Thread: What did you do to your L663 today?

I had a service plan - it only covers the first three years or hundred and something kms from memory. I have had to pay for the last two services.

They quoted eight hours for the service - which equates to three hundred and seventy five bucks an hour.

No doubt I could have gone to an indi and saved a fair bit of dosh. Which I will be doing once it’s out of warranty.

Yes the brakes lines were replaced a while ago under the service schedule.

The service guy said “we don’t see many Defenders with this many kms on them…”

I absolutely still love this vehicle - the servicing costs, not so much.

Cheers,
GG

So I asked the JLR dealership to quote on supply and fit the Land Rover front underbody skid plate. Absurdly expensive. So I ordered a Terrafirma kit (TF0436B and fitted it after work today. Took me 3hrs, a clever person, or a younger person, might do it quicker.

Both the JLR product, and the Terrafirma product, also expose the front recovery point that sits behind a plastic panel. (iGuide says, under a heading like "Before Off-road Driving", to remove the front plastic panel so the front recovery point is exposed. Yeah...nah).

Glad to replace the plastic with a proper aluminium guard, and glad to have the front recovery point accessible without removing any panels.

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Originally Posted by tact

So I asked the JLR dealership to quote on supply and fit the Land Rover front underbody skid plate. Absurdly expensive. So I ordered a Terrafirma kit (TF0436B and fitted it after work today. Took me 3hrs, a clever person, or a younger person, might do it quicker.

Both the JLR product, and the Terrafirma product, also expose the front recovery point that sits behind a plastic panel. (iGuide says, under a heading like "Before Off-road Driving", to remove the front plastic panel so the front recovery point is exposed. Yeah...nah).

Glad to replace the plastic with a proper aluminium guard, and glad to have the front recovery point accessible without removing any panels.

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Well done sir!

Simon shows how to install a non LR version.



I have the genuine version that was installed at the same time as the roo-bar was fitted by the dealer. It should be noted that the original frame was also replaced with a different one adding to the complexity of the installation. However the removal of the bumper was required for the roo-bar so "two birds were killed with one stone".

Put my new GAP IIDtool to work. Checking faults and tweaked a few car config files. Turned on:
- Auto and configurable Terrain response
- All terrain progress control
- Dynamic mode
- Subwoofer

Turned off: Next Generation Power Train Sound Quality (NGPTSQ). (Fake engine sounds in cabin)

Originally Posted by tact

Put my new GAP IIDtool to work. Checking faults and tweaked a few car config files. Turned on:
- Auto and configurable Terrain response
- All terrain progress control
- Dynamic mode
- Subwoofer

Turned off: Next Generation Power Train Sound Quality (NGPTSQ). (Fake engine sounds in cabin)

The dealer might undo these when you take it in for a service....I could be wrong though.

Originally Posted by one_iota

The dealer might undo these when you take it in for a service....I could be wrong though.

Yeah, I can live with that.....

Whilst not in for service, they will have it tomorrow to fit the rear recovery eyes. Am curious what might happen.