newcyboots
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Hi guys,
Opened the boot on the hippo saturday afternoon and instead of having that chunky solid feel of squeezing the switch to open, the switch just feels loose to the touch..
It still opens & closes fine, but where as before you could just slam it to close it & the window would go up, now i have to physically hold the switch back with my fingers as i slam the boot.. Otherwise the boot closes, but the glass stays in the 1 inch down position. So basically, the switch doesnt return to its correct position, and you can operate it just by tapping it with your finger!!
has anyone else had this problem? Im working 12 hour nightshifts at the moment, so havent had a chance to look at it.. I managed a quick (and very tired) read of my haynes manual this morning, but from what i can make out i need to remove the interior boot trim, window and regulator just to get access to this switch??
So what im asking is
a) anybody had this problem with their hippo? - if so what did you do to fix it
b) is the haynes manual right? - do i have to go at it from the inside?
For what its worth, i noticed when it happened that my number plate light is also hanging out of the housing - perhaps quite a big problem has happened inside the mechanism??? The actual handle thats attached to the boot (with the lock and land rover badge on it) are still as solid as a rock though..
Answers on a postcard please
Opened the boot on the hippo saturday afternoon and instead of having that chunky solid feel of squeezing the switch to open, the switch just feels loose to the touch..
It still opens & closes fine, but where as before you could just slam it to close it & the window would go up, now i have to physically hold the switch back with my fingers as i slam the boot.. Otherwise the boot closes, but the glass stays in the 1 inch down position. So basically, the switch doesnt return to its correct position, and you can operate it just by tapping it with your finger!!
has anyone else had this problem? Im working 12 hour nightshifts at the moment, so havent had a chance to look at it.. I managed a quick (and very tired) read of my haynes manual this morning, but from what i can make out i need to remove the interior boot trim, window and regulator just to get access to this switch??
So what im asking is
a) anybody had this problem with their hippo? - if so what did you do to fix it
b) is the haynes manual right? - do i have to go at it from the inside?
For what its worth, i noticed when it happened that my number plate light is also hanging out of the housing - perhaps quite a big problem has happened inside the mechanism??? The actual handle thats attached to the boot (with the lock and land rover badge on it) are still as solid as a rock though..
Answers on a postcard please
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