Locked Out by the Land Rover - Rear Hatch failed

#Landrover #LandroverDiscovery #LR3
In this episode we have to deal with the know problem of the rear hatch unlock mechanism failing on our Land Rover Discovery 3. Because this happened before, we actually knew exactly what to do but it was still a debacle. We show how we fixed the rear hatch unlock mechanism.
Hope you enjoy the video.
Remember, we are not liable for any harm you do to your car, your engine, your surroundings or yourself. Use the information given in this video at your own risk.
Thanks for watching,
Vera & Christian
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[@Platypus-Dreams]

I finally got my LR3 two days ago. I got the patient wife, turned the nursery into a machine shop, enrolled my son into an apprenticeship as a blacksmith now all I need is a LR Time sticker

[@Vera_and_Christian]

Sounds like you got your ducks in a row now. Stickers are available if you email Vera. See the Channel Description for her adress. Thanks! Christian

[@BobSmith-ui4qu]

Do you sell your modified part. Bet there would be a huge demand.

[@bijannadimi2005]

I came here hoping to find a solution to my Debaggle but ended up watching the whole video anyway. The upper tailgate doesn't respond when I press the switch, but it responds with the key fab. I tried closing the circuit(two black wires coming from the micro switch)but still no response. Could it be a broken wire between the switch and actuator?

[@dB_944]

Now, I know why they call it a Discovery. You’re always discovering new things to fix. 😉

[@abarratt8869]

I especially liked "I installed an emergency release cable but never tested it (it then rips off)!". That's my kind of engineering :)

[@andrewmarkland9411]

I can only imagine Christian's joy when he discovered he had something new to fix.......

[@metrix9125]

The German engineering..... sometimes you just have to break a land rover to get busy again

[@TheOureweller]

Dear Vera and Christian, I would like to thank you for the warm welcome and the nice meeting. Your videos and your reports and advice helped me a lot in my decision to buy an LR Discovery. I think that my plan to build a rooftent-camper based on this car was the right decision for me and your support is a great help for my project. Thanks again to both of you and thanks also to Uncle Google for the translation. I look forward to the next meeting. Have a nice Sunday best wishes and 1000 "OMG's" from "Ourewold Country" Rainer and JoJo (the LR-Time Fanclub) 😉😁

[@Vera_and_Christian]

😃👍🙏I had the best time yesterday. 🙋‍♀️Vera

[@swansong007]

“ There’s 24 hours to a day and if we work through lunch it’s 25 “ Pure genius.

[@duplicitousdemocracy2246]

I have never even sat in a Discovery and the only way I would ever buy one is if you two were my next door neighbours. Thanks for another educational and very amusing video, there is no better way to start a Sunday than watching the latest episode of LR Time.

[@Vera_and_Christian]

Then you should never, ever sit in one. If you do, you'll want one badly, even though your not my next door neighbor. But you'll be just fine. Trust me. 😃👍🙋‍♀️Vera

[@leejordanful]

There is just no end to the things that can suddenly break on a Discovery! 😀A great repair, that won't break again (probably)

[@Vera_and_Christian]

Let's hope so. 😅👍🙋‍♀️Vera

[@juanalberts1]

Greetings from South Africa, yesterday Myself and my son went to an auction house looking for a Discovery 3. Yes here in SA we refer to them as Discovery or Disco. We found a 2007 2.7 v6 HSE with 315000km on the clock. What we could see is that this vehicle was previously loved by its owner. We bid in a furious bidding war and won. E5627.00, think a bit high but it felt right and it was my favorite colour. Dark blue with cream interior. So I am officially part of the Land Rover family. The work now begins. I have been watching your videos for over 2 yrs now and have learnt a hell of a lot, THANK YOU. The daunting tasks ahead don’t seem so scarring. Juan Alberts

[@Vera_and_Christian]

Check out the oil pressure and investigate when the pump was changed last. Check how long it takes to get oil pressure. Christian

[@juanalberts1]

@@Vera_and_Christian Thank you for the advice. I have booked it in with a Land Rover specialist that lives two houses away from me. He opened his own workshop and charges €36.56/hr labour not the €73.12 the Agents charge. 1st on the list is a full front to back inspection 2nd is an oil and filter change and oil pressure test for pressure and seconds. On the oil filer cap it recommends Castrol SEA 5w30. If this is all good 3rd will be all fluids and gearbox flush and all filters 4th an aicon service. I will update on vehicle status once the report is complete. Can’t wait for tonight’s video👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@michaeldallimore8590]

I have had the parts for my emergency release in my garage for 6 months now. This gives me the incentive to actually install it!

[@Vera_and_Christian]

😅👍💪Good approach. You see, we only fix what's broken. 🙋‍♀️Vera

[@naturemixmv7667]

This is a great video. I could feel the stress yet was entertained at the same time. It seems a normal person like me would have been screwed in such a circumstance.

[@Vera_and_Christian]

We are really afraid that this will happen to Fabian's Disco, now that he is finally on the road. Hope he'll not be screwed then. 😃👍🙋‍♀️Vera

[@pl2252]

Guys, how do you combine such technical skill (Vera is apparently a technician of sorts herself) with such good (not just technical) English and such humor and wit? Really impressed, cudos!

[@williamwales6619]

Just discovered your channel. I live in the West of Scotland . Land rovers are pretty common hereabouts. I believe i have a lot of catching up to do so i will be back later. my missus is just like Vera. When she kicks of i just fall back on my default answer. Yes Dear. works every time. 👍

[@stevebarker669]

love the emergency cable idea, great job guys.

[@hyung-kiha1633]

Very Impressive & it was good to see & fix this fault before you are leaving...

[@jeffreywilkinson2679]

Brilliant as always thank you Vera and Christian. You are Always so positive and educational, even when working to a deadline. Thank you.

[@sloansean1]

Had the same problem With my lr4. Found out Ford Fiesta use the same boot release. Cost me £15 for fiesta one instead of landrover part at £90.

[@jimjam623]

Great to know - thanks!

[@themoshpitt]

They never...ever cease to surprise us and bring tears of joy to our bank accounts. Just when you least expect it!!

[@mattpepper1143]

Good job.. ive never heard Christian say OMG 😱 before..🤣🤣

[@Vera_and_Christian]

😅👍When he does it, it's bad. 😂🙋‍♀️Vera

[@mattpepper1143]

@@Vera_and_Christian 🤣🤣🤣

[@neilbarnwell]

Can I just say that your attitude to what are, all jokes aside, very frustrating situations, is something to aspire to. It's an inspiration to watch you work, so thank you for putting the effort into making and sharing these videos.

[@Vera_and_Christian]

🙏That is, because we love our cars. They mean something to us. And I love working with our cars. It is fun. 😀👍🙋‍♀️Vera

[@onasledoverland]

Being I have a full build in the back of my LR3, similar to your friends black one, I ran my emergency cable out the outside of the gate, under the large black plastic trim. So all I need to do is pop one side of the trim away from the drop down gate and reach in and pull the solid wire cable. I really enjoy spending my Sunday morning with the two of you. ❤️

[@Rickwardful]

What a fantastic video! I was laughing so much that I need to watch this video twice to catch all the bits I missed. Once again, terrific engineering that makes us all smile. What will we all do when the very last Discovery 3/4 ends up in the scrap yard crusher? OMG! Life will become so boring!

[@ThomasFromHome]

Glad to see that you managed the lock out. Meanwhile I installed the manual tailgate release kit from Landrover Passion in my D4. This is also useful for in-the-car-sleppers. Thank you for your video. 👍

[@gazzafloss]

Door locking devices/mechanisms were never a LandRover strong point. I well remember the many failures and foibles of my LR Series 2, Discovery 1 and Range Rover doorlocks over the times of ownership. Not so with my Toyota's past and present. A very good/clever "emergency entry device" strategy Christian.

[@MarkSpohr]

I again am in awe of your skills. Fortunately my D2 doesn't have an actuator, just a mechanical door handle. My emergency release is another mechanical handle on the inside. Have worked flawlessly for 22 years.

[@milandjukic3589]

Christian and Vera fantastic entertainment and video from you two as always 😂❤❤🇬🇧

[@davidhughes7063]

very timely! My 06 Discovery tailgate didn’t open yesterday. Previously, during this (hot) summer, it would fail to open when the sun had heated up the rear of the car but yesterday it was cool. Fortunately it did open on a later attempt. Watching your video has prepared me for what I will find. I shall happily plagiarise your emergency release solution. However, I don’t have a well-equipped workshop like yours - I need an alternative bodge for mine. Here goes......

[@simon-mouse8739]

Great video again guys. Also good to see you are making new friends and encouraging them to take the plunge with getting LR 3s and 4s. You will never be short of content now 🤣👍I have an emergency pull kit to fit for the rear door, once I get my engine change completed. See you next week and I loved the canoe trip footage too. 😎

[@philr878]

Thanks Vera and Christian. You motivated me today to install into my 2006 LR3, the manual tailgate release kit from Landrover Passion in Italy. I had it sitting in my workshop for 6 months! I now just have to install the new oil pump I’ve also had sitting there for 6 months, 290,000 kms on the original first gen (not the upgraded pump) and not yet failed! Probably will fail tomorrow now 😂 Your vids are both entertaining and informative, thank you very much. They help me keep my LR3 on the road in Australia, I’m the original owner and do all the maintenance myself.

[@Vera_and_Christian]

OMG, do that soon. It's a ticking timebomb. 😅👍🙋‍♀️Vera

[@philipwayne6149]

Remarkable that you didn’t lose your temper! Another handy video. And Vera looking fit - Christian you lucky man.

[@Vera_and_Christian]

🙏😊🙋‍♀️Vera

[@themekfrommars]

Unbelievably I have spent nothing on my Disco in 2 years! I'm very jealous of your workshop, lathe, welder and 2 post ramp!

[@Vera_and_Christian]

Wait for an upcoming video. Jojo also did not do anything for 2 years and see what we found, and fixed of course. 😅👍🙋‍♀️Vera

[@stevef.5197]

Thank you for another entertaining and informative video.

[@philipway4443]

Another great informative Video, and I have had the same problem with my Land Rover 3,Thank you both.

[@vicbal947]

You are the best! Great job, as always! Cheers

[@TreasureDivers]

Brilliant as ever, I wish Christian & Vera lived next door to me 😊

[@dB_944]

I was watching LR Time videos yesterday as I was replacing the fuel pump in my Audi. It kept me from getting mad and throwing tools. 😇

[@Vera_and_Christian]

😂👍💪🙋‍♀️Vera

[@dougwernham5209]

Excellent fix, thanks for the video.

[@rrshse6704]

Never a boring day in the life of a Land Rover owner ! ;)

[@BenMitro]

From locks to lochs. Fascinating.

[@timothyhargreaves5273]

still the best thing on youtube.....☕....ah coffee time

[@Vera_and_Christian]

😊🙏🙋‍♀️Vera

[@bigdavesdiscovery3world414]

One of the basics, I bought one at landcover passion and it works great!

[@jerrygreene7139]

I think Christian is a hero. He should wear a cape with a big LR on it!

[@dnscud1]

Love it and you two. Enjoy your trip

[@dingleydell3250]

Made my weekend what a great video guys love the content 👍👌

[@jamest5149]

Next week Christian will make a tow hitch fixture for the lathe… I don’t think you should go anywhere with out the lathe 👍

[@Vera_and_Christian]

😅👍But I might object. 🙋‍♀️Vera

[@Rickwardful]

No need for this. All Christian needs to do is build a ‘box’ trailer to tow a Toyota what-cruiser behind the D3, for when it breaks down. ………..with a winch to pull the broken D3 into the trailer and a wardrobe to put the clothes and face masks in to hide behind when driving the Toyota. Simples!

[@darrencoyle3290]

Excellent as usual..

[@bohicajohnson7203]

I had the same problem with my Discovery 2a in Australia. A leg of lamb had fallen on the lock lever. An easy fix, just move the leg of lamb and problem solved. After removing the rear cargo barrier!

[@traceyfisher6003]

Thats Land Rover Our discovery 2 rear door stuck closed at Cooktown while camping and had to wait til we got back to Atherton to fix. Dust in the latch, always at the worst moment.

[@oilyragsgarage7200]

That repair should last a very long time 👍 well done. This happened to my Freelander, it's very fun removing the trim from inside the boot😆

[@Vera_and_Christian]

Did the Freelander too, twice. Rear door window lift failed and got all tangled up. Good car, the Freelander. Christian

[@DavesIneosGrenadier]

You guys must have the worlds best patience and sense of humour to still drive Land Rovers

[@Vera_and_Christian]

And we love them. 💪💪💪🙋‍♀️Vera

[@kearnsey64]

Ingenius repair Christian and a failsafe way to open it if it happens again!

[@daron2428]

Great video as usual 🙂

[@simonflanders4462]

Only 260000km, thats just about run in my Discovery 3 has just done 230000 miles. 🤣 Keep it going.👍💯

[@ngasilingowe8375]

What a good day. That meeting when you introduced other discovery owners and one ford owner. Just awsome. In Berlin there was a bottle Claus today, enthisiastic in his job just as you guys are. Again Greetings from Tanzania-Dar es salaam. Eliud Kiochoge is just like a Toyota, just put fuel and here it goes

[@Vera_and_Christian]

Unbelievable, that guy. The ford owner is now a proud Disco owner. 😅👍💪🙋‍♀️Vera

[@ngasilingowe8375]

@@Vera_and_Christian i am still waiting for the toyota day. It will be funny seeing you disecting a toyota

[@Vera_and_Christian]

@@ngasilingowe8375 Well, we tried to get a Land Cruiser once, to test drive. But the Toyota dealer completely messed that up. Just one more affirmation that a Toyota is not for us. 😅🙋‍♀Vera

[@alanadair2367]

I am already looking forward to the next video 👍

[@Vera_and_Christian]

Oh the next one will be good. 😅👍🙋‍♀️Vera

[@alanadair2367]

@@Vera_and_Christian they are all good 😊

[@johnwillett4086]

Great video - as always. A couple of things - if the actuator goes, it is identical to a Ford part which is a fraction of the cost of the Land Rover part, it's actually the same actuator, but without an external bit which is easy to swap over. - also, there is a UK company that makes a mechanical release so you can easily open from the inside. It does the same job as your emergency release, but is a well engineered opener and the actuator is screwed by the bass unit. Info and videos on these are on the PowerfulUK You Tube channel (and I know you both watch each others channels as he mentions you somjetimes and you mention him). That was a lot of water for some canoes - where I come from in Teddington on the Thames the lock has a set of rollers by the lock so small boats and canoes can just be slid down the rollers instead of having to go through the lovk.

[@Vera_and_Christian]

👍But remember, we are not a channel where we show you where to buy things. We show you how to make stuff.

[@johnwillett4086]

@@Vera_and_Christian Absolutely - but the hint about the cheap actuator was good to say here in case someone watching found out the actuator had gone.

[@muth7148]

@@johnwillett4086 👍😅You are probably the twentieth person who has done that. 🙋‍♀

[@terrortorn]

If people bought lathes as readily as they do another screen device for the household imagine how much better things could be.

[@pauljack9381]

You guys are so funny. I have a D2 and really relate to all this. 😂

[@mauritztoivonen1070]

Thank you.

[@dafyddhumphreys8921]

I had this with a dog guard fixed from the back...huge job even getting in there.

[@Vera_and_Christian]

😅OMG🙋‍♀️Vera

[@dB_944]

Your fans need the obligatory shop tour video. 😊

[@timdaff]

I met a fisherman today with 600,000km Discovery 3. Lots of towing big 4 ton boat. Same engine!

[@Vera_and_Christian]

That is great, he must have done something right. And probably has, if it's the TDV6, a non DPF engine, like mine and Joachim's. If you treat it right, it will most likely go forever. 🙋‍♀️Vera

[@roberttruman8332]

Hello both, Powerful Uk do a kit for this. If I ever get my Discovery 3 I was going to get that release kit. Great video as always.

[@horacesawyer2487]

"That's like the worst plier you could find." "That's not funny."

[@jamiewalton23]

Loved this week's content guys especially the German engineering on the emergency wire, should have got from Toyota

[@hammyh1165]

I have a small Austrian (Emco)hobby lathe at home , it's amazing how often it gets used , I'm quite jealous of Christians workshop 🙂.

[@Coordinator61]

Its a Land Rover that goes wrong haha. I love watching your video's but i would never ever but a Discovery. Great ride but so much that can go wrong. JLR will never learn.

[@justinsmith6296]

Hi to you both from the UK, if you look up a company called "Landrover Passion" they do a rear hatch release that is pretty simple to fit and looks factory. It is really handy if the actuators fails or that plastic connector breaks also if your camping in the back of the discovery as it allows you to open the hatch from the inside, I have fitted one to mine and it only took about an hour. See you next Sunday 👋

[@Vera_and_Christian]

Thanks. We will check it out. This was an emergency repair because Vera wanted to leave. Christian

[@paulrose622]

This release is also available from Powerful UK.

[@Vera_and_Christian]

@@paulrose622 Not the LRTime version. Simon knows that we do everything ourselves. We don't show you guys where to buy stuff, but how to do stuff. 😅👍🙋‍♀Vera

[@alexshapley8331]

Excellent! And canoeing too! (Was it just me - or did it look like all the paddling effort was being done by the ladies?). Looking forward to the next videos (I'm guessing that we will probably be seeing a lot of the other LR3).

[@richardwilliams8667]

One D3 trick you may not know is if you hold lock and unlock buttons together on the dashboard for 3 seconds it will release the tailgate. You need an assistant to pull it. This is important because the upper tailgate switch can also break and it helps tell you the accurate problem. You can also program the key fob LR button to unlock but do this before the switch breaks. Then you can open without assistant by pulling on tailgate yourself. This emergency trick can keep you going if the actuator is still ok.

[@Vera_and_Christian]

I am not sure if you have watched the video. 😅🙋‍♀️

[@richardwilliams8667]

@@Vera_and_Christian I did!! Did I miss this bit? Because the actuator had broken previously you went straight to this solution. Sometimes the switch on upper tailgate also fails.

[@SiCrewe]

The drawers in the back of my D2 prevent access to the internal door release. My solution was to buy a Choke cable kit (available from eBay/Amazon for old cars & kitcars) and fit it to the door just below the window, where it can always be reached from inside the vehicle. The Choke cable is pretty strong AND it has a nice little pull-handle so it doesn't look like a "bodge-fix".

[@zeroparity]

Thanks for this idea. I need to build a release for my lr4 that’s accessible from the rear passenger compartment as I have an Australian manufactured cargo barrier fitted. If the actuator broke on my vehicle it would involve cutting the barrier to gain access to the load space. I was looking at bicycle brake cables and recliner mechanism handles as a solution. A choke mechanism sounds a much better idea.

[@AdventureWithDanan]

08:30 bwahahahaha! “Hi. My name is Danan and I drive a Land Rover Trail Repair”

[@jamest5149]

This is exactly what a ‘exciting’ land rover club outing is like every time… you find faults and fixes before you go and all through the weekend otherwise it would be a boring Toyota club weekend 😂

[@Vera_and_Christian]

Making coffee. 😅👍🙋‍♀️Vera

[@lukasstreit4789]

Ich habe mir auch letzte woche ein LR4 gekauft^^ ich hoffe ich kann noch viel lernen von euch :) Grüß aus Messel ;)

[@martinbradshaw692]

My actuator decided to give up on the hottest day of this year. I sweated off a few kilos crawling around n the back of the car. This is definitely a fix that needs to be repaired before it breaks.

[@tolosban9915]

Check the oil pressure on Joachim's LR3. That doesn't sound too good to me. The first thing you hear on a modern diesel engine with low oil pressure are the valve lifters rattling because they don't get enought oil. Similar to Veras when the oil pump was not at it's best. Othewise another great and entertaining video. 😊 I think you will need a bigger shop soon. 😂 Never endning story with LR's. 😂 They are great when they (if they) work. 😉

[@Vera_and_Christian]

Oilpressure is just fine on that vehicle. Believe me, Christian knows that himself, and we checked it. But not every rattling in the engine compartment is related to the Oilsystem. We did an extensive maintenance overhaul on Joachim's most neglected Disco last Saturday. Wait for the video in a couple of weeks. I think that will be the video with the most OMG's coming from me, and a couple from Christian. But in Joachim's defense, he is an emergency first responder and does have more important things to do than look after his Disco, especially working a lot of weekends. That is why we are more than happy to help him out.😅👍🙋‍♀️Vera

[@frglee]

Talking about a trail repair you can do in the desert, some colleagues of mine in the 1980s were 'desert bashing' in Saudi Arabia using an ancient Land Rover when their HT leads went leaving them marooned in the middle of nowhere. A local drove past and offered help. He looked at the burnt out leads and wandered off to find some greeny scrub branches. He cut them to size and inserted them into the plug leads and the distributer cap. Apparently, it worked - they are salty inside or something and can conduct electricity for a bit.

[@Vera_and_Christian]

Holy cow. Cool story! Christian

[@dawson88888]

If you press and hold down the lock and unlock buttons together and get someone to stand outside and pull on the top hatch the top hatch lock will release. That save you having to crawl around in the boot.

[@Vera_and_Christian]

Not if the cable is broken. Have you watched the video? 🙋‍♀️Vera

[@R1eger25]

@16:23 the cable and the duct tape hahahahahahha

[@toddhoffmaster6057]

Christian, 3:57 be careful Vera has already scolded me for jokingly accusing her of breaking things. 😉 8:12 your drawings are better than the owners manual drawings - so much detailed. Looks like a fun canoe outing.

[@Vera_and_Christian]

I told him not to mess with me, twice.😂👍🙋‍♀️.

[@josephgittos3787]

Great work once again, your friends discovery looked really nice much better then a boring ford

[@raycollington4310]

As a Brit it is so funny to see Germans from the greatest automotive engineering country having the sense of humour to run Land Rover. This could be a character flaw and shows you don't want an easy life 😂

[@majortrouble6219]

I had the same issue with the tailgate, try getting in starting the engine and stopping it then try the tailgate, don’t know why but it worked every time

[@eddieMurphy11111]

by the sound of that Vera he is kidding you when he said he has done things like emergency release cable make him check it before anything else because you may need the fire extinguisher and can not get at it thanks for the video

[@ministry_of_love]

Those rear seat latches are incredibly flimsy and brake easily, you need to be very careful pulling them. I had to replace the rear top door latch actuator button, water seeped in over the years and ruined the solinoid. Replacement is fairly easy provided the door latch is unlocked! I didn't have to do the open heart surgery as shown in your video, thankfully.

[@mdshovel]

Just when you think all is ok 😀 ... you never let us down 😉

[@nickforsyth2153]

My 2005 Range Rover Sport when converted to km has 314,858km on the clock. (195,644 miles) I’ve only had to replace tyres, brakes and rear suspension bushes in 3 years and 50k miles. I’m waiting for these faults to start soon. My luck must be running out soon.

[@Vera_and_Christian]

Yeah😅👍But wait for one of our next videos. We serviced a Discovery yesterday, which also a lesser maintained Land Rover. And wait for what we found that the owner did not even know about it. 🙋‍♀️Vera

[@nickforsyth2153]

I’ve just got back from Paris to north west UK and it was brilliant. Can I do another road trip to you in Germany to see what you find wrong with it😂 great content as usual

[@joanrixon2370]

if Oscars were awarded for KZbin videos you two would get top awards....I cant wait to see your videos each sunday ......when i want to see a you tube vid but cant find anyting that takes my attention i look at some of your old ones ......and never tire of seeing them...long may you continue and may all your land rover problems be small.....john r

[@Vera_and_Christian]

😅😊🙏🙋‍♀️Vera

[@alikani1st]

I wish I was there. 😍 I love land rover gatherings.

[@andreteelen6266]

Vera, I do think that Christian gets of out bed at night to mess up your car; he enjoys fixing it to much !

[@Vera_and_Christian]

I would never do that at night. I do it in bright sunlight. Lol. Christian

[@syncrosimon]

Awesome👍👍👍🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧

[@ProducerCliff]

It just broke on my LR3! Had to put a whole load of filming gear into the side doors. I don't think any of the local garages will match Christian's level of repair. Unfortunately.

[@Vera_and_Christian]

That sucks, really. Hope you can get it sorted out. 👍👌🙋‍♀️Vera

[@supercrazysane]

Fitted the Land Rover Passion emergency release kit on the D4 today.🤓👍 Now has me wondering what is the emergency solution if the lower tailgate release fails 🤔

[@Vera_and_Christian]

Lower tailgate opening is easy. Check our 15 things video a few years back. Christian

[@kevinbarry71]

Look on the bright side; at least it didn't decide to lock you in

[@AllSortsOfStuff58]

Christian, you must remember that everything on the car(including your emergency cable) has to be 'Vera proof'. lol... 😁

[@Vera_and_Christian]

No, I have to make sure that I am around for every repair, otherwise he takes shortcuts or uses cheap a... materials. I make use buy the good stuff. 😅👍🙋‍♀️Vera

[@AllSortsOfStuff58]

@@Vera_and_Christian Ah, such dedication to your management responsibilities...I should never have doubted you Vera... 🙄

[@davidmawer6859]

My lower tailgate switch started to get intermittent failure and finally stopped working. After investigation, the solution is easy for anyone and free! 1. take off the lower tailgate top trim (4 cross-headed screws) and remove upwards to free two remaining clips. 2. Prise out the switch around its black surround. 3. Unplug the back of the switch taking care not to let the cable drop back into the hole. 4. Open the switch via the two small clips on either side using a very small screwdriver/pointer etc. 5. Use pliers if necessary to remove the two metal spring clips which have held the whole switch in the tailgate door. In fact it is these clips which deform/squash the switch body, stopping the switch from popping up! (Alternatively file the hole larger in the lower tailgate steel). 6. Re-assemble and connect the switch then test the switch operation. Should be ok now. 6. Place the switch back in the hole in the lower tailgate. It will be loose but it doesn't matter. You could glue it in position taking care not to get glue on the moving white part. 7. Test it again then replace the long trim on the top edge of the tailgate. 8. Final test. Hope yours is this simple! David

[@Vera_and_Christian]

Have you even watched our video. 😅🙋‍♀️Vera

[@stevebarker669]

mm. happened to me, fortunately the initial problem was the switch, it fell apart inside the rubber cover thing. but that's an easy fix to open the door as we all know. but then the actuator failed. £25 repair module on Ebay.

[@shornsparks20005]

Another great video by you guys Christian is a very clever man he should be on the series of The Walking Dead I would be a very helpful man to have to invent a make things lol take care both of you

[@Vera_and_Christian]

We love The Walking Dead. And yes, we would have been a great asset. 😅👍🙋‍♀️Vera

[@charlieodonnell9129]

Good morning Sunday all ready 👍👍👋👋👋👋

[@gordyl9247]

Morning Charlie, 😄👍

[@charlieodonnell9129]

@@gordyl9247 good morning 👍👍

[@karlsanderson8127]

Had this happen 3 times on my landrovers Their a company called Powerful uk do a boot pull latch kit to help with this

[@Vera_and_Christian]

We know that of course. 🙋‍♀️

[@mickbawn6815]

Now where did I put that emergency release cable 😂😂 ah there you are , there’s always a job with LR 3/4😁