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Face-lift Disco: converting to 5 seats and cruise control

I am planning on upgrading my 1999 Disco TD5 ES to a post face-lift TD5 ie a

2002 or 2003 model. I've surveyed the small ads and found that there are virtually no post face-lift models with cruise control and 5 seats. Apparently Land Rover removed cruise as a standard fitment for ES (it became an optional extra) and I'm guessing they just stopped making 5 seaters. Personally I prefer the extra load-space you get with the rear bins instead of the extra seats. Has anyone tried replacing the seats with Land Rover sourced bins? Is it just a case of unbolting the seats and fitting the bins or is the rear interior plastic purpose built for a 7 seater?

Has anyone tried retro-fitting cruise control to a TD5? Can you buy Land Rover parts and do it yourself? Presumably a dealer would do it for me for a small fortune.

Any ideas or comments are gratefully received.

Mike

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Mike Corrigall
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I may be wrong, but ISTR that all TD5's have cruise control within them, due to the fly-by-wire throttle. All you actually need is the switchgear and, probably, a software mod.

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Oh, here you go... £99 for the all the bits

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Tim Hobbs

But a doddle to retro fit. Just done it to my TD5 ES took less than an hour and the bits (as a kit,

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=A355 all inc.

Donno, it's something that I might want to do in a few years time so interested in any ones comments about this. Of course if you have the rear aircon you can't do much with the LH jump seat as the rear aircon stuff is in that void. Which is why that seat projects out into the load space more than the RH one.

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Dave Liquorice

Just the switch gear and about an hours time for me, no adjustment to the software. Longest part was cutting the hole in the soft plastic cover over the back of the steering wheel.

Works a treat, though it is reactive rather than proactive. ie there is a some change of speed (a few mph) when the gradient changes before the system notices and corrects it. But that is on the roads around here that change gradient quite rapidly rather than a relatively flat motorway with gradual changes. Hum will gradual chnages sneak up on it even more than rapid ones?

Flippin eck the switches are around a tenner each from Landrover. How ever Land Rover do not carry the required fixing bracket for the steering wheel switch... It's not really just a bit of tin either but possible to fabricate yourself if you can cut/drill 4mm (approx) thick steel accurately.

See my previous post:

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TD5 Cruise Control Kit (both switches (genuine LR), nicely made bracket, 3 screws, detailed instructions and template for hole in rear steering wheel cover) all for =A355 all inc.

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Dave Liquorice

Ah that price also includes fitting. So not so bad with labour at =A375/hr... B-)

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Dave Liquorice

Was wondering if this will work on my 2001 Discovery 'E' spec??

Mick

But a doddle to retro fit. Just done it to my TD5 ES took less than an hour and the bits (as a kit,

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£55 all inc.

Donno, it's something that I might want to do in a few years time so interested in any ones comments about this. Of course if you have the rear aircon you can't do much with the LH jump seat as the rear aircon stuff is in that void. Which is why that seat projects out into the load space more than the RH one.

Reply to
Mick

I *think* so, provided you have a TD5. The petrol engine isn't "fly by wire" and needs throttle acuators etc rather than just adding a couple of switches.

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Dave Liquorice

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