The Range Rover Classic thread
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Hello All,
Recently rejoined Range Rover classic ownership in December, ten years after my previous (and first) Range Rover and 20 years after my first drive of one where the obsession started!
It was not until 2007 after a trip to Dubai going across the sand dunes in a land cruiser that I got back to the UK and decided to look for a defender so I could do some off roading. After looking at various defenders I came across a 1994 Range Rover soft dash 300tdi Vogue SE, and that was the chance to get the Range Rover I had always wanted and do some off roading.
I instantly loved the car and found myself using it more than my 320 coupe round the M25 each day! Off road it was so surreal being sat in such luxury while going up a boggy, muddy slope that I could barely walk up, while my wife and her friend are in the back having a chat and eating their lunch! I was persuaded to replace the suspension and put HD off road bumpers on and although the car was amazing off road, I realised I made a huge mistake and ruined it! I did get a series 2a to use off road to but it was never the same as the Range Rover. After much deliberation whether to convert it back to original or not, I decided to sell it as it was going to be too much work to undo.
I often found myself looking on eBay for another 94/95 model (I have more of a preference for a soft dash) ever since I sold it, then my job got much busier with travel abroad, two children and a house move! In December last year, my wife told me to just go out and get another one, as she knows how much I love them. I came across the one I have now from a specialist up in Kings Lynn who has an amazing collection of them!
It is in very good condition and apparently was Princess Diana's bodyguards car, which had belonged to the Met police for the first part of it's life. I will get the rear cross member and boot floor done in a couple of years and possibly a respray at some point, but for now absolutely loving having another classic, it is the only car I have ever loved driving! This time I have the V8 which feels like a whole different driving experience and it sounds amazing. Now I am on eBay scouring for parts, in the short term I need to sort the seat ecu and central locking! I also have a set of the TWR alloys to go on it that I could not bring myself to get rid of 10 years ago along with some spare soft dash bumpers, but I think the brooklands kit looks good.
So I will be a frequent visitor to this and the main Range Rover classic thread and look forward to getting to know you all :-)!
IMG_0776 by Dan Hough, on Flickr
Recently rejoined Range Rover classic ownership in December, ten years after my previous (and first) Range Rover and 20 years after my first drive of one where the obsession started!
It was not until 2007 after a trip to Dubai going across the sand dunes in a land cruiser that I got back to the UK and decided to look for a defender so I could do some off roading. After looking at various defenders I came across a 1994 Range Rover soft dash 300tdi Vogue SE, and that was the chance to get the Range Rover I had always wanted and do some off roading.
I instantly loved the car and found myself using it more than my 320 coupe round the M25 each day! Off road it was so surreal being sat in such luxury while going up a boggy, muddy slope that I could barely walk up, while my wife and her friend are in the back having a chat and eating their lunch! I was persuaded to replace the suspension and put HD off road bumpers on and although the car was amazing off road, I realised I made a huge mistake and ruined it! I did get a series 2a to use off road to but it was never the same as the Range Rover. After much deliberation whether to convert it back to original or not, I decided to sell it as it was going to be too much work to undo.
I often found myself looking on eBay for another 94/95 model (I have more of a preference for a soft dash) ever since I sold it, then my job got much busier with travel abroad, two children and a house move! In December last year, my wife told me to just go out and get another one, as she knows how much I love them. I came across the one I have now from a specialist up in Kings Lynn who has an amazing collection of them!
It is in very good condition and apparently was Princess Diana's bodyguards car, which had belonged to the Met police for the first part of it's life. I will get the rear cross member and boot floor done in a couple of years and possibly a respray at some point, but for now absolutely loving having another classic, it is the only car I have ever loved driving! This time I have the V8 which feels like a whole different driving experience and it sounds amazing. Now I am on eBay scouring for parts, in the short term I need to sort the seat ecu and central locking! I also have a set of the TWR alloys to go on it that I could not bring myself to get rid of 10 years ago along with some spare soft dash bumpers, but I think the brooklands kit looks good.
So I will be a frequent visitor to this and the main Range Rover classic thread and look forward to getting to know you all :-)!
IMG_0776 by Dan Hough, on Flickr
they are great cars, and I too like the soft dash...
stevehg1 said:
Congrats on the new purchase. Rob has a good reputation, so hopefully you have a good buy there.
I have a seat ecu and CDL controller going spare from 91 donor RR, but without looking them up, I’m not sure if they changed for the soft dash.
cheers, Steve
Thank you Steve. Rob is the nicest guy, his attitude is about keeping the classics on the road and preserving the cars, not all about making the most money he can.I have a seat ecu and CDL controller going spare from 91 donor RR, but without looking them up, I’m not sure if they changed for the soft dash.
cheers, Steve
Thank you for your offer. I'll have a look on the seat controller, Rob said he may have one or if the 91 Ecu does not fit there appear to be a couple of options on eBay. There is a guy that will repair it for £280 and another offers a unit for £425 but it does not have the memory function, although a bit on the expensive side!
DanRRC said:
stevehg1 said:
Congrats on the new purchase. Rob has a good reputation, so hopefully you have a good buy there.
I have a seat ecu and CDL controller going spare from 91 donor RR, but without looking them up, I’m not sure if they changed for the soft dash.
cheers, Steve
Thank you Steve. Rob is the nicest guy, his attitude is about keeping the classics on the road and preserving the cars, not all about making the most money he can.I have a seat ecu and CDL controller going spare from 91 donor RR, but without looking them up, I’m not sure if they changed for the soft dash.
cheers, Steve
Thank you for your offer. I'll have a look on the seat controller, Rob said he may have one or if the 91 Ecu does not fit there appear to be a couple of options on eBay. There is a guy that will repair it for £280 and another offers a unit for £425 but it does not have the memory function, although a bit on the expensive side!
DanRRC said:
Thank you Steve. Rob is the nicest guy, his attitude is about keeping the classics on the road and preserving the cars, not all about making the most money he can.
Thank you for your offer. I'll have a look on the seat controller, Rob said he may have one or if the 91 Ecu does not fit there appear to be a couple of options on eBay. There is a guy that will repair it for £280 and another offers a unit for £425 but it does not have the memory function, although a bit on the expensive side!
No rush, as they are not going anywhere and FOC if you find out if they fit and you still need them. Thank you for your offer. I'll have a look on the seat controller, Rob said he may have one or if the 91 Ecu does not fit there appear to be a couple of options on eBay. There is a guy that will repair it for £280 and another offers a unit for £425 but it does not have the memory function, although a bit on the expensive side!
squirdan said:
Welcome to new RRC owners
Here’s mine next to a v cool 110
The love for Rangies is global - I stick a few photos up on Instagram and it’s fascinating seeing the variety of cars and locations...frankly one of the few good uses of Insta I’ve found!
Seat ecu - should be compatible hard and soft dash. I've had one out of a hard dash an it worked fine.
The main issue is the battery - it leaks and then messes up the pcb. If you have an old ecu open it and get the battery changed as it will leak if its the original.
classic LSE on ebay will repair them or supply a non memory one but they aren't cheap. NOS for a memory one is four figures!
They are just pcbs so anyone with an electronics bent can repair the damaged lines. A friend did one of mine and it took a couple of goes but it worked ok.
They were used on lots of cars in period - mercs and bentleys. I found a bentley specialist offering a repair service and they were the cheapest.
The main issue is the battery - it leaks and then messes up the pcb. If you have an old ecu open it and get the battery changed as it will leak if its the original.
classic LSE on ebay will repair them or supply a non memory one but they aren't cheap. NOS for a memory one is four figures!
They are just pcbs so anyone with an electronics bent can repair the damaged lines. A friend did one of mine and it took a couple of goes but it worked ok.
They were used on lots of cars in period - mercs and bentleys. I found a bentley specialist offering a repair service and they were the cheapest.
JimmyJam said:
squirdan said:
Welcome to new RRC owners
Here’s mine next to a v cool 110
The love for Rangies is global - I stick a few photos up on Instagram and it’s fascinating seeing the variety of cars and locations...frankly one of the few good uses of Insta I’ve found!
squirdan said:
Bumped into Mr Clapham GT3 at the weekend entirely randomly, but somewhat disappointingly was driving neither a souped up 911, nor his RRC but a Volvo! Otherwise could have been a good photo opp
DKL said:
Seat ecu - should be compatible hard and soft dash. I've had one out of a hard dash an it worked fine.
The main issue is the battery - it leaks and then messes up the pcb. If you have an old ecu open it and get the battery changed as it will leak if its the original.
classic LSE on ebay will repair them or supply a non memory one but they aren't cheap. NOS for a memory one is four figures!
They are just pcbs so anyone with an electronics bent can repair the damaged lines. A friend did one of mine and it took a couple of goes but it worked ok.
They were used on lots of cars in period - mercs and bentleys. I found a bentley specialist offering a repair service and they were the cheapest.
Thank you DKL. I may take Steve up on his offer then and try out his one :-)!The main issue is the battery - it leaks and then messes up the pcb. If you have an old ecu open it and get the battery changed as it will leak if its the original.
classic LSE on ebay will repair them or supply a non memory one but they aren't cheap. NOS for a memory one is four figures!
They are just pcbs so anyone with an electronics bent can repair the damaged lines. A friend did one of mine and it took a couple of goes but it worked ok.
They were used on lots of cars in period - mercs and bentleys. I found a bentley specialist offering a repair service and they were the cheapest.
NomduJour said:
thank you, I was also looking for that...Do you know whether that is enough for all 4 doors / all 4 doors on an LSE (I think the rear doors are longer?)
Is it obvious how to fix it?
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