You will need a new latch before you commence as you need to damage the existing lock to get it open. The door card will need popping off (there are 4 screws, 1 under the airbag badge, 2 in the lower door pocket and one in the centre door pull), then you will need to remove the 3 torx screws in the airbag squib and leave it sitting behind the door card being careful not to disturb the wires too much and peel back the foam door weather liner.
I managed to purchase a new drivers side door latch from Beadles Sidcup Landrover for £74.40 after getting locked out of my 03 Vogue. There are instructions out there on how to burst the lock on a P38 but not much info on the L322.
The 2 pics below show the lock body with an arrow showing which part of the casing to remove (be aware that the new part doesn't come with the plastic shroud which would normally sit in front of the silver latch but it does have the plastic shroud shown beneath the arrow so you can smash this part off without problems. So if you can, just remove the end casing and then when the latch is out, then remove the front shroud and reuse on your new latch.
Once the end cover is off you need to LIFT the gold coloured latch which is alongside the striker end plate which you can see clearly alongside the screw holes in the end plate in pic 3 and the door will pop open.
Once the lock was changed (by removing the 3 end torx screws, I found the lock would not work off the fob, so I telephoned Beadles and spoke to the salesman who enquired with the workshop guys. I was told to put the door card back on with all connections then if you look at the door edge near the latch, there are 2 rubber grommets. If you close the striker with a screwdriver then remove the lower grommet just above the latch and loosen the screw a few turns (clockwise, left hand thread) then retighten, it should reset the lock. I followed the instruction and the lock then responded to the key fob.
I hope this helps someone as I couldn't find much for the L322 Mk3.
I managed to purchase a new drivers side door latch from Beadles Sidcup Landrover for £74.40 after getting locked out of my 03 Vogue. There are instructions out there on how to burst the lock on a P38 but not much info on the L322.
The 2 pics below show the lock body with an arrow showing which part of the casing to remove (be aware that the new part doesn't come with the plastic shroud which would normally sit in front of the silver latch but it does have the plastic shroud shown beneath the arrow so you can smash this part off without problems. So if you can, just remove the end casing and then when the latch is out, then remove the front shroud and reuse on your new latch.
Once the end cover is off you need to LIFT the gold coloured latch which is alongside the striker end plate which you can see clearly alongside the screw holes in the end plate in pic 3 and the door will pop open.
Once the lock was changed (by removing the 3 end torx screws, I found the lock would not work off the fob, so I telephoned Beadles and spoke to the salesman who enquired with the workshop guys. I was told to put the door card back on with all connections then if you look at the door edge near the latch, there are 2 rubber grommets. If you close the striker with a screwdriver then remove the lower grommet just above the latch and loosen the screw a few turns (clockwise, left hand thread) then retighten, it should reset the lock. I followed the instruction and the lock then responded to the key fob.
I hope this helps someone as I couldn't find much for the L322 Mk3.
Last edited:
