nets (pass footwell, and rear foot well)
Mats
Rear ladder
245/70/16 Cooper Discoverer ATR

Work to do.....

Really pleased so far!

Going to add a standard rear step, if I can find one, spot light bar on front bumper with some 9 inch lamps

and possibly a snorkal.

What do you reckon so far?

very nice got myself an R reg one this week.

graham
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98 d 1 300tdi g.s. auto.

IAN DISCOVERY 300TDI · Oct 13, 2010

Quick update, had the arch done and painted by a mate, all underside steamed and waxoiled black, 9 inch spots fitted on front (straight to bumper), and today, IT PASSED ITS MOT!!!

op2:

Got one advise on slight wear on rear wheel bearing near side, but otherwise all good!

Well happy, well chuffed for a risk of £1600 on a cheap Disco.

op2:

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Ian.

trax99 · Oct 13, 2010

nice one!

have fun

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