Hippo the Freelander window and lock repairs

Hippo has been a family favourite since arriving ion the fleet but has a couple of Land Rover typical niggles - doors that dont unlock and windows that dont open...tine to sort that...
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[@Mrcento]

I hate doing anything inside of car doors. No matter how careful you are, by the time you've got what you were doing completed and unstuck off everything like latches, locks, handle mechanisms, wires, speakers, crash protection etc, your hands and arms will always have a million cuts.

[@rimmersbryggeri]

When I worked in a dealership we had a recall on the locks of a simular crossover. At least there was no butyl tape on the vapour barrier here. I think I gut up to changing all 4 doors on up to 3 cars in an hour at the end. Practise really is useful when it comes to that job but is also kind of vehicle specific.

[@derekchapman5167]

Having watched one of Matt's videos, I have all 3 incarnations of those Draper lights; the round, the standard torch and the head torch!

[@AJC508]

Great little MCM reference. I always enjoy when the people I watch, watch the same people.

[@tonys1636]

Those jobs, like unsticking stuck window winders and doorlocks were the jobs that my Father got me to do as a 10+ year old, smaller arms and hands. Often needed doing everytime he came home on leave with the car being in the unheated garage, with Pigeons and other birds nesting in the roof occasionally Wasps, for up to 9 months or longer at a time. Stored covered semi dry, on blocks/stands, just water drained but the oil/filter changed each time. Another of my unpaid jobs if not in term time. Admiralty issue 20/40.

[@Phiyedough]

I'm so glad my car has manual everything, with no central locking or electric windows!

[@scottishcarenthusiastsandtrain]

Great little tinkering video Matt, remember doing the window on my K11 Micra when the glass fell into the door, did feel like I harmed myself the amount of scratches on my arm.

[@VDPEFi]

Freelander life, I'm a pro at it now haha! Pleasant cars to work on in my opinion and you're right about them being endearing, they have a charm about them.

[@JulianPhilipNicolls]

Ah happy days with our old freelander regularly replacing window mechs and door locks. Btw what’s the difference between a hippo and a zippo? One’s really heavy, the other’s a little lighter.

[@maxidyne]

That's a fiddly job, but you did it! I found these jobs as a mechanic always the worst. But weirdly satisfying when finished, yeah I'm weird. Bummer the rear door window regulator wasn't good. Good job Matt.

[@adrianrowden8266]

Always worth putting some oil in the bottom of the door skins to prevent rust.

[@markstott6091]

27'52" "Looks like I've been self-harming".... You have. You bought a Land Rover! 🤣

[@oilyragsgarage7200]

Enjoyed that, keep up the great work. Despite its bad reputation, I enjoy driving and working on my Freelander. It's not hard to work on, for most things anyway. One day the tailgate wouldn't open, removing the trim panel while sitting in the boot was quite challenging.

[@paultaylor9652]

Lovely Jubbly video, imagine the poor JLR people who had to build up the doors in the first place Matt.

[@markpunt9638]

I had to laugh at the automatic injection of TfL anti-driving commercials in the middle of this. KZbin has a sense of humour clearly 😂

[@sarahmerritt7607]

That's how they go sometimes mate!, but the door lock was a win, always enjoy watching what u get up to with your great modern classics, keep it up & keep going mate, it's good stuff👍

[@williamwales6619]

I feel for you .Anything inside a door I get my mate to fix. I have got years of scratches and scrapes on my arms from second prizes gained wrasselin wae sharp edges... Later🙃

[@doktoruzo]

As others have already stated...I had forgotten all about this one. You have too many cars Matt!!

[@888johnmac]

lol , i know exactly how Matt feels .. i replaced all 4 window mech's on my freelander ( 2 had failed & i figured i might as well do them all ) ... once i'd finished it looked like i'd tried to slit my wrists repeatedly .. thankfully 5 years later still all good

[@anakinskywalker4113]

@furiousdriving what is the situation with the W123? Surely it should be in a lockup or in the barn under cover to stop it rusting further into your driveway. Also in Australia once you agree to sell a number plate it must be removed from the car in question ASAP & you must inform the DVLA within 7 working days of this happening. Also we can only have number plates made up by the DVLA themselves you cannot go to any old place to get number plates. It costs around £150 to get a set of number plates. And if you need to replace them again you must order them through our equipment of the DVLA for around £85 for a set. Everything is controlled by the DVLA in Victoria Australia.

[@marklittler784]

£25 a set here

[@sleepycatpictures1176]

Oh yes, and do the doorlocks while the window regulator is out!

[@jonricketts6570]

Window regulators and door locking mechanisms are awful jobs to do on Landrovers I did my Discovery both front doors and rear loading door. The air was a bit blue and I was missing a bit of skin on my fingers but I got there. Chin up lad old cars are always a challenge

[@Daz_Stap]

Can I say that it is reassuring to see your 66% success rate. It is truly representative of our hobby. Here's to your next video!

[@In_memory_of_Dad]

The Freelander is my favourite vehicle on the fleet, I'm actually trying to find a nice Diesel Automatic myself!

[@furiousdriving]

Despite not being an auto fan, thats probably the best powertrain with the BMW diesel and tough auto

[@pauljohnson4871]

Perfect time to do it Matt In the dark. Hat off to you mate

[@TheLuisg92]

Typical of windows, they always break when they are down so you are stuck with an open window at the most inconvinient time. It has happened to me several times.

[@wessmith3161]

I had completely forgotten about Hippo.

[@stuartduncan2772]

Maybe not necessary but I'd have been tempted to lubricate everything well while it was in bits. Looking forward to more fixes.

[@TassieLorenzo]

Yep, I think dried out factory grease is one of the leading causes of power window regulator failure on older vehicles.

[@david1976aful]

Do you still have your white p6, if so any chance of seeing you drive it? 👍

[@jimmyquinn9639]

Lovely job 🚘🚙🚗👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@gryfandjane]

Reminds me of the times I’ve removed and replaced the contents of my MG Midget’s doors. Much like building a ship in a bottle…

[@davidnicholson1571]

I’ve got same problem with my rear door window 😢😢 is it worth the trouble or just leave it stuck mmmm🙄

[@jameskyle380]

At least you know how the window motor goes in now so will take less time next time. A very frustrating and fiddly job. Remember having to refit my Volvo 240 drivers glass back in the channels as window motor bolts had gone very loose. Mine held in with a type of metal clip to the glass.

[@MarkieC1990]

That plate would be good for an FK2 civic type r too 😅 interested how much it was worth

[@terrortorn]

What you've got there is a snapped strand cable running inside its sheath.

[@davidmarshall6538]

Do you not have a Haynes or service manual, Matt?

[@P4ULC71]

interesting number plate you have there lol

[@fhwolthuis]

Top job!

[@roygardiner2229]

Congratulations! 🙂 I don't know how those mechanisms are supposed to work so I would not have had the confidence to tackle such fiddly jobs. The inaccessibility of the mechanisms made me think that the door design is fundamentally flawed. Perhaps the door "cavity" could have been formed with a completely replaceable inner panel. I am just thinking aloud.

[@peeprox1991]

This is how VW did it in the late 90's/early 00's, check out mk4 Golfs and B5 Passats. The window regulator is attached to a "carrier panel" which comes away from the door, leaving the door completely open once removed. They have their own issues, but it's not too bad to work with and better than trying to work through tiny holes like this. Or C5 Audi A6s, once you remove the door panel the inner door is totally open! There's a steel frame supporting the window frame but no sheet steel whatsoever.

[@coopers4491]

Great content matt , 👍👍👍👍👍

[@TheRoverspeed]

Land rover don't learn, I had to do the seized locks on my sisters Freelander many years ago. I had to do the exact same job, but for the exact same fault on her 2015 Evoque. I have done drivers door and rear passenger side door,I look forward to the other 2 doors getting stuck shut. They had the foresight to make it possible to take the door cards off with the doors closed mind you lol 😂

[@furiousdriving]

see, they are learning!

[@TheRoverspeed]

@@furiousdriving nope, you can take the door cards off the Freelander with the doors closed too lol. As a bonus, the Freelander was baby poo green and the Evoque is a slightly different shade of baby poop green. As a plus point, I fitted a dash cam in the Evoque, and it only took 30 minutes due to the huge gaps between the trim and rubbers 😂

[@aslandama]

Two out of three aint bad really!

[@DashCamSerbia]

In 60% of the time, it works every time.

[@williamcreighton7321]

Thanks

[@furiousdriving]

thank you!

[@philtowle4683]

I think the rover 75 had same front lock motors

[@furiousdriving]

they look similar the the R50 Mini's as well

[@Daveyrd11]

Looks like a painful job will probably find lots of cuts on your arms later! A check for testing door locks is to push screwdriver into the lock catch and test it without shutting the door. That way if anything goes wrong the door is still open!! MGFs really prone to lock failure as well, such a pig to work on.

[@lesklower7281]

My toyota hilux has manual windows and l don't think the door cards have ever been removed and they have been there for 25 years by the way the cab chassis Toyota hilux still has manual windows

[@commodore665]

door lock actuators are a pain in the hole ,as are power window motors ,

[@jasoncornell1579]

Btw what happened to the 420?

[@furiousdriving]

sitting in the lock up

[@michelswerissen6544]

Always enjoy your content, even when things don't go the way you want them to...........ummm that never happens............right?

[@furiousdriving]

no, never...

[@jasoncornell1579]

Did u use the ice cream shelf?😁

[@furiousdriving]

not this time..wish I had

[@rimmersbryggeri]

I had to re thread a focus mk1 regulator earlier this year. Not an enjoyable job at all. Took a couple of tries because all of the instructions I could find were wrong.

[@sleepycatpictures1176]

Every couple of years or so, pull the doorcards off and grease the mechanisms.

[@russelllynch6427]

I have a freelander and the passenger door won’t open

[@homemechanic86]

I've got a brand new window regulator, if you'd like it. On second thought maybe not as it's a keep fit one ( manual)

[@furiousdriving]

no, wont fit the door card sadly

[@d33b33]

British number plates are a mystery to anyone not British. I understand there's the year of manufacture in there, but then there are personalized plates? It's very confusing.

[@furiousdriving]

since 2001 the first 2 letters say where the car was registered, the 2 numbers which half of which year, the last 3 are random, if they say something its a random and suddenly valuable, like finding a good Pokemon card...

[@TassieLorenzo]

@@furiousdriving Are personalised plates, like say FURIOUS, allowed? :) In Australia they are allowed and they are not even that expensive (something like a $220 annual fee); it's the single, and double digit historic plates that are uber expensive (e.g., you might see the plate "9" or "27" on a Rolls Royce belonging to some important person). Triple digit historic plates are expensive too, though not quite as much as the single and double, you might see 115 on a CR-V or something, lol.

[@johnedwards3198]

Changing number plates FK02 NOOOOO! Would have made for good merch

[@skimmingstoness]

Think I spotted your old Mercedes C250 up for £7500

[@focusrssteve]

Don't think I'm first but I'm definitely early.

[@focusrssteve]

Great job on the hippo Matt.

[@anakinskywalker4113]

Sorry but trickle chargers are horrible things. I hate them with a passion as a mechanic. I will only use them if I’m leaving a car for more than 6 months. If your battery won’t start after a few weeks sitting. Then it’s a crap battery or you have some sort of battery drain. Also just my personal experience you are using batteries that do not have enough capacity. Always always put the biggest CCA battery you can physically fit into the slot in your car & never buy a cheap battery. That is one item I will never cut costs on I will always buy the £150 or £200 battery every time I want these to last a good few years. For instance I have a 2002 Rover 75 V6 connoisseur as my daily driver it has a 760CCA battery in it. I have left it for 90 days & it starts on the button every time.

[@In_memory_of_Dad]

Do you want to sell your Freelander Matt?

[@furiousdriving]

I hadn't been planning too unless a silly offer came along

[@billgriffiths1685]

Yipee I'm 582nd.

[@daviestewart2510]

It wouldn't be someone in Scotland who bought that number plate would it? FK (Indyref) 02 YES :)

[@furiousdriving]

no, London, but I heard about the woman who got done with **o2 AYE in Scotland