Front recovery point cover replacement campaign

[chuck]

Had my MY16 D4 serviced today.

They replaced my front recovery point cover as part of a campaign.

I had told them when I booked the service that it wasn't sitting right.

They also checked the front washer jets.

Interestingly the signature lights on my right headlight do not come on when the headlights are on.
Apparently it is a wiring fault and there is no power going to them.
They have booked it in for replacement when a loan car is next available apparently it could take 5 minutes or two days to fix??

Very happy with service & willingness to fix things.

BTW saw a current model RRS with Cooper Zeon LTZs in 275 55 20 while I was there - looked great.

[LandyAndy]

Aaron40 had issues with his cover on his MY15 D4,it was replaced.
Andrew

[Milton477]

I was wondering why mine doesn't clip in at the the top properly. Now I know, thanks guys. Roll on the first service.

[LRD414]

I'll ask too I think. Mine was lost in a longish muddy water crossing on the Cape but it never quite sat right before that. MY14. Having said that, it looks good without it anyway.

Scott

[laughto]

There is another thread here that refers to issues with the front recovery point cover and a the VIN range under which a warranty claim can be made. For the life of me I cannot find it.

Mine was just outside of this range, however had washed away in a river crossing in January. Being serviced next week and I have put this on the list to discuss. If you want to purchase a new 'piece of plastic', then be prepared to pay about $250! Certainly agree with LRD414 that it does not look too bad without it anyway.

[Celtoid]

I'll ask too I think. Mine was lost in a longish muddy water crossing on the Cape but it never quite sat right before that. MY14. Having said that, it looks good without it anyway.

Scott


I'm into a pre-camping routine now .... 18"s on, Roof Racks on, front and back covers off!


I almost found out the hard way in my first (2009 MY10) D4 on it's first off-road trip on Fraser Is, when it (front cover) got ripped off in a 'little' wash-out incident :angel:.

The car side of it was damaged but the cover itself wasn't, so when I got the car repaired I ended up with a spare.


I've hung on to it as it never occurred to me that LR may change the shape of the front end. So I wonder if it even fits my MY13 ..... LOL!!! :confused:



Does it say in the handbook to remove the cover for off road work? I can't remember but there isn't a whole lot of anything holding it on so deep soft sand or water could potentially damage it or rip it off.

[SimmAus]

I took mine off around 3 years ago in prep for an off-roading adventure; forgot to put it back, then the next trip came along....
Still haven't put it back to be honest.
Did see a spare one lying on ground in the VHC once (on Mt Terrible)!!!

[LandyAndy]

There is another thread here that refers to issues with the front recovery point cover and a the VIN range under which a warranty claim can be made. For the life of me I cannot find it.

Mine was just outside of this range, however had washed away in a river crossing in January. Being serviced next week and I have put this on the list to discuss. If you want to purchase a new 'piece of plastic', then be prepared to pay about $250! Certainly agree with LRD414 that it does not look too bad without it anyway.

For $250 you would get the rest of the plastic it fits too plus the fog lights from any of us that have fitted a bar;);););););)
Andrew

[Stuart02]

Does it say in the handbook to remove the cover for off road work? I can't remember but there isn't a whole lot of anything holding it on so deep soft sand or water could potentially damage it or rip it off.

I don't know about losing one but what a PITA to try and get them off once submerged in mud!

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[Meken]

I'll ask too I think. Mine was lost in a longish muddy water crossing on the Cape but it never quite sat right before that. MY14. Having said that, it looks good without it anyway.

Scott


Yep it's a good tough look

[Celtoid]

I don't know about losing one but what a PITA to try and get them off once submerged in mud!

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a good point but I haven't had to recover bogged people backwards very often ..... ;)


Actually, in truth my very first recovery was pulling a guy in an X-Trail backwards off the road coming out of Kingfisher Bay on Fraser Island. He was bogged to the floor-pan and nobody could get round him.:)

[LRD414]

I'll ask too I think.

No joy. Not in the VIN range. My guess, they made an ordinary attachment design worse & those ones are getting replaced.

Scott

[laughto]

Had mine replaced today under warranty. VIN was outside of the range posted in another thread here, but no issue at dealers today.

[Stuart02]

a good point but I haven't had to recover bogged people backwards very often ..... ;)


Actually, in truth my very first recovery was pulling a guy in an X-Trail backwards off the road coming out of Kingfisher Bay on Fraser Island. He was bogged to the floor-pan and nobody could get round him.:)

Oh I've no idea now whether we're talking front or rear, but the latter is $36 plus postage on ebay... probably worth buying a couple!! :D

As an aside, those covers are the perfect excuse to keep one of those alloy bottle openers on each of the key rings. Perfect big flat for the plastic screw lugs :)

[Celtoid]

Oh I've no idea now whether we're talking front or rear, but the latter is $36 plus postage on ebay... probably worth buying a couple!! :D

As an aside, those covers are the perfect excuse to keep one of those alloy bottle openers on each of the key rings. Perfect big flat for the plastic screw lugs :)

Backwards would suggest I'm in reverse wouldn't it? ;)

[Stuart02]

Backwards would suggest I'm in reverse wouldn't it? ;)

I don't know but I admit I assumed when you said you ripped your front one off you were going forwards!

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[Celtoid]

I don't know but I admit I assumed when you said you ripped your front one off you were going forwards!

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That's true .... that happened about a year before recovering the Xtrail, on the opposite side of the island. I ripped off the front cover in a washout that I didn't see until too late.


I was definitely going forwards then, then I went up and then I went down .... and then I stopped :D