Thread: L320 electric opening tailgate?

I don't presume to know anything about the l320. But i can extrapolate from my few experiences with landrovers I would say it would be I big job - as if it's not built into the loom in the factory usually it's a world of pain & work arounds. (Strangely they have not modularised the loom as I would have expected in this digital age and a car with an electric tailgate will have a different loom without opportunity to easily add that missing option) (I would think I base loom that can "plug in" any of the options available would be z far more efficient way to design & build the car)

The disco sport I had the other week had one,loved it.In fact I sat there making it go up and down just for interest.
Andrew

Originally Posted by Meken

...Strangely they have not modularised the loom as I would have expected in this digital age and a car with an electric tailgate will have a different loom without opportunity to easily add that missing option....

That's not always the case. For example the loom plugs for the fuel burning heater (European market) are in the standard wiring loom. These are the plugs that have blanking caps in front of the cranking battery box in our market.

So there would at least be a chance that the wiring is in place for an L320 electric tailgate. Stuart, do you have a diagnostic tool? Is it an option that's turned off in your CCF (giving hope that it could be activated)?

Scott

Originally Posted by LRD414

That's not always the case. For example the loom plugs for the fuel burning heater (European market) are in the standard wiring loom. These are the plugs that have blanking caps in front of the cranking battery box in our market.

So there would at least be a chance that the wiring is in place for an L320 electric tailgate. Stuart, do you have a diagnostic tool? Is it an option that's turned off in your CCF (giving hope that it could be activated)?

Scott

Good idea, I'll check it out

Originally Posted by Stuart02

.... Were they an option in Australia ....

Not proof but this advert for a 2013 model claims it had "electric tailgate" in the description. It sold so there's no pictures.
LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER SPORT L320 13MY | Sydney City Prestige

Scott

Originally Posted by LRD414

Not proof but this advert for a 2013 model claims it had "electric tailgate" in the description. It sold so there's no pictures.
LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER SPORT L320 13MY | Sydney City Prestige

Scott

If you plug "power tailgate" into Carsales they come up, particularly late HSE Luxury ones. Wiring aside they must at least have a different trim to accommodate the close button, and there'd be some CCF tinkering.

Originally Posted by Stuart02

If you plug "power tailgate" into Carsales they come up, particularly late HSE Luxury ones. Wiring aside they must at least have a different trim to accommodate the close button, and there'd be some CCF tinkering.

Hey Mate - How fair did you get with this?

John

Originally Posted by johnharte

Hey Mate - How fair did you get with this?

John

About that far sadly. Might be worth digging deeper on the Range Rover UK forum than I did.