Ted Newman
Member Since: 09 Oct 2010
Location: SE London
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Grunders - like you I enjoy achievements BUT at 74 I like those achievements that I get from driving my D4 not lying under it  LR Discovery 4 XS pulling an Airstream 532 Caravan also own (since new) a 1996 MGF
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Grunders
Member Since: 30 Apr 2011
Location: Manchester
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Fair point If it ain't broke... Take it apart anyway, how else you gonna find out how it works
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| Sat Jan 14 2012 12:01pm |
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MasterDisco3
Member Since: 02 Sep 2009
Location: Leicester
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Hairy Dan wrote:Get the heated steering wheel, it's worth every penny on these cold mornings
I bought some Hugo Boss leather gloves for £25 from Duty Free in Jordan. Works for me..... Disco 4 "10" HSE
Audi A6 S line Auto
Mercedes W463 G Wagon 300 GES
Jaguar XF 3.0d Portfolio.....gone
D3 V8 Black SE Auto --- LPG (300 BHP)---gone 
911 "964" Celebration Guards Red "the only UK one"
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| Sat Jan 14 2012 6:18pm |
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Navigator
Member Since: 17 Mar 2010
Location: GM1VBE on www.aprs.fi
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The reason the towball is removable is so that it is not out in all weathers and corroding away. So, is it back to the dealer each trip to have it removed again for another £nn? 
Land Rover - Making mechanics out of drivers since 1948.
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| Sat Jan 14 2012 6:38pm |
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J4CKO
Member Since: 06 Jan 2007
Location: Holmfirth
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Peely wrote:...Dealer said they are £200 more expensive if not factory ordered ...... true ?
Roger Young in Plymouth did the electrics for 100 quid and I picked up a virtually new tow bar on e-bay for 150 quid - 250 quid seems a bit of a bargain to me compared to the tow pack - I can buy a couple more tanks of diesel now... 
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| Sat Jan 28 2012 5:34pm |
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MarsKy
Member Since: 23 Dec 2011
Location: Lanarkshire
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Here's an update and an idea on costs:
* I was quoted £586 inclusive (tow bar, electrics, activated, VAT) a couple of weeks ago by LR dealer on my 9 month old D4.
* But I bought a brand new, unused detachable towbar on eBay for £143.
* Called LR dealer and was quoted £115 for 13-pin electrics, parts only (LR dealer on eBay has them for £110 inc. postage, non-LR supplied from eBay seems to be about £90-100).
* To just purchase 13-pin electrics, get them fitted, and software activated by LR dealer is £290 inc. VAT.
So all-in, £433 for OEM LR towbar from eBay, and electrics supplied, fitted and activated by LR dealer.
Last edited by MarsKy on Fri Feb 10 2012 12:08pm. Edited 1 time in total
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| Fri Feb 10 2012 11:30am |
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sean 471
Member Since: 26 Apr 2011
Location: Sheffield
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Few years ago i purchased a new passet. Later had a towbar fitted by a independent garage. Few weeks later I got handbrake warning light on the dash. Dealer layed the blame for this on the wiring for the towbar electrics and would not sort it under warrently came to 570 pounds to repair.
so bear this in mind
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| Fri Feb 10 2012 11:41am |
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MarsKy
Member Since: 23 Dec 2011
Location: Lanarkshire
Posts: 67
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Sean 471
If ever I have had a problem with a car it's the towbar electrics being done wrongly, and getting all sorts of bongs when I shouldn't, and silence when I should get a warning.
Which is why the towbar lump I can get, and I'll let the LR dealer do the electrics. If they break it, they can then fix it.
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| Fri Feb 10 2012 11:48am |
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sean 471
Member Since: 26 Apr 2011
Location: Sheffield
Posts: 158
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Best of both worlds.
I used a independent garage last time, but like you say if i was going to do this again i would use the delaer to fit it. However not sure how they view fitting parts that they have not supplied. Just a thought really
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| Fri Feb 10 2012 11:53am |
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MarsKy
Member Since: 23 Dec 2011
Location: Lanarkshire
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I doubt the LR dealer would fit non-LR electrics. The £290 price is for them providing and fitting the LR electrics.
They would probably do the activation though - but the risk is that you would need the electrics to have been done properly. Wonder what they charge just for activation?
The detachable towbar isn't an issue.
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