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• Side steps from sidesteps.co.uk

• Hi Labbix
  Yes that makes sense.
  I triedmaking a wooden block to fill the hole and at tempted jacking on those without success.
  I must admit I didn't have much time available and maybe with more car ...
Dodlestonian Replies: 28 Views: 26404 Forum:My Discovery 5 Posted: 10th Apr 2019 7:07 pm Subject: Side steps from sidesteps.co.uk

• Side steps from sidesteps.co.uk

• My Sidesteps UK have the head of 2 bolts inside the jacking recess.
  This prevents the Jack from reaching the jacking point.
  Maybe I assembled them wrong but I can't see how, they're very simple to p ...
Dodlestonian Replies: 28 Views: 26404 Forum:My Discovery 5 Posted: 10th Apr 2019 6:39 pm Subject: Side steps from sidesteps.co.uk

• Side steps from sidesteps.co.uk

• [quote="Dangerdave"]Don’t know what or where the hacking point is. but it doesn’t obscure the jacking point.
  
  I've got these side steps. I've just tried to use the Jack but i ...
Dodlestonian Replies: 28 Views: 26404 Forum:My Discovery 5 Posted: 10th Apr 2019 9:03 am Subject: Side steps from sidesteps.co.uk

• Adaptive Dynamics and ride quality

• I don't notice much difference if you drive sedately but It's definitely a nicer drive when you put your foot down, it drives like a smaller car.
Dodlestonian Replies: 12 Views: 9413 Forum:General Posted: 15th Mar 2019 11:42 am Subject: Adaptive Dynamics and ride quality

• Adaptive Dynamics and ride quality

• I've driven both on 20"
  There's a significant difference.
  
  I understand that AD is configurable on RRS
  It's not configurable on D5 in fact you can't turn it on and off which would allow you ...
Dodlestonian Replies: 12 Views: 9413 Forum:General Posted: 15th Mar 2019 9:34 am Subject: Adaptive Dynamics and ride quality

• Service plan

• Just an update for anyone interested... couple of weeks away from taking delivery of my new D5 (yay!)... the service plan is available and is £825 for 5 years... Result! Have added it to the order,
  ...
Dodlestonian Replies: 76 Views: 45639 Forum:General Posted: 28th Feb 2019 8:23 am Subject: Service plan

• Factory Tour

• Hi. Yes I went mid January to see my car being made.
  Factory for is great too, also the off road course.
  Surprised production has switched so quickly, I was told it was being phased over several mon ...
Dodlestonian Replies: 11 Views: 7080 Forum:General Posted: 18th Feb 2019 4:54 pm Subject: Factory Tour

• JLR Future? Question for UK members

• Spot on Blackdog
  As you say the decision to move D5 to Slovakia was taken years before Brexit.
  They did this to make room for production of new models.
  They're currently busy with electrifying thei ...
Dodlestonian Replies: 8 Views: 6279 Forum:General Posted: 10th Feb 2019 12:16 pm Subject: JLR Future? Question for UK members

• JLR Future? Question for UK members

• I've visited Solihull factory several times in the past six weeks.
  Yes they're moving production of the D5 to Slovakia which is a shame but all of the space vacated will be used to produce newer vehi ...
Dodlestonian Replies: 8 Views: 6279 Forum:General Posted: 9th Feb 2019 11:48 pm Subject: JLR Future? Question for UK members

• Service plan

• I bought my D5 in January,
  I asked about the service plan at the time and was told to come back to get my fabric protection done in a couple of weeks and they would sort my service plan out then.
  ...
Dodlestonian Replies: 76 Views: 45639 Forum:General Posted: 4th Feb 2019 7:35 pm Subject: Service plan

• Service plan

• I'd be interested to know.
  I tried to pay for the service plan when I collected my new car 9th Jan
  Salesman said lots of time do it when you it it in for first service.
  
  I've emailed him asking a ...
Dodlestonian Replies: 76 Views: 45639 Forum:General Posted: 31st Jan 2019 7:03 pm Subject: Service plan

• Are our cars safe from thieves.....

• I think you'll find if you turn the microwave on with the keys inside and let them cook for a few minutes that might do the trick?
  
  
Dodlestonian Replies: 11 Views: 9001 Forum:General Posted: 31st Jan 2019 6:59 pm Subject: Are our cars safe from thieves.....

• Lane Keep Assist

• I'm knocked out with the lane keep assist on my D5, the car doesn't seem to need me much on the motorway.
  
  I'm not taking my hands off the wheel, but I do find that with LKA on and the car doing the ...
Dodlestonian Replies: 1 Views: 2566 Forum:In Car Technology Posted: 27th Jan 2019 8:40 pm Subject: Lane Keep Assist

• Phone Bracket

• Hi,
  Having a phone tucked away as you have certainly has advantages.
  
  Unfortunately for me I don't live in an area with a good mobile coverage.
  Moving the phone from high up to the centre console ...
Dodlestonian Replies: 16 Views: 11284 Forum:General Posted: 27th Jan 2019 8:09 pm Subject: Phone Bracket

• Phone Bracket

• Why does anybody want a 'phone on view when driving, mines ticked away but still works via blue tooth.
  
  There's many reasons but some of them are:-
  
  1) To get a better signal.
  
  2) So you can use ...
Dodlestonian Replies: 16 Views: 11284 Forum:General Posted: 27th Jan 2019 7:46 pm Subject: Phone Bracket