Excerpt from an ad in our local craigslist for a 2003 DII:


"The vehicle does have the "Three Amigos". My research has informed me that it isn't harmful to the vehicle. (That's why I haven't bothered to fix it.)

I Also found out that it isn't too difficult to fix and only runs about $280 at the Land Rover dealer. So any other mechanic could do it for half the price."



Who knew is was so easy?!!!

Ron

 

Could be........

 

Fixed mine for $3.

 

Did you do that with the shuttle valve bypass write-up that is posted as a sticky?

 

I put in new seals and switches and kept it stock. failed in 6 months.

 

Yes, and it's worked flawlessly since. Been about 6 months and multiple off road trips. I didn't even bother getting the codes read. Shop wanted $50 just for that. I just did it, and got lucky I guess. I would bet it would fix most 3 amigos problems though.

 

I fixed mine for free!

The shuttle valve switch was bad, so I carefully pulled the bad side apart and resoldered where the switch connects to the wires.

It's worked like a champ for 8 mos now.

Actually, I just realized it wasn't free. I had to rent an abs amigo to clear the abs codes.

 

I guess my attempt to jokingly mock that person's ad went wide of the mark.

It wasn't the claim that 3A's could be fixed for $140, - I know it can be done for the cost of a trailer connector..........IF......that's the only problem. What I found interesting was the blanket statement (to an uninitiated buyer) that "my research has informed me" that a DEALER would get rid of those pesky lights for just $280. This is without any indication that there had ever been a diagnostic run. That's a little hard to swallow, IMO.

 

I was going to make a shirt or sticker a while back and designed this haha

 

That, and other bumper snickers like the "this is not a hybrid", and "Hummer Recovery Vehicle" , and "Lucas - Lord of Darkness" and "Keep back 100 feet - Oil Leaks" could become a new part of your product offerings.