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  • Mole HD
    Member Since: 18 Nov 2024
    Location: Orkney Islands
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    2017 Discovery Td6 HSE Fuji White

    Thanks mate, got that Ancel BM200 on Amazon for the same price. Nice one Thumbs Up
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    21st Jul 2025 6:27 pm
  • Mole HD
    Member Since: 18 Nov 2024
    Location: Orkney Islands
    Posts: 267
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    2017 Discovery Td6 HSE Fuji White

    Narpy wrote:
    Another pointless non-blingy bit added today, my D5 now has a Bluetooth battery indicator fitted.
    I strongly suspect the battery might be a bit past its best so I’ve fitted a Bluetooth battery indicator to it and hooked up my Ctek to give it a full charge.

    The Bluetooth gadget sends battery condition info to your phone and was extremely useful on the D4 so I’m hoping it does the business on the D5 too. It gives you a percentage of battery charge condition as well as the exact voltage. They only cost around £20 from eBay, one end connects to positive on the battery with the other to ground. Highly recommended if you like to monitor your battery condition. Cool

    Best thing I ever bought for my CTEK was a 13 pin charging adapter...plugs into the towbar socket. You can plug it in on a trickle charge and leave it overnight...just shove the charger under the car in a placcy bag Thumbs Up


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    22nd Jul 2025 2:17 am
  • Narpy
    Member Since: 30 Apr 2025
    Location: Stockport
    Posts: 88
    United Kingdom 
    2019 Discovery Td6 HSE Corris Grey

    Interesting you should say that, my D5 has the deployable tow hitch but doesn’t appear to have the necessary electrical connection unless I’m looking in the wrong place.🤷🏻‍♂️
    Odd it has the tow hitch but not the electrics.

    I’ve concluded my battery is very probably in good order after it held charge perfectly overnight and still shows 100%. I will however, install a Ctek charging connector in the side panel that covers the battery compartment to ease connection. That should have reverse in covered.
    But, I usually go nose in up to my garage door and can pass my charging cable under the door leaving the charger inside. However, although there’s jump start lugs under the bonnet, I’ve not found anywhere I can connect my permanently installed front Ctek hook up cable but I’m sure I’ll have it working soon enough. I used to have a Ctek connector with weather proof cover on my D4 but was thinking of modding the LR grill badge on the D5 to either unclip or hinge down to reveal a battery connection. Cool
    22nd Jul 2025 8:07 am
  • Wolfpack
    Member Since: 25 May 2019
    Location: Norfolk, UK
    Posts: 408
    United Kingdom 
    2017 Discovery Si6 HSE Corris Grey

    The 13pin electrics socket that comes with the deployable tow bar (at least on mine) is ridiculously high behind the bumper. I need to use a kneeling pad to enable me to get the plug inserted.

    I use the 13pin socket to charge the battery with my Ctek. The only downside is having to deploy the towball to have a fighting chance of plugging it into the hidden socket.
    22nd Jul 2025 1:48 pm
  • Wolfpack
    Member Since: 25 May 2019
    Location: Norfolk, UK
    Posts: 408
    United Kingdom 
    2017 Discovery Si6 HSE Corris Grey

    The 13pin electrics socket that comes with the deployable tow ball (at least on mine) is ridiculously high behind the bumper. I need to use a kneeling pad to enable me to get the plug inserted.

    I use the 13pin socket to charge the battery with my Ctek. The only downside is having to deploy the towball to have a fighting chance of plugging it into the hidden socket.
    22nd Jul 2025 1:49 pm
  • Mole HD
    Member Since: 18 Nov 2024
    Location: Orkney Islands
    Posts: 267
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    2017 Discovery Td6 HSE Fuji White

    It was you that put me onto the 13 pin CTEK adapter Wolfpack...best 30 quid I've spent in a long time Thumbs Up


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    22nd Jul 2025 3:43 pm
  • Narpy
    Member Since: 30 Apr 2025
    Location: Stockport
    Posts: 88
    United Kingdom 
    2019 Discovery Td6 HSE Corris Grey

    I need to have another look then Wolfie, is it just a simple 13pin socket with a spring loaded cover I’m looking for?

    I have a 13pin Ctek charging plug that I made myself in the garage, would be nice to use it again.
    22nd Jul 2025 3:44 pm
  • Mole HD
    Member Since: 18 Nov 2024
    Location: Orkney Islands
    Posts: 267
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    2017 Discovery Td6 HSE Fuji White

    Yup...if you drop the towbar and have a peer up under the bumper on the right side of the hook you should see it. Why they stuffed it way up under the bumper on deployable towbar models in the first place , I've no idea.


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    22nd Jul 2025 3:46 pm
  • Narpy
    Member Since: 30 Apr 2025
    Location: Stockport
    Posts: 88
    United Kingdom 
    2019 Discovery Td6 HSE Corris Grey

    Well…….we have a result. I did exactly as you suggested, deployed the tow hook and low + behold, up behind the bumper we have tow electrics.
    I’ll try the charging plug on it later.

    Deep joy.🤩
    22nd Jul 2025 4:04 pm
  • Mole HD
    Member Since: 18 Nov 2024
    Location: Orkney Islands
    Posts: 267
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    2017 Discovery Td6 HSE Fuji White

    Banished the last bit of horrible grey plastic from the D5 at last. Popped the front plastic bash plate off this afternoon and painted it with satin black chip resistant engine paint Thumbs Up

    Of course...I should have spent the time getting the pressure washer out and washing+waxing the car instead of faffing about painting bits of plastic, I've been threatening to wash it for the last 3 weeks and just somehow never got around to it Rolling Eyes

    Old...



    And new look...the freshly painted bit will look less obvious when I eventually get around to washing the rest of the car and apply some Back to Black on the plastics...or the bash plate gets covered in mud like it usually is Laughing



    But keeping on topic with the theme of utterly pointless bling...how about personalised car fresheners? Whistle




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    22nd Jul 2025 4:26 pm
  • Narpy
    Member Since: 30 Apr 2025
    Location: Stockport
    Posts: 88
    United Kingdom 
    2019 Discovery Td6 HSE Corris Grey

    Easy change,

    Before:



    After:


    Looks wider with the black grill weirdly.
    Black badges, bonnet lettering + lower vent trims next. Very Happy
    23rd Jul 2025 10:21 am
  • Narpy
    Member Since: 30 Apr 2025
    Location: Stockport
    Posts: 88
    United Kingdom 
    2019 Discovery Td6 HSE Corris Grey

    Has anybody considered painting their brake calipers or is that far too chavtastic?🤔
    I can’t quite decide if it’s a good idea or not.
    23rd Jul 2025 4:57 pm
  • Mole HD
    Member Since: 18 Nov 2024
    Location: Orkney Islands
    Posts: 267
    Scotland 
    2017 Discovery Td6 HSE Fuji White

    That front grille looks the biz mate Thumbs Up

    Painting calipers...hmm.

    I had the calipers on the D4 sand blasted and powder coated red when I had my brakes apart once...
    But painting....apart from being a proper pain to take the calipers off to clean and prep them for painting, there are some nice VHT coloured paints specifically for that these days, no idea how long it lasts before it chips or peels off and needs redone though.
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    24th Jul 2025 2:51 am
  • Narpy
    Member Since: 30 Apr 2025
    Location: Stockport
    Posts: 88
    United Kingdom 
    2019 Discovery Td6 HSE Corris Grey

    Yeah, I’ve found plenty of heat resistant paint on eBay but can’t decide which colour to get or whether to even bother. I might dwell on this and see if I’m still eager to do it once all the other mods are complete.

    I’m still not sure it’s a bit “raceboy” instead of a luxury vehicle thing. Jury’s out currently. Neutral
    24th Jul 2025 5:23 am
  • Mole HD
    Member Since: 18 Nov 2024
    Location: Orkney Islands
    Posts: 267
    Scotland 
    2017 Discovery Td6 HSE Fuji White

    Start worrying if you put a baseball cap on back to front and find a penchant for blaring house music in the car when you drive round Tesco's car park...
    ...but headbanging to a bit of Rush or ACDC at full volume when SWMBO has left you sitting in the car park is perfectly acceptable old people behaviour Whistle

    Aye, I've kinda been the same with painting calipers. Even when I had them powder coated red on the D4 at one time, I was never sure if I liked them or not. Maybe on a Merc or BMW...but a Land Rover? Like you said, the jury is still out.

    As a pensioner, I've got away with very loud Harley Davidsons, very long hair and dyeing my goatee red or purple for many years...it's only been the last couple of years I've kinda given up on the Billy Connolly beard dyeing thing and let it go back to the natural grey/white...



    I'm getting old entirely ungracefully it seems...


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    24th Jul 2025 1:37 pm
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