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pcourtney

Member Since: 14 Jan 2020
Location: Stansted
Posts: 972

2011 Range Rover Vogue 4.4 V8 Sumatra Black

welcome to RR ownership, most of us feel your pain

Also Sumatra Black, such a gorgeous colour in the bright sunshine, specs of dark blue jumping out at you when you park her up and walk away smiling !

18th Aug 2025 10:31pm

theJAFman

Member Since: 02 Aug 2025
Location: London
Posts: 34

2010 Range Rover Autobiography 5.0 SC V8 Baltic Blue

Thank you Pcourtney ill be doing a full correction detail and cermamic coating last.

Also i realised whilst sat in the boot! This is a clear glass car! Its tinted so ill remove those tooo yesssss

Ok all problems sigted at this point

Upper control arms almost perished but yet to fail
Will change both sides

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Oil leak has been found its a very slow weeping rocker cover gasket it leaves no puddles or drops confirmed by feeling around the rear side of cylinder head

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i would have hoped it was changed during chains but i guess not or full on rtv job

Might be hard to ignore as charger will be comming off

Tranfer case has also has a weeping leak not leaving a drop ill tigten the bolts by quarter turn and leave this

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This is worst of the rust on the car

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I will clean and coat both subframes then treat paint and wax all other sighting of surface rust.

Still no parking sensors or centre console lights this is either a fuse or module so i will have to dig into that later

Thats it for today! Grabbing 36mm spanner and 2 more 4t stands tomorrow

If i disconnect power to steps whilst deployed they should remain out from what i understood.

I will remove charger tomorrow, hopefully then jack it high amd even as i can and get to sealing all underside while i wait 1500 in parts

19th Aug 2025 2:26am

theJAFman

Member Since: 02 Aug 2025
Location: London
Posts: 34

I am now ready for land rover ownership

Purchased 4x happy to see you auto rise 4tonne stands at 65 for all 4 could not help it!

The spanner is also mine can finally check snout play and finalise parts order

19th Aug 2025 12:05pm

theJAFman

Member Since: 02 Aug 2025
Location: London
Posts: 34

Parts list finalised although some bits will be from other places

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Chav wiring removed and buried not worth taking interior apart for it

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Stupid size battery removed for a agm 95h correct size

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Garage is not tall enough to lockout bonnet 😑 need a few more inches and stick shall suffice alongside struts being propped up

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Opinions please

Remove tints or keep as it appears i have a clear glass edition

20th Aug 2025 2:35pm

theJAFman

Member Since: 02 Aug 2025
Location: London
Posts: 34

Tints removed all round!

I thought id have clear glass underneath!

How much of a wana be pimp chav do have to be to have tinted over the factory privacy glass!

Still much better

These chrome side grill came as apart of my design pack body kit

It came with black ones not sure which will look best till wheels are on

I hate the red calipers!

And speaking of wheels!

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Took me a while to finalise centre caps

Indicators are orderd in clear already

Time to ceramic coat them tonight

I really prefer these side grills but they dont fit, is there way to make them fit?

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20th Aug 2025 9:45pm

DrF

Member Since: 30 Jun 2014
Location: South East
Posts: 1511

2013 Range Rover SVAutobiography 5.0 SC V8 Orkney Grey

The old style side vents should definitely fit, good work

20th Aug 2025 9:50pm

theJAFman

Member Since: 02 Aug 2025
Location: London
Posts: 34

How? Do i have to modify the pins or somthing?

I guess they can just fit

20th Aug 2025 9:54pm

theJAFman

Member Since: 02 Aug 2025
Location: London
Posts: 34

Wheels coated and sealed

20th Aug 2025 11:59pm

pcourtney

Member Since: 14 Jan 2020
Location: Stansted
Posts: 972

I think the desgn pack body kit chrome side vents / grilles that you have go really nice with those shiny bright chrome wheels

I was thinking of changing my grilles to 2006 Supercharged, but never found a decent pair, at the moment the grey grille colour kinda matches my shadow chrome alloys, so kind of looks OEM

my Vogue Sumatra Black car has standard grey vent grilles as seen below, have yours perhaps been painted black by the PO

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21st Aug 2025 12:39pm

theJAFman

Member Since: 02 Aug 2025
Location: London
Posts: 34

Thank you pcourtney i think i want old style triple slat at this point.

Todays shenanigans as im off tomorrow and wish to complete all underside works.

Made sure all wheel bolts come off before raising the car for the first time.

What a rubbish design in wheel bolts surely there must be a all stainless alternative? Need to look into this, had to butcher a few chrome covers

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First maiden full jacking was a little scary but with the front covers off its easy to see all the good points.

Rear had to improvise which ended up working quite well

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but new stands are barely tall enough to clear wheels so had to add some timber. I had a pair of ancient van stands for the front they worked better on the subframe that go like 75cm high but are not finely adjustable.

Never the less i made it all work and car is dead level with rear needing 1cm on the jack, once Gearbox service is done i can drop it.

In the end i decided to unplug the auto steps from below whilst deployed as i found this the safest way

Hopefully i wont be here often!

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21st Aug 2025 1:59pm

pcourtney

Member Since: 14 Jan 2020
Location: Stansted
Posts: 972

Wrington stainless steel nuts are the highest quality you can buy

Not cheap at £14.50 a pop = £290 for 20 - ouch !

https://www.wrington.co.uk/product/polishe...3-4-and-5/

21st Aug 2025 2:28pm

kevinp

Member Since: 28 Sep 2019
Location: Telford
Posts: 1335

2011 Range Rover Autobiography TDV8 Santorini Black

I had a set of Wrington nuts off Pete and they are absolute quality.

21st Aug 2025 4:12pm

NOTSHARP

Member Since: 04 May 2025
Location: Aberdeenshire
Posts: 48

2012 Range Rover Vogue SE 4.4 V8 Santorini Black

pcourtney wrote:
I think the desgn pack body kit chrome side vents / grilles that you have go really nice with those shiny bright chrome wheels

I was thinking of changing my grilles to 2006 Supercharged, but never found a decent pair, at the moment the grey grille colour kinda matches my shadow chrome alloys, so kind of looks OEM

my Vogue Sumatra Black car has standard grey vent grilles as seen below, have yours perhaps been painted black by the PO

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Interestingly, my 2012 in Sumatra black, has side vents which are colour coded half black.

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Steve. “He that strikes the venison first shall be the lord o' the feast.” — Shakespeare, King Lear.

2012 Vogue SE. 4.4 TDV8, Sumatra Black

21st Aug 2025 4:14pm

theJAFman

Member Since: 02 Aug 2025
Location: London
Posts: 34

pcourtney wrote:
Wrington stainless steel nuts are the highest quality you can buy

Not cheap at £14.50 a pop = £290 for 20 - ouch !

https://www.wrington.co.uk/product/polishe...3-4-and-5/

I cant justify that i got a titanium set for me m3 for 200 that price is steep there must be a halfway option

Or just replace like 5 oem ones and move on

21st Aug 2025 4:16pm

pcourtney

Member Since: 14 Jan 2020
Location: Stansted
Posts: 972

[quote="NOTSHARP"]

pcourtney wrote:
Interestingly, my 2012 in Sumatra black, has side vents which are colour coded half black Steve

That's interesting, and they do look really good on your car, maybe they did that for latest 2012 L322's , mine is August 2011, but probably manufactured earlier in the year, and is all the same plastic colour grey

21st Aug 2025 8:43pm

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