Thread: Just purchased a D3!

Mines a 2005 and its a Zambezi silver Paul.
Congrats on the purchase.

Love your choice of car and the year How many KM on yours?

Think about a reversing camera Paul? I have one plugged into a VMS nav unit but not nearly as good as the integrated one on another car I have. I have a good Camera it is just the switch when I put the car into reverse which is a bit slow.

I put leather on my front seats. Auto trimmer did it for me for a price. Don't think many people will be keen on a swap back to cloth. With more D3--D4 wreaking now keep an eye out.

Originally Posted by PaulG

Topix came up with lots of details but no colour code... Anyone else have a 2005 silver D3?

Taking it off road for the first time tomorrow, will be doing some easy tracks near Murrundindi near Yarra Glen. Can't wait!

Paul, do you see anything like this under the bonnet?

http://images.esellerpro.com/2133/I/...is%20plate.JPG

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Paint Codes For Land Rover
All the paint codes for these SUV's are either located in the driver side door jamb (position 2), or under the hood on the radiator support bar (position one). Highlighted on this Land Rover paint code example is the color name Zermatt Silver, and the color code 798. For a list of touch up paint colors for your Land Rover, please use the following link: Land Rover Touch Up Paint.
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Originally Posted by jonesy63

Hi Paul - congratulations on the new wheels! They're a great beast.

What model is it - S or SE?

Does it have a single CD player? (Single row of numbered buttons under display and model is CD-400). If so, you can remove it and add a double DIN stereo/DVD/GPS unit if you wish. Let me know if you need more info on this - I upgraded my D3 and know the ins/outs.

Cheers,
Rob

Thanks Rob, it is an SE with a single CD unit. A double conversion will be down the track a bit. I'm going to wait until Android Auto becomes more common and a bit cheaper! Do you have a thread on your modifications?

Originally Posted by huggies

Paul congrats on the new rig.
How long/how many D3's did you look at before settling on this one? Was it at a dealer or private?
If you can stretch the budget go the drifta setup they are a very nice piece of kit. Your mod list's sounds good.
Will be good to see a photo of the rhino platform once fitted

Private sale currently has 240,000 on the clock. More than I would like but it was well in my budget and the precious oowner was meticulous with his maintenance and service history was extremely thorough.
I'm in the process of building the kitchen in the back based around a Drifta set up. I can't justify the cost of the Drifta set ups, but they look fantastic and very well made.

Originally Posted by ~Rich~

Mines a 2005 and its a Zambezi silver Paul.
Congrats on the purchase.

Thank you! I think mine is Zambezi as well, just can't confirm it in any way!

Originally Posted by NavyDiver

Love your choice of car and the year How many KM on yours?

Think about a reversing camera Paul? I have one plugged into a VMS nav unit but not nearly as good as the integrated one on another car I have. I have a good Camera it is just the switch when I put the car into reverse which is a bit slow.

I put leather on my front seats. Auto trimmer did it for me for a price. Don't think many people will be keen on a swap back to cloth. With more D3--D4 wreaking now keep an eye out.

I am hoping one comes up for wrecking however I have spoken to a couple 4x4 guys who prefer the cloth as they slide around on the leather when off roading. Just need to find one of those guys with a black set! Both have been beige so far.
oadingSabou305]Paul, do you see anything like this under the bonnet?

http://images.esellerpro.com/2133/I/...is%20plate.JPG

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Thank you for the links! I have checked both those areas and can't find a paint code anywhere! I will have a good look tomorrow again and see how I go!


I am also considering a bullbar but still undecided. The car looks fantastic with the tint. I am loving the car. Averaging 12.7L/100 on my daily commute so just experimenting to get that down a bit more.