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bamber2000 Member Since: 24 Sep 2010 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 15 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
I have a RR Sport L320 built in June 2011. It’s the ‘facelifted’ later L320 with the single piece tailgate.
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Col Member Since: 02 Sep 2012 Location: Hawkes Bay NZ Posts: 4934 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
If the powered struts and closing switch are missing, how do you lift and close the tailgate?
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bamber2000 Member Since: 24 Sep 2010 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 15 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Thanks, Col, for replying.
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Col Member Since: 02 Sep 2012 Location: Hawkes Bay NZ Posts: 4934 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
That switch on mine (LR025424) certainly has a green connector from the harness, can you see the connector through the cut out for the switch on the lower edge of the tailgate trim? That's the only switch that seems to be listed in the tailgate it's self, interesting as they do list manual struts for later cars Vin No. CA000001 on which I thought was about when they started fitting the one piece tailgate, maybe it was a option on later vehicle to have either manual or auto strut's on it, looks like the strut top mounting bracket may be different as well, have you got a picture of the strut mountings on your vehicle by any chance?
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Col Member Since: 02 Sep 2012 Location: Hawkes Bay NZ Posts: 4934 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
I can't speak for anyone else, but In my experience the tailgate on mine has failed to open twice in 11 years of ownership and a new switch sorted that, the "lash up" remote has worked perfectly since it was fitted in March 2016 over 8 years ago which is actually longer than some factory fitted component have lasted like some TDV6 engines for example.
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RRSTDV8 Member Since: 13 Aug 2011 Location: Northamptonshire Posts: 8922 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Mine will unlatch and fail to open either on the key and on the button at various times (opens on the dash button every time, however). Pain in the butt. I'd rather have the old manual tailgate with the opening glass section from my old TDV8, thanks. A more useful thing but, I guess, not luxurious enough. LR have reduced the practicality with every increase in luxury over the years, IMO. 2012 SDV6 - it's missing a couple of cylinders
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bamber2000 Member Since: 24 Sep 2010 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 15 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Thanks for your interest, Col. I have the tailgate trim panel off at the moment. Indeed, there's a green connector in the right place to mate with a tailgate close switch. I've been confused by the fact that that close switch on the end of the tailgate is described in the service manual as the 'override inertia switch'. Attached are photos of the upper and lower hydraulic strut fixings. RR Sport SE SDV6 (first registered July 2011) +Keyless +Timed climate +5 cameras +Sunroof +Adaptive cruise +Rear passenger video +Remote pre-heat +Alpine subwoofer and amplifier +Extra (LED strip) load space light [Discovery 300TDi gone (for parts) but not forgotten] |
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Col Member Since: 02 Sep 2012 Location: Hawkes Bay NZ Posts: 4934 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Couple of picture of the strut mountings on mine, lower mounting looks very similar, top one looks as so it may be slightly different shape although the strut is obscuring it slightly.
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bamber2000 Member Since: 24 Sep 2010 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 15 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The difference between the top fixings on yours and mine appears to be in the way that they attach to the tailgate. Now I’m wondering why. RR Sport SE SDV6 (first registered July 2011)
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Col Member Since: 02 Sep 2012 Location: Hawkes Bay NZ Posts: 4934 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
If the picture is correct this is the top R/H mounting bracket listed for the powered strut , the L/H one is LR030939, not sure how it compares to the shape of the R/H bracket on your vehicle? Part No. LR030894 R/H & LR030805 L/H appear to be the ones listed for the one piece tailgate with standard gas struts.
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bamber2000 Member Since: 24 Sep 2010 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 15 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
I think we’ve been using ‘top’ and ‘bottom’ in opposite ways to each other! You seem to be referring to them in position with the tailgate closed, so I’ll change to your designation.
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Col Member Since: 02 Sep 2012 Location: Hawkes Bay NZ Posts: 4934 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
I'm currently at the bottom of the world so the could explain the confusion in position. |
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