The front passenger side door has deadlocked. Have fitted a new actuator on the drivers side in the hope this would cure the problem, but it hasnt. Can anyone offer any help or advice on how to open the door with the least amount of damage. Thanks for reading my plea. Please help ! ! !
clutchdust
Well-Known Member
hi, i've seen this problem before, It is a door latch fault and the latch needs to be replaced.
there are a couple of ways to get the door open, firstly, the way land rover recommend (its never worked for me though!), take off the weather strip at the bottom of the window then with a torch and a long scredriver, break off the white plastic tag that is on the latch, this, according to LR tech support will allow the door to be opened, like i said though, this has never worked for me.
My way of doing it (with customer authority!)
break the interior door panel off (cannot be removed with door closed), then carefully without damaging the door, smash the latch to bits till you can open the door, renew the latch.
A word of warning though, door panels are about £300 new from LR and are mostly on back order, also it will take you a good 3 hours to break the latch enough to get the door open.
there are a couple of ways to get the door open, firstly, the way land rover recommend (its never worked for me though!), take off the weather strip at the bottom of the window then with a torch and a long scredriver, break off the white plastic tag that is on the latch, this, according to LR tech support will allow the door to be opened, like i said though, this has never worked for me.
My way of doing it (with customer authority!)
break the interior door panel off (cannot be removed with door closed), then carefully without damaging the door, smash the latch to bits till you can open the door, renew the latch.
A word of warning though, door panels are about £300 new from LR and are mostly on back order, also it will take you a good 3 hours to break the latch enough to get the door open.
rick071155
New Member
clutchdust said:
bleedin hell !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
