What did you do with your Range Rover today

I might have sorted the central locking problem on the front passenger door.
I think the problem has been that the mechanism in the door latch itself is old/worn/knakered/dirty (bit like me really) so instead of doing a proper job and stripping all the gear out of the door which looked like a real mare, I opted to try a bit of engineering instead.
The lock motor operates via a right angle arm to push/pull the rod down into the latch, I made up a replacement with one arm 10mm longer than original to get a bit more leverage, slotted the fixing holes on the mounting plate so the motor was now in-line with the longer arm and hey presto it works. Well it does so far, have to see how it goes.
Bit of a bodge really, and the whole episode only took me about 8 hours, once I'd decided to try the longer lever only took an hour so lesson learnt.

Drove it to southampton and back for the second time in 2 weeks.
20mpg avarage both trips cruise control on heated seat on. Music on job done.

biketeacherdave said:

Drove it to southampton and back for the second time in 2 weeks.
20mpg avarage both trips cruise control on heated seat on. Music on job done.

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I take it you have a petro,l my diesel would return 30 mpg.

tomcat59alan said:

I take it you have a petro,l my diesel would return 30 mpg.

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Of course its a v8 petrol lol if I ever get my LPG kit fitted that is same as 40 mpg if the LPG is half the price of unleaded

I Refurbished my s/h alloys and got them fitted. Looks 100% better than the old scabby ones. just got to remember how to put a pic on now

Fixed my non-working tailgate button (corroded wiring in the door jamb). Finally got rid of the piece of wire that the previous owner had kindly left to open the boot with!

biketeacherdave said:

Of course its a v8 petrol lol if I ever get my LPG kit fitted that is same as 40 mpg if the LPG is half the price of unleaded

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Dream on.

Currently 41 cents per litre in Belgium what's that in English ??

fitted high level brake light . maybe the idiots will see me in future and stop tailgating.

frog hopper said:

Cleaning the inside after fitting the new ignition lock, adjusted the interior mirror and the fecking rotton shagnasty b astarding forkin snotgobbling bleedin thing bust away from the screen.
As luck would have it I had a genuine mirror fixing adhesive pad in stock so cleaned everything up with a razor blade and acetone and stuck the mounting block back on. Have left it to fester overnight before I hang the weight of the mirror back on it. Wonder how long that will last.
Anyone used superglue for this? did it work?

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Hi, just read your post about the mirror pad. Do not use any brand of Superglue for this as it is not best suited to glass bonding especially if it will have any load. The mirror adhesive pads are the easiest but can drop in extreme heat. The correct method is a Mirror Bonding Kit that has a small tube of Acrylic adhesive and an Activated mesh pad that makes the adhesive cure when brought together. This then has to be taped up to wait for it to cure but will provide the best long term performance, it's what coach builders use to bond sun blind rails to windscreens.

Tricky.

Tricky of York said:

Hi, just read your post about the mirror pad. Do not use any brand of Superglue for this as it is not best suited to glass bonding especially if it will have any load. The mirror adhesive pads are the easiest but can drop in extreme heat. The correct method is a Mirror Bonding Kit that has a small tube of Acrylic adhesive and an Activated mesh pad that makes the adhesive cure when brought together. This then has to be taped up to wait for it to cure but will provide the best long term performance, it's what coach builders use to bond sun blind rails to windscreens.

Tricky.

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Thanks for that @Tricky of York , I have actually used a genuine LR foam/adhesive mirror fixing pad, seems to be working so far but there again the weather has not been particularly warm as yet, so bit early to see if it falls off when parked up in direct sunshine.
I take your point about using a mirror bonding kit, if I need to I will search one out.

Hi All,
Today I finally stitched on a new leather steering wheel cover after months of looking at it on the dining room table. I think it looks great, so does Mrs Tricky, especially as it's off the dining room table. LOL.
Tricky.

tarphenry said:

fitted high level brake light . maybe the idiots will see me in future and stop tailgating.

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All the connections were there? Just grab one from a scrappy and plug in?

Tricky of York said:

Hi All,
Today I finally stitched on a new leather steering wheel cover after months of looking at it on the dining room table. I think it looks great, so does Mrs Tricky, especially as it's off the dining room table. LOL.
Tricky.

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Looks great. The area round the spars looks really neat, are those bits glued?

Finally remembered how to post a photo.

yes all connections there just plug and play

Brought her home. Had to stop at kwik-fit as didn't know what the scraping scream was and garage was closed by then. Thankfully was just the back plate scraping

gold rover said:

Looks great. The area round the spars looks really neat, are those bits glued?

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Hi, thanks for your comments. No I didn't glue the spars but they are stitched tightly as per the one I did for my wife's car and that has lasted a good few years now. I did have to stich the seam slightly off the wheel centre to get the leather to cover the spars and this means it is pulled close to the original stich that should help hold it in place.
Cheers, Tricky.

Tricky of York said:

Hi, thanks for your comments. No I didn't glue the spars but they are stitched tightly as per the one I did for my wife's car and that has lasted a good few years now. I did have to stich the seam slightly off the wheel centre to get the leather to cover the spars and this means it is pulled close to the original stich that should help hold it in place.
Cheers, Tricky.

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Ah right. It looks great , might even tempt me to think of it myself. Where did you get the cover from?

Hi, just type RANGE ROVER 02-12 LEATHER STEERING WHEEL COVER into the bay of e to see Mr Steering options.
Tricky.