Range Rover P38 BASEish - loads of exciting* stuff fixed!

[N Dentressangle]

It seems to work fine to me, and looks durable enough.

[Broadsword]

By the way, do you have to remove the headlights to get the front grille off?

[N Dentressangle]

19 minutes ago, Broadsword said:

By the way, do you have to remove the headlights to get the front grille off?

No, you can take the grille off with just the 3 or 4 screws across the top and two further down between the slats.

I had to take the headlights out because I had an unpainted knackered plastic strip underneath them.

[warren t claim]

On 4/14/2022 at 5:50 PM, N Dentressangle said:

Well, lots to update, but not many pics!

Firstly, I got all the window switches working:

 They're a common fault apparently, and I just followed the guide here:

Fitted a new handbrake gaiter whilst I was at it. Job done.

I also fixed the lateral movement on the RH door mirror. Little plastic control arm from the motor had broken off the mirror plate. Drilled two little holes and re-attached with 0.6 welding wire and all working again. Result!

Next was the illumination for the HEVAC console:

It mostly didn;t work, so I took the console out. Replaced the obvious bulbs at the bottom but was scratching my head about the illumination for the rotary blower dial:

With the help of the P38 FB group I worked out that I needed to get the 'Auto' button out. About 174 screws hold the back of the unit on, and you can access the two little prongs which hold the button onto the circuit board, and just push the button out:

New bulb pushed into place and job's a good 'un:

Finally I thought I'd tackle the horribly faded grille. Remember when I got the car it looked like this?:

It should be about the same colour as the bumper, so I picked up a can of https://www.halfords.com/motoring/paints-and-body-repair/specialist-and-decorative-paints/halfords-plastic-bumper-paint-black-300ml-325175.html?recType=recentlyViewedRec

Headlights and front bits removed:

and everything cleaned up whilst I was in there:

All painted and back together:

Krypton Factor test - what missing part have I replaced in this picture which was missing when I got the car?

 

Proud to say all my power window switches work. I even get a beep and message when I've isolated the rear windows.

[warren t claim]

On 4/14/2022 at 5:50 PM, N Dentressangle said:

Well, lots to update, but not many pics!

Firstly, I got all the window switches working:

 They're a common fault apparently, and I just followed the guide here:

Fitted a new handbrake gaiter whilst I was at it. Job done.

I also fixed the lateral movement on the RH door mirror. Little plastic control arm from the motor had broken off the mirror plate. Drilled two little holes and re-attached with 0.6 welding wire and all working again. Result!

Next was the illumination for the HEVAC console:

It mostly didn;t work, so I took the console out. Replaced the obvious bulbs at the bottom but was scratching my head about the illumination for the rotary blower dial:

With the help of the P38 FB group I worked out that I needed to get the 'Auto' button out. About 174 screws hold the back of the unit on, and you can access the two little prongs which hold the button onto the circuit board, and just push the button out:

New bulb pushed into place and job's a good 'un:

Finally I thought I'd tackle the horribly faded grille. Remember when I got the car it looked like this?:

It should be about the same colour as the bumper, so I picked up a can of https://www.halfords.com/motoring/paints-and-body-repair/specialist-and-decorative-paints/halfords-plastic-bumper-paint-black-300ml-325175.html?recType=recentlyViewedRec

Headlights and front bits removed:

and everything cleaned up whilst I was in there:

All painted and back together:

Krypton Factor test - what missing part have I replaced in this picture which was missing when I got the car?

 

Proud to say all my power window switches work. I even get a beep and message when I've isolated the rear windows.

[N Dentressangle]

19 hours ago, warren t claim said:

Proud to say all my power window switches work. I even get a beep and message when I've isolated the rear windows.

It would feel more 'P38' if you got a sigh of satisfaction occasionally

[warren t claim]

27 minutes ago, N Dentressangle said:

It would feel more 'P38' if you got a sigh of satisfaction occasionally

The air suspension sighs enough for both of us.