Received my RLD wheel protector and decided to go fit it, i opened the access hatch and began winding anti -clockwise as advised in the manual and nothing happened the cable doesnt seem to be releasing anything...does this take a long time before you will start to notice spare cable? Any ideas...could the winch be broken? Thanks

Oh an by the way i did search , but the previous post about a winhc seemed to be caused by not having a weight (wheel) attached to it........would this be the same despite having the wheel attached...? If it doesnt scare you it isnt heavy enough

it does take a bit of time, the wheel will slowly but surely be lowered to the ground

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I'll give it another go then......was winding for 5mins with no sign of movement, cheers m8 If it doesnt scare you it isnt heavy enough

Give the spare a kick or a pull to make sure it isn't wedged or 'stuck' up - to make sure load is on the winch otherwise you could have a problem with the cable tangling...

Took it to the dealer and they said the winch was and will fit a new one next week, along with the petrol cap catch.....once the wheel protector on i'll be a happy bunny. If it doesnt scare you it isnt heavy enough

Had exactly the same problem on my first RRS - winch replaced under warranty, not uncommon apparenty. FF 4.4 V8 Soooo looking forward to this bad boy
Ex 2006 RRS SC - garbage
Ex 2016 135i M Sport - dream car
Ex 2003 RS6 Avant - piece of cr*p
Ex 2014 320d X Drive, M Sport Touring - ok I guess
Ex 2007 RRS TDV8 - bloody loved it
EX 2007 FL2 XS - not so bad