Thanks for your help guys, I had a spare afternoon and cracked on with it today. It was a bit of a pain of a job, made more difficult by the water shield being riveted/lack of a trolley jack and the fact that not only was the switch knackered, but also the wire right at the top next to the...

Thanks for your help guys, I will get my spanners out in the next few days.

Hi there, The reverse lights on my S reg (1998) 1.8 petrol Freelander have stopped working. After checking both the bulbs and the fuses, it has been suggested to me that it may be the reverse light switch that needs fixing/replacing. So wanting to check this next, I wonder if anyone could...

Thanks again, I have printed that out and will be having a tinker at the weekend. I would have to order the part, which ever route I choose to go as the dealer doesnt keep it on their shelves, I won't be ordering or spending any money if I don't have to, just wanted to save a bit of time and...

Thanks for that, very useful. I have been quoted around £40 for the part (CDU51L) by my local dealer. Searching the net a little, there are several places that I can get it delivered for around a £10 (although probably not genuine part). So I wondered if anyone had has any...

The reversing lights on my 1998 1.8xei petrol freelander are not working. I have checked the bulbs and they are fine and I have been told that is probably a dodgy switch on the gear stick. I have looked under the plastic around the gear stick and the only switch there is the hill descent...

Thanks for the tip, just did mine and it works a treat :)

Duff actuators sounds very feasable, as the drivers door does try to unlock but the button doesn't make it fully up, it stops halfway. I will have to give the dealer a ring tomorrow, to cost new ones.

Aware of the HGF as I bought the car from my sister who has had 2 new engines since she bought it, the last of which was fitted 23k miles ago. Infact I was going through the receipts earlier and she spent £9,000 on buying the car and another £6,000 on repairs. I have heard that the HG's...

I wish it was so, for me it is: Press once and nothing happens. Press a second time and front passenger door & tailgate door unlock. Press and hold and rear screen comes down (that does work). If I use the the central locking switch on the dash, again it will only unlock the front...

Thanks for the reply, I managed to get everything sorted today. Got a new key fob housing and rear wiper switch for £3 each from main dealer. Sourced a used key fob on ebay for £7 and LR dealer quoted me £30 to programme it, if it is a bit tatty I will just pick up a new housing for £3, cheap...

I finally managed to get http://www.ownerinfo.landrover.com to work, seems this switch is the rear wiper while the one above is the rear screen washer. I take it this would be a dealer only part?

Unfortunately the car didn't come with a handbook and the owners manual site seems to be down :(

Forgot to say it is an S reg (1998) 5 door model.

Hi there, I bought my first Freelander today, a 1.8 petrol xei and I have a few questions. Firstly I noticed that I appear to be missing a switch on the dashboard, it is on the right of the steering wheel underneath the rear windscreen wiper switch, the green light is there but no...