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shmoogle
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Flat tyre = LR Assist!

Why get your hands dirty?

Wed Jan 31 2007 11:42am

Brian Mason

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2006 Range Rover Sport TDV6 HSE Java Black

True, but I took both my front wheels off to paint the hubs of the newly-fitted Rossini discs that went rusty. Dont think the very nice man at LR Assist would've been too happy diong that for me? It was a back-breaker!

Wed Jan 31 2007 2:00pm

shmoogle
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Fair point

Wed Jan 31 2007 2:53pm

Brian Mason

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Those bastard 20" wheels are a ton weight and I couldn't get them back on again. Think the suspension must drop slightly while it's off the ground? Certainly fooled me.., mind you, that's not too difficult!

Wed Jan 31 2007 3:57pm

nigelkippax

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Tyre changing

Had my RRS HSE for about 10 months now and had 2!!! screws in 2!!! tyres. 1 at 3 in the morning after a 7 hour delayed flight!!! Anyway, try jacking the tyre with th eengine running. You will notice that the car goes in to "escape" height. What it does is go 1 higher than the high ride. You cannot access this through button, but only through the car sensing that it has been grounded. I went on the full day Land Rover Experiance day. The guy knows alot about the working of the new cars (RRS, Disco, RR, Free). Well worth £300. amazing what the car can do. Even with road tyres. Without nails in them!!

Wed Feb 28 2007 9:11pm

Brian Mason

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Re: Tyre changing

nigelkippax wrote:
Had my RRS HSE for about 10 months now and had 2!!! screws in 2!!! tyres. 1 at 3 in the morning after a 7 hour delayed flight!!! Anyway, try jacking the tyre with th eengine running. You will notice that the car goes in to "escape" height. What it does is go 1 higher than the high ride. You cannot access this through button, but only through the car sensing that it has been grounded. I went on the full day Land Rover Experiance day. The guy knows alot about the working of the new cars (RRS, Disco, RR, Free). Well worth £300. amazing what the car can do. Even with road tyres. Without nails in them!!

Thu Mar 01 2007 2:22pm

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2005 Range Rover Sport TDV6 HSE Zambezi Silver

I often change all 4 wheels on my RRS and it's a real pain. I switch the road tyres to MTR's - takes just under an hour! RRS 2.7 TDV6 HSE Zambezi silver,Alpaca.
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Thu Mar 01 2007 2:27pm

Brian Mason

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Very Annoyed wrote:
I often change all 4 wheels on my RRS and it's a real pain. I switch the road tyres to MTR's - takes just under an hour!

That's pretty good going for all four VA. You're certainly a tough old rugger-bugger!!!

Thu Mar 01 2007 3:55pm

MAW

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Brian Mason wrote:
Those bastard 20" wheels are a ton weight and I couldn't get them back on again. Think the suspension must drop slightly while it's off the ground? Certainly fooled me.., mind you, that's not too difficult!

I accidentally stumbled across the manual a while back (not that I meant to read it obviously as a bloke) and I think it states to raise the suspension fully before taking wheel off - could be wrong as I really didn't read read it but that would explain this wouldn't it...

Thu Mar 01 2007 4:33pm

Brian Mason

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MAW wrote:
Brian Mason wrote:
Those bastard 20" wheels are a ton weight and I couldn't get them back on again. Think the suspension must drop slightly while it's off the ground? Certainly fooled me.., mind you, that's not too difficult!

I accidentally stumbled across the manual a while back (not that I meant to read it obviously as a bloke) and I think it states to raise the suspension fully before taking wheel off - could be wrong as I really didn't read read it but that would explain this wouldn't it...

Thanks Maw. As you so rightly say, like a typical bloke I threw the trolley jack under there and just got cracking. You learn by your mistakes.., well, sometimes!!!

Thu Mar 01 2007 4:42pm

Josh

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2008 Range Rover Sport TDV8 HSE Bonatti Grey

Decided to have a look at my spare. Mine is a 255/50/R19.

Would that appear to be correct with 20" wheels MY08 RRS TDV8 HSE, Stornoway Grey, Ebony and Zabrano, sunroof, hybrid tv, premium ICE, rear E diff, privacy glass, side steps, mud flaps, S/Grey mirror covers, Venture shield,tasmods, smoked indicators, Larini sports exhaust, etc, etc.

Fri Mar 02 2007 10:35am

ENVOY

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Josh wrote:
Decided to have a look at my spare. Mine is a 255/50/R19.

Would that appear to be correct with 20" wheels

ill take a look at my spare spare, its in the stores so its easy to see RRS TDV6 sold RRS, TDV8 nearly sold, Ferrari 355 sold, Cobra sold,

now driving an 06 Freelander sport

Fri Mar 02 2007 10:41am

ENVOY

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ENVOY wrote:
Josh wrote:
Decided to have a look at my spare. Mine is a 255/50/R19.

Would that appear to be correct with 20" wheels

ill take a look at my spare spare, its in the stores so its easy to see

Yep just checked and mine is the same, does any one want to buy it as i have a Stormer alloy as a spare RRS TDV6 sold RRS, TDV8 nearly sold, Ferrari 355 sold, Cobra sold,

now driving an 06 Freelander sport

Fri Mar 02 2007 10:56am

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