spudfan
20th February 2013, 05:49 AM
Just noticed this a little while ago. Open your front doors and look at the light switch built into the doorframe. Beside this is the doorframe rubber. Look closely at this. On my 2008 Puma the metal plate on the door that pushes the light switch in is wearing the rubber. My passenger side is most affected. So much so that the metal skeleton within the door rubber is exposed and worn. The only thing to do will be replace the rubber in the future.
The cause of this is the width of the metal plate on the door that pushes in the light cancelling switch. The solution would appear to be the following.
If you are happy with the position of your door/doors, mark on the plate where it stikes the plunger light cancelling switch. Open the door wide and remove the door stay clevis pin and push out the bolt. Open the door to it's full extent and cut off the excess width of the striker plate. Sounds drastic but it is the only way to stop this plate wearing your door rubber. I've put some heavy duty "Gorilla tape" on my door rubber as a short term solution. The rear passenger door rubbers are fine as the switch is sited further in from the rubber. The switch on the front doors is very close to the rubbers. I suppose it will depend on how much use your doors get. As the 2008 Puma is our family car the doors get a lot of use.
If your vehicle is more recent maybe this would be a good preventative measure. Must check the 2011 Puma tomorrow.
This could be just a one off on my vehicle but knowing Land Rover it is probably a standard fit free optional extra.
The cause of this is the width of the metal plate on the door that pushes in the light cancelling switch. The solution would appear to be the following.
If you are happy with the position of your door/doors, mark on the plate where it stikes the plunger light cancelling switch. Open the door wide and remove the door stay clevis pin and push out the bolt. Open the door to it's full extent and cut off the excess width of the striker plate. Sounds drastic but it is the only way to stop this plate wearing your door rubber. I've put some heavy duty "Gorilla tape" on my door rubber as a short term solution. The rear passenger door rubbers are fine as the switch is sited further in from the rubber. The switch on the front doors is very close to the rubbers. I suppose it will depend on how much use your doors get. As the 2008 Puma is our family car the doors get a lot of use.
If your vehicle is more recent maybe this would be a good preventative measure. Must check the 2011 Puma tomorrow.
This could be just a one off on my vehicle but knowing Land Rover it is probably a standard fit free optional extra.