The door is going to my local body shop on Monday to get "pushed out" then it's back to my local Land Rover dealer to sort out who is paying for the window they smashed to get replaced.

I agree the shunt was the start of the problem, however the shunt was never repaired and looked OK from the outside as the spare wheel camouflaged it. It was only after they shattered the window they looked and saw that the tailgate behind the spare wheel holder was pushed in and jamming the window.

Thanks for quick reply, that is my thought, just wished to sound it out as it is not their thoughts.

Recently my Freelander 1 rear window stopped working and my mechanic recommended it should go to a Land Rover dealer to be fixed, which it did. The problem was the regulator and they undertook to replace it at great cost to which I agreed. After replacing the regulator and refitting the...

Had this problem on our Freelander 1 Auto, drove us mad trying to find the problem until some smart dick suggested putting it back on the ramp but in neutral not park. After berating him did exactly that and voila, fault staring me in the face, rear diff mounting shot, £107 for replacements from...

OK bought and fitted a soft top but find I have four Velcro strips/small panels left over! :eek: Anyone know where they are meant to go?

It is a rather good fish tank though. :D

Yes I had exactly the same, strange thing was the carpet around the box was bone dry. Dried out the box and so far it has stayed dry.

And the doors, alarm etc. Anyway welcome to the forum.

Thanks for the link, appreciated.

I understand that the soft top is not that happy opening and closing with the roof rail on, that would have been my preferred option. Hmm, now that is another thought. Thanks.

Thanks for quick reply, off to the breakers yard me thinks. Good idea changing the torx bolds to stainless steel.

Check for a broken spring on any of the wheels, that would normally cause crabbing.

Hi, with "Summer" approaching I am planning to remove the hard roof and fit the soft top and in doing so remove the roof bars. So my question is, is there a cover that can be fitted over the screw holes left in the roof? Thanks.

Hi people, just joined the forum although it has been a great help over the past few Months. I have been a Mercedes man through and through, proud owner of a prototype S class till recently. We decided to replace her for various reasons and as I have always loved Land Rovers (Truth is I...

First Freelander 1 so checked fuel consumption over a 400 mile period of both town and open road driving, very surprised and pleased to discover it's averaging 39 MPG