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and 44 implies 4x4. It's the coolest license plate for Offroad vehicles in Germany, and I got it. 😅 👍🙋‍♀️ Vera

@@Vera_and_Christian Well wish i had a plate like that on my LR3 Vera but sadly mines is just a plain boring UK plate. Dean from sunny.....i mean rainy Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿👍🏼😂

Yes the wheel spacers do put the bearings under a heavier load. You can expect to have to replace them on a earlier interval than normal. Christian, I hope sincerely that the bearings are replaceable and that you don't have to replace the whole hub assembly. Although sometimes it's a blessing to replace the hub, as getting the bearings out can sometimes be a nightmare if you do not have access to a hydraulic press. Using the time honoured spacer and threaded rod can be a pain in the arse!

@chris lant @SAMRODIAN We have replaced already too many wheelbearings on this car without having wheel spacers on😢 . We'll see, what happens. We love the look, and that the main reason why we put them on. If they don'T work out, well take them off. At least we can make then another video about it. 👍🙋‍♀️ Vera

I always use lock tight on the nuts holding spacers on. I had a wheel on my D2 come lose once!

Watch "Grizzly n Bear " suffer swivel failure, look at "Defender Mods and Travels" superb analysis of axle failures and I think you will decide to remove the spacers.....before this I'd also had only a vague view on reduced bearing life. It then seems obvious that countries like Australia prohibits spacers for very good reasons !

There is also risk of reduced fatigue life in swivel hubs increasing risk of catastrophic failure.

👍😃 That is exactly what we think. 🙋‍♀️ Vera

Going with Brembo eliminates any worry about what quality brakes am I getting. Back when I was a parts manager my card file had red flags on some brands and suppliers who had sold us rotors that warped or came with bad heat treatment :(

I love them, they make such a difference, especially for a heavy built car like mine. 👍🙋‍♀️Vera

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Have fun!

I keep.checking the classified ads and have been real good at finding LR4's that were sold yesterday 😞

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Thank you. 👍😃 🙋‍♀️ Vera

This was our previous video kzfaq.info/get/bejne/sNR4gLSTs5ytpKc.html . We changed the differential oil in the front. 🙋‍♀️ Vera

Yes we are very jealous of you guys. 😃👍 🙋‍♀️ Vera

19" are not an option for us on this Discovery 2, remember the TÜV. 😃👍🙋‍♀️Vera

😃👍 We just drove by Landstuhl last weekend. Our blacksmith son, Robin, just moved near Pirmasens. We love that area. We hope to add a Defender also to our list of Land Rovers. 🙋‍♀️ Vera

Wheel spacers are great on the Autobahn but they do wear out the bearings much quicker. Christian

And the spacers can come loose and cause the wheel studs to fatigue and fail.

Yes, but our LR3 maxes out at 180 km/h on the Autobahn anyhow. So we are not really worried about it 😂. We run the 3rd bearings on at least one wheel too. I think 265 tires do not need spacers for look but on the 255s it makes a difference. Nobody told me before that the car gets way more dirty now. That’s a real down side. Thanks Christian

@@Vera_and_Christian 👍🏻 yes I think we get much more mud spray up the sides now, but I feel that’s how it’s meant to look 😆 My wife doesn’t agree…!

@@charliew8378 😄👍🙋‍♀️Vera

@@charliew8378 Same thing here, having a hard time convincing the wife LR3s with off road mods are supposed to look a little funky...

I think only Japan has more rules than Germany but theirs are not as stupid. Wait for the chapter “lights” and not to mention “engine tuning” or “suspension”. There is actually no welding allowed on the frame 😂. Christian

@@Vera_and_Christian Here in the state of New Hampshire, we have some very strict (relatively for the US) vehicle "safety" inspections, which until recently, I thought were the strictest in the nation. I learned, however, that Vermont actually has a more strict inspection and they also don't allow welding of vehicle frames! At least we can weld our frames here in NH 🤠

probably she said "not-the-cheap Chinese ones" =)

Actually just for the looks of it. We cannot do a lot of modifications to our car, but we always loved the beefy tires. We do know the pros and cons and we wanted to try them out. 👍🙋‍♀️ Vera

@@Vera_and_Christian Thank you Vera. Yes, the extenders do make your Discovery 3 look more “Chunky”. Another question please: I’ve noticed that the wheels you are using are the 5 spoke “S” type, but it looks to me that the interior is the beige type leather(?) which would be for the “SE” or ‘“HSE’” model. I think you also have a manual type transmission. Manual Type transmissions are a no-cost option in the “HSE” in the UK. Which seems wrong to me, because Automatic transmission options for the “S” and “SE” are an option that costs Extra. Which actual model do you and Christian have? I have had both Manual and Automatic Discovery 3’s. The one I have now is a Silver “S” with the Automatic transmission. The reason I went for this model is that on the Manual Transmission versions, the Hand-brake always engages, whenever you remove the ignition keys, causing it to fail much sooner. However, by using the Park “P” with the Automatic, the only time my Hand-brake is ever used is the day each year that it has its MOT (the same as your TUV), so it never wears out! Also the Automatic transmission never wears out the Clutch, which is an expensive repair when needed. However I think that despite LR saying that the Automatic Transmission is filled with ATF for life, it really should be properly replaced (Flushed) every 80-100,000 miles. Contrary to what many say about the Discovery 3, I have either been very lucky regarding reliability or my one is a very good one. I honestly believe it to be my most liked vehicle I have ever had. As a Farmer, it has to do everything for me, which it does admirably and comfortably, every time. I actually prefer driving it more than my 2010 RangeRover Sport! Keep up the good work with your Videos. They really are very good.

We have had bearing failures all the time, at least one every year since 2016. And we just added the wheel spacers. I think it's just our thing. We have also installed from really expensive ones to cheap ones. But we do monitor our setup closely, no matter what. 👍🙋‍♀️ Vera

@@Vera_and_Christian thanks again Vera for the in depth reply

We will see if the spacers work long term... One downside I noticed right away: Car gets very dirty now. Christian

We will put the winter tires back on for sure come October. 👍🙋‍♀️ Vera

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