bozmandb9 wrote:

I'll take it! Don't need the armature really, but will take it anyway, I can pick up! I'll be in touch via pm

OK thanks, my key will not turn at all?

Tried WD40 but no luck yet.

is it the correct key gary..

Its one owner car so I think it must be why would the owner of had any other?

Gary

i only thought because you go through loads of cars that maybe the keys got mixed up...

scarey wrote:

i only thought because you go through loads of cars that maybe the keys got mixed up...

Good point but these were sent by seller to me in envelope this morning so I know they "SHOULD" be the right ones....

the bit 'sent by seller' makes me wonder if they are the correct keys...

@bozmandb9, david there's a pm for you..

scarey wrote:

the bit 'sent by seller' makes me wonder if they are the correct keys...

Scarey you were right I was trying the wrong key. Seller gave me two I thought they were the same but they were not......

at least its now sorted..mine wouldn't seperate until ample loads of wd40 sorted it..

I took delivery of the armature a few weeks ago and just got it out of the box this morning to see how it fitted, it seems very simple enough, but......it's heavy, the bolts are big and will need a bit of leverage to undo them etc. I'm no mechanic so I guess my pair of tweezers and toffee hammer won't do the job. Is it worth getting a garage to do it? LR want 2 hours labour, that's over £200 for fitting a chunck of metal...no technical experience and qualifications required....or buy a decent socket set and torque wrench?

Has anyone tackled the job? Current MY2020
Gone: 1 x L405 and 2 x L322's

depends how competent mechanic you are..i gather you would have to remove the bumper first then ,with help, offer up the armature and bolt on..

I had my towbar off a couple of weeks ago, simple enough job.

You need to remove the back bumper and drop the rear exhaust. To drop the exhaust just remove the rubber connectors and don't forget to remove the one half way towards the front of the vehicle to allow it to drop without damaging.

AMD wrote:

I took delivery of the armature a few weeks ago and just got it out of the box this morning to see how it fitted, it seems very simple enough, but......it's heavy, the bolts are big and will need a bit of leverage to undo them etc. I'm no mechanic so I guess my pair of tweezers and toffee hammer won't do the job. Is it worth getting a garage to do it? LR want 2 hours labour, that's over £200 for fitting a chunck of metal...no technical experience and qualifications required....or buy a decent socket set and torque wrench?

Has anyone tackled the job?

ric355 wrote:

The bolts holding the bumper support on are tight so you'll need a longish bar to get good leverage, or an air tool.

I needed an air gun to get the four bolts undone but apart from that the whole job is very much DIY

Dealer wants 2 hours but I would allow 3 for DIY just in case

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