Many reasons NOT to buy a discovery 2. Typical Landrover stuff

[sutty2006]

Ungreatful shit set itself on fire again today. 
 

jammed window switch 

 

 

cunt. 🖕

[sutty2006]

I’ve been looking out for replacement rear light guard for a while, as this one’s been broken since I bought it. (Glued together lower right)
 

ebay had a poor selection, and decent ones are expensive. Someone’s even remade them with a plastic printer but they look shite. 
 

so I found a box a few days ago that came with the car, and I knew that had two upper covers in it. 
 

 

I decided today to look into the box, and found a complete full set of guards (upper and lower) AND a 3rd lower guard that is a replacement for the one that’s broken! 
 

 

WINNER!

full fitting kit with instructions 

 

so todays been a bonus, as that was a free repair, and the kit had a bolt kit that I robbed a bolt out of for the front light guard as ones missing. 
 

 

happy days 

[sutty2006]

More Landrover shenanigans this weekend. 
 

A few weeks ago it FTPd at my new place of work. Which was a “shit my pants” experience as our car park is gate accessed, and work hasn’t issued me a pass yet. Luckily there was one dude left so he kindly waited for me to get it started before leaving 🤣. 
 

it would fire but immediately die. I’d tried locking it to reset the imobiliser but that didn’t work. I could really hear the fuel pump very well so ordered a new one and fitted it (£140)

 

the starting issue went away but came back after a few days. It felt like cycling the ignition a few times would prime the system enough for the main pump to catch it. But alas, the fault returned. 
 

I had serviced it a couple of weeks ago, and fitted britpart filters. It has been starting ok (if a little rough) the last few days but I have thrown the britpart filter in the bin and fitted a Bosch. Starts perfectly but I will know 100% for sure over the next few days. 
 

it also developed a fucking horrible rattle from the drivers door (at idle). And I mean, so horrible I wanted to set it on fire. I had the door card off a few times to tighten things and check for loose shit but nothing cured it. In fact it got worse. Today, I pulled the card off again. 

wait…. Can’t be? 
 

 

yep, the motor bracket is cracked. 
 

Now, this car came with a box of spares, so instead of ordering a new one, let’s check that box first. 
 

I don’t believe it….. 

 

but I gots to, I’m looking right at it! 
 

 

you little beauty! 
 

 

winner!! 
 

without further ado, I pulled the only regulator out. 
 

 

the plug was missing, have I worked on this before? 
 

 

nope. Oh well, everything refitted and attempted to fit the door card but broke the lock rod off. Found a spare green toggle thing and broke that off too! Running out of ideas, I found a spare door lock and luckily it had a good one fitted! Can’t believe I broke it twice. 
 

 

hopefully tomorrow’s run to work starts ok and doesn’t rattle! 

[sutty2006]

Captains log. Star date, 17th nov. The lack of rattle has impressed the crew of hmsTD5, so much so that all other rattles are now audible. For now, the crew can rest before the next mission. Watch this space. 

[N Dentressangle]

Looks like the ghost of Spen King is tempering his malevolence. Always nice to find you've already got the part in stock!

I need to change the NSF regulator on my Disco 1 this week - it's mangled to fuck and makes horrible cracking noises.

[High Jetter]

3 hours ago, sutty2006 said:

Captains log. Star date, 17th nov.

Not enough digits 😀

[sutty2006]

8 hours ago, High Jetter said:

Not enough digits 😀

I should have gone with 17112025 shouldn’t I? Haha 😆 

 

another cold start this morning and absolutely no issues at all. 👌

[comfortablynumb]

Britpart. 😱

[sutty2006]

23 hours ago, comfortablynumb said:

Britpart. 😱

Yep. 
 

I swore years ago I wouldn’t buy their cheap and nasty crap, but my local LR parts shop sells the service kit for about £27. It was fine with the last kit last year, but this one has just taken the biscuit. No more britpart service kits for this old tub! 

[comfortablynumb]

I've refused to fit anything made by them now.

There's even a review by someone online saying that they'd never had a britpart item fail on them....

Reason being the quality was so bad, it wouldn't actually fit in the first place!

And someone else who worked for them, and wouldn't touch them with a bargepole 🥺

[warch]

On 18/11/2025 at 08:13, comfortablynumb said:

Britpart. 😱

I live about five miles away from Britpart Towers in Sarf Shropshire. Its their electrical components that  never seem to work. Back before I had aftermarket electronic ignition fitted I routinely used to buy multiple points and condensors in the hope of getting at least one of each that worked properly. It does make fault finding tricky when you can't rely on the new component working any better than the faulty one you already have. 

[Jenson Velcro]

1 hour ago, warch said:

I live about five miles away from Britpart Towers in Sarf Shropshire. Its their electrical components that  never seem to work. Back before I had aftermarket electronic ignition fitted I routinely used to buy multiple points and condensors in the hope of getting at least one of each that worked properly. It does make fault finding tricky when you can't rely on the new component working any better than the faulty one you already have. 

Absolutely agree with electrical components being rubbish. A wiper motor and multiple switches either faulty straight out of the box or not lasting 12 months for my Defender.

[comfortablynumb]

12 minutes ago, Jenson Velcro said:

Absolutely agree with electrical components being rubbish. A wiper motor and multiple switches either faulty straight out of the box or not lasting 12 months for my Defender.

Unfortunately not just electrical, we've had wheel cylinders, seals, brake shoes, even gaskets either fail, or so poorly manufactured they wouldn't fit in the required place 

Parts quality is generally a bit suspect these days, but what's the saying? Buy cheap, buy twice 🙄

[sutty2006]

I fitted a new indicator lamp to my 300tdi after smashing it off at a pay n play. Had to fit a new plug too. It was rotten within 5 days and the indicator full of water. Utter garbage. I also know someone who worked in QC department of Britpart and the amount of shit coming through there was appalling 

[warch]

10 hours ago, sutty2006 said:

I fitted a new indicator lamp to my 300tdi after smashing it off at a pay n play. Had to fit a new plug too. It was rotten within 5 days and the indicator full of water. Utter garbage. I also know someone who worked in QC department of Britpart and the amount of shit coming through there was appalling 

Its variable (depends on who their supplier is for any given product). There's a bit of a gap in the market really for older vehicles, genuine parts are often very expensive (assuming you can get them), Britpart parts are usually temptingly cheap, but are crap and or don't work. In fairness my £5 a go side light/indicator and brake lights are comically badly made but still work ok twenty odd years (despite frequently resembling a fish bowl). My floor mounted dipswitch was faulty from new though which is ridiculous considering how simple it is. 

[comfortablynumb]

Things like the front side/indicator light unit for RRC 's are now available as copy parts from China. 

Original stuff is getting expensive, so I bought a pair of these for around £30.

Touch wood, they've been absolutely fine so far, about a year in 🤞

[sutty2006]

Less than a week old. Sat on the driveway through 1 or two rainy days. New plugs terminals had rotted so bad they snapped off. I have never seen electrical connections rust so fast. 
 

 

[comfortablynumb]

Wish I'd had known, I just gave a pair of genuine ones to a mates son for his as spares, typical!

[kevins]

I've found the Britpart parts I've used on my RRC lately have been OK, thats waterpump, brake discs and hoses.  Unlike some other brands at least you can get parts to keep them on the road still.

Its no better for the minor, panels only rougly fit and rubber bushes etc seem to have a life expectancy of "long enough to get through the MOT".

[comfortablynumb]

We were told by a supplier with the same name as one of the characters on 'Red Dwarf', oh things are much better now, quality is so much improved yadayadayada.

The new indicator switch for MK1 sons two-door lasted approximately 10 days...

No fault with the car.

 

 

 

[sutty2006]

And what really scares me is Car SOS have restored a Range Rover classic AND a discovery now using britpart as their main supplier/help. Scary. 

[comfortablynumb]

I know of the guy with the RRC, think he's connected with one of the groups MK1 son is with.

Apparently he's refusing to take it to any shows because its an embarrassment 🥺

[sutty2006]

1 hour ago, comfortablynumb said:

I know of the guy with the RRC, think he's connected with one of the groups MK1 son is with.

Apparently he's refusing to take it to any shows because its an embarrassment 🥺

No way. That’s terrible. 
 

to be quite honest, I’ve not seen the white manta coupe they did since that show, you’d tell it a mile off as they gave it a 3 inch lift! 

[comfortablynumb]

I've spoken with Fuzz, he's a pleasant and knowledgeable guy. I get the feeling that production saw the cheque book waved by britpart and thought 'we'll have some of that!' 😕