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In Car Technology • RE: Rear Camera Zoom

Snapper1 — Thu, 27 Aug 2026 16:28:45 GMT

Author: Snapper1
Posted: 27th Aug 2026 5:28 pm (GMT 1.00)

Ahh, i had it on the D4 and found it great, it wasn't bob on but after 10 years you learn how far out it is and accommodate

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General • RE: What could a Discovery 6 be? I asked Co-Pilot...

Mole HD — Thu, 27 Aug 2026 15:00:44 GMT

Author: Mole HD
Posted: 27th Aug 2026 4:00 pm (GMT 1.00)

Folk who live on the main island usually advertise cars that have failed MOT's or end up with 'more than the car is worth' repair bills for dirt cheap on the local Orkney Merkat place on Facebook and the like for those of us on the outer islands...

At the cost of few hundred quid for sometimes, what could be a half decent car that they can't realistically sell on Mainland without paying to have it repaired, they'll stick them on the ferry to come out here until they...

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General • RE: What could a Discovery 6 be? I asked Co-Pilot...

Wolfpack — Thu, 27 Aug 2026 14:38:31 GMT

Author: Wolfpack
Posted: 27th Aug 2026 3:38 pm (GMT 1.00)

Thx…we learn something every day.

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General • RE: What could a Discovery 6 be? I asked Co-Pilot...

Mole HD — Thu, 27 Aug 2026 14:27:34 GMT

Author: Mole HD
Posted: 27th Aug 2026 3:27 pm (GMT 1.00)

Most of us who regularly head over to Kirkwall or mainland UK for any reason keep the daily driver car MOT'd and fully road legal for that purpose. There are a few residents who still park their non MOT'd 'island' cars on the pier and take the ferry over to Kirkwall as foot passengers for a bit of supermarket shopping or the odd hospital/dentist appointment. Even with the MOT exemption, there's still a road tax and insurance requirement, same as everywhere else.

There's no...

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General • RE: What could a Discovery 6 be? I asked Co-Pilot...

Wolfpack — Thu, 27 Aug 2026 14:22:59 GMT

Author: Wolfpack
Posted: 27th Aug 2026 3:22 pm (GMT 1.00)

Sounds idyllic…my wife doesn’t like the summer heat anyway!

No I was referring to the mot exemption.
If you take the Bling Barge to the mainland you are effectively driving it out of its exemption area. Just wondered if there was some exemption extension for a short stay or are you at risk of exposure to the legal requirements of the mainlanders with respect to mot /insurance validity etc ?

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In Car Technology • RE: Rear Camera Zoom

Wolfpack — Thu, 27 Aug 2026 14:12:41 GMT

Author: Wolfpack
Posted: 27th Aug 2026 3:12 pm (GMT 1.00)

No mine is an SI6 petrol beastie, pre pivi pro.

I suspect this difference is more to do with a change in the camera lens that coincided with the change to pivi pro rather than it being the root cause.

Yet another moment of shortsightedness by JLR….why would a vehicle meant to tow ever have a need for precise hitch assist?

If it makes you feel any better, the zoom doesn’t make alignment foolproof. I frequently find the arc of the hitch...

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General • RE: What could a Discovery 6 be? I asked Co-Pilot...

Mole HD — Thu, 27 Aug 2026 08:05:51 GMT

Author: Mole HD
Posted: 27th Aug 2026 9:05 am (GMT 1.00)

I'd just take the Bling Barge, it's with me until either one of us rots into the ground I'm afraid.

The replacement Disco 4, or indeed a new Disco 6 or whatever they decide to call it, was purely hypothetical...at my age, I've no need to be changing cars for the newest thing every 3 or 4 years. I have a tendency to look at life through rose...

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In Car Technology • RE: Rear Camera Zoom

Snapper1 — Thu, 27 Aug 2026 06:55:51 GMT

Author: Snapper1
Posted: 27th Aug 2026 7:55 am (GMT 1.00)

Thanks all for looking, i found the below on the I Guide, i have put my vin number in which doesn't make any difference in the I Guide, Wolfpack for some reason i thought yours was a 2025 Model which got me excited but i have re read your post and realised my mistake, going to carry on pestering LR.
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General • RE: What could a Discovery 6 be? I asked Co-Pilot...

Wolfpack — Wed, 26 Aug 2026 21:17:55 GMT

Author: Wolfpack
Posted: 26th Aug 2026 10:17 pm (GMT 1.00)

Mole HD wrote:
I kinda like that, not too keen on the front but the rest and especially with the split tailgate...8/10.

Would I buy one? Probably not. If I really wanted to replace or supplement the Bling Barge for any random reason, I'd lay down the cash for another non DPF 2015 Euro 5 compliant Disco 4 without any hesitation....then I'd blank off the EGR and fit a stainless cat and centre box delete exhaust like I did on my...

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General • RE: What could a Discovery 6 be? I asked Co-Pilot...

bammmy — Wed, 26 Aug 2026 15:17:12 GMT

Author: bammmy
Posted: 26th Aug 2026 4:17 pm (GMT 1.00)

I like the idea of a more square rear end, better for dogs/storage, also the lay flat second row.
I love my D5 but greatly miss the above.

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General • RE: Steering collumn bellows

Mole HD — Wed, 26 Aug 2026 12:45:07 GMT

Author: Mole HD
Posted: 26th Aug 2026 1:45 pm (GMT 1.00)

I'd be interested in a how to...haven't even looked at mine yet.

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General • RE: What could a Discovery 6 be? I asked Co-Pilot...

Mole HD — Wed, 26 Aug 2026 12:30:10 GMT

Author: Mole HD
Posted: 26th Aug 2026 1:30 pm (GMT 1.00)

I kinda like that, not too keen on the front but the rest and especially with the split tailgate...8/10.

Would I buy one? Probably not. If I really wanted to replace or supplement the Bling Barge for any random reason, I'd lay down the cash for another non DPF 2015 Euro 5 compliant Disco 4 without any hesitation....then I'd blank off the EGR and fit a stainless cat and centre box delete exhaust like I did on my old one.

Helps that we're MOT exempt on the...

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In Car Technology • RE: Rear Camera Zoom

Wolfpack — Wed, 26 Aug 2026 11:16:00 GMT

Author: Wolfpack
Posted: 26th Aug 2026 12:16 pm (GMT 1.00)

discus wrote:
That looks like InControl screen, wonder if the zoom was only on the Incontrol screen as it was smaller, and Pivi Pro doesn't zoom? Would certainly be better if it zoomed.
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Yes …that could be the case.
I wonder if anyone with pivi pro and deployable towbar can confirm?

I’ve had AI searching topix and IGUIDE for...

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General • RE: Steering collumn bellows

Grunders — Wed, 26 Aug 2026 05:03:38 GMT

Author: Grunders
Posted: 26th Aug 2026 6:03 am (GMT 1.00)

I agree, I thought it was going to be a mission, like you say a couple of tools and a straightforward job

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General • RE: Genuine or AI

747_JK — Tue, 25 Aug 2026 21:06:03 GMT

Author: 747_JK
Posted: 25th Aug 2026 10:06 pm (GMT 1.00)

Interesting that the AutoTrader team seem so eager to drive it... Must admit, I hadn't heard about this, and didn't see it coming either.

But, I suppose if Rolls, Lambo & others can make 'SUVs', RR can have a go at making cars beyond their typical brief..... (wouldn't be for me, though)

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General • What could a Discovery 6 be? I asked Co-Pilot...

747_JK — Tue, 25 Aug 2026 19:48:43 GMT

Author: 747_JK
Subject: What could a Discovery 6 be? I asked Co-Pilot...
Posted: 25th Aug 2026 8:48 pm (GMT 1.00)

Had 5 mins before dinner, so I asked Co-Pilot this:

The Land Rover Discovery 5 is nearing the end of its life. Land Rover has hinted that it might go more down an MPV-type route for the car, to differentiate it from Defender, but that would be a real shame for purists who want a true 4x4 car, with great off-road ability, and the ability to fit the whole family in, and a tonne of luggage, but who don't want to drive, or dislike the styling...

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General • RE: Jacking up the D5

squizzel — Tue, 25 Aug 2026 17:18:24 GMT

Author: squizzel
Posted: 25th Aug 2026 6:18 pm (GMT 1.00)

No not shocked at all

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General • RE: Jacking up the D5

Mole HD — Tue, 25 Aug 2026 17:17:03 GMT

Author: Mole HD
Posted: 25th Aug 2026 6:17 pm (GMT 1.00)

Would you be shocked if I said that doesn't surprise me in the slightest?

As for your trolley jack bending the step brackets...I usually shove my jack fairly far in right where the inner bolts are...ie, not near the edge where the steps are.

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General • RE: Jacking up the D5

squizzel — Tue, 25 Aug 2026 17:14:40 GMT

Author: squizzel
Posted: 25th Aug 2026 6:14 pm (GMT 1.00)

Yes they are way way past the torque setting. They are stretch bolts too on the Brembos. It wasn't an indi though that last had their hands on these bits, it was Land rover

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General • RE: Jacking up the D5

Mole HD — Tue, 25 Aug 2026 16:12:18 GMT

Author: Mole HD
Posted: 25th Aug 2026 5:12 pm (GMT 1.00)

Aye, my front caliper carrier bolts were insanely tight too, way past sensible torque levels. I had to use the breaker bar and my big rattle gun to shift them when I changed the front disks....which reminds me, I've still got the rear disks and pads to replace.

When LR or indy garages replace the disks...they stick the car up on a lift and the...

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General • RE: Jacking up the D5

squizzel — Tue, 25 Aug 2026 16:00:20 GMT

Author: squizzel
Posted: 25th Aug 2026 5:00 pm (GMT 1.00)

I tried jacking up under the step brackets spreading the load with a block of wood. It started twisting the step and popped the top off it. So went back to the front wish bone. I was trying to do the front brakes, unfortunately the last ones to do them (land rover) have massively over tightened them. I was looking for somewhere a bit more secure to jack the front end up, so i can get a 4ft breaker bar on it and try to crack the nuts.
They have also done the same with the transfer box...

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In Car Technology • RE: Rear Camera Zoom

Mole HD — Tue, 25 Aug 2026 15:51:07 GMT

Author: Mole HD
Posted: 25th Aug 2026 4:51 pm (GMT 1.00)

Wolfpack wrote:
And in case anyone was curious about the strange “vehicles” to the left of the bin….my water wagons.

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General • RE: Jacking up the D5

Mole HD — Tue, 25 Aug 2026 15:47:01 GMT

Author: Mole HD
Posted: 25th Aug 2026 4:47 pm (GMT 1.00)

The jacking points are built into the side steps...right where the mounting brackets are since the brackets occupy the main jacking points when fitted. The standard scissor jack still fits into the recesses in the side step brackets...the difficulty comes when using a workshop trolley jack or bottle jack without a bespoke jacking adapter.

If I'm just popping a wheel off without using axle stands... or to place the axle stands where I want them under the wishbone etc... I use...

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General • Genuine or AI

TomThumb — Tue, 25 Aug 2026 14:19:14 GMT

Author: TomThumb
Subject: Genuine or AI
Posted: 25th Aug 2026 3:19 pm (GMT 1.00)

If this was a new Jaguar 👍 I could understand

But a Land Rover 🙈 even in it’s GT guise no no no

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General • RE: Jacking up the D5

squizzel — Tue, 25 Aug 2026 07:24:15 GMT

Author: squizzel
Posted: 25th Aug 2026 8:24 am (GMT 1.00)

So how do we get on when there are side steps fitted. I Have a trolley jack at home and the only accessible place i can see is the front wishbone, under the front bush for the jack, and axle stand under the rear bush mounting. Chassis rail is all covered with plastic trim, and the step brackets arn't strong enough to lift the corner.

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