What did you do with your Range Rover today

Flossie · 2025-03-10T16:43:32+0000

P38 Monkey said:
Replaced all 6 gas struts, with good quality Stabilus ones. Having not owned a P38 before, everything seemed heavy and clunky. Glove box just crashing open etc. Now with new struts front, rear and interior, everything works beautifully.

We're these p38 struts from the likes of rimmers/island 4x4 etc or did you source them using cross referencing? I fitted a new centre console strut which made it better but still needs a lift to open(that might be normal?) and tailgate struts from island which ,again, made it better but my mates 38 struts that he got off ebay actually raise the tailgate up to full height with no assistance, I have to lift it all the way, its easy enough though.

Flossie · 2025-03-10T16:57:15+0000

Datatek said:
Just had that problem when I went to set the windows after my flat battery incident, window went down but not up so used Faultmate to close it.

I'm finding the plastic welding of the switch 'pins' a faff so had a look to see if it was possible to secure the switch with small self tappers into the remains of the switch studs that originally hold the thing in place. It looks possible but would need tiny screws, an even tinyer pilot hole and maybe a duff switchpack to experiment with. Then I got cold in the garage and the warmth of the soldering iron won the day.

Datatek · 2025-03-10T16:58:29+0000

Flossie said:
I'm finding the plastic welding of the switch 'pins' a faff so had a look to see if it was possible to secure the switch with small self tappers into the remains of the switch studs that originally hold the thing in place. It looks possible but would need tiny screws, an even tinyer pilot hole and maybe a duff switchpack to experiment with. Then I got cold in the garage and the warmth of the soldering iron won the day.

I have always just heated the end of the pin with my soldering iron.

P38 Monkey · 2025-03-10T17:14:55+0000

Flossie said:
We're these p38 struts from the likes of rimmers/island 4x4 etc or did you source them using cross referencing? I fitted a new centre console strut which made it better but still needs a lift to open(that might be normal?) and tailgate struts from island which ,again, made it better but my mates 38 struts that he got off ebay actually raise the tailgate up to full height with no assistance, I have to lift it all the way, its easy enough though.

I did a cross-reference. Important to get the bonnet ones right as there are three variants and not all makes (eg QH) have all types. Locking or not, and under-bonnet pad or not. Centre console is neutral on lifting but somehow a lot easier action than before. Tailgate goes up on its own, and when closing I bring it down to a few inches away then let go and it slams itself - but not too hard. Bonnet self-lifts to full height gently.

kermit_rr · 2025-03-10T17:18:40+0000

Well that foxed me.. for a while.
Yesterday got a fob battery low message. So i swapped the battery from the other fob. Same message!! Put this good battery back in to the fob i took it from.. no message.

Check the voltage.. 3.0v so ok.. the message was following the fob, not the battery!! Even when i put a new (3.3v) battery in i still got the warning!!

Then i figured it out because I'm a clever sossidge.

Lock/unlock.. message gone

P38 Monkey · 2025-03-10T18:48:10+0000

kermit_rr said:
Well that foxed me.. for a while.
Yesterday got a fob battery low message. So i swapped the battery from the other fob. Same message!! Put this good battery back in to the fob i took it from.. no message.

Check the voltage.. 3.0v so ok.. the message was following the fob, not the battery!! Even when i put a new (3.3v) battery in i still got the warning!!

Then i figured it out because I'm a clever sossidge.

Lock/unlock.. message gone

It’s just the BeCM keeping you on your toes.

What did you do with your Range Rover today

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