Transforming my Range Rover in 20 minutes! 

I like the wheels but I’d have kept the mudflaps personally

2000 likes on this video and I’ll do a fuel economy challenge in the Range Rover!

Yeah the original wheels are so much nicer - they’re the proper original ones for it. The ones you have put on are off a Sport and that’s just a bit naff. I’d remove the mudflaps off the front too - would really improve it.

The cat 😂

I concur with you that the old alloy wheels look better than the ones that you replaced them with. Thanks for sharing.

Social media that’s reflective of the truth? Trailblazing. Love your honesty, everyone starts somewhere and your journey is inspiring.

thank god there's a video, i've been furiously checking my subscriptions for 2 weeks. great video joel, keep up the good work.

That feeling of “that hasn’t worked, oh wait, has it? Yes, no, wait yes!” Has to be the most satisfying thing about working on your own cars 😂

If you want to keep it somewhat long term ish, pull the sill trims, rear arch liners and treat any rust any spray a rust killing and wax treatment. That will help the notorious L322 wheel arch rust problem. Then from the inside , remove the side panels and get to the rear quarter panels. The rust you always see there is rusting from the inside out. By the time you get a rust bubble showing on the outside, it's too late.

Agree with you, the original wheels look better 👍 great effort on the changes though keep it up. I prefer the look without mudflaps, mine didn't come with them. I changed all my wheels nuts too, but kept locking nut however they need painting as out of place compared to others. Have fun!

It looks odd having the mud flaps in the front and not the rear. If you're going to remove the rear, why not remove all four unless you're thinking of replacing the rear later on. Congratulations on your hard work.

Well done. Great work. Wheels and lights look fantastic. I would not remove the mudflaps from my Range Rover, living in a rural location the roads are full of mud during the winter. Excellent video

Joel, the Range Rover looks far better with Mudflaps on, front and back 👍 Finishes the look

Hmmm a lot of effort it has to be said. I think I prefer the original alloys. Mud flaps should be replaced. “Xenon” update a bit misleading… but try to find LED sidelights to match the colour temp on main headlights and look less chav. 👌🏼

I’d have kept the mud flaps and refurbished all the existing wheels. Saved yourself a load of hassle and trips to Halfords etc.. entertaining none the less 😜👍

I think the new wheels looks so much better than the ones you managed to take off. They are more masculine, more powerful and suits the car better. Cheers.

Good shout on all new nuts and ditching the locking ones. Regularly check for swollen nuts in future 👍

I remember the first time I cleaned my rims. Neighbours thought I’d brought new ones. Clean them ever time now. 2013 Ford Territory Titanium 2.7L TDCI V6

Loved it Joel we have all had jobs like that

We want more of the black cat! For stuck nuts imperial sockets can help, often part way between two metric sizes.

23mm socket usually works with the ‘swollen nuts’ issue on these. An impact wrench is a good investment if you are doing a lot of wheel swapping so not all wasted money. I’d recommend using a torque wrench to set the correct 140nm final torque and don’t just crank them up with a breaker or you can stretch the threads. Good luck with the project and keep an eye on the EGR valve as.

funniest one yet 🤣😂

Joel. Well done for having a go doing it yourself. It can be costly but that’s how you learn!

Tip, for cleaning wheels, place a large micro fibre towel over the top of a bucket, and put the wheels on top of the bucket. Saves you marking the face and having to bend down to clean. I picked up a wheel cleaner station the other month and it's a God send

I had a similar experience removing a stuck NOx sensor in my camper's exhaust. Not only did I spend a small fortune on spanners to remove it, but a second small fortune in various tools to recut the buggered thread after finally removing it. Very satisfying when you get it all done though.

This is such a funny video, no youtube magic here, but just like when i do car diy, a 10 min job is always a 2 day job and 3x more expensive than planned, as aggravating as it is we always come back for more haha

Fair play for having a go, it didn't go to plan, but you still got it done

bloody good job that Joel keep it up mate!

Perseverance is definitely the answer with Range Rovers.

Yay Joel‘s back; evening saved That’s one advantage living abroad with the 6 monthly change from winter to summer tyres- they never get so stuck on.

Job well done man I’d put the mud flaps back on to cover up the holes. Otherwise looks great I agree about the side steps

Mudflaps back on (unless you're going to replace the bumper) and don't fit the sidesteps. Original wheels will look better in the long run too. Good luck and stick with it!

The sidelight bulbs you fitted are LED's not Zennon. And before hammering on the 22mm socket onto the WHEEL NUT (not Lug nut, you ain't a yank!) you should have tried a 23mm as some of those nuts have rusted under the stainless steel and caused them to swell up, and a 23 mm fits ok. You could have saved yourself a fortune lol yes probably the one you totally buggered would have needed heating up, but the rest would have come undone ok. Here's a little tip for you all. If something is really stuck and won't undo, try with the breaker bar to TIGHTEN IT FIRST. this little trick has got me out of trouble hundreds of times from small things to Land Rovers and bigger!

can’t believe joel was molested by a land rover technician just to make this video, that’s dedication and a new definition to the term ‘hard work’

Just a small tip I'd recommend using a 6 point socket over a 12 point. They fit better and are less likely to round tight bolts/nuts.

Hey Joel. With the air suspension. You put it in the off road mode. At the highest setting and. Then when you jack up the range and put it back on the ground it won't be confused. Cool vid btw

Take all the wheels off again and put some copper grease on the threads and on the back of the wheel to stop it seazing on. Anyone who buys a car should do this on the first day of ownership

Hey Joel, i never saw you tighten the wheelnuts with a torque wrench? Quite a important thing to do when swapping wheels.

Loved this episode!

We’ve all been there Joel and feel your pain! Cars looking great

Lando made me follow

I've had so many issues with locking wheel nuts in the past, mostly they just brake and then need to be cut off somehow. Now one of the first things I do is remove them before it's too late, so good move ditching them.

Brilliant production quality Joel! Loving the videos

Love your content, Joel - but this has to be the best so far - had me laughing uncontrollably - love your humour - well done on the wheel swap - great work! The mudflaps though….

Nice one Joel, jobs like that build character 😁😁👍

Good effort managing to get that nut off. Kinda wished you removed the plastic centre hub cap before blow torching, it could have saved it from burning.

You have to be admired for your dertimnation in getting the wheels off,well done that man.

Next time a bolt gets stuck in the socket Joel all you need to do is hit the socket with a hammer and it will eventually come out, it essentially squashes the bolt out of the socket, just to save you spending money next time

Loved the vid man and felt so happy for you when it came off. 👍👍another great vid man

With your cat, your accent and your spaceship of a car, I’m reminded of Doctor Evil somewhat! “I’ve been a frickening evil doctor for 30 fricken years!”

I would be lost without my side steps, also may I suggest upgrading the side vents.

With my RR, if I open the rear upper hatch while jacking up, the air springs stay put. Otherwise they seem to want to adjust to the raising and lowering. I think having one of the rear doors open might do the same thing.

Hey Joel, a tip I saw on another vlog was to get a spade or shovel under the wheel you are putting back on and use that to lift the wheel to the correct height..it can be done with one hand while guiding the wheel back on to the studs 😊

Keep the mud flaps on and the new reams look very very nice....!

Hi JOEL, GREAT VIDEO. What's THE WATCH PLEASE MATE??

You may have spent over £300 on changing the wheels but you also have all those tools for future use so the money isn’t wasted and you know the wheels come off better knowing you had an issue on the drive rather than on the side of the M25. It’s something I always check now with a new to me car is the jack and everything is there and working when I get the car home having been caught out in the past.

I like the wheels a good improvement. My only question is by changing the factory type bulbs to xenon type bulbs you are changing the specification of the car lighting is this a MOT failure?

I prefer mud flaps off to be honest, agree with you it looks cleaner. Not a fan of the rear clear casing brake lights , not sure if anything on the market to change this. Would like to see some black parts added on to give it a bit of mystery and cool factor

Small tip if you can't get the hit on the socket use an extension and smash it as hard as you can,mash hammer wouldve been easier also. Not a rubber mallet or toffee Hammer

Shaping up a treat. Excited to see what your dad ended up getting

Trial and error and hard work wins the day. i would have taken it to a garage and gone to lunch. Well done!

I also prefer the old style wheels. But as you say it is nice to see the “cleaness” of the new wheels. I like the look with no mudflaps but would suggest the fronts come off too. You will probably be able to use a hacksaw to get that bolt off that has expanded on the other side of the arch. The side steps would hopefully be a easy swap from one car to the other and the xenon’s look great and if like you say it’s easy why not change the others to xenon’s. Also I don’t know if it would be cheaper or not but if it is and they fit you could look at swapping the Pirelli’s onto the original rims

looks really nice. I'd have kept the mudflaps but that's just me .

The new wheels look sharp! Well worth the effort.

I would of left the mudflaps on 100% and would refurb the original wheels. Good luck 👍

Mudguards back on the rear. Looks so much better.

Hi Joel, enjoy your videos and own the same car, wouldn’t it of been easier to take it to a local tyre garage to swop the wheels and saved yourself £250 in tools? Like the alloys and would have kept the flaps, couldn’t personally put up with the holes or redundant fixings, cheers

Yay, I've been waiting for a new vid

The fixed side step goes into the front mudflaps. Deployable steps are expensive but excellent. I'm going to have to say as others have done that you should keep the rear flaps. Just looks more L322 and farmy than a 405 Chealsea kid dropper offer. Well done for perservering withh the nuts. Think I would have given up far sooner.

I totally feel your pain with the wheel nuts. I had the same issue with my boxster!

Your struggle is hilarious. Please keep working on your own cars 🤣

Joel, your doing some great work 😀👍 We don’t want you to swim to Australia and kidnap a kangaroo, they can be a bit grumpy 😂 if you do your welcome at my place 😜 Hope things get better soon, we want you to be able to buy clothes. Must say I like the original alloys and the original mud flaps.

Is there not a trim piece you can fit where the mudflaps were. This would be easier on the eye (although I would have kept the mud flaps)

I loved this video! So much hard work x

I’d get those mud flaps back on, like the wheels though! When’s the straight pipe going on?

Did you put copper grease on the studs, before you put the nuts on? Also on the back of the wheel, where it meets the disc? If not, you may have to buy more sockets for next time you take the wheels off. Also, put the mudflaps back on, to hide those holes. Oh, cute cat too !

I think you should have cleaned up the surface on the discs where the wheel makes contact. Had this cause vibrations for me

Well done Bud 👍👍I think you should remove all mud flaps and put some grommets in the holes 👍👍

Not sure I’d ever own a RR (as lovely as they are) but all these videos are making me long for a project car!

It’s much easier to push down than lift up when removing tight bolts The wheel nuts have a cover on them they get damaged with impact guns,

You should install bulbs into the front and rear side marker reflectors like the US spec ones...

Great mod on the lights. Think I’d have kept the mudflaps too but personal choice I guess. Look forward to seeing this car develop keep up with the great videos really enjoy them 👍

Great video

Great video Joe,i would only put Land Rover centrecaps on those wheels and looks amazing :D

One of the 'five minute jobs' aye! I still envy RR ownership - good on you

next time, drive it to a back street tyre shop, and let them undo the nuts with a 'windy-gun'. good call on the dealer identification, and subsequent private purchase on the nut key though.

Removing chewed up and rusty wheel nuts are an almost daily hazard for us tyre fitters. With practice it takes us a few minutes. Make a friend of a tyre fitter for any future issues.👍

Irwin bolt removal sockets

I had the same wheel nut problem with my Jaguar XF, fortunately a very helpful local tire shop removed them for me at no cost. P.S. because of your videos and videos from High Peaks, I thinking my next car will be a Range Rover.

Wheels look good, much better than the previous ones 👍

I'm with Matt, would of kept the mud flaps on.. Plus they protect the body work..

You may aswell wear the tyres out on these wheels then refurbish the original wheels with new tyres, Agree with Matt from High Peak - put those flaps back - will look good with steps and flaps back on

Btw lock car in lowest suspension setting for all jacking up scenarios ( double press lower setting 😎)

I think mud flaps help with the stance

Good video 👍👍

You should have used a 6 sided socket

I had a locking wheel nut issue and paid an expert £50 to remove all mine it took 5 mins per wheel which made me realise any wheel thief would do the same so pointless things!!

For £300ish you could have just had the original rims refurbished 😅 A for effort though. Personally I'd keep your mud flaps, your paintwork will thank you for it and so will you on wash days.

Why aren't you removing the front mudflaps too? It makes the car look unbalanced.

Maybe consider powder coating the wheels in gloss black. I think that would look awesome and would be cheaper than buying new wheels. Thanks for the video.