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garyRR



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Rear door wheel arch seals broken?

I had a search of the site but couldn't find anything specific on the rear door seals - most articles were about sealing the wheel arches.

Both my rear door seals are loose. Looking at the door and the rubber, there is a little hole in each, which I presume had a little plastic rivet in at some point? And, the seals don't actually hold in place by being inserted into a channel?

Anyway, there's nothing wrong with my seals, except they've come loose. I was expecting to search eBay and several aftermarket options come up but, there was nothing.

Is this a common issue (I'm assuming yes)? Is there a way to just re-attach the existing seals? Are there replacements available and if so, where from? Can they just be bodged and reattached with Sikaflex?

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Haylands



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England 2014 Range Rover Autobiography SDV8 Loire Blue

There is a full length plastic strip with the clips moulded into it, they aren't a lot of money from the dealers but yeah, Sikaflex or 3M VHB tape would do it... Thumbs Up Pete
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JCW



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Looks like the thin plastic strip is still there in the photo - should have fixings on the reverse side that clip into the holes.

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RR2B



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United Kingdom 2011 Range Rover Autobiography 4.4 V8 Baltic Blue

Exact same problem - my clips no longer ‘clip’ at the lower end. I was planning to bodge it with an impact adhesive. 2011MY 4.4TDV8 Autobiography Baltic Blue
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Merchy



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As Haylands say, you can use various adhesive tapes, looks like the fastening strip bits may have broken off / perished. Below link is for the fixing strip you MAY need to refit. Different part for left and right doors.

https://www.johncraddockltd.co.uk/lr031396...al-lh.html

Mind you, if it was just the lower bit loose, adhesive tape will be a good answer and cheap, my favourite type of repair Thumbs Up

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GraemeS



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Australia 2012 Range Rover Autobiography TDV8 Bournville

I recently purchased an assortment of plastic clips hoping to fit individual clips when I get to clean-off all the mud.

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Australia 2012 Range Rover Autobiography TDV8 Bournville

I fixed mine by cutting off the plastic clip strip just clear of the bottom hole then used a fir tree clip to hold the trimmed end of the strip. There's now no plastic strip past the bottom hole but it never held the seal in place anyway.

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garyRR



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Sorted!

I had some clear sanitary silicone left over from a bathroom job so, put a big blob at each hole where the plastic strip would normally secure, plus a thin bead along the length.

I then held it in place with gaffa tape along the length plus, round the door edge then, shut some rags in the door to ensure the seal pressed sufficiently along the silicone and then just left it overnight. 2015 Range Rover Autobiography 4.4 SDV8

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TDV8 Paul



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United Kingdom 2010 Range Rover Autobiography 5.0 SC V8 Santorini Black

I had this, I got a load of fir tree fixings and trimmed them to size- worked perfectly 2009 (2010 MY) 5.0 Supercharged Autobiography
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