fullfatrr.com - View topic - Sharp upper boot lid corner and head injuries

Advertise on fullfatrr.com »

Forum · Gallery · Wiki · Shop · Sponsors

Home · FAQ · New Posts · My Posts · PMs · Search · Members · Map · Calendar · Profile · Donate · Register · Log In

Home > General (L405) > Sharp upper boot lid corner and head injuries

Page 1 of 2

Print this entire topic ·

Jase71

Member Since: 13 Apr 2016
Location: Mona Vale
Posts: 482

2017 Range Rover Vogue TDV6 Santorini Black

Sharp upper boot lid corner and head injuries

Yet again I’ve walked in to the very sharp corner of my L405 upper boot lid. The corner is so sharp that it’s always a nasty result. At 6ft 5 I’m pretty well lined up for it but just a warning to everyone and a hope that others don’t do the same... 2017 Range Rover Vogue V6 Diesel
2006 Range Rover Vogue V8 Diesel - gone

11th May 2019 6:41pm

Emperor Mong

Member Since: 07 Jul 2010
Location: London
Posts: 1435

2019 Range Rover Autobiography 2.0 PHEV Loire Blue

Thread on it here:
https://www.fullfatrr.com/forum/topic29085.html

Pictures of a head injury (not mine) from the tailgate:

Click image to enlarge

11th May 2019 7:24pm

Jase71

Member Since: 13 Apr 2016
Location: Mona Vale
Posts: 482

I know..first time top of my head and second time today on my forehead 😫

Didn’t ever do it on my L322.. 2017 Range Rover Vogue V6 Diesel
2006 Range Rover Vogue V8 Diesel - gone

11th May 2019 7:33pm

Jase71

Member Since: 13 Apr 2016
Location: Mona Vale
Posts: 482

I read emperor mong’s post when it happened to him....and yet it is so hard to avoid even though I’m massively aware...just a millisecond distraction. 2017 Range Rover Vogue V6 Diesel
2006 Range Rover Vogue V8 Diesel - gone

11th May 2019 7:57pm

jumpin mouse

Member Since: 28 Feb 2016
Location: North West
Posts: 222

2015 Range Rover Autobiography SDV8 Aruba

It's got me a couple of times. I reversed up to a pavement and unloaded a suitcase and got a nasty cut with lots of blood. Poor design on a great vehicle.

11th May 2019 8:32pm

martinf

Member Since: 26 Dec 2014
Location: sussex
Posts: 256

2016 Range Rover Vogue TDV6 Santorini Black

I have done this as well. Lots of blood but no stiches.

12th May 2019 5:40am

Jase71

Member Since: 13 Apr 2016
Location: Mona Vale
Posts: 482

Nasty stuff. I think not having the car at access height would help but if you are tall you would still catch it. Can’t even really put protective rubber corners on it either! 2017 Range Rover Vogue V6 Diesel
2006 Range Rover Vogue V8 Diesel - gone

12th May 2019 8:39am

Vogue

Member Since: 31 Jan 2008
Location: on the hill
Posts: 3747

Would a slim piece of edge protector work ? Ok on a dark or black RR - perhaps would look awful on a lighter car where it would be visually intrusive 2021 L405 Vogue SE 4.4 V8 DIESEL ~ #17

12th May 2019 9:10am

bestman

Member Since: 15 Jun 2018
Location: Hampshire
Posts: 54

Scalped myself this morning!

14th May 2019 8:48am

Jase71

Member Since: 13 Apr 2016
Location: Mona Vale
Posts: 482

ahh no mate. Nasty stuff. It isnt pleasant.

With a gouge on my forehead I'm a bit unpleasant to look at in the meetings this week!

Have turned off auto access height on mine to put a bit more height on.. 2017 Range Rover Vogue V6 Diesel
2006 Range Rover Vogue V8 Diesel - gone

14th May 2019 9:29am

Bill

Member Since: 18 Nov 2017
Location: Essex / Normandy
Posts: 1233

Vogue wrote:
Would a slim piece of edge protector work ? Ok on a dark or black RR - perhaps would look awful on a lighter car where it would be visually intrusive

Needs something.... might be best if JLR rounded the corners off somehow. Ditto front door that clocked the Mrs. Filters are in fact so good that in certain circumstances, when the ambient air is already polluted, a diesel car will tend to extract more particles from the air than it emits. Emissions Analytics worked with........etc etc

He who dies with the most toys wins...

31st May 2019 3:26pm

Jase71

Member Since: 13 Apr 2016
Location: Mona Vale
Posts: 482

the sharp corner on the tailgate seems to be common across the range. A friends Discovery had the same and it also looked lethal for tall folk! 2017 Range Rover Vogue V6 Diesel
2006 Range Rover Vogue V8 Diesel - gone

31st May 2019 3:28pm

Red Merle

Member Since: 19 Sep 2016
Location: Cornwall
Posts: 2158

2017 Range Rover Autobiography SDV8 Aintree Green

Seriously? Have none of you (Jase excepted) ever used a Disco 5?!

The Fatty’s tailgate is kindergarten safety scissor safe in comparison to the lethal, turned down to a dagger point, corners on that one!

31st May 2019 5:42pm

Jase71

Member Since: 13 Apr 2016
Location: Mona Vale
Posts: 482

I was tempted to file the corners but I'd probably still walk in to it 2017 Range Rover Vogue V6 Diesel
2006 Range Rover Vogue V8 Diesel - gone

4th Jun 2019 2:29pm

Chasd

Member Since: 10 Dec 2020
Location: North Devon
Posts: 10

2016 Range Rover Autobiography SDV8 Carpathian Grey

I’m glad I found this post - I am bleeding from another ‘scrape’ with the rear corner.
I now know I’m not the only one! 2016 SDV8 Autobiography 😀
Gone :Disco4 Graphite,-Disco Sport .-(BMW X3) .-Disco4 XS .-Freelander 2 HSE
(Hyundai Santa Fe) .-Disco TD5 .-Disco TDi .-Defender 110 TDi 200

2nd Oct 2021 7:02pm

Page 1 of 2

All times are GMT

Jump to

< Previous Topic | Next Topic >

Posting Rules

You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot vote in polls in this forum