What did you do with your Range Rover today

frog hopper · Mar 28, 2018

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.

biketeacherdave · Mar 29, 2018

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.

tomcat59alan · Mar 29, 2018

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.

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

biketeacherdave · Mar 29, 2018

tomcat59alan said:
I take it you have a petro,l my diesel would return 30 mpg.

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

stemac33 · Mar 30, 2018

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

mr_s · Mar 30, 2018

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!

wammers · Mar 30, 2018

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

Dream on.

biketeacherdave · Mar 30, 2018

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

tarphenry · Mar 30, 2018

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

Tricky of York · Mar 30, 2018

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?

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.

frog hopper · Mar 30, 2018

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.

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.

Tricky of York · Mar 30, 2018

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.

Grrrrrr · Mar 30, 2018

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

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

gold rover · Mar 31, 2018

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?

stemac33 · Mar 31, 2018

Finally remembered how to post a photo.

tarphenry · Mar 31, 2018

yes all connections there just plug and play

gold rover · Mar 31, 2018

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

Tricky of York · Mar 31, 2018

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

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.

gold rover · Mar 31, 2018

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.

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

Tricky of York · Mar 31, 2018

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

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