D2 TAILGATE HANDLE COVER

[LOVEMYRANGIE]

Busted the cover on the back door handle, temporarily glued together but its a definite replacement job, big hole right in the middle over the handle itself an to many shards to fix it.

Found this on fleabay, is this a Landynut item and does anyone know if they're any good?

Murphys Law strikes on this one, I just got back to Perth from Brisbane early Friday morning... [tonguewink]

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[Slunnie]

I'm in the same boat and need to buy one also. The step ladder on the back door being used caused mine to break.

I think from what I've read they're good, the logo is a tight fit but it goes. I'm not sure if that info was from users or the manufacturer.

My thinking for me is to get one of these rather than a brittle used one.

I wonder if they do rear bumper covers also...

[AK83]

Yeah, I fitted one just couple of weeks ago.
They look good, feel a lot more sturdy than original.
And like Slunnie said, the badge opening is just a wee bit tight. Good that the badge won't fall out easy, but if lock seizes up and you need the access to get to the handle levers ... could get frustrating.
It does come off again .. just feels less easy than std cover allows.

I wrote about it in the what happened thread ... HERE (https://www.aulro.com/afvb/discovery-2-a/232420-what-happened-your-discovery-2-today-809.html#post3138414).

[Slunnie]

I wrote about it in the what happened thread ... HERE (https://www.aulro.com/afvb/discovery-2-a/232420-what-happened-your-discovery-2-today-809.html#post3138414).

Ahhh, it must have been your article that I read. Thanks!

[LOVEMYRANGIE]

Just ordered one, I'll have a play and see if I can get the rubber to fit, if it's just the lip that runs around the edge of the original handle it shouldnt be too hard to knock off with a Stanley knife.
I'm just more concerned about sealing up the handle entry point so water doesn't leak past and get thru the handle opening. Nothing a bead of silicone couldnt fix either I guess.

Cheers guys!:twobeers:

[AK83]

Just ordered one, I'll have a play and see if I can get the rubber to fit, if it's just the lip that runs around the edge of the original handle it shouldnt be too hard to knock off with a Stanley knife.
I'm just more concerned about sealing up the handle entry point so water doesn't leak past and get thru the handle opening. Nothing a bead of silicone couldnt fix either I guess.

Cheers guys!:twobeers:

The rubber seal for the handle isn't affected.
It's the rubber 'backing' gasket that doesn't fit 'easily'.
In my instance ... at all, and I couldn't be stuffed trying. My rubber gasket was in very good condition so thrown into the spares box.

Also keep in mind the difference in how they fit compared to the original.
Original allows you to remove/fit the handle and or cover as separate items .. and the plastic cover is an open back type to allow this .. hence needs the rubber gasket.
There is also a rubber flappy opening on the door to stop dust/water stuff(keep this in mind).

The fibreglass design is solid backed ... hence maybe why it felt more solid than the original as said in my description in the other thread ... so the need for a gasket isn't so important, as the rubber seal on the door opening does the majority of the work there.

When fitting the handle back onto the car, the rubber seal on the door was a a slight issue in that as I tried to wriggle and writhe the lever of the door handle back through, I didnt' remove the plastic locking clip on the end of the lever(that secures the opening rod to the door lock) .. it must have been a loose fit, because when the lever went through the rubber seal flaps on the door knocked the plastic retainer off and it landed in the nether regions of another dimension! without it, you may as well be in the nether regions of the same dimension(or any other) .. door is useless without it.
Of course the locks and mechanism on the spares hulk has been removed too .. so now I'm fretting like crazy .. I'm sure the plastic retainer ended up inside the door itself, and access in there is next to zero.
But, on the spares car, I found that off a passenger/drivers door, the retainer clip for the opening lever is the same fit [thumbsupbig] .. and I had one left [biggrin]

I recommend remove the retainer clip so you know where it is at all times.