buying a new D4 2.7 - rim swap

[irondoc]

hi guys

just thinking out aloud here - thinking of buying a new 2.7 D4 in a few months. will the dealers give you a car with 17 inch rims without charging you extra?

cheers
lucas

[Dirty3]

LR tells you they are not available. Well that's what they told me when I was first looking to buy a new one earlier on this year. The same salesperson also told me not to bother with the E-Diff also!

But that aside, and someone correct me if I'm wrong, but this is not an option at all. 18 inch only with the 2.7

Cheers,
Neil.

[ADMIRAL]

It will come down to how much they want the deal, how hard you push, and the availability of the rims ! They may have a second hand D3 to swap the rims off, but then you will have to accept SH rims on your new D4. The 17" rims from the earlier D3 will fit the D4 2.7litre no problem. I would think they would have to be available for replacement on the D3 ex UK.

The other option is to go for a set of BBS 6 rims in 17". I doubt your dealer will assist you though. ( but you never know ) Check for threads on these rims. Plenty of data around.

[rmp]

It will come down to how much they want the deal, how hard you push, and the availability of the rims ! They may have a second hand D3 to swap the rims off, but then you will have to accept SH rims on your new D4. The 17" rims from the earlier D3 will fit the D4 2.7litre no problem. I would think they would have to be available for replacement on the D3 ex UK.

The other option is to go for a set of BBS 6 rims in 17". I doubt your dealer will assist you though. ( but you never know ) Check for threads on these rims. Plenty of data around.

Admiral is correct. Make a condition of sale and you have the leverage. No chance after that, it'll all be too hard.

The 17s appear on eBay, briefly, from time to time.

There are no 2.7L D4s in the UK, nor any petrols come to that. But the rims would still exist there. They can be swapped over after the car lands easily enough.

Or cruise around and when you see a D3 S model offer to swap! You never know, could be in luck.

Refer to the FAQ above for more info.

[CaverD3]

Would it be available as an option from factory order?

[Celtoid]

Is supply outweighing demand on D4s in Australia? If not, that may limit the leverage you have.

But it's worth the asking anyway.

[Bushwanderer]

ASNIP

There are no 2.7L D4s in the UK, SNIP

Hi Rob,
I don't think that this is ,strictly, correct.

In the UK, D4 commercials originally came with 2.7L TDV6.

I accept that D4 commercials now come with a 3.0L (albeit at a lower BHP).

HTH,
Peter

[AGRO]

Hi,

During ordering my D4, 2.7 in February this this I went down the exact same path. I pressured the dealer to factory fit/deliver my vehicle with 17' rims. No go. I observed at the time that D4, 2.7 where delivered to the French market (check the French Website to see if it is still the case) with 17" rims ex factory as std. All other rims were options.

I put this to LR Australia formally and requested factory fitted 17" rims. I got a formal response and several phones calls from LR Australia that "they" have determined that the Australian Market want 18" rims and 17" rims can be ordered as an accessory if required.

No shift in specs or consideration for factory fitted 17" rims will be made - that was my formal and verbal advise from LR Aust.

[CaverD3]

Like we also wanted better brakes rather than 17 or 18 inch rims or we no longer wanted a second battery.

There is absolutely no reson why smaller rims couldn't be an option, even a small cost one, though.

[rmp]

Yes, true, they originally had 2.7s.

Re fitting 17s -- the factory *won't*, but the dealer *can*. Whether the dealer does or not depends on how much they want the sale. A friend had a dealer agree to fit 17s on a new D4 2.7. He went and bought a LC200, but that's not the point (and he's still a friend ;-) )

The Australian market wants 18s and 19s. That's not the same as not wanting 17s.