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conor



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What part of London you based in mate.

Most of that all looks pretty simple stuff tbh but if you need a hand I'm in the east side of London.

You can get the side boards for around £150 for a copy. Before you fit them cover them up in wax oil or something so that will protect it.


Thanks mate. I'm actually moved out of London temporarily. I am in Tipperary in the Republic of Ireland at the moment due to Covid since November, but will back in the UK in the new year. Location TBD Smile

Oooh that's interesting got a link to those side boards?

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Ahhhh fair enough mate. Covid is a horrible disease too catch that's for sure. I had a stint in intensive care with it.


That's the ones I bought. Fitted pretty decent on mine.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Range-Rover-Vog...635-2958-0

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Oh they do look nice.

How does they work our with the OE front mud guards?

Got any pics of yours ?

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I'll get you some tomorrow but I left the original mud guards on and they fitted straight into it

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Perfect thanks.

Oh I forgot to thank you for the offer of help with mine.. thats very kind.

Maybe some time I'll take you up on it Smile

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What are the symptoms of your frozen radio? Is it just the LR Logo you're getting on the screen?

All of the electrics reside in the left hand side rear quarter. it's fairly common for the bluetooth module to get wet and when it packs in the whole system goes down as they're linked by the fibre optic network in the car.

As a very crude test you can remove (carefully) the fibres from the clip, get a BIC biro and cut the tube down and then put one fibre in each end to test it. It's not fool proof but can work, the other option you've got is to buy a loopback plug for it and bypass it.

If you want to go back to the standard look, I had 3 Supercharged alloys that I'm selling just now in the For Sale section. You'd need a 4th one but I'm not looking for a lot for them and would probably do a deal for the 3.

David.


Hey David,

I read this earlier, but missed the reply as I was doing the others!

The issue with the radio is a frozen "Land Rover" splash screen and flashing amber LED on the power switch. I had disconnected the batter to test out the air suspension for leaks etc and that is what greeted me when I re-connected. I doubt the bluetooth is shot.. I need to try the "holding two battery terminals together" trick to see if that resets anything. If not i'll be bypassing bluetooth module via the fiber trick..

That's a verrrry interesting prospect about the 3 wheels, especially considering I have the fourth sat in the spare wheel well. I would be very tempted to purchase these from you. I will PM you as I doubt the rest of internet really cares for the discussion.. lol.

Cheers
Conor

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If you’ve got a Land Rover logo and a flashing amber light it definitely sounds like one module is dragging the system down.

David. 2002 4.6 Vogue SE - Alveston Red with Lightstone Leather
2007 Range Rover Supercharged in Java Black with Ivory Leather
2012 Range Rover 5.0 SC Autobiography in Indus Silver with Jet/Ivory Interior
2012 Range Rover 4.4 TDV8 Autobiography in Baltic Blue with Sand Interior

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... but how does something like this happen?

I mean I just disconnected the battery..

Welcome to Range Rover ownership I guess.. lol.

I'm getting IID at the weekend.. so between that and the battery trick hopefully it will work out.

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Conor

If one of the modules ain't firing properly it won't complete the circuit so it won't fire up properly.

Think of it if your car was only running on 7 cylinders instead of 8, its not the full ticket (a bit like most of my colleagues)

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Haha and a bit like me at times too maybe... like that time I agreed to buy a faulty L322 without even seeing it... err LOL!!

But yea, agreed. I need to figure it out. Be grand Very Happy

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Well you said it buy don't knock it mate. I done the same. All I see was the photos on ebay. Sometimes it works out some times it don't.

Anyways

Photos of the side steps





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Awesome thank you.

I think i'll go with them if I can sort logistics. eBays shipping program doesn't exclude VAT when shipping outside England. As I am currently stuck in Ireland, I will get double taxes on import.

At least I know they are available now and I can seek them out later.

Loving that Impreza in the BG there (And trailer too..) Is that a track toy, or do you compete? I'm currently rebuilding my 172 Cup for track, from scratch .. here if interested..

https://www.mig-welding.co.uk/forum/thread...ar.111627/

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If probably just hold on till your back here mate before you order them. Like you say you'll only have too pay the import tax.

Yea that's the project car. Had the car 5 years now and was doing well with rebuilding it till the ex stopped that happening. Hopefully next year it will be done year and ready to go round the nurburgring. It's going too be a fast road car that's also a weapon on the track as its having a 500bhp engine built.

I'll have a read of that clio blog mate

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Yea, I think i'll hold out alright.

Sorry to hear the project had to stop.. I bet you can't wait to finish it off.. should be great fun when up and running!

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Quick update..

Yesterday I received the GAP IID from a friend, which is great. I managed to run a scan, results below.

When I went to car today, it was dead. So connected up a pack, started fine - and to my surprise the radio was back working - here's hoping all electrical fixes are that easy LMAO!!

I had a quick run around the car with handbrake on and car in Reverse... Turns out 3 of the rear PDC sensors are gone (No clicking), where as all the others clicked. I also actually noticed the same corned with the faulty sensors got paint .. I could see the tape lines in the bumper gaps. I wonder is that a coincidence.. loose connections or something? Will need to get bumper off and investigate.

I also had a look at the spare wheel (Factory L322 Supercharged) and it's got a 275 wide tyre. Factory size is 250, and i'm wondering if 275 is ok on that. I am planning on buying the 3 wheels that dhallworth has for sale and moving over the wheels from the existing Sport wheels on the car.. If they are a safe fit, that could be a fairly decent set of events Smile

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The car had been sitting a week and has remained like this - I think it's safe to say that the rear air suspension setup has no leaks. Never mind the black tape - I poked a hole in the rust and don't want any water ingress while the car is waiting to be brought in.




I have also made a little errrr... progress on the heating front... Well, I had the car running for a bit while I was at it today, say 20 mins (ish). No hot air at all, but once things got warm, the temperature needle shot up to near max. When having a look around under the bonnet I noticed the coolant was low. Grand needs topping up. I read somewhere that if the coolant is low it can't reach the rad. I don't think mine is that low.

When leaving, I killed the engine before closing the bonnet. When closing, I could hear a kind of hissing... like something leaking under pressure...! Then for some reason I opened the coolant expansion bottle and the coolant started bubbling up. At first, I was like, HEAD GASKET!!

One of the guys reckons the thermostat is stuck closed which means the coolant isn't going through the heater matrix for hot air, or through the rad to cool it? He reckons I could take the inside of the thermostat out, to open it and see how things change.. along with topping up coolant. Thoughts..

How much is a genuine LR thermostat? I see there is an aftermarket one there somewhere for less than £15.

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Sooo.. On the topic of error codes. I scanned with IID and got loads and loads of stuff.. I cleared them and scanned again, and what I received is shown below.

Please keep the following known issues in mind:


  • Leak in either the front right airbag or valve block.
  • Front passenger door card is removed with the airbag out and disconnected along with all the other electronics.
  • Glass is missing from the driver wing mirror.


In reviewing looks like everything is in order really. Along with the above items, looks like just a few bulbs - hopefully it's just bulbs and I don't need whole headlights lol. I wouldn't be bothered about the TMC and TV errors.

VIN SALLxxxxxx
Model L322 - Range Rover 2006
Vehicle scanned on 7 Nov 2021 12:32:13
IIDControl 3.0.0 Build 84 Android - IIDTool BT V3.0 B2643

ARM-Airbag

0x5 Front Left Thorax Airbag

BPM-Body Processor

0xA0 Driver door mirror heater: open circuit

FEM-Navigation

U1A00-87 (2F) Private bus circuit - Bus signal/message failure - missing a message
( on 07-11-2021 12:31:09 at 720643 km )

LCM-Light Control

0x52 Check brake fluid fault

0x7A Front left sidelight defective

0x7B Front right sidelight defective

0x92 Rear left foglight defective

TMC-Traffic Message

B1A56-18 (2F) Antenna circuit - General electrical failure - circuit current below threshold

TVM-Television

B1D58-13 (2F) Television output circuit - General electrical failure - circuit open
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