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  Thread: Grill Badge
Post: RE: Grill Badge

Finally got round to fitting. Personally think it looks pretty good. [attachment=1420] [attachment=1419] Used the rear badge from a RRS, but this also seems to be the same part as the one for the R...
KPNuts Modifications 31 13,456 03-02-2012, 02:54pm
  Thread: Tracker ?
Post: RE: Tracker ?

If anyone is thinking of getting a tracker system, you might want to take a look at the Skytag system. Initial purchase price of £250 + annual subscription of £80. This is a GPS and GPRS based syste...
KPNuts General 24 8,829 30-01-2012, 10:53am
  Thread: How many miles on the clock when you picked up your cars?
Post: RE: How many miles on the clock when you picked up...

6 the morning after it arrived at dealer. 8 when we picked it up from the dealer a few days.
KPNuts General 65 20,825 27-01-2012, 05:48pm
  Thread: underfloor space, remove styrofoam for more Luggage Space
Post: RE: underfloor space, remove styrofoam for more Lu...

(26-01-2012 09:56pm)bell-auto-services Wrote:  I have the LR fire extinguisher and it fits to the lower front of the passanger seat a bit like they do in BMW's with also a boot fitting option, i...
KPNuts General 23 13,864 27-01-2012, 11:12am
  Thread: underfloor space, remove styrofoam for more Luggage Space
Post: RE: underfloor space, remove styrofoam for more Lu...

(26-01-2012 03:39pm)WB Wrote:  Will you be able to get to your fire extinguisher quickly if you need it? Yes, as its just a case of pulling cover off and pulling extinguisher up. Also put a ext...
KPNuts General 23 13,864 26-01-2012, 06:26pm
  Thread: underfloor space, remove styrofoam for more Luggage Space
Post: RE: underfloor space, remove styrofoam for more Lu...

Made the slot to the right of the spare wheel much deeper using a Chisel Knife and gas cooker:D Warning triangle now fits. Fire extinguishers has gone down the big space under the relays and I guess...
KPNuts General 23 13,864 26-01-2012, 03:08pm
  Thread: Rear Number Plate Size
Post: RE: Rear Number Plate Size

Put a standard size rear on. Looks perfectly OK. Dealer knew we were going to change the plates pretty quickly, yet still put 11 large number plate sticky pads on front and 10 on rear:roll: Took me...
KPNuts Modifications 8 11,761 26-01-2012, 02:06pm
  Thread: USB socket to charge other devices
Post: RE: USB socket to charge other devices

Thanks. Asked the dealer yesterday and they did not have a clue! They also did not have an opinion on plugging an iPad in the USB while a iPhone is in the iP?? socket. Guess they are just being cau...
KPNuts Technical 5 4,227 26-01-2012, 02:04pm
  Thread: Moving from Auto to Manual anyone?
Post: RE: Moving from Auto to Manual anyone?

(05-01-2012 12:46am)robbo71 Wrote:  I loved the manual box on the Dynamic I test drove nice short shifts. I also drove the Prestige auto and thought it wasnt responsive enough and that swayed m...
KPNuts General 16 6,442 05-01-2012, 12:43pm
  Thread: Aftermarket carpet loadspace mat?
Post: RE: Aftermarket carpet loadspace mat?

(04-01-2012 06:45am)mark_n Wrote:  As a matter of interest, why don't you like the LR one? I don't want a rubber mat, I want carpet.
KPNuts Modifications 6 4,259 05-01-2012, 12:39pm
  Thread: USB socket to charge other devices
Post: USB socket to charge other devices

The manual indicates that the USB socket should only be used for Audio devices. But do people know if it is OK to use the USB socket to charge a Blackberry or Kindle or indeed any other device that w...
KPNuts Technical 5 4,227 03-01-2012, 07:36pm
  Thread: Aftermarket carpet loadspace mat?
Post: Aftermarket carpet loadspace mat?

Has anyone found a company doing an aftermarket carpet (or ideally reversible carpet/rubber) loadspace mat? Don't like the LR rubber one, but do want to protect carpet. One supplier has said they wi...
KPNuts Modifications 6 4,259 03-01-2012, 07:28pm
  Thread: Moving from Auto to Manual anyone?
Post: RE: Moving from Auto to Manual anyone?

Auto Saab to Manual Evoque. Part of our reason was that the other 3 cars in our household are manual. The other part was that Auto's have higher fuel consumption. Really like the position of the ge...
KPNuts General 16 6,442 03-01-2012, 07:19pm
  Thread: Which cherished plate?
Post: RE: Which cherished plate?

We have X4 **P (the **P being our initials) on the Evoque and the Tiguan. The two Defenders have *33 MUD (no 44's available and wanted 2 numbers only because of the square rear plate). Both the Defe...
KPNuts General 33 13,161 03-01-2012, 07:13pm
  Thread: The luxury (premium) car mat con? Don't upgrade mats until you've read this!
Post: RE: The luxury (premium) car mat con? Don't upgrad...

When we picked our Prestige up, I checked the mats in ours and another prestige and mats in two dynamic's. The mats as standard are cheap carpet mats with short pile, stitched edging, and metal Evoqu...
KPNuts General 120 58,223 03-01-2012, 06:53pm
  Thread: Dealer 'Sorry for the Delay' Freebies....
Post: RE: Dealer 'Sorry for the Delay' Freebies....

Compact folding RR umbrella, 3/4 tank of fuel and another 1/2 day experience voucher (got one at the September launch at dealer also). Depending on the date you choose, ours was exactly on time, 5 we...
KPNuts Orders 50 19,820 03-01-2012, 06:37pm
  Thread: Grill Badge
Post: RE: Grill Badge

Black/Silver badges ordered - RRS rear and front. Will decide which one to use when they arrive. The rear has a plinth, like on RRE but the front has no plinth as the moulded grill already has plint...
KPNuts Modifications 31 13,456 01-01-2012, 06:01pm
  Thread: The List of Suggested Improvements (was 2012 Software Update List)
Post: RE: 2012 Software Update List

Based on our very limited experience so far:- 1) The ECO button light should be off when ECO is on, as surely the default ECO setting should be on. Light on when ECO turned off. Rather ironic that ...
KPNuts General 175 73,067 30-12-2011, 04:51pm
  Thread: underfloor space, remove styrofoam for more Luggage Space
Post: RE: underfloor space, remove styrofoam for more Lu...

And if you go for the spare wheel option, the polystyrene holds the boot floor up. There is no lip for the floor to rest on. However, when it stops raining I might have a look to see what can be don...
KPNuts General 23 13,864 30-12-2011, 04:35pm
  Thread: Rear Number Plate Size
Post: Rear Number Plate Size

As our Evoque appeared earlier than expected, we did not get a chance to sort out the registration transfer on to the Evoque through the dealer so just starting the process myself. Noticed that the...
KPNuts Modifications 8 11,761 28-12-2011, 03:59pm
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