Gilbertd wrote:

Boge. That's what LR fitted in the first place (and no matter what else is included in the description, I'd avoid anything with Britpart in the name....). However, my ex-plod is on 16" wheels and 70 series tyres and the first thing I noticed with the SE on 18s and 55 series tyres was how much harsher the ride felt. I mentioned it in my local indie who simply said that you want 16s for comfort and 18s for looks.

I wish I'd realised this when I got mine. Having splashed out on new Grabbers for the 18s I'm not enjoying the ride a whole lot. Don't get me wrong, it's not terrible, but we got a Range Rover because we live in the sticks and the roads are beyond shit. You often have the choice of hitting the series of potholes or oncoming traffic. The BMW was just not an option any more and this winter has ripped the "quality" gravel patches out of every single hole in North Yorkshire.

My Jeep is on 235/70 15s and yes, it's bouncy and unrefined compared with the Range Rover but at least you don't wince on the potholes. It's that difference between "BOING, yehaah ride it cowboy!!!" and "Ooof"

I've been secretly looking at 16s on ebay which can come up for a decent price, but the tyres obviously push it all up to something beyond a casual purchase (for me, at any rate).

Thanks for the help folks.
I reckon Arnotts get a priority of "if my numbers come up" and I'll concentrate on keeping the rest of the Rover happy :)
She's just having a new front wheel hub now, and I don't know how long the other side will last. It sounds/feels just fine at the moment, but so did the other one until about 10 minutes before it collapsed! and when I say collapsed, it was bad enough to need a new brake disk. :eek:

Folks,
apart from being ridiculously expensive, are the Arnott Gen3 bags worth looking at? I like the idea of the ride being firmer when lower instead of firmer when higher - but I've also read some stories that they're not the most durable parts.
Does anyone have any experience? I'm not really bothered about the extra 2" ride height although if I had the bags I'd probably slowly collect the other bits needed to raise the offroad height (shocks, rear height sensors).

Thanks :)
OEM version ordered from the link. That makes the EBC disks and Greenstuff pads free if your man maths is as ridiculous as mine :)

Well, technicall my wife was driving....

Turns out that the slightly vague front end and possibly the ABS/Traction faults were down to a knackered front left wheel bearing. I've never heard of a wheel bearing collapsing before, they've always given plenty of moans and grinding noises before they got that terminal but this one collapsed to the extent that it took out the brake disk and left the steering all cockeyed!

Garage has recommended a new hub. Are there any OEM equivalents around (or OEM) that you guys would recommend? I had a look at Island 4x4 and they want £175 for an "OEM QUALITY" HERE I'm happy with the price, if the quality is good.

Do you guys have any recommendations?
thank you!!
Miles

Hi Folks,
just thought I'd swing by and see how things are doing.. oh and to show off that I've just had the RR converted to run on LPG which is a huge relief to the wallet :)
It was done by Simon at LPGC (Gilbertd will know who I mean) who seems to have done a really nice neat job.
50p a litre? mines a double :)

Cheers all,
Morat

Interesting replies - thanks folks. The Grom unit looks ideal except it says "no navigation" in the compatibility lists so I guess that counts me out. I know the navigation is way out of date now but I can't really bring myself to break a working system. Strange really, since I swear by Google Navigation.

I have the DSP amp, I just went to fiddle with it and found the DSP options when I pressed the music button. It appears to be working just fine at the moment. I hope it holds in there as it sounds really nice to my cloth ears.

I'm sure Marty could get this to work, blindold, but my limit is soldering broken wires. Circuit diagrams tend to leave me with a big headache! I'll have to have a think....
Cheers!

Great! there's nothing more reassuring that tinkering with a running vehicle, from underneath!

But thanks, I'll see if I can get it on a ramp at work and have a look. If there's no dipstick, is it a "fill to the hole" type job?

Haha, I thought I'd better 'fess up early and avoid living a lie :) Jeeps are endearingly honest old trucks. The XJ (boxy old cherokee) is a simple beast and "only" 1400kg but definitely not a patch on the P38 for comfort and refinement or parts availability!

I do love the Rangie, it's a very special place to be. For now it's having a very unstresed life as it is used every 3-4 days to keep the battery topped up or if there's a need for comfort, space and refinement :) We still have a BMW E46 330i touring (on LPG) which is fast and frugal - but spectacularly useless on snow or ice. Once that finally dies (it's on 169,000 miles) the Range Rover will be a true Daily Driver.

Hello, since we've had the Rangie (about two months) there have been 3-4 times when the gearbox has failed to engage. The display on the dash is normal and agrees with the gear lever position but you end up revving and going nowhere. So far is has always engaged gear on the second attempt and behaved itself for the rest of the trip but I'd like to check to see if this is the beginning of anything scary or whether there's a simple explanation (or whether it's normal?).
Could someone let me know if I should start saving up? :)
Thanks,
Miles

Folks,
I've searched and searched but there seems to be a lot of variables on this topic. My Rangie is a 2001 Vogue with navigation and what I believe to be the upgraded HK stereo (at least that's what the advert said). It is all still working and I'd ideally like to keep it that way but is there a way to fit a bluetooth module to let me pair phones for hands free calling and music streaming? For the record our household is all Android, but that shouldn't make a lot of difference for BT. I hope :)
All bright ideas gratefully received! Although I suspect the answer is likely to involve a lot of scary wiring :)
Cheers!
Miles

FWIW I've used cheapo ebay HIDS in the past and they've been fantastic. It's all down to the shape of the headlights themselves. I was using them in BMWs with projector headlights so there was no problem with dazzling oncoming drivers because the beam pattern wasn't altered. The light you get from even the 35W kits is fantastic. The issue we'd probably run into with a P38 is the lower current draw of the HIDs which would probably trip the dead bulb detection but I'm sure you're already ahead of that!

Thank Christ for that. I was getting really sick of "ooh we can't host that there"
Cheers!!
downloaded (4 minutes, ahem). :)

Well there I was, wondering if I dare post a question on a certain other board without getting my head ripped off and Gilbert dropped me a PM.
So here I am :)

I'm a newbie to Range Rovers, I've had a couple of Jeep Cherokees (XJ) and was looking for a nice WJ Grand Cherokee Overland (with the 260 HP 4.7) but couldn't find a nice one. While I was looking I came accross an ad for a 2001 Vogue in Epsom Green with Lightstone seats and pretty much had to have it!

Having almost sleep walked into P38 ownership I've woken up with a bang and I'm a bit nervous as to what I've got myself into, but so far she's been a great ride. Once I'm happy that I've got a "keeper" it'll be getting an LPG conversion so I'll have some money left for food, heating oil and other luxuries!

I'll be the one asking the questions for now, hoping to learn a lot from you helpful types so THANK YOU for taking the time to put this board up. May I be the first to suggest a real pub someday? :)
All the best,
Morat