Klaas Bals' Blog

When driving through deep ruts or over rocks you always have the risk of damaging the bottom of your vehicle. For older Land Rover models, there is a variety of protection available. For a relatively new model as the Discovery 3, this isn't the case. I've been looking for this from the beginning when I just owned my car, and there wasn't much to choose from back then.

Now, there starts to be some choice in what's available. Time for an overview of the underbody protection for a Land Rover Discovery 3.

Or: why Land Rover Defender drivers don't like electronics.

Unfortunately I did not record this myself.

For a couple of months, I've been looking for an extra set of wheels and tires. More specifically, I wanted tires that are more suitable for driving on slippery mud.

One of the problems is that my Discovery 3 has 18 inch wheels, and there exist no decent mud tires for these wheels... There are Goodyear Wrangler MT/R tires available for 19 inch wheels on a Discovery 3. However, a new set of wheels would cost a small fortune, so I decided to look for second hand wheels.

And I did find some 19 inch wheels and Goodyear Wrangler MT/R tires, and the seller told me they were Discovery 3 wheels. Here are some pictures he sent me:

So Saturday I went to Holland, to take a closer look, and unfortunately discover a dark detail...

A while ago I bought a roof rack for my Land Rover Discovery 3. I wanted this to be able to transport big and dirty things, for example the sand waffles / sand ladders, that have been used in dirt. Previously I had to put them in my trunk which wasn't always very convenient.
I have been hesitating a long time about which model I should buy. Here are the options that I considered, followed by my conclusion.