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31st Mar 2008 2:38 pm
CY
Member Since: 16 Aug 2005
Location: Warwickshire
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I quite like the front shot:
However I still feel the side profile makes it look unproportional and distorted and loses some of that 'chunky charm' created by the big black wheel arches.2007 Porsche Boxster (987) 2.7
2008 Discovery 3 TDV6 HSE G4 Challenge (1 of 68)
2023 Defender 90 D250 X-Dynamic HSE
31st Mar 2008 2:50 pm
Ken
Member Since: 20 Feb 2006
Location: Here
Posts: 10865
Thought we done this one to Death
31st Mar 2008 3:02 pm
Dom Harvey Lord of the Four Fingers
Member Since: 15 Apr 2005
Location: Dorset
Posts: 7454
we have.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
31st Mar 2008 3:04 pm
Gareth Site Moderator
Member Since: 07 Dec 2004
Location: Bramhall
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I like it. I was cleaning mine yesterday and the sun was shining on it. The paint looked really good considering it mileage, but the black plastic around the wheelarches looked very untidy, with lots of ingrained dirt and scratches.
Now I know that painted wheel arches would still get scratched off road, but the plastic seems to scratch a lot easier than the paint on my car! If the new arches use paint as hard as the body paint, then they may actually be more durable than the current arches.
31st Mar 2008 3:08 pm
Ken
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Having this conversation with slimer on Sat whilst cleaning his car Shhhhhhhh
went along the lines of well Defenders have painted arches they seem to hold up ok
I like but I hope some contrast options will be available because white arches sorry ewwwww
The wheelarches on our Defender became temporarily load-bearing (see Mrs Do$h/Ditch thread in OT) last week and there's no damage to them at all.
NS sill trim and door look a little less straight than standard, but the wheelarches were fineI know it's not considered "kind" to say no these days, but no. Just no, ok? And if it's not ok, still no.
31st Mar 2008 3:16 pm
jkp
Member Since: 17 Sep 2005
Location: Living among Bawbags
Posts: 4528
Forget the looks, are there any changes under the skin? new engine tune or size?
LR change the spec and exterior looks with shiny tat on a weekly basis, so the looks above ain't no great shakes....in my humble opinion, which i'm entitled to.
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i will
All I need now is a job that puts me in your area for a couple of days. I'm working on it.
