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John C
Member Since: 28 Aug 2007
Location: East Yorkshire
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| Tailgate failure with dog box in boot |
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Hi,
Considering changing my rear boot mechanisms... just in case.
Am I right in thinking that if the lock fails, and I have a large TransK9 dog box in the boot (that it's impossible to squeeze past), then there's no way of fixing the lock from the outside?
At 130K, maybe it might be worth doing...
John 2020 SDV6 D5 HSE, Carpathian Grey +
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Previously : 2005 TDV6 SE Auto, Cairns Blue (288K) - ours for 16 years
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 4th Sep 2012 8:13 am |
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bigdave
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Member Since: 04 Jul 2008
Location: Cornwall
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Do it John!
I had a raft of parcels ets when mine went for the 2nd time at 80k.
The latch has been beefed up (the L shaped part) so should hold for ages now.
Do it.
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| 4th Sep 2012 8:17 am |
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NJSS
Member Since: 06 May 2009
Location: Catherington, Hampshire.
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I have the same exposure as John, but with a later car the last of the D3s - MY09, which has done 38k miles.
It would be VERY difficult to get in the boot of my car as I have a full height dog guard & a large TransK9 dog box.
Why both - the other half of the boot is often loaded to the roof with my shooting ghear, and that of the other two or thre guys travelling with me.
Does anyone know when the latch was beefed up please? If I don't have a beefed up latch I feel I should be changing it, but how do I tell?
NJSS Am I Gammon or Woke ? - I neither know nor care.
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1959 MGA roadster - 1.9L Peter Burgess Engine - 5 speed gearbox
Past LRs - Multiple FFRs, Discos & a Series I - some petrol, some diesel,
none Electric or H2 fuel cell - yet.
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| 4th Sep 2012 9:16 am |
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The Large One
Member Since: 20 Apr 2007
Location: Down the polytunnel
Posts: 6143
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the current part which has a steele pin instead of an alloy one
LR017470 was fitted from chassis 9A508371 onwards TLO has left the building.......
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| 4th Sep 2012 9:21 am |
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NJSS
Member Since: 06 May 2009
Location: Catherington, Hampshire.
Posts: 10793
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Thanks Nick.
I bought my D3 in March 2009, and thought it was one of the last built. I now realise that it left the factory in July 2008, and its chassis number is 9A 494nnn.
How much please is the improved latch?
Should I fit it soon, or is there any way I can predict the remaining life of the existing latch?
Regards
Nigel Am I Gammon or Woke ? - I neither know nor care.
2016 Discovery 4 Landmark
2011 Mercedes Benz SL350 (R230)
1973 MG B GT V8 - 3.9L John Eales engine, 5 speed R380 gearbox, since 1975.
1959 MGA roadster - 1.9L Peter Burgess Engine - 5 speed gearbox
Past LRs - Multiple FFRs, Discos & a Series I - some petrol, some diesel,
none Electric or H2 fuel cell - yet.
There are 10 types of people in this world: Those who understand binary, and those who don’t.
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| 4th Sep 2012 9:28 am |
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John C
Member Since: 28 Aug 2007
Location: East Yorkshire
Posts: 3292
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Useful - thanks v much 2020 SDV6 D5 HSE, Carpathian Grey +
2022 Tesla Model Y LR... almost Carpathian Grey
Previously : 2005 TDV6 SE Auto, Cairns Blue (288K) - ours for 16 years
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| 4th Sep 2012 9:27 pm |
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jobster
Member Since: 08 Jul 2012
Location: Hilversum
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NJSS wrote:Thanks Nick.
I bought my D3 in March 2009, and thought it was one of the last built. I now realise that it left the factory in July 2008, and its chassis number is 9A 494nnn.
How much please is the improved latch?
Should I fit it soon, or is there any way I can predict the remaining life of the existing latch?
Regards
Nigel
Interested in the price too, just about to acquire a MY09 VIN 5072**. For the latch  , for the rest 8)
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| 30th Nov 2012 5:06 pm |
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Hairy Dan
Member Since: 19 Jan 2011
Location: Co. Durham
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NJSS wrote: is there any way I can predict the remaining life of the existing latch?
Yes, it will fail at the most inopportune moment 
I would do it now Cheers Ian
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| 30th Nov 2012 6:00 pm |
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pigeon
Member Since: 10 Sep 2011
Location: gloucester
Posts: 685
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The Large One wrote:the current part which has a steele pin instead of an alloy one
LR017470 was fitted from chassis 9A508371 onwards
how much TLO
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| 30th Nov 2012 6:45 pm |
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J@mes
Member Since: 10 Nov 2008
Location: Bomber County
Posts: 4547
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Some have built in an emergency release cable, whereby a bit of wire rope is attached to the mechanism and left poking out of the carpet panel with a keyring or other such item attached so that WHEN it fails the next time, you can reach in and pull it without going through the rigmarole of trying to get the panel off.
Good thinking! 2014 D4 XS
2005 D3 SE - Gone
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| 30th Nov 2012 7:04 pm |
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