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northernmonkeyjones



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United Kingdom 2016 Range Rover Autobiography SDV8 Santorini Black

That’s a very rust free example! Sweet. There is nothing that can't be fixed with a hammer😜😜
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fanders



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United Kingdom 2009 Range Rover Autobiography 4.2 SC V8 Buckingham Blue

Yes, I was very lucky to find such a good example, I think the previous owner must have really looked after it (how many owners cavity wax the sills, if I’m right in thinking they don’t come from the factory with wax inside?). There are a lot out there with rusty sills and rear arches now, including my now-scrapped TDV8, it is a real weak spot on the L322.

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DrRob



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United Kingdom 2011 Range Rover Vogue SE TDV8 Buckingham Blue

Can you reuse the sill fasteners to put it all back together or do you need new ones?
Same question for wheel arch liners.
I want to do the same to mine.
Ta, Rob Gone to a good home: 2011 4.4 TDV8 Vogue SE Buckingham Blue with Ivory and clear glass = "Rory"
2025MY Defender D350 90 in Silicon Silver on coils
1974 Series 3 Lightweight = "Millie"
Many, many other Landies over the years
My preferred specialist: www.glenrands.co.uk
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United Kingdom 2009 Range Rover Autobiography 4.2 SC V8 Buckingham Blue

I just reused the plastic fasteners and wheel arch liners. The sill trims have a lower row of about nine two-part plastic fixings (centre stud comes out to release pressure on the main part), with one screw-in one at the rear end. The upper side of the sill trims have a similar number of push-fit plastic clips that release when you pull the trim off the sill. I was lucky not to break anything, although I had a set of spares from the old car.

The wheel arch liners tend to hang up on the threaded stud fixed to the arch at about the 12 o’clock position, getting it out was ok but it was tight going back in and needed some gentle percussive persuasion to slot back into the correct place. The slight reduction in clearance with the additional forward arch flange rubber strip protectors didn’t help. But it did go back eventually. A job well worth doing every year or so I think.

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DrRob



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United Kingdom 2011 Range Rover Vogue SE TDV8 Buckingham Blue

Thanks!
How do you get the centre studs out?
Will see how I get on! Gone to a good home: 2011 4.4 TDV8 Vogue SE Buckingham Blue with Ivory and clear glass = "Rory"
2025MY Defender D350 90 in Silicon Silver on coils
1974 Series 3 Lightweight = "Millie"
Many, many other Landies over the years
My preferred specialist: www.glenrands.co.uk
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fanders



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United Kingdom 2009 Range Rover Autobiography 4.2 SC V8 Buckingham Blue

You just prise the centre portion outwards slightly, a thin screwdriver is useful to get it started before then using a trim removal tool to pull it fully out. I have a set of these trim removal tools, they were cheap but surprisingly good quality:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/neilsen-CT2370-Do...&psc=1

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DrRob



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Cheers fanders Thumbs Up
Got a similar set myself in plastic - so useful for lots of things! Gone to a good home: 2011 4.4 TDV8 Vogue SE Buckingham Blue with Ivory and clear glass = "Rory"
2025MY Defender D350 90 in Silicon Silver on coils
1974 Series 3 Lightweight = "Millie"
Many, many other Landies over the years
My preferred specialist: www.glenrands.co.uk
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DrRob



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Thumbs Up
 Gone to a good home: 2011 4.4 TDV8 Vogue SE Buckingham Blue with Ivory and clear glass = "Rory"
2025MY Defender D350 90 in Silicon Silver on coils
1974 Series 3 Lightweight = "Millie"
Many, many other Landies over the years
My preferred specialist: www.glenrands.co.uk
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fanders



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United Kingdom 2009 Range Rover Autobiography 4.2 SC V8 Buckingham Blue

That’s a good summary, nice find. I left the new forward trim short at the 12 o’clock position where the flange has a step, and just gave the small area still exposed a good coating of grease - looks neater. He also didn’t show cavity waxing the inside of the sills, which is also worth doing.

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DrRob



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United Kingdom 2011 Range Rover Vogue SE TDV8 Buckingham Blue

Few of us a recording tips over here:
https://www.fullfatrr.com/forum/topic54121.html
I have Dynax S50 ready for sill cavity Thumbs Up
Add any tips on that other thread if you have any Fanders Thumbs Up Gone to a good home: 2011 4.4 TDV8 Vogue SE Buckingham Blue with Ivory and clear glass = "Rory"
2025MY Defender D350 90 in Silicon Silver on coils
1974 Series 3 Lightweight = "Millie"
Many, many other Landies over the years
My preferred specialist: www.glenrands.co.uk
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sumshiftyguy



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United Kingdom 2012 Range Rover Autobiography TDV8 Santorini Black

I'm hoping to do this job in the next week or so. Have stocked up on Waxoyl and Hammerite paint having used Matt's video as reference but forgot about getting something to spray inside the still cavities. Would a single 750ml can of Dynax S50 be sufficient for both sides?

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Probably one will be enough but until I do mine I can’t be 100%. I bought 2.
Please post any further updates on this thread https://www.fullfatrr.com/forum/topic54121-30.html
That way we get to keep one single thread going on the topic Thumbs Up Gone to a good home: 2011 4.4 TDV8 Vogue SE Buckingham Blue with Ivory and clear glass = "Rory"
2025MY Defender D350 90 in Silicon Silver on coils
1974 Series 3 Lightweight = "Millie"
Many, many other Landies over the years
My preferred specialist: www.glenrands.co.uk
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sumshiftyguy



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Will do, thank you! Thumbs Up

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fanders



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United Kingdom 2009 Range Rover Autobiography 4.2 SC V8 Buckingham Blue

Had a rest day on the current Alps gliding trip so took the Rangie up to the summit of Mt. Ventoux:



Windy up there, it’s not called ‘Mt. Windy’ for nothing!

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Few more snaps from the 2020 Alps trip

Well the Rangie performed beautifully on last week's Alps gliding trip, down to Serres in the southern French Alps, covering 1,600miles at 17mpg. It's a fabulous area and a great place to start alpine glider flights from:



First day was a 715km trip into Switzerland, taking in the Matterhorn



Big cumulus congestus in the Briancon area on the way back south:



And later in the trip, back North to the Gran Paradiso:



Anyway, that's enough gliding pictures, here's the Rangie parked up at the Vercours Aire where I slept for six hours on the back seat. I'm 6'2" so it was a bit uncomfortable but ok:



I have a few snags to fix over the winter:

1. Driver's seat Peltier units - not working, swap with servicable spares from the old TDV8 spares pool.
2. Air conditioning - gets cold, but no control over temperature. Compressor and refridgerant probably OK, it's likely a failed control valve on the compressor which is a well documented fix in the forum.
3. Gearbox oil flush/change - due now car is at 88,000 miles.
4. It needs a good paint correction/detail and a bit of paint on the bottom of the upper tailgate to fix some old deep scratches on that bit.
5. Do an oil service.

Other than its predicable petrol drinking habit, I'm loving the 4.2SC, it's everything I hoped it would be back when I bought it a year ago.

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2009 4.2 SC Buckingham Blue
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