Many reasons NOT to buy a discovery 2. Shocking update

[N Dentressangle]

Post some more stuff about it being shit and breaking down again please.

I still want one.

[Zelandeth]

6 hours ago, beko1987 said:

I had a set of cheap led spotlamps fitted to a zx and they were amazing! Too bright infact on b/a roads with tons of road signs everywhere the light bouncing back was blinding 😂

But on a dark quiet night I felt like a rally driver 😂 I'm sure I had a muntjack think twice before darting out over the road too but I could have just got lucky

That's my biggest complaint about the headlights in the Volvo - retro reflective signs are downright blinding.

I had a pair of 150W spots on my Lada Niva and it was always kinda funny when you switched to main beam and the entire world for about 1/2 a mile seemed to turn to daylight.

We did have a lot of deer out our way and they definitely helped me spot a couple which I'd otherwise have been oblivious to.

[R Lutz]

Anyone who wants a Disco 2 TD5 manual, drop me a line. 

[sutty2006]

20 hours ago, R Lutz said:

Anyone who wants a Disco 2 TD5 manual, drop me a line. 

How much? Any MOT? 

[R Lutz]

It'll get a full one.  And I'll let you know the price when I get it back from the specialist....

[MrBig]

On 31/08/2024 at 11:19, sutty2006 said:

and the shockers had had it, due to the poor state of the roads on my way to work (thanks stoke on Trent council) the suspension has been taking a beating. 
 

I had to go to Stoke on Friday and the roads are appalling! You have my sympathies. I honestly have no idea how I managed to get out of there without cracking a wheel!

[sutty2006]

44 minutes ago, MrBig said:

I had to go to Stoke on Friday and the roads are appalling! You have my sympathies. I honestly have no idea how I managed to get out of there without cracking a wheel!

My dad has a a Mercedes CLA200 and has gone through 3 front tyres in 2 years. Usually when I clean it for him, I spot the bulge. Nearside every time. But he doesn’t see the potholes until it’s too late. Brothers cracked a few rims on his 535d. I don’t really have tyre related pothole damage because I run the highest profile tyres I can get. 

[sutty2006]

After noticing the new rear shocker leaking on the drivers side, I picked up a set of shockers again with the intention of taking the others back next week. Options for good quality standard shockers are limited. The PR2 are now naff, or there’s “All makes” which I’ve heard bad stuff about, or there’s genuine, which are much more expensive. So I’m trying these All Makes. 
 

that shocker is just under 12 months old. I kind of wish I’d just rebushed the old ones. 
 

also found the offside level sensor rubber has broken 

 

 

yay. Fixed that with cable ties. 

[N Dentressangle]

This is the kind of stuff I need to see. Thank you. 😉

[sutty2006]

So after fixing my suspension many times it is dropping the air out of the bags over night. The culprit? leaking solenoid valves

 

 

they take 30 seconds to remove so I bought a second hand pair off and eBay breaker for 25 quid…. Which dumped all the air out of the left side over night. 
 

 

yay. 
 

 

now I need to send these back to the seller, find another set all before going away Thursday 

[beko1987]

Coat/pot the top of it with epoxy resin then let it cure as a temp bodge?