disco I or II

[buddah]

hi, im new to the site, i just purchased my 96 disco sd for 3.5k with 54k miles on it... ive noticed when i look at my headlights they are different from each other.. one has a chrome housing and the other has vinyl or plastic black houseing... could it be that one headlights is from the disco II? would they be able to fit? i've searched but could not find any answers to see if the disco I's and II's have some interchangable parts...

[llesra]

the black one is from a d2. the headlights are interchangable.

[Disco Mike]

Welcome to the web site and the Rover family. Sounds like you found yourself a nice truck.
The headlight question has been answered and as for interchanging parts between the two models, it is rare. Lots of similarity but changes were made from year to year and especially when the DII came out.
What are your plans for the truck? Have you gone 4wheeling in the past?
Make sure you get back to us if you have any questions.
Mike

[buddah]

actually i just took it off roading couple days after i bought it... took it to los padres national forest in ca and the car broke down.. haha.. to get there it was a 2 hour drive and then another 2 hours of off roading to get to this camp sight... i went through knee high river and the alternator got wet and stopped charging the battery so the car died after a few more miles of driving... it sucked i had leave it there for a couple days and then went back and fixed it in the middle of the rain in the middle of no where... bu ti pulled through

[Disco Mike]

Originally Posted by buddah

actually i just took it off roading couple days after i bought it... took it to los padres national forest in ca and the car broke down.. haha.. to get there it was a 2 hour drive and then another 2 hours of off roading to get to this camp sight... i went through knee high river and the alternator got wet and stopped charging the battery so the car died after a few more miles of driving... it sucked i had leave it there for a couple days and then went back and fixed it in the middle of the rain in the middle of no where... bu ti pulled through

Sorry to hear about your first experience with your new truck. Where do you live and what area of the Los Padres did you go to? The reason I am asking is because I live in Santa Barbara.
By the way, it sounds more like the distributor got wet rather then the alternater, which normally is not effected by water. Also if the alternater failed for a bit, your truck should have run for 1 to 2 hours on the battery. Check out the inside of your dist. cap for cracks or moisture.
Mike

[RageRover]

Sucks that the vehicle to a crap out on you.

Well, Welcome to LRO though! hehe try saying what I just typed down three times in a row.

[buddah]

Originally Posted by Disco Mike

Sorry to hear about your first experience with your new truck. Where do you live and what area of the Los Padres did you go to? The reason I am asking is because I live in Santa Barbara.
By the way, it sounds more like the distributor got wet rather then the alternater, which normally is not effected by water. Also if the alternater failed for a bit, your truck should have run for 1 to 2 hours on the battery. Check out the inside of your dist. cap for cracks or moisture.
Mike

well actually my car doesnt have a distributor.. its a coil pack.. but yea my friends and i went around the big caliente area but instead of going to the regular dirt road we went off the mountain.. and it was raining...haha..so i felt really screwed when my car broke down there...

and rage.. i fell in love with the disco for some reason after it crapped out on me..it just gave me a drive to make the car way better...

[Disco Mike]

Originally Posted by buddah

well actually my car doesnt have a distributor.. its a coil pack.. but yea my friends and i went around the big caliente area but instead of going to the regular dirt road we went off the mountain.. and it was raining...haha..so i felt really screwed when my car broke down there...

and rage.. i fell in love with the disco for some reason after it crapped out on me..it just gave me a drive to make the car way better...

Did you get a chance to go to Little Caliente, or was it closed down?
Let me know the next time you want to go wheeling, maybe we can meet up.
Have you ever been up around Goreman, there are some fun trails up there.
Mike

[buddah]

Originally Posted by Disco Mike

Did you get a chance to go to Little Caliente, or was it closed down?
Let me know the next time you want to go wheeling, maybe we can meet up.
Have you ever been up around Goreman, there are some fun trails up there.
Mike

well when i went there, they closed down the road to little caliente because of the rain...and i havent been around goreman...but yea next time i go ill pm you or something and maybe you know a better place to go wheeling up in the padres..cause here where i live i only have the angeles crest mountains and azuza hills and they're not that much fun....