I have been towing a trailer a fair bit the last couple of days. I stowed the towbar away this afternoon in the usual cubby hole and inserted the plastic (red) blanking plate into the towbar hole under the bumper. Bloody thing wont click home and is falling out. Any advice?

Muff If you see a bandwagon - it's too late.....

Java Black HSE TDV6 O7, alpaca, FF sunroof, adaptive Xenon headlights, SC grill, black privacy glass, clear indicators, tow-pack, colour-coded all black.Gone, but forever in my memory. Until my new one comes...
In the stables:Mercedes CLK 230K Cab W208; BMW 318d; VW Golf (LHD) 1.6 SE in Spain:New RRS to come soon...

Bluetac  purple people eater

There are no good days, just some days that are not as bad as others!


Gone RR 4.0 P38 Autobiography MY99 Red ( money pit)
Gone RRS MY06 2.7TDV6 HSE Rimini Red
Gone RRS MY10 3.0TDV6 HSE Bali Blue with lots of bits (never grew to love it)
Here Now - 3.6 TDV8 FFRR OVERFINCH Stornoway Grey - loving it x
My work car Ford Mondeo 2.0 TDci Zetec auto Estate in Silver

Turn it round

Quite normal, had same problem in the past. Try some WD40 on plastic insert and push home. Should stay put eventually  MY10 TDV6 HSE, Alaska White, Ebony with Contrast, Park Heat, Paddle Shift, Privacy, Heated Steering Wheel, Extended & Premium Leather,

MY07 TDV6 HSE, Zermatt Silver, Gone

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1964 Austin Healey 3000

2007 LR Defender

2011 VW Tiguan R Line

well, I'm fairly sure that mine never fell out - after the second one disappeared (strangely after parked nights out) - I just left the aperture. Unlike the VW logo craze 20 years ago, I've never actually seen any teenagers wearing these strange red "H" cubes of plastic.

muffd wrote:

I have been towing a trailer a fair bit the last couple of days. I stowed the towbar away this afternoon in the usual cubby hole and inserted the plastic (red) blanking plate into the towbar hole under the bumper. Bloody thing wont click home and is falling out. Any advice?

Muff

High time you traded up to a new MY10 where faults like this are a thing of the past!!!!

I am thinking about it Jim. But I am waiting for the known gremlins to get fixed by LR first! Too many members who have traded for the new one are having too many problems. I don't want nor need the grief despite my love for the RRS
 If you see a bandwagon - it's too late.....

Java Black HSE TDV6 O7, alpaca, FF sunroof, adaptive Xenon headlights, SC grill, black privacy glass, clear indicators, tow-pack, colour-coded all black.Gone, but forever in my memory. Until my new one comes...
In the stables:Mercedes CLK 230K Cab W208; BMW 318d; VW Golf (LHD) 1.6 SE in Spain:New RRS to come soon...

come to think of it I lost the red insert on previous motor purple people eater

There are no good days, just some days that are not as bad as others!


Gone RR 4.0 P38 Autobiography MY99 Red ( money pit)
Gone RRS MY06 2.7TDV6 HSE Rimini Red
Gone RRS MY10 3.0TDV6 HSE Bali Blue with lots of bits (never grew to love it)
Here Now - 3.6 TDV8 FFRR OVERFINCH Stornoway Grey - loving it x
My work car Ford Mondeo 2.0 TDci Zetec auto Estate in Silver

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Ended up using a little clear silicone sealant smeared onto the insert to keep it in on my last RRS when it started to drop out. Haven't had the same problem (yet!) with the current car. It was just a tiny amount and after each time the tow hitch was used, then next time round it was easy just to peel it off and apply some new sealant. 2020 Pangea Green 1st Edition D240 New Defender 110 is here and loving it
2018 Melting Silver Mini Countryman PHEV - soon to be replaced
2015MY Corris Grey SDv6 HSE Dynamic, the best car I have ever owned, totally reliable only a cou0le of rattles in 3 years, now no longer in my care
Also in my garage is a 1996 TDi300 Defender 90 County HT made into a fake CSW

Just noticed I don't have one on my new car. Are they still fitted to MY10 cars? and if so,
are they really needed... i.e. should I be asking my dealer for one? 2013 Discovery HSE Luxury - 3.0 SDV6 - Santorini Black
2013 Evoque 5 Door Pure Tech SD4 - Orkney Grey with Panoramic Roof (Mrs E's new baby)

GONE - RRS - 3.0 TDV6 HSE - Santorini (2010)
GONE - RRS - 2.7 TDV6 HSE - Java Black (2007)
GONE - Porsche Boxster S - 3.2 - Black

I don't thinkthey are fitted to HST cars since the bumper covers the tow hitch!

Daz 2017 4.4 Autobiography FFRR - love this car
Gone - VW T5 Transporter
Long gone - 2009 Disco
Long gone but never out of my thoughts - 2008 TDV8 HST

dazsear wrote:

I don't thinkthey are fitted to HST cars since the bumper covers the tow hitch!

Daz

Cheers Daz but mine is an HSE. 2013 Discovery HSE Luxury - 3.0 SDV6 - Santorini Black
2013 Evoque 5 Door Pure Tech SD4 - Orkney Grey with Panoramic Roof (Mrs E's new baby)

GONE - RRS - 3.0 TDV6 HSE - Santorini (2010)
GONE - RRS - 2.7 TDV6 HSE - Java Black (2007)
GONE - Porsche Boxster S - 3.2 - Black

IIRC on the last RRS this happened - think i 'flexed' the catch part of the bung outwards so that it worked again

dazsear wrote:

I don't thinkthey are fitted to HST cars since the bumper covers the tow hitch!

Daz

MIne has one under the skirkt section Daz. Everytime I take it off to put in the tow bar the red bit falls on the ground................. Did it the 1st time I went to use the bar after picking it up from the dealer and everytime since. If it wasnt for the skirt it would be long gone. Current, M135i in Estoril Blue with more extras than the cast of Ben Hur.

535d m-sport Platinum grey and a few extras.... Gone

X5 3.0 sd in Space Grey, 20's, Dynamic Pack, Memory Pack, Media Pack, Tow Pack, Rear DVD, Panoramic Sunroof, Steps, 7 Seat Pack, Reversing Camera with moving lines, programmable park heat, etc etc etc - Gone

Range Rover Sport Santorini, privacy, dvd, towpack GONE!!!

Mine has stayed put for the past two years, it has not fallen out of the kitchen drawer since I put it in there 2 years ago after it fell out on the drive way  Sons of dogs come hither and get flesh
Clan Cameron

I lost mine ages ago, i think my mum has lost hers out of her Disco 4 already. 2014 Nara Bronze SDV6
GONE TDV6 HSE RRS in Giverny green,Ebony interior, Side steps,Tints, PTI, Tow pack, mud flaps, Side strips and Dynamics pack.