What did you do with your Range Rover today

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So I had the door card off the passenger side on the wife's wagon because the speaker didn't seem to be working and the door handle was loose.
Quickly learnt a previous owner was a ****wit. All of the firtrees were broken and double sided tape was deployed everywhere, the splash guard/sound proofing has more holes in it than the Brexit Party's manifesto, the speaker wasn't even plugged in, and as I touched the door out station the locks cycled, weird I thought, knocked it again, the cycled again, looking closer and someone had tried to cable tie one of the plugs in place, maybe my fault I think?

So I cut the cable tie and unplug everything, I see no faults, no breaks, no nothing. But I did notice the loom to the door latch was trapped behind the window, now I am no Land Rover tech, but even I figured this was wrong, which was when I noticed that the multi plug wasn't attached the the door but left to dangle freely, and well, I found the problem. Weirdly it didn't show up on test drive, but if I rattled the loom around the locks would cycle. Guess that cable tie kinda worked.

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Took a load of bike-bits (wheels, frames, forks etc.) to the tip and was attacked by the guys that run the place as "they" want all the non-ferrous metals rather than the company that runs the operation.
Came home and put the cream leather "womb" all back in the correct seating positions, took the boot-liner out and tipped any "bits" onto the drive and put it back in.
Discovered the last place that fitted my 4 new tyres had stolen my wheelnut-key (Bastards!) ordered a new one (you never know when disaster may strike).
 
Bix said:
And here was me thinking I've had a palaver with mine. That was a drawn out process to get a starter. :eek::p
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Yeah. The saga on returning the first one that was wrong continues. I'm not particularly pleased. I'm tempted to name and shame but seeing as he has agreed in principle to take it back I'll hold fire for now.
 
Grrrrrr said:
Yeah. The saga on returning the first one that was wrong continues. I'm not particularly pleased. I'm tempted to name and shame but seeing as he has agreed in principle to take it back I'll hold fire for now.
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The guy that "refurbished" mine (that is what I asked and paid for) when it failed to work after a couple of days (vague recollection now) said he didn't actually refurb it, he blew it out with compressed air and it started working. A robust conversation ensued and needless to say he got me a spankers starter at cost as "good will". Bosch too. He almost ordered me the petrol one.
No problems since, it sounds like a turbine spinning up now!
 
Mukiwa said:
The guy that "refurbished" mine (that is what I asked and paid for) when it failed to work after a couple of days (vague recollection now) said he didn't actually refurb it, he blew it out with compressed air and it started working. A robust conversation ensued and needless to say he got me a spankers starter at cost as "good will". Bosch too. He almost ordered me the petrol one.
No problems since, it sounds like a turbine spinning up now!
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Bosch ERR5445 is what it should be - all of the P38 diesels!

Brand new from Land Rover is £750 but they never go wrong so the Bay is full of people trying to get rid of them.
 
Exciting day today !!
Took off a wheel to start on my repainting project. I have the original RR alloys fitted but they are in poor condition, so started off with a good wash with fairy liquid type stuff and set too with the wet and dry to get all the scabs off ready for a respray.
Even with 80 grit it was taking an age, then moved on to 120 then 180 by which time my fingers were a bit sore. Washed my hands to find lots of little dabs of blood on the towel, like a twot I've worn through the ends of my fingers. Didn't notice while my hands were wet.
Think I'll wear some gloves tomorrow.:confused::confused:
 
frog hopper said:
Exciting day today !!
Took off a wheel to start on my repainting project. I have the original RR alloys fitted but they are in poor condition, so started off with a good wash with fairy liquid type stuff and set too with the wet and dry to get all the scabs off ready for a respray.
Even with 80 grit it was taking an age, then moved on to 120 then 180 by which time my fingers were a bit sore. Washed my hands to find lots of little dabs of blood on the towel, like a twot I've worn through the ends of my fingers. Didn't notice while my hands were wet.
Think I'll wear some gloves tomorrow.:confused::confused:
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Gloves might be a good idea (but sorry it did make me smile a little) does this mean you can now go out thiefing and not leave finger prints I wonder !
 
Grrrrrr said:
Bosch ERR5445 is what it should be - all of the P38 diesels!

Brand new from Land Rover is £750 but they never go wrong so the Bay is full of people trying to get rid of them.
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Well they must go wrong, or you wouldn't ever need a new oine
kds said:
Gloves might be a good idea (but sorry it did make me smile a little) does this mean you can now go out thiefing and not leave finger prints I wonder !
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If he now stuck fingers in pine apple juice. The enzymes in it will remove your fingerprints for a few days until they grow back.
 
Don't know if I said but the clutch is light as a feather now with new bushes. Makes me think the reason the spiral pins snapped 6 years ago was advance warning of wear. I think if the pins snap then you should replace the bushes immediately while you're in there and save yourself a load of pain. Or at least check no play on shaft and Teflon coating is good on bushes.
 
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