Interesting idea on the 'covert' winch; I'll look at that some more, thanks :) Regarding beacons. yes, there is a legal format to be followed; the format will be light Escort/Recovery, primarily for use in Vintage Military Vehicle convoys and recovery (hence the bumpers and winch as well)...

On the road, yes, wishbones are excellent, and provide a much smoother ride, but I'm not convinced they're right for off-road use. I really have to look at that in more depth at some point, I suppose. There are only a few diag tools that can cope with D2 fault codes, reset them, or even allow...

One of the things I love about the D2 is that it uses a conventional spring-shock-axle layout, rather than those damned wishbones that are so common these days; I can see why wishbones are used so extensively but, frankly, I don't think they're the right thing for vehicles that are supposed to...

On designers - yup. Agree completely. Ever seen the way you have to mess about changing the oil filter on a Td5? :mad::mad::mad:;) Not been able to find a source for PlusGas locally. Had to go to Amazon to get even GT-85, though! On wishbones and springs - heh. I'm just glad my Td5 hadn't got...

Heh. Not that far, no :) The PO acquired it from someone who let it get wet through the (now sealed) sunroof set. As a result, both ECUs in the passenger compartment got wet, shorted, and failed, requiring replacement. The locks - all five of them - also required replacing, as the shorting of...

This is the wired nanocom, correct?

South east London, somewhere between Bromley and Croydon :) Cheers for the recommendation on the spray :) Figured as much; I'll do a bit more in-depth preventative work in the next day or two, and open up the insides of the door to spray the grease on the control & operating rods, and...

Screw it. Got bored, so on jacket, on woolly hat, on headlamp, grabbed a thin bladed screwdriver and some WD-40, and lo and behold, job done in five minutes flat :D Door wasn't properly shut when the central locking was engaged for some reason, which appears to be the root cause of the problem...

Yep, cottoned onto that; it's the first trick I'll try. If that don't work, then I'll clamber into the back and see if the interior latch handle works; if that does the trick, then it'll be a sticky control rod, I reckon. GT-85 and a few timely smacks with a shot hammer, I dare say ;) Also -...

Nipped out, dumped a load of crap at the council tip - I mean "Recycling centre"! - then went to the storage to get something, and found the tailgate door playing silly wossits and not unlocking from the outside (lock mechanism's only a year old). Poss stuck latch, by this time lost the light...

Very much sounds like an immobiliser issue. The EKA code is a four figure code to allow you to use the key in the drivers door lock to disarm the immobiliser. However, if the lock has been drilled, it may be stuffed, to say the least. If you can't get the key to engage in the lock, you WILL...

Thanks, I'll watch the thread for your mates report on it :)

There appear to be two models of Lynx, the hardwired one that's been out a while, and this new dongle-based one, the Evo, which wirelessly connects to a smartphone? It's the wireless one I'm interested in, to find out if it's any good, mostly!

With the above regarding dongle/smartphone units, has anyone looked at the Britpart lynx evo unit yet?

Nope, that's on the list for tomorrow :)

Those're up again for three months time - last checked those in August ;)

Ah, hadn't heard of them referred to like that before :D Given I was also quoted well over two and a half hundred quid for a replacement keyfob and programming from a main dealer not too far from here (who will remain nameless, in the event I actually have to use the place in the future!), I...

To a great degree, it's common sense, but given it's a Land Rover, I also try to go by the maintenance schedules noted in the Haynes manual (not that I do things the way that particular book says!); I've also got the workshop manual in PDF, and that's been invaluable a couple of times too...

I'm sorry, free from the who?!

Also, FINALLY (only took a year!) got around to getting the EKA code for my wagon online (from http://www.mgrovercodes.com/land-rover/discovery-2/eka-code/); this cost a score, which is about three times cheaper than the local Land Rover dealership wanted! :eek: I've also ordered a couple of...