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  1. danrhiggins

    LR4 OEM Floormats (Tan) and OEM Hitch Receiver - Denver Area

    Cleaning out the garage and realized that I never did anything with the two (don’t ask) OEM hitch receivers I had for my LR4. One is practically new and has both keys. The other I had purchased from a former forum member and it only has one key. Seems a shame to just throw them in the trash...
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    LR4 vs LC - After 18 Months w/ The LC

    Hey, Folks, it has been 18 months since I made the switch from the LR4 to the Land Cruiser. From time to time I am asked how I would compare the two. This most recently happened in a thread on the excellent IH8MUD forum for 200 series Land Cruiser owners which reminds me a LOT of this awesome...
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    For my offroading friends - No, this isn't an LR but it is still a crazy video

    If you haven't seen this check it out. Imagine doing this in an LR4. Then imagine doing it in the new Discovery. It made me hold my breath. It was posted on the Facebook page for Expedition Portal. https://www.instagram.com/p/BKUCFUzAtHY/
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    It's Done. LR4 is gone. Compos, OEM Hitch for sale

    First, a big sigh. OK. Our LR4 is gone. In a word - tongue weight (OK, that is 2 words.) We just couldn't get comfortable with the ambiguity surrounding the stated (owner's manual) tongue weight of 550# and the dealer not being able to offer anything that made us comfortable. I had heard...
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    ECO System Battery

    Just a heads up. My ECO start/stop system stopped working about a week ago and the warning light is on most of the time now. Took into the dealership. Apparently it has its own battery, which has gone bad after 2 years and 50K miles. This is a maintenance item. Over $600 to replace! $600...
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    Suggestions On How To Sell My LR4 (Sad Day)

    This is an extremely hard message to post. But, it is highly likely that we will be selling our LR4 soon - maybe as soon as possible. We (certainly I) have loved this vehicle. But as time has gone on, towing has become a higher priority for us and there are simply enough questions and...
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    PSI for BFG KO2? Normal and Towing

    I've been trying to find data on where to set the PSI on my KO2s both in standard mode and when towing. My greatest concern is when towing with ~700 lbs of tongue weight added to the rear. Has anyone found a table or chart that indicates what they were engineered for? (I've had issues when...
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    Turning off DSC?

    When I press the DSC button on my 2014 LR4 shouldn't I get an indication that it is either On or Off? I don't see any indicator. (I have read that turning DSC off will disable Towing Stability Assist which may be having issues with my Andersen anti-sway hitch - which I just installed...
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    If you are shopping for a MY16.5 LR4 be aware

    On a whim I dropped by my dealership today to checkout the MY16 LR4 Lux models. They had a number with the HD package in both LUX and Landmark. So I thought maybe I would extend my relationship with LR a couple years longer by switching out to a new one (my current one is MY14). What I...
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    50K. Replaced front pads, front struts

    Actually, it is around 49,500 miles. Brake pad replacement light came on for the front pads. Rears were replaced around 35K. The dealer also decided to replace the front struts under warranty as they were "soft". I'm pretty pleased with how the brakes held up for me. But I am a "patient"...
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    Key Fob "washed" - still works

    Left my key fob in my pants. (The problem with cargo pants is all those dang pockets.) Went through the "wash" cycle but fortunately not the spin/rinse cycle. Took the silver cap and the manual access key off and let it sit for 3 days. Still works. BTW, after the three days I kept our...
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    For some of us ... why we bought a Land Rover

    First, I apologize for this being very off topic. It is not about anything Land Rover. Rather, it is merely a wonderful video from a landscape photographer. But it reminds me of why we bought an LR4 and makes me want to drop work and go get in my LR4 and just drive. Like right now. :hello...
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    Land Rover Warn Winch Accessory

    One of the guys on another thread here shared that there is a 2016.5 "mini-brochure" out or something like that and that they have a new kit brochure that has reintroduced the Warn Winch. I have been on the fence about a winch but if I do go with one I would like it to be the "hidden" type...
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    The Last Defender

    From BBC - The last Defender will roll off the line this week. http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-35285258
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    Considering a Temp Spare + Full Spare - Opinions?

    "What?", you say. If you have a full size spare, why would you want a temp spare? (I have a 2014 w/ the HD package.) My situation is that the full size spare does not fit with the Curt bolt-on hitch receiver I put on my truck to tow our trailer. So the spare goes on top or in the back...
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    How to change an LR4 tire with a Hi Lift Jack?

    Had to change my right rear tire today. (Sidewall cut while on the trail yesterday - tire didn't blow but I wanted to change it before towing our trailer home.) My stock, OEM scissor jack was destroyed earlier this year. I carry a Hi Lift jack but had not used it yet. I tried to use it to...
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    LOL. Discovery Sport Named One of CR's 4th Worst Cars in 2015

    I don't have the link but USA Today had a post on it. "Flat footed engine and a transmission that is unrefined. Handling is 'lumbering' and the entertainment system seems to be from another age." Wow. Slammed. :eek:
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    New LR Trailer Towing Vision Tech

    Following on the see-through-the-hood virtual vision stuff we saw last year, here is some even more advanced vision tech for the rear end (the trailer towing end.) Maybe I've been to cynical as to whether the new Discovery will retain towing capabilities at least on par with the current LR4...
  19. danrhiggins

    Towing a 5700 lbs Travel Trailer - it worked!

    We did our maiden voyage this past weekend with our new travel trailer. Drove to Estes Park, CO and though it certainly didn't require climbing over any 11,000' passes there were some steady climbs. We have a 2014 LR4 with the SCV6. The trailer is just over 5,000 lbs "dry". Though I did not...
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    Disable/prevent auto-leveling and/or extended mode?

    Does anyone know how to temporarily stop the LR4 from auto leveling or auto "raising" when the rear end is lifted by a jack or whatever? To disconnect from the particular type of trailer hitch we have (Hensley) the approach is to raise the trailer tongue to the point were it begins to raise...
  21. danrhiggins

    Whimp Warning - How do people get there spare on/off their roof rack?

    OK. I am about to install a Curt tow hitch. Once I do this I can no longer carry my full size spare under the truck. I don't want a swing-away tire carrier as I want to be able to use my hitch mounted bike rack and I prefer the visibility out the back window. So it looks like I am stuck with...
  22. danrhiggins

    Aftermarket, frame attached hitch and a full spare?

    Does anyone know of a frame-attached, aftermarket, Class 3 hitch that I can put on my LR4 and NOT have to remove the full size spare? I'll receive my Curtis hitch from Amazon on Friday but before I go through the headache of finding a different way to carry my full size spare I want to make one...
  23. danrhiggins

    2014 LR4 Towing a 5K lbs (6700 GVW) Travel Trailer in the Colorado Mountains?

    Never mind. I found a much earlier and long standing thread on towing and posted my question there.
  24. danrhiggins

    Overland Expo, Tim Scully and Multipoint Winch "Cradle"s

    Just arrive home from Overland Expo. What a mess! Seriously, it was a good event but the weather definitely put the damper (or simply the "damp") on it. Thursday and Friday rain turned the open air event into a muddy, slippery bog with many people (not me fortunately) camping. I had gone...
  25. danrhiggins

    Simple, temporary off road lights to attach to my Yakima rack?

    Being an amateur landscape photographer I am reaching the point where I need to be on location well before sunrise and after sunset. Some of these locations are on back roads. (Dark, rough, etc.) So I'm investigating some additional lighting to use while driving these roads. I don't...

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