The Landy is looking great now, apart from the wheels which I will tackle in a couple of weeks. Rear tail gate window installed and working perfectly. many, many thanks go to Dean.

Thanks, as said above the battery bit was what I was concerned about. I will keep an eye out for the slip ring.

Thanks, if your Hippo is the one in the photo yes it's the same apart from mine being a 3 door soft/hard top. The bit I was interested in was the disconnecting the battery and leaving it for a while, I had never found confirmation this is what you do - I presume to stop the air bag going off...

Ok, old thread, but, I am about to change my steering wheel, have studied how to do at "The U-Tube Academy" and was wondering any advice or precautions to take on the first part, removing the air bag? No not the missis the thing that blows up un your face, although the could describe the...

Thanks, and thanks for the contact address for LR. I'll mull it over with tother half tonight.

You are correct when you say I have basically written the cost off, at £75 it was a lot cheaper than a dealer would have done. The Glass was free, OK cost some biscuits and cakes courteously of Dean (Not the biscuits and cakes, the glass) , but there you go. The attitude, well we have...

Thanks, it's worth a try although I am pretty sure we do not have a small claims court in Scotland.

Conclusion: Dent repaired, window replaced and all working. Out of pocket £275 for dealer to replace mechanism and smash window, £80 for dent removal and replacement glass (Supplied by Dean) fitted and calibrated. The £275 hurts, but at least I have it back with rear window. Last time I...

I agree, just tired and wish it fixed. Previous I had a Merc S class and the dealer had the same sort of attitude. The Landy is a far easier vehicle to work on and repair than a Merc (Apart from the stupid BMW rear window mechanism) so I just do not wish any contact with Official Dealers...

Ahh, when I was a young lad CB Radio was illegal in the UK and policed by the GPO Radio division, viciously. But there again the Freelander had not been designed! :eek:

UPDATE. The local dealer is still humming and hawing as to accepting responsibility. So have taken the vehicle to me local body shop, Polish adventure which came recommended by two local garages, and they pulled out the rear tail gate for £20, yes TWENTY POUNDS! and apart from a small crease...

Now were talking, that makes real sense. I presume the map light would be one of those snorkel things. Now, what can I fit so I need the auxiliary panel, hmm, I wonder :cool:

AH, now that makes sense. So I take it only 3 door Freelander users were expected to break the law by having CB Radios! Interesting. :D

My Freelander has a holder at the front of the head cloth, it suggests to me something is missing. Anyone any idea?

Thanks will do

I have sent you a PM

Dean I would love to collect it from you, problem is Monday is when it's going into local body shop to have door pushed out so I have no transport. I believe you are only about a 2 and a half to 3 hour drive form me, perhaps I could pick it up?

Thank you Sir. I am going to phone the local land Rover dealer tomorrow, Friday, to establish their intentions once the door bodywork is repaired. I will get back to you tomorrow. Thanks again.

Sorry misled you slightly, I am paying for the door to be sorted as they did not cause the dent, good price I think, £55 including re-spray should paintwork get damaged. Great little body shop I found close to me run by Pols and they do great work. After the door is sorted I expect the...

It came to them in a semi working state, it just would not go fully down or stay up. I did not know the door was pushed in, not noticeable from the outside, they, the Land Rover Dealer, are the first ones to address the problem with the tail gate window.