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After a 5-6 years of having 2 different Land Cruisers and a few BMW's I'm back in a D2. Picked up a 2000 with only 97K miles on it. It needs a little TLC but is in good shape overall. Strange thing is CarFax shows it wasn't registered for the first time till the end of 2001 and it only had 18 miles when registered. Lucked out and it doesn't have sunroofs Standard coil springs in back which is nice since it makes doing the lift easier, no ACE either. Plans for it are 2" med TF lift, 265/75/16 tires, ARB lockers and misc overlanding gear. I'm going to paint the roof white since the clear coat is starting to fade but the rest of the pain is in good shape.
Well the seat heater tried to set me on fire today so I'll have to pull off the leather and see what is wrong with the heating element. One spot got crazy hot so something is not right. Sill have my D1 wiper arms from my last D2 so those are going on tomorrow with some fresh wiper blades. Also got some new front rotors and low dust ceramic pads because they are down to the wear indicators. The roof painting will have to wait till the spring because it is too cold to paint here as well.
Very cool. I actually really like that color and had a line on one, but my wife didn't care for it, so no dice. However, you are making me rethink not modifying ours significantly. It can be done for so cheap compared to our Jeep, so it makes me think about doing it. Hope to see some updates.
Well the seat heater tried to set me on fire today so I'll have to pull off the leather and see what is wrong with the heating element. One spot got crazy hot so something is not right. Sill have my D1 wiper arms from my last D2 so those are going on tomorrow with some fresh wiper blades. Also got some new front rotors and low dust ceramic pads because they are down to the wear indicators. The roof painting will have to wait till the spring because it is too cold to paint here as well.
post some pictures on that seat removal. I've got just the bottom seat heaters and gonna put the back heatering in also. If you check out rimmer brothers (Discovery 2 Seats at www.rimmerbros.co.uk) they have the seat heaters and cushions pretty cheap. There is the direct link for the d2 if you need it
post some pictures on that seat removal. I've got just the bottom seat heaters and gonna put the back heatering in also. If you check out rimmer brothers (Discovery 2 Seats at www.rimmerbros.co.uk) they have the seat heaters and cushions pretty cheap. There is the direct link for the d2 if you need it
If you have a D2 it already has the heating elements in the front seats all you need are the switches and switch trim panel. All the other components are ready to go, wires, fuses, relays ect.
If you have a D2 it already has the heating elements in the front seats all you need are the switches and switch trim panel. All the other components are ready to go, wires, fuses, relays ect.
i have the heated seats but only the bottom heating element. I like my butt warm but it would be just a bit sweeter if my back was warm also
Did some work on the D2 yesterday. Replaced the front brakes, hopefully fixed the leaking heater hoses, and cleaned out the HVAC blower fan. The drivers seat is a lost cause at this point. The motor that tilts the front of the seat bottom up and down is dead, has power going to it but it won't move and there is a pretty good burn spot in the seat heater pad. So I think I'm just going to try and find a good used one since that will probably be cheaper than a new motor and heating element and it saves the time of taking the seat apart to replace those items. Whoever had the wheels off last had no idea what a torque wrench is and I had to jump on my 24" long ratchet to get the front lug nuts loose. Tomorrow I'll retorque the rear ones to the correct spec and check the ones holding on the spare. Next repair is probably going to be tracking down the power steering leak, I topped it off 2-3 days ago and it hasn't dropped a visible amount in the tank but it will leave one or two small drips overnight when parked.
Now for pictures.
New pads vs. old
Ready to go with new rotors and low dust ceramic pads.
01-19-2017, 06:17 PM
Back in a D2
Standard coil springs in back which is nice since it makes doing the lift easier, no ACE either. Plans for it are 2" med TF lift, 265/75/16 tires, ARB lockers and misc overlanding gear. I'm going to paint the roof white since the clear coat is starting to fade but the rest of the pain is in good shape.
