Recent content by beakerthemuppet

Tried the WD40 and the slamming, in fact all sorts of slamming - the slow then quick slam, the full on slam, the slam then hip shove - all no good, the catch won't go over the second part of the striker plate and the striker plate has been moved as close to the door as it can be. I think that I...

Grunt Sorry I may be old enough (how old is old enough?) but I don't remember them - I have only been here 10 years - moved up from Portsmouth for a teaching job and haven't managed to dig my tunnel out yet!! beaker meep meep!

Hello I am new too. This is a very friendly forum with plenty of people willing to lend their knowledgable brains and experience to solve problems. Happy Christmas beaker

Thanks for the tips, I have tried this and the doors still not shutting. They just don't seem to get close enough for the catch to go over the second lip of the lock bit on the door pillar. Its as though they are stuck on something but I can't find anything in the way!! I think that I will...

Hello Had my first Series 3 SWB landy for 2 weeks now and I am having problems with the doors: they don't seem to shut properly. They catch on the first part of the catch but don't seem to engage on the second proper part of the catch. I have tried moving the catching plate thing closer but it...

Hello I am new to this forum and new(ish) to land rovers. I have had my first land rover for 2 weeks now and I am slowly getting to grips with its idiosynchrasies. beaker