| Author |
Message |
 Hello from Port Macquarie |
disco4x4au
 Mon Jul 30 2012 3:43am
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Forum: Australia & New Zealand · Replies: 2 · Views: 3998 · Subject: Hello from Port Macquarie |
| Welcome to the forum - hope you enjoy the car! The obvious place for parts will be your local LR dealer (and I'm sure someone more local to you will be around shortly to tell you which one's best!), b ... |
| Rock sliders again |
disco4x4au
Fri Jul 13 2012 2:59am
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Forum: Off Roading & Green Laning · Replies: 1 · Views: 3799 · Subject: Rock sliders again |
I do them, but that's in Australia!
Cheers,
Gordon |
| Defender and RRS |
disco4x4au
Mon Jul 02 2012 8:04am
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Forum: Off Roading & Green Laning · Replies: 8 · Views: 9571 · Subject: Defender and RRS |
| TC on the Defender was working - but (being a manual) it's a fine line between stalling it and spinning the tyres too hard (= no forward momentum in clay!), despite the "no stall" feature. ... |
| Defender and RRS |
disco4x4au
Mon Jul 02 2012 4:07am
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Forum: Off Roading & Green Laning · Replies: 8 · Views: 9571 · Subject: Defender and RRS |
Couple of videos from our last training day, on a clay hill just after a rainy week. First is a new Defender on mud tyres, attempting it 3 or 4 times:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWC6iI_c-ek& ... |
| What wheels can I fit to my TDV8 |
disco4x4au
Fri Apr 13 2012 5:09am
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Forum: Off Roading & Green Laning · Replies: 9 · Views: 10476 · Subject: What wheels can I fit to my TDV8 |
There are no mud-pattern 18" tyres that small that I'm aware of. You might have to stick to the 19" rims.
Cheers,
Gordon |
| Offroad screen on TV/Sat Nav - question about e-diffs, etc? |
disco4x4au
Thu Apr 05 2012 4:28am
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Forum: Off Roading & Green Laning · Replies: 19 · Views: 16755 · Subject: Offroad screen on TV/Sat Nav - question about e-diffs, etc? |
Only two ways to tell.
1. Go and get it bogged, put it in RockCrawl low-range and whilst looking at the 4WD screen, drive it out. If the rear diff icon changes colour, you have a rear eLocker
2. ... |
| Mounting a roof tent on an RRS - roof rack/roof bar options? |
disco4x4au
Thu Mar 22 2012 1:03am
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Forum: Maintenance & Modifications · Replies: 31 · Views: 27575 · Subject: Mounting a roof tent on an RRS - roof rack/roof bar options? |
An unmodified Expedition rack won't be wide or long enough - the upper surround curves inward too far. I'm considering cutting mine off to fit the roof tent.
Cheers,
Gordon |
| Which Dual Battery System? |
disco4x4au
Fri Feb 17 2012 1:35am
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Forum: Maintenance & Modifications · Replies: 2 · Views: 2322 · Subject: Which Dual Battery System? |
The latest Traxide kit (U160?) allows for this - connects the two batteries together via remote switch in the cabin, as well as a few other functions.
Cheers,
Gordon |
| USB MP3's |
disco4x4au
Fri Feb 10 2012 3:00am
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Forum: In Car Electronics · Replies: 5 · Views: 4860 · Subject: USB MP3's |
On my 2010, the USB must be set up with folders as:
ARTIST > ALBUM > SONGS
with no other folders lying around (eg a .trash folder etc). You then get the full details of the song playing - ... |
| 5 speed or 6 speed when in command shift? |
disco4x4au
Fri Feb 03 2012 3:23am
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Forum: Technical · Replies: 6 · Views: 2388 · Subject: 5 speed or 6 speed when in command shift? |
In Drive or CS, all gears are available. In Sport mode, only the first 5.
Cheers,
Gordon |
| How hard do you push before your ETC kicks in?? |
disco4x4au
Fri Jan 20 2012 2:45am
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Forum: General · Replies: 16 · Views: 5009 · Subject: How hard do you push before your ETC kicks in?? |
So where is the dsc sensor located?
The DSC module takes multiple sensor outputs for it's own data input - yaw, acceleration, steering wheel angle etc. If this is something that started recently, h ... |
| How hard do you push before your ETC kicks in?? |
disco4x4au
Thu Jan 19 2012 1:00am
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Forum: General · Replies: 16 · Views: 5009 · Subject: How hard do you push before your ETC kicks in?? |
| If the steering sensor is out (ie the car doesn't correctly identify the turning angle of the front wheels), it can cause the DSC to activate and pull the car into what it thinks is the correct line. ... |
| Android |
disco4x4au
Thu Jan 12 2012 1:03am
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Forum: Technical · Replies: 6 · Views: 2311 · Subject: Android |
Mine works fine - MY10
Cheers,
Gordon |
| Diagnostic Computer question |
disco4x4au
Tue Nov 29 2011 1:14am
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Forum: Maintenance & Modifications · Replies: 3 · Views: 2333 · Subject: Diagnostic Computer question |
Faultmate do a couple of units that will trace faults from most, if not all the modules. Hawkeye do a handheld unit, but only for pre-2010 cars.
Cheers,
Gordon |
| Warranty Clarification... |
disco4x4au
Mon Nov 28 2011 3:09am
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Forum: General · Replies: 4 · Views: 1002 · Subject: Warranty Clarification... |
Yes, whichever comes first
Cheers,
Gordon |
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