Bloody long wait for new D3 Carpets !!

[HarryO]

I drowned my D3 08MY SE last October and the insurance is replacing the carpets (amongst other repairs).

Little did I know that the middle carpet (back seats) are only "made to Order" out of LR in the UK :o. The delivery on the front and back carpets are not that bad you can get then in about 4 weeks. The middle carpet could take (and I quote) "several months" just to manufacture :mad::mad::censored:


Does anyone know of a after market carpet for the D3?
Is the D4 carpet the same?
What is so special about these?

Sick of :censored: waiting - I have been without the Landy for 13 bloody weeks so far!! Even if you deduct for Xmas that is still unacceptable.

:censored::censored::censored::censored:

PS: Ahhh - I feel better after that rant:p

[sheerluck]

Have you thought about getting it tiled as an alternative? :D

[sniegy]

Bamboo Is the new thing now Sheerluck, Get up to speed mate.:p

[catsman]

Baltic pine hardwood would give better resale I reckon...

[sheerluck]

Baltic pine hardwood would give better resale I reckon...

Noooo, you'd need to restain that every year. I can't imagine how hard it would be to get one of those floor sanders in there.

[phl]

Not a lot faster with the D4 carpets either; am still awaiting my replacement after the FexiTank leaked due to an unsealed seam. Was suppose to be here by now, and had booked it in for replacement this Monday, but had a call last Friday to cancel.

[sheerluck]

Bamboo Is the new thing now Sheerluck, Get up to speed mate.:p

Nah. Nothing more annoying than driving along and finding a panda chewing on the car. ;)

[sniegy]

Nah. Nothing more annoying than driving along and finding a panda chewing on the car. ;)
Cant Stop crying......:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D

[Tombie]

Drowned over the sill panels is a write off...

Wonder why your insurance company is breaking the law :)

[sheerluck]

Drowned over the sill panels is a write off...

Wonder why your insurance company is breaking the law :)

Conservation. Provision of new panda habitats. ;)

[HarryO]

Drowned over the sill panels is a write off...

Wonder why your insurance company is breaking the law :)

Interesting - is it Law? in WA?

From my limited understanding it's upto the "Unsurer"?

[rb30gtr]

Now based on history, and as a precaution, could I recommend Marine carpet as an alternative?

[jonesy63]

Or maybe take the carpets out and get some koi carp and a decorative fountain? :D

[Tombie]

Interesting - is it Law? in WA?

From my limited understanding it's upto the "Unsurer"?

Seems you may be correct:

Statutory write-off (SWO)
A vehicle will be recorded as a statutory write-off if it is a total loss and so severely damaged that it should not be repaired. Only certain parts from a vehicle recorded as a statutory write-off may be used to repair other vehicles.

A vehicle that is recorded as a statutory write-off after 1 May 2002 cannot be re-registered and the vehicle identification number (VIN) cannot be re-used in any State or Territory.

When a vehicle is assessed as a statutory write-off, a label must be attached to the vehicle to advise purchasers that the vehicle’s identification number cannot be re-used and that the vehicle cannot be registered.


The colour of the label is to be white with black writing, with letters at least 9mm high (36 font size). VicRoads suggests the label be at least 230mm x 170mm in size.
Sample:


Statutory Write-off

WARNING:

This vehicle cannot be registered

Suitable for parts/dismantling only

The vehicle identification number (VIN) has been cancelled







Effective 1 November 2012, a motor vehicle is a statutory write-off if it is written-off and meets any of the damage conditions listed below.
Type of vehicle
Damage type
Conditions
Motorcycles
Impact
The suspension is damaged, and at least two (2) areas of the structural frame are damaged (excludes scratching).

Salt water immersion
A motorcycle is fully immersed in salt water for any period.

Fresh water immersion
A motorcycle, is fully immersed in fresh water for more than 2 days (48 hours).

Fire damage
A vehicle is burned to such an extent that it is only fit for wrecking or scrap.

Malicious/theft/stripping
Has been stripped of all, or a combination of most, interior and exterior body parts, panels and components.
Light motor vehicles up to 4.5 tonnes GVM
Excessive structural damage
A vehicle has excessive structural damage if three indicators are found in the vehicle.
Indicators are listed in the Damage Assessment Criteria for the Classification of Statutory Write-Offs’.
See: Management of Written Off Vehicles - CARSAFE - National Motor Vehicle Theft Reduction Council (http://www.carsafe.com.au/stakeholders-a-partners/publications/management-of-written-off-vehicles)

Excessive fire damage
*A vehicle has excessive fire damage if:

a) as a result of fire, paint on the vehicle (whether internal or external) has blistered on any three of:
i) the roof;
ii) a pillar;
iii) the floor pan;
iv) the firewall;
v) longitudinal structural rails or chassis, or

b) as a result of fire:
i) the vehicle has sustained a combination of exterior and interior fire damage
ii) the vehicle has suffered damage to the extent that it is written-off.

Excessive water damage
*A vehicle has excessive water damage if the internal cabin of the vehicle has inundated with water (irrespective of whether the water is fresh, brackish or salt water) to a level above the level of the inner door sill.

Excessive stripping damage
*A vehicle has excessive stripping damage if:
a) It has been stripped of interior or exterior parts, panels and components such as wheels, bonnet, guards, doors, boot lid or interior parts, or
b) by reason of that stripping it is written-off.

[rb30gtr]

Interesting Tombie,
So reading that they should have written off the Disco due to the water ingress?


Excessive water damage
*A vehicle has excessive water damage if the internal cabin of the vehicle has inundated with water (irrespective of whether the water is fresh, brackish or salt water) to a level above the level of the inner door sill.


And what are the referring to the inner door sill? As in where the window comes in and out height?

[CaverD3]

Door sill not window sill. So bottom of door I would think?

[SimmAus]

Wow, that's pretty low. Deefer lads must be laughing at that....

[rb30gtr]

Surely they won't write it off if the bottom of the door sill gets wet only?

Has this happened to anyone's D3 or D4?

[gghaggis]

The insurers have to declare that is a write-off. THEN, if it meets any of the conditions Tombie outlined, it must be declared a "statutory write-off".

If the insurer doesn't declare it a write-off, it doesn't matter how much water got into it.

Cheers,

Gordon