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The sky is falling. I want to paint my headliner, and I'm looking to get a nice smooth factory-ish finish with a matt paint in light grey to match the interior. I'm a bit of a perfectionist, so I plan on spending a bit of time getting it right. I haven't done anything like this before so need...

1998 D1 with 14CUX, distributor and all that. I know most people here are in the US with the GEMS in the D1 - but I'm in New Zealand! I was out on the highway on the weekend, and when overtaking or climbing a steep hill at full throttle the car starts to miss randomly at about 4500 rpm and...

So there's a new dealer in town, and I got half off a brake fluid flush. The disco came back washed, vacuumed, I had a nice coffee, and now I have spongy brakes. I know the easiest thing to do would be to take it back and get it re-bled, but I'm a little intimidated by all the new Range Rovers...

So the door switch on my front passengers side has never worked, so I went to see if I could clean it out and get it functional again. Unscrewed the switch, pulled it out and the wire snapped off the terminal and disappeared deep into the dark space. If the free end starts grounding randomly...

15 minute job. Hardest part is removing the plugs. Yeah right! I got the plugs off no trouble, then got to the part about prising off the plate and sliding out the ECU. My plate seems to be firmly attached by some invisible force. I can lever out one side of it, but there's no way that's...

Can the glove box be lowered just by undoing the spring things on the sides? Just enough to get to the window lift ecu...

I'm considering trading my 98 D1 for a D2. I do a little light off roading and up the mountains for skiing in the winter, so the off-road ability of either model is much greater than I will ever use. I'm looking at a 2000 D2 with ACE and SLS (I love the techno-gadgets), and a warranty of...

Going 100 km/h (65 mph), with 6 people and 3 nights luggage on board. Car in front misses a driveway and does a panic stop. Disco doesn't stop in time, didn't want to swerve around her as she was indicating right and a ditch on the left. Car in front admits fault and offers to pay for damage...

1998 D1 V8 Now before you hound me for ripping a hole in the ozone layer... What sort of gains in fuel economy could be gained by replacing the cats with a straight pipe? I hear the cats are the most restrictive part of the exhaust. Here our emissions rules aren't so tight (actually non...

I'm looking at changing my 1998 D1 V8 for a 1999 DII TD5, especially now that petrol is $1.94 a litre here in New Zealand. It's always been kind of annoying that the truck is too high to fit in the garage, especially in winter when it frosts/snows. It only just touches the edge of the door...

Winter is coming here, and the heater in my Discovery sucks. Anything less than 3/4 of the way to hot gives cool air. I noticed that the the two pipes that go through the firewall are bridged with a short section of pipe. Is this where the heater control valve is supposed to be? I didn't...

1998 D1 auto I have a couple of minor yet irritating electrical issues relating to the alarm and non-functiong cruise control that I haven't been able to track down.. I had a look around the relays under the LH fascia, on a rhd car. There was one relay socket with no relay attached, white in...

I have the opportunity to aquire a new set of 4 265/70/R16 All Terrain tires. Does anyone run this size on a stock D1? For the price (fitting cost only) it may be worth fitting some spacers if only a little lift was needed. I use the car mainly on-road, so not wanting to get too crazy with...

1998 D1 V8 I've been trying to figure out why my lights never flash when I lock or unlock with the remote. My flasher relay has been changed for a generic one with pigtail leads, by the previous owner. I know the generic flasher relays have less pins than the original landrover ones, is this...

Every time it rains my footwells fill with water... I'm planing on dis-assembling the plenum/bulkhead area, re-sealing the body seam, and clearing the drains - as per Land Rover technical bulletin in the tech section. Will probably give the area a good clean out and spray paint while I'm at it...

Failed for 3 things - Moisture in left headlight - Moisture in right front indicator - Right brake light I can't for the life of me see how to change the brake light. The PO retrofitted the rear jump seats, and the side hinge thing is bolted through the light access panel. I think I may...

1998 D1 V8 I have water (not coolant) in BOTH front footwells. A/C drains are clear, water dribbles out both drains when using the a/c. It's more than slight dampness, the floor squidges when I step on it, and the water pools alongside the door opening. The car had almost dried out, but...

My six-monthly Warrant of Fitness inspection is coming up, and requires a correctly functioning ABS system... Meaning the self test light comes on, then goes off. Being a Discovery, the ABS light is on, so I read the codes: 2-14 Front left air gap too large 4-12 Front right sensor wiring or...

I have the lo-spec factory stereo system, without subs in the rear door. Sound is seriously tinny. Is it possible to swap the rear speakers for something a little bigger, say 6.5" to add a little bass and richness to the sound? I'm not looking for an audiophile-quality system, just something...

1998 D1 175,000km. Transmission engages fine, doesn't make any unusual noises, shifts fine between all other gears. The 1-2 shift will often slip, especially noticable when cold. When I got the truck, my mechanic said the trans had been overfilled, and drained a litre of fluid. It shifted...