Thanks Gaz.

As there's a very minor blemish/kink in mine after the tailgate replacement I think I might just take it off then. Knowing my luck i'll take half of the new paint off with it

Thanks for all the responses guys, much appreciated.

Gentle side tapping with a wooden/soft instrument and mallet.....

....."Tap, tap, tap...... oh "

Ok this might seem a silly question but if you had a pre 07 with this strip and took it off would the top tail gate rattle a bit ? ? ( I dont have a 322 yet so I cant check and looking at ones in car parks would be a no no ) If it dont work.......burn it!

If the IId tool cant fix it.......burn the FF.

If the FF cant be fixed......buy a Land Cruiser!

If the LC cant be fixed..............................................BUY a horse !!

Not sure why it would rattle - the glass is bonded, and the strip just covers the point where the glass almost meets the bodywork. This isn't in the gap the between the upper and lower tailgate if that's what you're thinking? It doesn't change how the upper and lower tailgate are closed together.

Thanks Rich
Be something to look at doing when I get one, looks much better without that strip on imop If it dont work.......burn it!

If the IId tool cant fix it.......burn the FF.

If the FF cant be fixed......buy a Land Cruiser!

If the LC cant be fixed..............................................BUY a horse !!

If you remove the strip there will be a lot of gunk in there and it takes some cleaning but probably worth it.

Cheers Gaz. Upper tailgate was newly replaced a week or so ago, so hopefully it should be fairly clean. I'll see how 'gentle' the tapping has to be, and how easily it comes away then take it from there.

It you start VERY gently it should move sideways a bit then you know its not going to shatter the glass! If its a new tailgate/glass then you should not have any problem...

New tailgate - old glass refitted. Not that that should make any difference I suppose.

None at all the glass would have been clean when fitted into tailgate so should come out quite easy. It has to be firm to avoid it moving around on its own.

Would like to see an older one without as mines moved and either needs to be removed or re adjusted. Would
Rather remove but would like to see it first. [img]http://www.fuelly.com/driver/rob2529/range-rover[img/]
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If something can't be fixed with a hammer....... You have yourself an electrical fault!

I removed mine last weekend by tapping a screwdriver downward in the corner and popping it out of the bottom as i did'nt want to scratch a line into the paint by pulling it out of one side...

The strip was discontinued from around 2008...



Craig

I didn't have the bottom strip either , but the dealership is replacing my rear windscreen so will be interesting to see which one they put back .... Strip or no Strip  ====================================

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I think this may have been covered before...

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