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BN
Member Since: 18 Mar 2005
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Winger wrote:The velcro pads are, I understand, to protect the harder plastic of the seatbelt receivers marking the cubby box sides.
Less sure about the tabs on the underside of the rear seats, but suspect they are there to act as hooks for the leading edge of the cargo net, when used with the 2nd row seats folded down.
Like this idea for the seat buttons better than a coat hook 
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 25th Jul 2005 8:25 am |
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NightFox
Member Since: 02 Apr 2005
Location: Bedfordshire
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Winger wrote:The velcro pads are, I understand, to protect the harder plastic of the seatbelt receivers marking the cubby box sides.
My wife's Mini Cooper S has also got these on the sides of the seatbelt clips - I spent ages trying to work out what they were, and came to the same conclusion.
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| 25th Jul 2005 11:13 am |
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NightFox
Member Since: 02 Apr 2005
Location: Bedfordshire
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Not so much a "great feature", but this has just reminded me.
Has anyone found a finger-sized hole in the floor under the front passenger seat? You can reach it easiest from the behind (i.e. from the second row). Apart from sticking my finger in and giving it a quick wiggle, I didn't really go any further with my investigations. Not on a first date anyway.
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| 25th Jul 2005 11:16 am |
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Dom Harvey
Lord of the Four Fingers
Member Since: 15 Apr 2005
Location: Dorset
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 2004 Discovery 3 - gone
2006 Discovery 3 - gone
2008 Discovery 3 GS - gone
2011 Freelander LE Special Edition - gone
2007 Discovery 3 XS - gone
2012 Discovery 4 GS - current
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| 25th Jul 2005 11:42 am |
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BN
Member Since: 18 Mar 2005
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Your not a sheep farmer are you   Now I have to go and have a feel myself. 
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| 25th Jul 2005 5:28 pm |
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Slimer
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Okay, not a small thing but still very, very pleasing.....
Every night around this time I take my dog out for a stroll, put her lead on, go out the back door, down the side of the house, open the gate and there it is...
....The best looking car on the road today, my wonderful Discovery 3
There it sits in all it's glory just looking great, gives you a warm glow inside and a bit cheesy grin on yer face
Si The End
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| 18th Aug 2005 12:15 am |
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PCH
Member Since: 12 Jan 2005
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freeflytim wrote:Drive 80mph and turn the radio off.
And just listen.
A wisper of wind noise here. And a whisper of wind noise there.
Have you noticed the three door seals???
Have you noticed that the rubber seal fills up with so much mud that you need to carefully wash it out??
I love the plastic inner guards. It makes washing the wheel arches a breeze and no mud ever gets caught up in the arch after a bit of a high pressure wash.
Chris 2011 Discovery 4 (MY12) SDV6 HSE with General Grabber AT's, Traxide Aux Battery system, custom rear drawers and Autosafe half height cargo barrier
Gone - 2005 Discovery 3 TDV6 HSE
ARB Bull Bar, Warn 9.5XP Winch, IPF D/Lights, Cooper STT's, LR Raised Air Intake, Traxide aux battery system, custom drawers and half height Autosafe cargo barrier, Mitchell Bros 4x4 tow hitch
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| 18th Aug 2005 3:32 am |
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freeflytim
Member Since: 18 Feb 2005
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The front right door side seal on mine drops a pint of h2o on my foot after a hard rain.. Its just showing who's boss.
I like how it honks if a door isn't quite shut enough when you hit the clicker. Wa Hoo
-Tim
Chattanooga Tennessee USA
D3 V8HSE7HD
D1 kitted trail truck.
A Hummer is just a Hummer. A Land Rover goes all the way.
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| 18th Aug 2005 3:42 am |
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Gareth
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The door seals are excellent at keeping the noise and water out, however, the rear door seal has a probem around the wheel arch. If you run your finger around the inside of the plastic/rubber seal that is mounted on the door, you will be suprised at how much road dirt is trapped in there.
I wash this out every time I clean the car. I forsee a few rusty doors in years to come if this is not done.
Incidently, it was the same on the D2 also.
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| 18th Aug 2005 8:22 am |
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Phil B
Member Since: 12 Apr 2005
Location: Amersham, UK - gone to the country!
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The hooks on the back of the middle row of seats are tether hooks for when you have an Isofix child seat fitted - on the Disco, Isofix alone isn't considered sufficient so you have to also buy the optional tether which links into this hook on the back of the seat. Java TDV6 HSE with Alpaca and a few other fancy bits
BMW C1 200 with too many options to list and the world's worst image
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| 18th Aug 2005 2:39 pm |
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Phil B
Member Since: 12 Apr 2005
Location: Amersham, UK - gone to the country!
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...........the first post about the hooks for the fuel filler encouraged me to share my "lazy fuelling" techique. Probably illegal but here goes.
It takes so bloody long to fuel the beast that you can get cramp in your hand. So, I start fuelling and then slide the (threaded end of the) fuel filler cap into the trigger on the fuel pump - remove your hand and, provided you've done it properly, hey presto, the car just keeps on filling. You stand back, fold your arms and adopt the pose of a truly smug b  d . When the car is full, the pump just stops itself. Brilliant. Java TDV6 HSE with Alpaca and a few other fancy bits
BMW C1 200 with too many options to list and the world's worst image
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| 18th Aug 2005 2:46 pm |
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Slimer
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Alternatively keep an appropriately sized nail in the car and pop it through the holes in the pump handle so the clip at the back of the handle has something to clip against. I don't know why the pin isn't fitted as standard nowaday, probably some legislation or other The End
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| 18th Aug 2005 3:07 pm |
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BN
Member Since: 18 Mar 2005
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Slimer wrote:Alternatively keep an appropriately sized nail in the car and pop it through the holes in the pump handle so the clip at the back of the handle has something to clip against. I don't know why the pin isn't fitted as standard nowaday, probably some legislation or other
Oh dear guys, please don't do this. I work with the fuel companies and it ain't safe, its also illegal. It is a safety measure obviously, to stop all sorts of problems. The worst is, and just think if someone causes a spark and it catches your fuel nozzle, with the instant release on the nozzle it cuts off fuel flow instantly. Still a bad fire may start, but it won't go down to the tanks underneath you and blow the surrounding 500 square yards of land or further up. Do not do it.
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| 18th Aug 2005 3:32 pm |
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Winger
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There are plenty of high speed lorry pumps with the pins in, so I doubt it is legislation, rather to stop people spilling fuel.
I use the lorry pumps to fill mine - far quicker and easier.
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| 18th Aug 2005 3:37 pm |
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BN
Member Since: 18 Mar 2005
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Winger wrote:There are plenty of high speed lorry pumps with the pins in, so I doubt it is legislation, rather to stop people spilling fuel.
I use the lorry pumps to fill mine - far quicker and easier.
Winger, they should not be found in Shell filling stations, if so please let me know. We will soon stop that. I realise diesel is not the same as petrol, but it is still flamable all be it on a lower scale.
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| 18th Aug 2005 3:43 pm |
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