iaindennis
New Member
Hey.
So I have a 2003 FL1...... and its going surprisingly well as a bangermatic daily driver.
When the sun shines on the tailgate, the microswitch in the door LOCK (not handle) goes wrong. The window jumps back up when the handle is released and sometimes I get a red tailgate light / courtesy lights at strange times. I never lock the car and if left in sun, the courtesy lights can come on and flatten the battery.
Replacement locks are available but are disproportionately expensive. Looking at photos of the part, it looks like (in true rover group style) the microswitch was an afterthought with a floating connection and blue connector. Has anyone managed to replace said microswitch? I havent taken the door apart to remove it yet...... seeing if I can fact find and potentially order a stock microswitch before diving in.
Any thoughts would be appreciated.
Iain
So I have a 2003 FL1...... and its going surprisingly well as a bangermatic daily driver.
When the sun shines on the tailgate, the microswitch in the door LOCK (not handle) goes wrong. The window jumps back up when the handle is released and sometimes I get a red tailgate light / courtesy lights at strange times. I never lock the car and if left in sun, the courtesy lights can come on and flatten the battery.
Replacement locks are available but are disproportionately expensive. Looking at photos of the part, it looks like (in true rover group style) the microswitch was an afterthought with a floating connection and blue connector. Has anyone managed to replace said microswitch? I havent taken the door apart to remove it yet...... seeing if I can fact find and potentially order a stock microswitch before diving in.
Any thoughts would be appreciated.
Iain
