Is there supposed to be a lid on my fridge under the hinged top? Robin
2008 Range Rover Sport TDV8
Gone:
Jaguar S-Type V8 4.2 Sport
MGZTT 190 2.5

Yes it's a black plastic / rubber tray that lifts off

If you go for a s/hand one be careful as there are a couple of different ones, and the non fridge one will not fit the fridge one, its a different cut out by the front catch, easiest way to tell is the fridge one has sort of three divisions, and the non fridge has two if I remember correctly People on e-bay are asking more for used one's than they are new from L/R, around £20-25 from L/R.

Cheers
Col

360 wrote:

Yes it's a black plastic / rubber tray that lifts off

"Well no - the LR fridge does not have a lid as such as you are supposed to use the coin tray that fits the the centre console cubby without the fridge. The problem with the coin try is that it does take a fair bit of space and limits the height of items in the fridge - however the coin tray can be turned upside down giving more space and it still fits under the cubby lid."


It certainly does have a lid/tray, one of these. LR047448



Cheers
Col

Yes that is the coin tray this goes in the cubby even when no fridge fitted. Put it in upside down and you can put taller bottles in or do away with it all together and seal the cubby lid with sealing strip and us the main lid as the top for the fridge - even taller bottles can go in.

Garry 07MY RRS TDV6
Arctic Frost
Aspen Interior

It may well go in upside down on a pre-facelift but certainly won't on a facelift variant and still be able to close the lid.

Cheers
Col

But the OP has a pre facelift  07MY RRS TDV6
Arctic Frost
Aspen Interior

Wow! That was a quick and comprehensive response. Thanks all.

I don't use the fridge that often and so the tray would be useful storage.

I might try Dan at Duckworths - see how much he wants for a new one. Robin
2008 Range Rover Sport TDV8
Gone:
Jaguar S-Type V8 4.2 Sport
MGZTT 190 2.5

If hardly using the fridge, don't leave it switched on all the time, just on a long run or when in use, all use extra power.  John

RRS MY12 SDV6 HSE. Sumatra Black/Ebony & Walnut + Dynamic Pack, + Cold Climate Pack + Memory Pack, Digital TV/DVD, Premium Leather, Cornering Lights, Cooler/Fridge Box, & most Options.

Good point John  Robin
2008 Range Rover Sport TDV8
Gone:
Jaguar S-Type V8 4.2 Sport
MGZTT 190 2.5

Mine is plugged into the provided plug in the centre console - in my car this is straight 12v and is not switched via the ignition. As such the fridge needs to be switched on and off manually and I have left it on a few times but only flattened the battery once. Thankfully the fan in the unit does make a little noise and switching the car off prompts me to switch it off.

I am planning at some stage to put in some sort of timer or low voltage cut off to switch so that the fridge cannot drain the battery if I leave it on.

Having said that it would seem that the power arrangement for the fridge varies between vehicles and from comments on here in other threads it would seem that some vehicles use switched 12v power so it would seem there are options there.

Garry 07MY RRS TDV6
Arctic Frost
Aspen Interior

Just checked mine. It doesn't come on immediately, and doesn't appear to work just from the ignition. Once the engine is started it comes on after about 20 seconds. It turns off immediately if I turn the engine off. Ideally you would hope that it was linked to a battery condition sensor but I doubt that. However the fact that it doesn't appear to come on when just the ignition is on (no engine running) might point that way  Robin
2008 Range Rover Sport TDV8
Gone:
Jaguar S-Type V8 4.2 Sport
MGZTT 190 2.5

Yes then your fridge will only run when your ignition is on. That was the reason I mentioned as the internal arrangement seems different for similar vehicles - as said mine only works from the switch irrespective of the ignition position and can be left on and yours will go off with the ignition so you will not get a flat battery.

Good luck with it.

Garry 07MY RRS TDV6
Arctic Frost
Aspen Interior