Discovery 2017

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  • Equilibrium
    Member Since: 26 Feb 2019
    Location: Bristol
    Posts: 754
    United Kingdom 
    2019 Discovery SDV6 HSE Lux Carpathian Grey

    I’ve got the LR one with the RLD one over the top (bottom) as well, same as Jack. Great service from Ray, it seemed to arrive seconds after I paid Very Happy

    Sorry to you guys that are out of pocket for stolen wheels, it seems ludicrous that the D5 didn’t come with the security disc from the introduction of the model.
    Drives: 2020 MY20 HSE Luxury SDV6 in Eiger Grey/Glacier
    Departed: 2019 MY20 HSE Luxury SDV6 in Carpathian Grey/Glacier, 440i, 320d, Toyotas, Mondeo, Citroen BX amongst others
    10th Dec 2019 5:22 am
  • Labbix
    Member Since: 05 Mar 2018
    Location: Tanzania
    Posts: 955
     

    UK is the only market where JLR does supply this anti theft piece... but of course the rest of the world is a whole lot safer Wink
    10th Dec 2019 6:28 am
  • Dangerdave
    Member Since: 15 Feb 2017
    Location: UK
    Posts: 600
    United Kingdom 

    To be honest, no matter what you’ve got, if the thief was determined enough, they’d over come any security.

    If you make it pretty much impossible to get the spare, they could easily enough take a wheel or four from the vehicle without too much of a problem. You can get a full set of security keys for £60 or less.
    10th Dec 2019 8:53 am
  • mordred1973
    Member Since: 08 Jan 2019
    Location: Northamptonshire
    Posts: 758
    United Kingdom 
    2017 Discovery Td6 HSE Fuji White

    true, the same as caravan security...make someone elses seem a bit easier than your own Smile
    2023 D300 Metropolitan, Hakuba Silver, Low Range, Solar screen, Deployable towbar, FBH, sidesteps.
    10th Dec 2019 10:10 am
  • KDP Villa
    Member Since: 11 Jun 2019
    Location: West Midlands
    Posts: 4
    United Kingdom 

    Its a sad reality that all you can do is make it harder, in the hope that they’ll go elsewhere.

    All I’d say is to anyone who hasn’t got some added security, don’t wait like I did Sad
    10th Dec 2019 1:04 pm
  • lucero
    Member Since: 27 Apr 2019
    Location: UK
    Posts: 65
    United Kingdom 
    2018 Discovery TDV6 HSE Loire Blue

    Dangerdave wrote:
    I’ve had an Uncle Ray spare wheel protector on my old D4. It was excellent.

    My year old D5 has a similar factory LR plate protecting the spare wheel. It seems very good quality and I can’t see how anyone could nick the spare tbh. Therefore I didn’t feel the need to get a D5 Uncle Ray protector.

    In fact, I got really close up and personal with it a couple of days ago. The spare needed some air in it to stop the low pressure light going off. I took the spare off and I had problems getting to it because of the wheel protector. I looked for any weakness in the design and couldn’t find one.

    My spare wheel protector is quite substantial and has a thick coil spring on the bottom of the winch to prevent theft, not that a thief could access it even if they wanted to imho.


    Dave, this intrigues me. The TPMS system is on a wireless protocol then? So if the wheel was stolen (or just not there) would the alarm not be present permanently? I have TPMS but no mention of the spare wheel comes up anywhere.
    13th Dec 2019 9:53 am
  • Dangerdave
    Member Since: 15 Feb 2017
    Location: UK
    Posts: 600
    United Kingdom 

    It does when it decides the pressure is too low in the spare. A little amber light in the dash and some screed about check the spare pressure. It goes off once you get going.

    Don’t know what would happen if I moved off without the spare that said. Didn’t try that.
    13th Dec 2019 4:49 pm
  • lucero
    Member Since: 27 Apr 2019
    Location: UK
    Posts: 65
    United Kingdom 
    2018 Discovery TDV6 HSE Loire Blue

    That's what I'm wondering. Technically there's no pressure so the light should come on, except it doesn't Very Happy
    13th Dec 2019 5:31 pm
  • Labbix
    Member Since: 05 Mar 2018
    Location: Tanzania
    Posts: 955
     

    I think if nothing is detected, nothing is shown as a spare tyre comes at an extra cost, at least here, so not everyone buys it. But I do follow your reasoning.
    13th Dec 2019 6:29 pm
  • lucero
    Member Since: 27 Apr 2019
    Location: UK
    Posts: 65
    United Kingdom 
    2018 Discovery TDV6 HSE Loire Blue

    Well, thanks to PowerFul, and RLD and a £500 ebay wheel and tyre (the same as the rest of the wheels), we're back rolling again.

    On looking at the winch I pulled off, it had had the retrofit collar and guard, but that obviously wasn't enough.

    If it was me, I would have designed the electrically deployable tow bar to retract with the ball hooked up inside the rear wheel, that way the wheel could be cut out, but wouldn't actually come out unless the tow bar was deployed, which they wouldn't be able to do. Obviously not very useful for those without an electrically deployable towbar Very Happy
    17th Dec 2019 11:53 am
  • Road Runner 2017
    Member Since: 14 Jan 2017
    Location: Scotland
    Posts: 2010
    Scotland 
    2018 Discovery Si6 HSE Lux Santorini Black

    Good idea, but nothing stopping them lopping off the towballs head or shaft as well, with a grinder, to get access to the spare.

    So be triple the cost to replace.

    Maybe an electronically operated steel plate is required, like an electromagnetic, which requires power, so it will only be released at the touch of a button in the boot, when the car is actually started.

    No power will render it virtually impossible to remove.
    MY17 First Edition - 3L Diesel Td6 - Farallon Black - Roof rails,side steps,tints,tow bar,mudflaps,door strips.
    MY18 Hse Luxury - 3L Petrol Si6 Supercharged - Santorini Black - Roof rails,side steps,tints,tow bar,mudflaps,door strips,22's,dynamic pack 1,bonnet vents,t.v,dual view,frontcooler,360°camera,rear cooler/warmer,roof vane,black LR badges,wade sensing,door sill plates,boot liner, solar screen,wind deflectors,service plan,tracker,speed camera detector,dual dash cameras,ceramic coating.
    17th Dec 2019 12:22 pm
  • Labbix
    Member Since: 05 Mar 2018
    Location: Tanzania
    Posts: 955
     

    Lucero, maybe you bought your own wheel and tyre again...
    Strange that in the UK it’s such a problem, to be honest I never even heard of it in South Africa (imagine), Belgium (what can I say) and Albania (but here they don’t steal, they just sell)
    17th Dec 2019 9:27 pm
  • Disco Inferno
    Member Since: 15 Jan 2020
    Location: Aberdeen
    Posts: 7
    United Kingdom 
    2019 Discovery SDV6 HSE Yulong White

    Hi Folks,

    Quick question: Should my new MY20 Disco have been fitted with the LR anti-theft plate as standard? Having read about the spare wheel thefts on this forum I had a check over the weekend and sure enough there's nothing there that looks like the plates in the photos.

    Do you have to ask for them to fit one under campaign N071?
    20th Jan 2020 11:57 am
  • Equilibrium
    Member Since: 26 Feb 2019
    Location: Bristol
    Posts: 754
    United Kingdom 
    2019 Discovery SDV6 HSE Lux Carpathian Grey

    My MY20 came with the LR plate. Added the Ray plate to it.
    Drives: 2020 MY20 HSE Luxury SDV6 in Eiger Grey/Glacier
    Departed: 2019 MY20 HSE Luxury SDV6 in Carpathian Grey/Glacier, 440i, 320d, Toyotas, Mondeo, Citroen BX amongst others
    20th Jan 2020 12:08 pm
  • Road Runner 2017
    Member Since: 14 Jan 2017
    Location: Scotland
    Posts: 2010
    Scotland 
    2018 Discovery Si6 HSE Lux Santorini Black

    It should come fitted with it.
    MY17 First Edition - 3L Diesel Td6 - Farallon Black - Roof rails,side steps,tints,tow bar,mudflaps,door strips.
    MY18 Hse Luxury - 3L Petrol Si6 Supercharged - Santorini Black - Roof rails,side steps,tints,tow bar,mudflaps,door strips,22's,dynamic pack 1,bonnet vents,t.v,dual view,frontcooler,360°camera,rear cooler/warmer,roof vane,black LR badges,wade sensing,door sill plates,boot liner, solar screen,wind deflectors,service plan,tracker,speed camera detector,dual dash cameras,ceramic coating.
    20th Jan 2020 12:17 pm
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