Henry_b's Range Rover P38 Vogue Project'ish
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Ok i've got the darn door lock actuator oot!!
What a POS.
Anyway..
LR changed the actuators in 2001 and as my luck would have it they hover around the £200 mark!!
lol have to wait for a cheap 2nd hand one
It has apparently been "tested" it checked out ok but that was 4yrs ago lol
Oh and she's in a bit of a mess after i had my escapade
What a POS.
Anyway..
LR changed the actuators in 2001 and as my luck would have it they hover around the £200 mark!!
lol have to wait for a cheap 2nd hand one
It has apparently been "tested" it checked out ok but that was 4yrs ago lol
Oh and she's in a bit of a mess after i had my escapade
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Small world I almost bought that car new in 2001!
She was known as the Jewel of the Guy salmon dealership.
A fully loaded Vogue was a rare sight!
Most of the Range rovers there were nice but she stood out.
i believe she was a run out model so all the latest tech had been crammed into her.
Also With her rare and beautiful Monte Carlo Blue coachwork she did stand out against the crowd of dull colours that graced the forecourt
Only a handful were painted in that colour which i think was a great shame as the shape of the car suited the colour perfectly!
also if i remember correctly she also had side steps and roof bars
Unfortunately like a fool I went off and bought an Early L322 and i still regret it..
It was full of issues from the start.
Great to see she's still around.
Small world I almost bought that car new in 2001!
She was known as the Jewel of the Guy salmon dealership.
A fully loaded Vogue was a rare sight!
Most of the Range rovers there were nice but she stood out.
i believe she was a run out model so all the latest tech had been crammed into her.
Also With her rare and beautiful Monte Carlo Blue coachwork she did stand out against the crowd of dull colours that graced the forecourt
Only a handful were painted in that colour which i think was a great shame as the shape of the car suited the colour perfectly!
also if i remember correctly she also had side steps and roof bars
Unfortunately like a fool I went off and bought an Early L322 and i still regret it..
It was full of issues from the start.
Great to see she's still around.
Edited by LandRaver on Monday 13th August 11:58
Well...
It's been a while since I updated this 'fred.
So why not now?
To put ya'll out of your misery she is fixed,ish..
Works ok thanks to a forum member on LZ who replaced the Faulty bits.
She is now currently coming back together, but I thought best to start at the beginning instead of jumping directly to the present,,
Ok..
I bought this..
Need not worry though she was just to tide me over..
until I got this for free.
Then I suddenly decided that I needed to fix the P38 so i can have 3 unreliable cars to look after, the TD5 D2 is Brill BTW.
Anyway...
As you do I was ripping this thing apart to find the fault/short that caused the ECU explosion..
The DSP AMP for the HK system was last on my list, and thank the car gods I checked it, looks a tad crispy.
I've never been so excited about something being burnt out in my life, so to confirm I got a tad trigger happy and ripped the AMP apart.
And hazzah!
Once that was removed and the plug taped up, the computer fixed etc
She sprung into life!!
Now..
Next update coming in 3-2-1.. etc lol
It's been a while since I updated this 'fred.
So why not now?
To put ya'll out of your misery she is fixed,ish..
Works ok thanks to a forum member on LZ who replaced the Faulty bits.
She is now currently coming back together, but I thought best to start at the beginning instead of jumping directly to the present,,
Ok..
I bought this..
Need not worry though she was just to tide me over..
until I got this for free.
Then I suddenly decided that I needed to fix the P38 so i can have 3 unreliable cars to look after, the TD5 D2 is Brill BTW.
Anyway...
As you do I was ripping this thing apart to find the fault/short that caused the ECU explosion..
The DSP AMP for the HK system was last on my list, and thank the car gods I checked it, looks a tad crispy.
I've never been so excited about something being burnt out in my life, so to confirm I got a tad trigger happy and ripped the AMP apart.
And hazzah!
Once that was removed and the plug taped up, the computer fixed etc
She sprung into life!!
Now..
Next update coming in 3-2-1.. etc lol
Interior juices...
Are not pleasant, i'm not going to go down the seat replacement like D4MJT but I did clean the 19yrs of gunge and what have you off the seat(s)
Little did i know that Lightstone is a relatively white colour - not a creamy brown!! yuck!
Anyway, after a good scrubbing and rubbing and wire brushing and vomiting., we have this..
And my P38 is the super rare 6 seater model
The same went for the rear seats
And anyone who has had the pleasure of a LR of any description is familiar with a saggy headliner..
Saggier than a withes labia.
So i shamefully glued it back up "temporary" mind you.
Are not pleasant, i'm not going to go down the seat replacement like D4MJT but I did clean the 19yrs of gunge and what have you off the seat(s)
Little did i know that Lightstone is a relatively white colour - not a creamy brown!! yuck!
Anyway, after a good scrubbing and rubbing and wire brushing and vomiting., we have this..
And my P38 is the super rare 6 seater model
The same went for the rear seats
And anyone who has had the pleasure of a LR of any description is familiar with a saggy headliner..
Saggier than a withes labia.
So i shamefully glued it back up "temporary" mind you.
Just to let everyone know, this stuff it shyte,.
But it did help glue my spare tyre cover back together, as the carpet had peeled off, another p38 foible.
And during!
Done.
The carpet like the seats was mank..
So as per usual i gave it a rub with some Autoglym interior cleaner, also hoovered the whole car.
Yeck.
And after.
Smells much fresher!
But it did help glue my spare tyre cover back together, as the carpet had peeled off, another p38 foible.
And during!
Done.
The carpet like the seats was mank..
So as per usual i gave it a rub with some Autoglym interior cleaner, also hoovered the whole car.
Yeck.
And after.
Smells much fresher!
I finally got the seat in and the cumspewter..
Then I put a new draft thingy in the door and refitted the door card..
Also the wood was wiped down..
Also added an air freshner!
Look at that walnut shine!
Anyway later that day I took her for a spin around the farm lanes.
She said hello to the sheeps.
I've also got the economy that all P38 owners are use to seeing!
I think thats a new record. .
Then I put a new draft thingy in the door and refitted the door card..
Also the wood was wiped down..
Also added an air freshner!
Look at that walnut shine!
Anyway later that day I took her for a spin around the farm lanes.
She said hello to the sheeps.
I've also got the economy that all P38 owners are use to seeing!
I think thats a new record. .
Great project, I could see myself doing stuff like this when my lottery win comes through...
Have you thought about getting a gliptone kit to repair the leather cracks and creases? They have a colour matching service that requires something like a headrest to be sent through for them to match to, if they don’t already have the upholstery colour mix on file.
It’s what I did in mine and it knocked 10 years of use out of the seats pretty convincingly.
Have you thought about getting a gliptone kit to repair the leather cracks and creases? They have a colour matching service that requires something like a headrest to be sent through for them to match to, if they don’t already have the upholstery colour mix on file.
It’s what I did in mine and it knocked 10 years of use out of the seats pretty convincingly.
Henry_b said:
I've ordered some and it should be here soon!
The wheel is the worsts bit tbh lol
Good to hear. Have a hairdryer handy when you apply the colouring. It also helps to do it when the seats are warm in general.The wheel is the worsts bit tbh lol
I used dish sponges with the green scourer portion sliced off to apply it to my seats. You can cut them in to different shapes and sizes to get in to different places.
I used a dabbing technique rather thana brushing or spreading motion for the most part, it seemed to give me more control over how I built the colouring up. The only time I wiped it on was to go perpendicular to a large crease to make sure I got it in to the base leather.
Having some decent quality masking tape with strong adhesive is a good idea too, masking the stitching up gives a much better finished product. It’s worth cleaning the stitching properly first otherwise the shiny new leather makes it look worse.
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