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hughjayteens

Member Since: 21 Mar 2010
Location: South East
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Tailgate catches - oily?

Hi all,
My car has very greasy/oily talgate catches and I am worried someone will get dirty pants if they lean against them! I can't see any reason why anything other than the inside of the release catches need to be lubed so am I OK to give the bodywork and support cables a good clean up?

Cheers

Chris

4th May 2010 3:12pm

Vogue

Member Since: 31 Jan 2008
Location: on the hill
Posts: 3685

no lube on mine, prefer mine dry(ish)

just keep it clean, wipe over every so often with rag & WD40 - removes most of the poo

4th May 2010 3:22pm

dan_uk_1984

Member Since: 12 Nov 2008
Location: Bude, Cornwall
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Re: Tailgate catches - oily?

hughjayteens wrote:
Hi all,
My car has very greasy/oily talgate catches and I am worried someone will get dirty pants if they lean against them! I can't see any reason why anything other than the inside of the release catches need to be lubed so am I OK to give the bodywork and support cables a good clean up?

Cheers

Chris

Well first of all if people are standing around your rear end in nothing but their pants then you're doing it wrong, tell them to put some trousers on!

And second, there should be a light coating on the locking mechanism, but it shouldn't be dripping, someone may have got carried away whilst lubing up.

4th May 2010 3:33pm

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Re: Tailgate catches - oily?

dan_uk_1984 wrote:
hughjayteens wrote:
Hi all,
I am worried someone will get dirty pants

Cheers

Chris
it shouldn't be dripping, someone may have got carried away whilst lubing up.

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4th May 2010 3:49pm

Vogue

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where's the soap

4th May 2010 4:46pm

delamo

Member Since: 17 Mar 2010
Location: Beaconsfield, Bucks
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2007 Range Rover Vogue SE TDV8 Tonga Green

I find plenty of lube is always required when dealing with the backdo....... oh!

Yes - give them a quick clean

4th May 2010 7:14pm

elpeede

Member Since: 09 Mar 2010
Location: Staffordshire
Posts: 713

2003 Range Rover Vogue Td6 Zambezi Silver

Vogue wrote:
where's the soap

DON'T LOOK! Its a trick... he'll ask you to pass it next

4th May 2010 7:14pm

delamo

Member Since: 17 Mar 2010
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elpeede wrote:
Vogue wrote:
where's the soap

DON'T LOOK! Its a trick... he'll ask you to pass it next

4th May 2010 7:20pm

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