Thread: What happened to your Discovery 2 today?

Finally got around to making and installing the dual battery cradle for the brothers D2!

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Original plan was to use 3mm sheet steel(made the template made up out of 0.5mm sheet), but changed plan and used 3mm angle and flat to fab the cradle.

Forget to get a photo of the spaghetti mess that a previous owner had created on top of the standard battery setup, with the cable and cut off switch for the winch just all plonked on top of the battery with the battery cover hiding it all.
Then the wiring for roof lights, spotties and compressor all heaped up to add to the mess.

Next step is to replace those battery terminals with better designed types, the two front terminals only just miss the fibreglass lining under the bonnet, and then clips to secure all the cabling.

There will be a Mk II version of the cradle one day soon.
Not 100% happy with the fab and measurements made.
The angled section did rest on the bonnet lining, and the lining doesn't compress much, so put pressure on the bonnet. Small slit cut on the lining fixed that.
The main problem with the TD5 is the location of the ECU. Because the batteries force it further rearwards, it's squeezed between the rear of the battery cradle and the folded support on the wheel arch(sorry no pics).
That support had to be 'love tapped' with a 5lb sledge to allow the ECU to drop into it's gap without to much pressure on it.

Originally Posted by John_D2

Adjustment kit? Where did you get that?

It's one of these David pye's SLS lowering suspension kit with pictures | LandyZone - Land Rover Forum

Info here as well:Fritzing
Project – Land Rover Discovery 2 SLS height controller

As I mentioned I got mine a few years back. David was very prompt in mailing to me.

Originally Posted by Pedro_The_Swift

I'm not sure about retrofitting ACE,,,
when I got the 2part pipe replaced the Mech said he ended up taking the car away from the pipes----

ACE pipe replacement is either a body off job or replace it with a 2 piece pipe...
i was looking at retrofitting ACE to my old one as I knew of a parts car with it all on...but it's a big job!
wiring harness is different so dash needs to come out, accelerometer in the roof lining so all that needs to come out, lots of stuff on the suspension needs swapping too...
if you have patience, and can park both cars next to each other and swap everything over then it's doable...hell, I've got a mate who swapped a BVH hydraulic semi auto into a manual Citroen DS so anything is possible!!!
i decided I'd rather wait for a good car with ACE already on it....

SLS seems in my mind to be a much easier thing though...and with lots of people going to coils it can't be hard to find the parts surely?
new airbags for sure, but the compressor and valves and switches should usually be ok...

SLS retrofit is easy as

Tried to find why this happens, nothing on Nanocom, also in hot temps when I turn on the AC the backlight does not turn on, anyone help?
Cheers, Dennis

Originally Posted by rick130

That's a productive day.

I had my dad helping, and I only to managed to give myself a minor abrasion to the back of one hand.

Originally Posted by jwb

It's one of these David pye's SLS lowering suspension kit with pictures | LandyZone - Land Rover Forum

Info here as well:Fritzing
Project – Land Rover Discovery 2 SLS height controller

As I mentioned I got mine a few years back. David was very prompt in mailing to me.

I got mine off David just a few weeks ago. Took about a week from order to delivery.

Originally Posted by jwb

Drivers side front window stopped working...

Mine did same halfway through 4000km trip a couple of weeks ago.

No relay for front windows. Switch triggered audible click in BCU so fault was either power/earth to window motor or fault in motor.

Long story short, unplugged harness from window motor, plugged back in, now works.

Bitter sweet.