Recent content by cornfarmer

What was your cost? (in the USA) I estimate the parts (Atlantic British kit and solenoids, etc) will run me $600 ish, but want to get a ballpark on labor/time. I know I can call my guys up instead and ask them specifics, but want to get at least a little input from you guys. I could knock it out...

Turns out the tubes were plugged bad. I suspect that back when the sunroof shattered into a million little pieces it only excacerbated the problem. I had a shop do the job because with zero time or patience, the holiday crush plus impending days & days & days of rain in the forecast, there was...

In the last 1-2 years I've had both my sunroof and front windshield replaced. After some serious rainstorms, I was greeted by a lot of water mostly in the passenger front footwell, and some of the center cubbies. I believe the main cause is the shoddy work the glass shop did when replacing the...

I'm taking it in tomorrow and might mention Lifeguard 6 or Mercon SP and check the reaction.....I'm expecting they might blubber about how finely crafted the artisinal LR ATF is, etc. etc. and how I should never use anything else. They're a Jag/LR shop, but it's not my usual (which isn't...

All part of LR ownership that I've mostly accepted over the years. It's usually steep (ish) at the specialist shop, but not nearly as steep as the dealer. If I'm told it needs a rebuild I'll have to think about even keeping the vehicle around at that point. Taking her in at the end of the week...

My transmission has been slowly slipping more and more and I think it's time to do something. I've gotten a few transmission fault codes thrown at different intervals, and at first it was just a minor issue and talking to my shop we decided to kick the can down the street for a while. This is at...

Thanks folks, some good options ^^^

This dog is one tough mudder, so what I'm trying to achieve is not have a mud/dirt/sand encrusted upholstery on the lower tailgate (see pic above). So far, I can only think of velcro-ing some sort of material all the way around the area. The objective is to keep that area free from cosmetic...

So with a kid incoming, our dog is most likely going to move to the back of the bus/cargo area (we don't have 3rd row seats). I don't think we'll need one of those cage/barrier things because she's pretty well behaved/trained. My main concern is the fur/carpet lining on the inside of lower...

you guys should start another thread.

Update from OP here.....relocating isn't happening (for now) so looks like the LR3 is here to stay. For a few months I thought about what I would possibly replace it with, and it came down to shelling out more $$$ for something not as nice/capable. It's paid for, has low miles and makes the...

I should have mentioned in that last post that the older 4Runner is off the table. While it would be a few bucks cheaper to run, it wouldn't be that much of a difference. I think I already posted in this thread about doing my own work, which I'm usually not afraid to do unless it's something...

I am on the fence about keeping it / moving on. Not really spending time off-road anymore nor anytime soon, so it may be time to switch to something more economical. The LR3 fuel bills are getting kind of old, it needs premium too, and gas here is well over 4 bucks a gal. I do like having...

I appreciate the reply, but believe it or not, the LR3's have been light years better than Land Rovers of old. Mine is practically boring because it's never let me down, doesn't need constant tweaking here and there, and just keeps going at 104k miles. The V6 in mine is the same old Ford 4.0...

I posted over in the 4Runner section but didn't get much response. A 3rd gen 4Runner ('97) is for sale near me, and I'm a little curious. I had a '95 w/ the 6 cyl. back in the late '90s and remember it being a good vehicle with practically zero issues. This '97 looks fine/clean cosmetically...