What did you do with your Range Rover today

RangeRoller dt · 2025-01-07T16:01:08+0000

Grrrrrr said:
That aside, what's the cost if you don't go through the insurance?!

Bout 300ish all in it cost me. The correct screen (BP cheap as possible) and the bond.
I also bought one of these which was invaluable for the removal -

(If you do your own il send it to you)
The problem is the top trim. That could be another £150-175 ~~when~~ IF it buckles like a piece of soggy spaghetti. Not a job for the cold weather with all the expensive to replace plastic surrounds but completely doable with patient approach and someone to help drop it in place. Takes quite bit of prep

Flossie · 2025-01-07T16:50:34+0000

You get a new top trim with autoglass fitted screens included in the excess cost.

Flossie · 2025-01-07T16:56:40+0000

Flossie said:
You get a new top trim with autoglass fitted screens included in the excess cost.

Oh, and that was heated and tinted. I suspect, without any evidence at all, that is all they supply.
So, £135 (or whatever I said, but around that amount) for a tinted, heated screen with a new top trim, fitted. Which is a no brainer , like the mobile muppet who fitted it the first time.

RangeRoller dt · 2025-01-07T17:00:58+0000

the clips for top trim alone are like hens teeth

Flossie · 2025-01-07T18:15:56+0000

RangeRoller dt said:
the clips for top trim alone are like hens teeth

Yeah, they don't supply them. Luckily I had a full set.

Mark Piercy · 2025-01-07T19:07:19+0000

RangeRoller dt said:
Bout 300ish all in it cost me. The correct screen (BP cheap as possible) and the bond.
I also bought one of these which was invaluable for the removal -
View attachment 332962(If you do your own il send it to you)
The problem is the top trim. That could be another £150-175 ~~when~~ IF it buckles like a piece of soggy spaghetti. Not a job for the cold weather with all the expensive to replace plastic surrounds but completely doable with patient approach and someone to help drop it in place. Takes quite bit of prep
View attachment 332963 View attachment 332964

Did you paint nearly everything bloody orange

Scotiawhiskers · 2025-01-07T19:08:59+0000

roythebus said:
No snow here in East Kent, no snow yesterday either, well, there was, but it was big wet flakes that melted upon landing. My Rangie is still with the local garage to change the oil cooler. Should have been ready Friday, but they found a couple of pipes to replace, phoned them today, needs a new thermostat housing so now maybe tomorrow!

I needed the car for work tonight, so now my partner's going to give me a lift to work in her 63 Disco! she'll also come out for a cold ride in my rail replacement bus from Gravesend to Gillingham. Got that job all week!

Mate of mine was a coach builder for arriva in northfleet and Gillingham at one point.

Bix · 2025-01-07T20:28:44+0000

Mark Piercy said:
Did you paint nearly everything bloody orange

Took your attention away from the asymmetrical design of his 1 off P38.

Dippypud · 2025-01-07T21:25:52+0000

Grrrrrr said:
Yikes! £680 on the one UK site I found that actually gives an online quote.

Blimey! That's a fair proportion of the value of the car!

I'd pop into an Autoglass place and ask if it is repairable ...

Grrrrrr · 2025-01-07T22:38:39+0000

Dippypud said:
I'd pop into an Autoglass place and ask if it is repairable ...

It got even bigger today. Crack must be 8" long. The demist elements still seem to work so I will leave it for now.

Grrrrrr · 2025-01-07T22:44:28+0000

RangeRoller dt said:
Bout 300ish all in it cost me. The correct screen (BP cheap as possible) and the bond.
I also bought one of these which was invaluable for the removal -
View attachment 332962(If you do your own il send it to you)
The problem is the top trim. That could be another £150-175 ~~when~~ IF it buckles like a piece of soggy spaghetti. Not a job for the cold weather with all the expensive to replace plastic surrounds but completely doable with patient approach and someone to help drop it in place. Takes quite bit of prep
View attachment 332963 View attachment 332964

Had you done one before?

I'm a bit nervous of cocking something up!

roythebus · 2025-01-08T03:00:45+0000

Get a couple of those double suction thingys from B&Q to lift the glass. Easy.

roythebus · 2025-01-08T03:03:06+0000

My Rangey is still with the garage. They've done the oil cooler then found the thermostat housing was cracked and needs replacing. Another overnight wait.

kermit_rr · 2025-01-08T08:05:23+0000

Flossie said:
You get a new top trim with autoglass fitted screens included in the excess cost.

I only got the glass

P38Seb · 2025-01-08T08:22:27+0000

One step forward and 2 steps back..

Set off to work this morning, rev needle didn’t move for a solid 10s after ignition.. strange then BEEP BEEP. I thought I briefly saw alternator fault and gearbox fault before they disappeared. So engine off and grabbed multimeter.

12.69v engine off, 11.5v engine on. Bollocks.

Thankfully I have a spare alternator I picked up about a year ago. That’ll be my evening then!

Grrrrrr · 2025-01-08T08:43:32+0000

roythebus said:
My Rangey is still with the garage. They've done the oil cooler then found the thermostat housing was cracked and needs replacing. Another overnight wait.

What engine?

Grrrrrr · 2025-01-08T08:44:32+0000

P38Seb said:
One step forward and 2 steps back..

Set off to work this morning, rev needle didn’t move for a solid 10s after ignition.. strange then BEEP BEEP. I thought I briefly saw alternator fault and gearbox fault before they disappeared. So engine off and grabbed multimeter.

12.69v engine off, 11.5v engine on. Bollocks.

Thankfully I have a spare alternator I picked up about a year ago. That’ll be my evening then!

Be gentle with the tensioner when you take the pressure off the belt!

Flossie · 2025-01-08T08:59:52+0000

kermit_rr said:
I only got the glass

That's strange. Both the mobile guys and the depot in Shrewsbury fitted new top trims . Had to wait 2 weeks for Shrewsbury though as the screen came in a week after my complaint of the shoddy fitted first one but another week for the new trim. 2 new screens, both with trims.

Flossie · 2025-01-08T09:03:37+0000

Grrrrrr said:
Be gentle with the tensioner when you take the pressure off the belt!

I was gentle but it still broke. I blamed a ham fisted previous owner who must have cracked the alloy and I just finished it off.

kermit_rr · 2025-01-08T09:06:47+0000

Flossie said:
That's strange. Both the mobile guys and the depot in Shrewsbury fitted new top trims . Had to wait 2 weeks for Shrewsbury though as the screen came in a week after my complaint of the shoddy fitted first one but another week for the new trim. 2 new screens, both with trims.

Found out the other day they didn't even refit all the trim clips properly.. dunno what you call them.. like a hollow split pin that you push another pin down the middle to hold in place.
Missing all the middle pins on both sides

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