Page 1 of 2 12 LastLast
Results 1 to 10 of 15

Thread: Fit and finish, esp under bonnet covers D4 (MY12 SDV6 se)

  1. 11th March 2012, 03:30 PM #1
    Lotz-A-Landies's Avatar
    Lotz-A-Landies
    Lotz-A-Landies is offline Super Moderator Gold Subscriber
    Join Date
    Jul 2006
    Location
    East-South-East Girt-By-Sea
    Posts
    17,662
    Total Downloaded
    1.20 MB

    Fit and finish, esp under bonnet covers D4 (MY12 SDV6 se)

    Have been investigating under bonnet locations for accessories and dual battery system and have noticed a few quality control issues.

    The battery/fuse box cover has three clips, two at the front and a third on the engine side at the rear. The rear one has a hook device that doesnt.

    On the cover over the ABS pump there are two clips at the front, one high up easy to access and a second one down low close to the outside edge of the engine bay, no matter how hard I try this one also doesnt clip.

    Have others found the same problems?

    Also on the rear doors, there is a feature in the frame where a rubber should press up against and a correcponding hole on the door where a bump stop should be inserted. The rubber is missing on both sides.

    Does anyone have the bump stops?

    You won't find me on: faceplant; Scipe; Infragam; LumpedIn; ShapCnat or Twitting. I'm just not that interesting.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  2. 11th March 2012, 04:05 PM #2
    Graeme
    Graeme is offline Swaggie Vendor
    Join Date
    Jan 1970
    Location
    NSW SW Slopes
    Posts
    12,030
    Total Downloaded
    0
    No, yes. Friday build?
    MY21.5 L405 D350 Vogue SE with 19s. Produce LLAMS for LR/RR, Jeep GC/Dodge Ram
    VK2HFG and APRS W1 digi, RTK base station using LoRa
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  3. 11th March 2012, 04:24 PM #3
    Lotz-A-Landies's Avatar
    Lotz-A-Landies
    Lotz-A-Landies is offline Super Moderator Gold Subscriber
    Join Date
    Jul 2006
    Location
    East-South-East Girt-By-Sea
    Posts
    17,662
    Total Downloaded
    1.20 MB
    Quote Originally Posted by Graeme View Post
    No, yes. Friday build?
    At $90K you'd hope for more.

    You won't find me on: faceplant; Scipe; Infragam; LumpedIn; ShapCnat or Twitting. I'm just not that interesting.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  4. 11th March 2012, 05:37 PM #4
    Graeme
    Graeme is offline Swaggie Vendor
    Join Date
    Jan 1970
    Location
    NSW SW Slopes
    Posts
    12,030
    Total Downloaded
    0
    Perhaps the battery covers or boxes are a bit distorted but the rear rubbers must have been missed due to the open holes rather than deleted. If they're the only glitches then you've done well.
    MY21.5 L405 D350 Vogue SE with 19s. Produce LLAMS for LR/RR, Jeep GC/Dodge Ram
    VK2HFG and APRS W1 digi, RTK base station using LoRa
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  5. 11th March 2012, 08:14 PM #5
    sniegy's Avatar
    sniegy
    sniegy is offline ChatterBox
    Join Date
    Jan 1970
    Location
    Melbourne
    Posts
    2,622
    Total Downloaded
    0
    The covers are not an air tight / water tight seal, just a cover that latches in the front via 2 clips & a locating peg to the side, it is retained at the rear via the foam seal that I tucked under the windscreen plinth.

    The door rubber buffers were probably kicked off accidentally from the first client who drove th vehicle!

    Cheers
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  6. 11th March 2012, 08:48 PM #6
    SBD4's Avatar
    SBD4
    SBD4 is offline A Keeper of the TGO Gold Subscriber
    Join Date
    Dec 2011
    Location
    Bundeena
    Posts
    2,809
    Total Downloaded
    0
    Quote Originally Posted by sniegy View Post
    ...The door rubber buffers were probably kicked off accidentally from the first client who drove th vehicle!
    Yes, they are easily dislodged. I knocked one of mine out when I was cleaning around the door with a rag - popped back in easily enough. I'm sure the dealer will replace them for you with out any fuss. Purnell came to the party for me on similar small items.
    Cheers,

    Sean

    “Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former.” - Albert Einstein
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  7. 11th March 2012, 09:14 PM #7
    MR LR
    MR LR is offline ChatterBox
    Join Date
    Apr 2009
    Location
    South Sydney
    Posts
    2,499
    Total Downloaded
    0
    From what i've heard, numerous people i know with all kinds of new cars, Landies, Nissans, Toyotas, basically everything are having little issues with fit and finish. My grandfathers SDV6 D4, has had a few little issues, cruise control was playing up a bit, A pillar trim came off, which resulted in an interesting whistleing noise. Neighbours 3.0 RRS has had a few problems mainly because he is a perfectionist, and has had Purnells solve every rattle, but every brand seems to have these little issues, cars are so packed full of technology i think for a manufacturer to get things right the first time would be remarkable. One of my teachers has a Prado which is used to tow his boat and horse float, it's fog light has fell out of it's holder in the bumper. So i think your problems seem relatively normal. Oh my grandfathers car also had an oil leak up top somewhere, Purnells sorted that aswell. Always good to know people in the industry.

    Cheers
    Will
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  8. 12th March 2012, 12:16 AM #8
    Lotz-A-Landies's Avatar
    Lotz-A-Landies
    Lotz-A-Landies is offline Super Moderator Gold Subscriber
    Join Date
    Jul 2006
    Location
    East-South-East Girt-By-Sea
    Posts
    17,662
    Total Downloaded
    1.20 MB
    Just so you know I'm not making the vehicle up!



    While we're under the bonnet, when I was at Opposite Lock last week they showed me a customers D4 that had just had a make over with accessories. One item was the DC-DC inverter/charger for the dual battery system. This was fitted inside the box with the ABS pump in an empty space on the engine side of the pump. In my D4 there is a glow plug module and along the engine side a large dark grey box of some sort taking up most of the space where the DC-DC unit was. What is the dark grey module on mine for and why wasn't it on the other D4?

    You won't find me on: faceplant; Scipe; Infragam; LumpedIn; ShapCnat or Twitting. I'm just not that interesting.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  9. 12th March 2012, 07:13 AM #9
    Graeme
    Graeme is offline Swaggie Vendor
    Join Date
    Jan 1970
    Location
    NSW SW Slopes
    Posts
    12,030
    Total Downloaded
    0
    That's probably the transfer case module and it may have been moved in the other D4. Mine's now mounted under the brake pipes without its plastic box.
    MY21.5 L405 D350 Vogue SE with 19s. Produce LLAMS for LR/RR, Jeep GC/Dodge Ram
    VK2HFG and APRS W1 digi, RTK base station using LoRa
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  10. 12th March 2012, 01:01 PM #10
    sniegy's Avatar
    sniegy
    sniegy is offline ChatterBox
    Join Date
    Jan 1970
    Location
    Melbourne
    Posts
    2,622
    Total Downloaded
    0
    Diana,
    Congrats on the purchase, nice color

    As Graeme has said the 2nd object is the transfer case ECU, it is quite funny as the ECU itself is probably half the size of the plastic that holds it in place.

    I would be very careful of some of the battery systems out there, do your homework & read what valuable info is given in this great forum.

    I have Tim's (Drivesafe) unit & it works a treat for what I need (fridge in rear of vehicle & a couple of camp lights).

    Goo luck in setting it up, this is where the fun begins.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
Page 1 of 2 12 LastLast
« Need help ..... | So near and yet, so far »

Bookmarks

Bookmarks

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •  

Forum Rules

Search AULRO.com ONLY!
 Search All the Web!