winch fit to discovery 3

[ad15]

so it's begun, am fitting the winch to the D3,,, expect chaos for a few days while i try to figure it all out,

 

so far, grill and lights are off, at present fighting with the wheel arches..

 

will update with pics along the way..

[David Humphries]

Interesting thread Ad, good luck with it.

 

Look forward to the updates.

 

 

 

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[geoff]

Good luck with that,looks a mare of a job.

 

I would advise plenty of tea & biscuits!

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so,,, here's the plan,

 

1.split charge system and second battery- optima yellow top.. normally this would cost region of £450 . plan on it being done for under £50, my pops is a sparky and has sourced most of the bits i need, also have anderson connectors for rear.

2. winch mount,, this is an OEM part made by WARN for LR,, it's an external mount as i reckon having a hidden one in this game is asking for trouble, maintenance would involve removing the front every time.

3. replacement bumper. managed to get one for £20. it's black but as most of it will be cut off who cares... this is the bit i'm on now. coping saw and a ruler..

4. sump guard. managed to find one in a stealer for £50.. lightly used but again,,, who cares..

 

if i got this all done by LR it'd cost over £2500.... i should be coming in at under £700....

 

more pics to follow...

[John Shutler]

i booked mine in to the garage for this friday to get my winch fitted:blushing:

[liamjordan]

this is why having a 90 is much better took me hardly any time to fit the winch to it ahah, but good luck! should be sweet!

[ad15]

ah but your 90 can't carry 7 people,, in comfort.... from here to the alps and back.....at 30 mpg.....

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i booked mine in to the garage for this friday to get my winch fitted:blushing:

 

 

a D3? you should do it yourself,,, best way to learn about your landy is to take it to pieces...it'll save you a fortune...

[John Shutler]

D3.... i should be so lucky

 

its my poor work horse mazda

[ad15]

could you not bash it on yourself?

 

i'm doing mine with a mixture of LR instructions and youtube...