Land Rover Discovery 4 - very clever modifications - cool rig

[@IowaLR4]

I appreciate not only the effort in producing all these videos in English but also giving additional context to make things even more understandable to US/UK folks. It is really cool to just see mods/toys from Germany and Europe in general. We obviously have exposure to different aftermarket options. Thanks for taking the time to show the details!

[@drewbale]

This is what your channel is all about people showing how they have modified their discovery’s and helping others decide how things will work for them thanks both of you for giving great ideas

[@Vera_and_Christian]

We really enjoyed meeting Jörg and filming with him his car. It was a first for us, and I hope we get to meet a couple of more cool guys, or girls of course, driving cool Land Rovers, which we can show on this platform. 👍🙋‍♀️ Vera

[@drewbale]

@@Vera_and_Christian my discovery is standard but one day it would be great to sit down with yourselves and other like minded people for a beer and a chat

[@Vera_and_Christian]

@@drewbale We will do that 👍🙋‍♀️ Vera

[@landhopper4296]

Like the original Land Rover, those innovations of Joerg’s show form following function and necessity, with nothing extraneous. Brilliant. I love it!

[@smilerpacey]

Thank you for the great video and thank you very much for doing it in English, I really appreciate it. Awesome wagon too!

[@vernonbennettiii3646]

Nice to see a local fan show off his cool rig! And thanks for having it all in English, for us folks here is the USA.

[@rogergregory5981]

That cooker module is the best I've seen ,easy to deploy for use it or use on the truck great for a quick cuppa on the road clever engineering 👍🏻

[@casiwaszkiewicz5196]

A bit late to the party but all I can say is: inspirational to see how 1 plus 1 doesn’t just equal 2 or 3 but 4!

[@petery3523]

Joerg’s Discovery is really impressive, both in its functionality and it’s looks, especially with those wheels. Well done and thanks for sharing this on your channel🇦🇺👍

[@wizziam116]

That is a nice truck. Thanks Jörg. Very well put together.

[@ghost6500]

Danke! What a well thought out camping Disco 4! Now I drive a 2016 LR4 HSE Lux with all whistles and bells. I've been driving Land Rovers since 1973 when I bought an L88 (defender type), then a 1999 Disco II, a 2009 RR HSE sport. They are fine vehicles as long as you keep them clean and well maintained.

[@Mr_Springy]

Stumbled across this channel and am now binge watching. Excellent content and well presented. Thanks Joerg for showcasing your Discovery, well thought out and practical solutions to make camping as comfortable as possible. All the best from the UK. Andy

[@Vera_and_Christian]

👍Welcome and I am so glad you liked our content. Hope you stick around for a while. 🙋‍♀️ Vera

[@Mr_Springy]

Subscribed 👍🏻

[@deonbrunette9767]

Lovely car, thanks all of you for showing us.

[@ringscircles142]

i'm suffering from a serious dose of rig envy kudos to this team

[@AlexStrugariu]

What a great setup and very German indeed! Brilliant use of space, and something quite similar for what I envisioned for mine in the future. Thanks for showcasing it! Cheers!

[@__FJ__]

Fantastic! So well engineered. GREAT bike rack solution. Thanks to Jörg for sharing this!!

[@MrSidestick72]

Awesome camping setup and lovely wheels!

[@ROGEXTREME]

I changed my fuel filter yesterday having watched you last video. The old one was corroded and been there a few years!!! Another LR with main dealer service history!!! Like you I do my own servicing and repairs if possible. Thank you for doing these great videos.

[@Vera_and_Christian]

👍 Thank you, and your welcome. I hope we can provide many more informative videos that help LR owners servicing their own car. 🙋‍♀️ Vera

[@equaliser2265]

Vera , Christian thank you so much. Keep up the great work it's appreciated. Big thanks to the big man driving 1000 km for the video .

[@pdmark311]

I love the net over the skylight.

[@justinsmith6296]

What a great set up, loving that swing out spare wheel carrier/bike rack set up, really interested in that for myself,

[@Vera_and_Christian]

Yes I want one too, I am so glad Jörg came and showed that to us. 👍🙋‍♀️ Vera

[@surreygraham4466]

I was thinking of buying a camper van but now I’ve seen this I’m thinking of a Discovery.....awesome. Thanks for sharing.

[@Vera_and_Christian]

I have to say, sometimes I'd like a camper van too, but with a Discovery, you are just so much more flexible, especially when you do get the chance to go off the beaten path. 🙋‍♀️ Vera

[@dpd6401]

Nice video guys. 4wd drawer systems are huge in Australia too. Kaymar make solid steel rear bumper bars to carry spare tyres which could easily do the same job for bicycles to suit LRs.

[@mhockley1]

Thank you for another excellent video and what a nice very well prepared D4 that was done ingeniously Thanks to Jorge for allowing it to be shown.

[@Vera_and_Christian]

👍 Yes, we really liked that one too. 🙋‍♀️ Vera

[@cedricbibbs2549]

Wow I miss my LR3. I'll look at my D5 for some upgrades. This guy nailed it.

[@graemevass745]

Awesome gadgets , the bike rack is brilliant ... thanks for another great video Vera & Christian

[@Flyboy1066]

Christian and Vera another entertaining video and presentation from over the pond ....)))) 🇬🇧

[@stevenmoran4060]

Excellent use of every centimetre of space!

[@pj4433]

Love the ‘hidden’ winch. That’s a great install.

[@jstoli996c4s]

That is one sweet Disco! Really wish Land Rover would improve their quality, very stylish and extremely capable vehicles.

[@rusty911s2]

Fantastic ideas and thank you for sharing. Love the philosophy of thinking / engineering through problems / opportunities rather than just throwing money at it and buying off the shelf solutions. Another great video! All best from the UK

[@Vera_and_Christian]

👍💪😃🙋‍♀️ Vera

[@inhistracks]

I used this and Fabian's car as inspiration for my own bike rack on my Discovery 4. Thank you for another great video.

[@mluiso23]

You took a piece of art and turned it into a masterpiece. Awesome rig

[@robpeabo509]

Thank you for showing someone else's LR on your site. It is good to see what others are doing also. Your channel is providing plenty of ideas. I think we are lucky in Australia, from what I understand from you, there are a lot more LR after-market items available here when compared with Germany. Though I must admit I bought some Lift Rods from America, it was nearly 50% cheaper than buying them here. I bought my ARB Bull-Bar and my sliding drawers second hand locally. I installed the Bull-Bar & drawers myself, along with a winch which I did buy new. I have to modify the side wings for the drawers to fit the contour of the LR3's wall trim. To lower the spare tyre I installed a socket and short extension permanently on the tyre winch bolt and I use a ratchet with another extension to reach it. The extension is a tight fit between the gap in the backrest of the third row seats (which left in, but permanently folded, In Australia I would have to have an engineer sign off on the removal of the third row seating & seatbelts and get a "modification Compliance Plate" installed. It was easier and cheaper (ie free) to leave the seats in. We also cannot have wheels protrude without being covered. You can do that with wider wheel flares. I jst fitted the tallest tyre on the 18" LR rims. They are a little wider, but still contained under the standard LR3 flares. I managed to fit the larger spare tyre under the car, I had to remove the plastic guard that surrounds it & lower the tyre pressure a lot to fit it in. Once in I pumped the tyre up. It will be a pain to lower it, but I am sure it can be done. Thankfully radial tyres do not go flat or puncture often, and they are very durable off-roading.

[@Vera_and_Christian]

😃👍 I am sure in Germany you would have to have the 3rd row also signed off by our TÜV, so lets better not talk about that 😅. I would do exactly the same with an extension of the winch access, we might do that one anyway, great idea. We have some plans with the wheels on this car, but you have to wait for the video to come out hopefully. 🙋‍♀️ Vera

[@dutydruid9375]

New subscriber here even though I have a Range Rover sport. Your channel is full of good ideas, great interaction with Vera and showing the world that Germans have a sense of humour the same as the British. Joerg's Disco 4 looks cool, good ideas and no lack of Engineering skills. Keep up the good work!!

[@Vera_and_Christian]

Thanks and welcome. 😃👍🙋‍♀️ Vera

[@sanatandharma4435]

It's great that the disco has a proper bumper to mount stuff!

[@shwndh]

That bike carrier mod is off the chain! Didn't even know anything like that existed. I'm a mountain biker so I'm really tripping out over that. Your channel is awesome!

[@Vera_and_Christian]

It's a custom build, you can't buy it like that. 👍🙋‍♀️

[@morrisyarnell6083]

Again watching your video of the configurations is fun. I have a swing away spare tyre holder. The spare tyre space under the LR now holds two Nato cans (perfect fit) with a steel plate to rest them on that now is lifted by the spare tyre cable. That was fun to configure, I made two other similar arrangements for friends with LRs. Extra fuel is necessary for long trips to the desert where no services are available. Always entertaining to see what you come up with on your videos.

[@joelletendre1011]

Another great video. We run 275/65r18s on our LR3. On the stock wheels they do not stick out.

[@mcoppock214]

Thank you, lovely for you to share your knowledge and experience.

[@rangie944]

Great video, impressive Disco. Always much more interesting to see how someone works around these problems to create an individual and very useful adventure vehicle. Thanks all for sharing I'm sure you have inspired some Disco enthusiasts.

[@Vera_and_Christian]

We think that too. That is why we really love KZbin. You get so much inspiration. 👍🙋‍♀️ Vera

[@keithgale2596]

That is brilliantly made and executed - well done Joerg - and thanks to Vera and Christian for sharing this. I've always been an 'estate car' person and that has always been good for camping, but as LR's are so relatively cheap here in the UK I might be rethinking my strategy.

[@Vera_and_Christian]

I had to google what "estate car" means, I hope I got it right.😅👍 But that is excactly what the Discovery provides, endless room and offroad capability with the driving behavior fit for a Queen. 🙋‍♀️ Vera

[@keithgale2596]

@@Vera_and_Christian Of course and well done Vera - you are correct - in the UK 'estate car' means the equivalent of a 'station wagon' in the USA. One of my cars is a Mondeo estate and has a large amount of room, but as you say the LR provides more off road capability. And yes Queen Elizabeth does drive LR's, as did the much loved Duke of Edinburgh.

[@raymondlogister6828]

Beautiful truck. And a lot of good ideas.

[@JasonShek]

Hello from the UK. Lovely channel you have! Subscribed!

[@Vera_and_Christian]

👍😃🙋‍♀️ Vera

[@MrClingclong]

I like that bike rack very much. Brilliant work.

[@thefamilyrobbo]

Thanks for sharing. A really attractive and well thought out Discovery 4

[@andrewdavies2975]

Awsome rig and a really practical vehicle.

[@samrodian919]

That's a bloody nice Disco there!

[@julianenglar]

That is some nice piece of engineering!

[@discoverland]

Maybe a last comment regarding the bike rack... usually we have 4 full size bikes on it which brings this solution to its mechanical Limits... we talk about roughly 100kg in total. Especially offroad, which we did not test yet. So be careful in case you try yourself. We will probably secure the whole construction with a strap to one of the roof bars.

[@mikebellamy]

Amazing efficiency of use of space.. We just use a small single axle caravan for all that.. running extra fridges is also a battery issue. Batteries are a big deal I think for the Disco's. My D3 used to drain 352 mAmp when parked and locked! And I did not like the 90 AHour original battery because expensive to change after a failed alternator which will destroy it with a dead short as I discovered. I now use only a 20 AHour AGM (made in USA) with a bank of super capacitors to provide the cranking amps. I installed a 400 Amp fuse and 500 amp relay switched by the ignition in the starter / alternatior cable as I found 302 mA is the portion of the drain through the alternator when ignition is off!

[@discoverland]

Hi Everyone... there are still questions about the wheels although mentioned already. Its a Delta4x4 rim in 18'x9JJ ET 20... hope that helps. BR Jörg

[@fredriksundenperth9273]

@jörg don’t think they do rims for D4 anymore. Nothing on the Delta4x4 website

[@niallfinn7109]

Very nice camping setup. I don't own a Land Rover and probably never will but I really like the interaction between you two. I came for the mechanical repair videos and stayed for the humor and interaction. Vera ...you are always smiling!!! I have openly laughed at some of your interactions. How is your' English so good? I watched the video about your' US cars and the time spent in the US....its seems 'ye did not waste one minute!!! A great relationship!!! Well done on the excellent and entertaining videos....stop recording!!!! Hi from Ireland!!

[@Vera_and_Christian]

😃👍We have lived in the US for almost 10 years, and Christian's speaks all day automotive english during his meetings with customers in the US. That is really cool that you come for the mechanical repair videos. We hope to reach more of you guys. 🙋‍♀️Vera

[@1malikalik]

Hi there, am American and right away i noticed the Dodge Challenger parked at the entrance. That was impressive to see. The ingenuity on this LR4 is on another level. Love it. I subscribed to your channel and I hope to see more content from you Greetings from USA 🇺🇸

[@Vera_and_Christian]

😅👍🙏🙋‍♀️

[@doncorleon9]

Such a clean design. You can use the rig daily and quickly go overlanding with very minimum preparation.

[@donharrison6651]

Great setup by your friend...an extension of your own setup from a few weeks ago...now if an LR could only fly 6000 km or so I could feel safe getting back to work😏...

[@Skagitrover]

Very nice setup! Our rack goes in the hitch and folds down for access to the back.

[@Vera_and_Christian]

Ours folds down too, but its a pain. Fabian now also has a new Bikerack which sways out to the side. I am so jealous. 🙋‍♀️ Vera

[@beenzer1109]

that bike rack holder is brilliant, I'll need to see if I can get something similar

[@Mugtree]

This is genius 👏👏👏. Really brilliant solutions

[@simonashworth6035]

Impressive rig you should be proud.

[@MoriloNascimento]

Muito bom amigo. Ótimo vídeo, ótimo carro. Mesmo sem entender seu idioma consegui entender todo o vídeo. Um abraço aqui do Sul do Brazil.

[@almamdani6564]

I love this video so much. Lots of ingenuity.

[@CowboyAccounting]

That's a good looking rig. From Australia

[@morrisyarnell6083]

Enjoying this video. Every time I see another configuration I think back on my arrangement. I had a Pinzgauer and when I got the LR I configured the LR to the similar way I did the pinz. I bought Front Runner drawer system rather than build my own mostly for expediency of configuration and a time frame to going camping that summer. It works well for me. I put a sleeping platform over the drawers and it matched well with the height of the fridge mounted between the second row seats. I put the seats down and have storage boxes over them to also match platform height. The boxes are removable so the seats will still be usable. It is fun to play with these vehicles, so many ways to configure them.

[@simonvanellis2945]

Picking my 14plate discovery 4 tomorrow, feels like Christmas

[@xsamp86]

Very nice handywork! Love the bike rack and storage!

[@cadforarbs]

I think you should have offered Joerg a nice cup of tea after such a long journey!

[@Vera_and_Christian]

What makes you think I didn't 😃👍🙋‍♀️ Vera

[@discoverland]

she did! ;-)

[@ralphcooling7583]

Hi Christian and Vera that was a different video but very interesting a lot of thought went into that vehicle I was just wondering when you were going to put some more modifications on your Land Rover looking forward to next Sunday keep safe and take care. Ralph

[@Vera_and_Christian]

We will build up our Disco soon. Right now we are still in a complete lockdown. No traveling/camping is allowed. And with all mods on, the car uses a lot more diesel than normal. 👍🙋‍♀️ Vera

[@CdWilson2002]

I have a 15’ LR4 as well and would like to find out were you got your slinding storage and your whole set up. I really love it, great work

[@Vera_and_Christian]

All DIY👍🙋‍♀️

[@bane8593]

Wow outstanding looking and very practical massive thumbs up from me I bet you’ll be doing some of these mods to yours now.

[@Vera_and_Christian]

😃👍🙋‍♀️ Vera

[@josephp5058]

Thanks for the video worth it just to see Vera’s beaming smile - nice car as well

[@Vera_and_Christian]

😃👍😊🙋‍♀️Vera

[@josephp5058]

@@Vera_and_Christian thank you Vera - lm still keeping my LR3 rolling - l love it, despite the frustration and constant upkeep, lm not changing it when l consider how much the cost would be to go up to the LR4 that does doesn’t do any more in practical terms let alone a new model which actually suffer with more problems than the 3 so, lm advised - hope you both are well Joe

[@jimjam623]

Very nice setup Jörg! Vera and Christian, I think you guys will soon have no shortage of visitors dropping in with interesting mods and funky faults! Your channel gets better all the time - congrats! Danke!👌 It only makes me want a Disco more not less also.

[@Vera_and_Christian]

😃👍 Thanks, we'll hope so, so we can keep the content interesting and diversified 🙋‍♀️ Vera

[@happyhermit2022]

Accepting everything you say and with total respect for knowledge, I have a 1989 Toyota Landcruiser, in my hands for 21 years, albeit in Spain where wear and tear is minimised. No problems at all ever, given regular maintenance...a little grinding noise from the a/c compressor rectified relatively easily. LR are just a headache and always have been...look to the desert...do they run LR....noooo there is always a Toyoto on the horizon...are there multiples of Toyota specialists in the UK ?...nooooo...although there are many LR...because they keep going wrong...a good business decision 🤗

[@miklawson211]

I have a 3.1TD Isuzu Bighorn and i could use Joergs set up in my vehicle. I admire the efficient use of space and the very clean set up. If i can ever rebuild the set up in my truck i think i'll be copying Joergs set up.

[@Vera_and_Christian]

He will be very happy to read your comment. 👍😃🙋‍♀️ Vera

[@discoverland]

If you need any detailed tipps just let me know!

[@ian_s7481]

Mrs Vera has lots of ideas now for stuff she wants Mr Vera to make 😉😉😉

[@Vera_and_Christian]

But it's all good stuff 😄👍🙋‍♀️ Vera

[@robertsegura6451]

Just found your channel, thank you for all the helpful tips.

[@petrovsmoto1]

Great Job, many thanks from Canada!

[@VintageMovieChannel]

you guys are awesome Danke

[@andrewcaldwell2275]

Great looking LR4, nice video. Any idea what modifications where required to.fit those wheels ans tyres?

[@Vera_and_Christian]

Not in detail to give any tips yet. 🙋‍♀️

[@toddhoffmaster6057]

7:00. this is starting to become a thing here in the USA. People just throw money away when they buy all those fancy features instead of modifying and making your own custom features. Very nice setup indeed. Thank you for making the long trip and showing us your vehicle.

[@Vera_and_Christian]

I agree. Jörg did a good here. I still have to build such a kitchen box. Vera is bugging me since this video. Christian

[@toddhoffmaster6057]

@@Vera_and_Christian we actually bought a oasser cargo organizer softside bag from Amazon that holds all of our kitchen stuff. It has velcro on the bottom side so that when I set it on top of my carpeted rear storage box it doesn’t slide around.

[@Vera_and_Christian]

@@toddhoffmaster6057 Now I want a closed Aluminium Box so I can leave it out in the weather and not wake everyone up when I start making coffee. 😃👍🙋‍♀️ Vera

[@charliew8378]

Lovely truck. By the way, we have a discovery 4 with 265/65 r18 Cooper discoverer AT3 4s and if you deflate the spare tyre a bit you can actually make it fit in the usual spare tyre space. You’d need to pump it up to use it of course, but it fits. Just! 👍🏻

[@Vera_and_Christian]

I am not allowed to mount anything other than what is listed on the car spec paper, it's like a license for the car we have here in Germany. Its really annoying. 😢😅👍🙋‍♀️ Vera

[@charliew8378]

@@Vera_and_Christian so you can’t even put on larger tyres? That seems crazy!

[@Vera_and_Christian]

@@charliew8378 Not without a lot of hazzle, but that is ok. 🙋‍♀️ Vera

[@charliew8378]

@@Vera_and_Christian wow I hadn’t realised. Thanks! We have to notify our insurers for all modifications, but other than that it’s easier in the UK I guess.

[@michaelwilliams4086]

Wow, Joerg must qualify as an honorary member of the Inspector Gadget Club with all that amazing ingenuity. What will he be putting his mind to now that he’s completed that project?

[@Vera_and_Christian]

He bought a Sprinter 4x4 👌👍🙋‍♀️

[@rileyparrish184]

Greatest SUV we'll ever see...timeless.

[@lincolnshirepoacher894]

Extremely well thought out fitment. Nice job indeed. I would have loved to have seen more of his installation, like the dual battery, winch control etc. Can we have a second video?

[@Vera_and_Christian]

It was unfortunately only a short visit. We live far away from each other, but we'll figure something out if more people are interested in his setup. 👍🙋‍♀️ Vera

[@rikkiesix]

Really enjoyed the video. Great stuff. Greetings Erik

[@martinainguis1]

So Germane !!!! Just fantastic

[@thomasmaitland1368]

Amazing Discovery!! Some really clever ideas, think I may borrow a few 😁Great job. Just really making me miss our holidays in our 90 now. Can't wait to get back over to Europe, we always have a great time when travelling in Germany. Stay safe. Tom from the UK.

[@Vera_and_Christian]

😃 That is what our videos are there for, to inspire others. So please do so👍🙋‍♀️ Vera

[@WobbleMatic]

Super video.

[@VISTATREKKER]

Great setup, some great ideas there.

[@paulriley7523]

Impressive machine and work!

[@nidge.8734]

Nice peaple . Very informative .

[@bruceleroy1143]

Awesome build! Ive now spent way too much time watching your videos! So good....

[@Vera_and_Christian]

😅👍🙋‍♀️ Vera

[@Nypartcannon]

Simplistic and German .Masters of engineering. Why do you give yourself such headaches with a Land Rover 😂

[@andreiamparo429]

Thanks! Great video. Would you share the brand and specs of the wheels and tire? Thanks!

[@Vera_and_Christian]

Please read through the comments of this video. I do believe that Jörg mentioned this info in one of the comments. 👍🙏🙋‍♀️

[@emayrussell5841]

Just imagine if Mercedes bought and built Landrovers. Ah ...... a dream come true. Style and quality in one !

[@stevehodgson3436]

But they would be a Mercedes and not a landrover 🤭😝you would have been better of saying if only landrover built the defender like Mercedes build there cars

[@emayrussell5841]

@@stevehodgson3436 I know what I meant. Yes they would be Mercedes with Mercedes quality. Not too difficult to understand really .

[@Dedis87]

And rust xD

[@marekraczek1]

well made with head, i looking for jeep but now i really thinking about LR

[@azmisalleh6465]

Cool. Now I start loving watching your video. Keep it up sir

[@malcolmlane-ley2044]

Oh god, I can't believe it's so optimised

[@FernandoSchulman]

Fantastic video

[@Nigel-nar53]

That's a smart D4. Thanks for the vid Guys. 👍

[@johnhammond9174]

Very nice rig well done 😁🇬🇧👍

[@johnhammond9174]

Vera thanks for your letter very good of you 😁🇬🇧👍