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GGDR

Member Since: 26 Nov 2016
Location: London
Posts: 3519

2011 Range Rover Vogue SE TDV8 Stornoway Grey

L322 Illuminated Treads - Restore & Repair

You know the world's gone to pot when your drivers side illuminated tread is not illuminating!
First world problems I'd say!

So I'll try to find out why and hopefully help anyone else.

It also needs a real tidy up as it's scratched up pretty badly.
I'll build up this post over next week or so.

Here's how they look:

You can see they're really scratched.

The light: first step, check the supply lead
Whipped of the working passenger side and plugged it into
the driver side and found it working. Did it the other way round
to be sure (drivers side tread plugged into passenger supply): dead.
So the light in the tread is def. dead.

Turning them over I see this:

Might give them a ring tomorrow.
Suspect they will say speak to LR. But worth a try.

Thought I'd peel back the black box but it's resin sealed. It probably steps down 12v to a lower voltage. Under the black box there is a silicone-sealed joint where the cables switch to ribbon. I was looking for a dry solder joint. But it looks ok. Well water-proofed by the manufacturer though.

Next, since I can't ring them today I'll try to tidy up the metal a bit.

Also, over the years a few boots, heels etc have taken a toll on the fret-cut lettering:

Click image to enlarge

I gently levered them back up.

I realised I'd be taking off the anodising but, given the state and also the light not working nothing to loose really. So I started polishing:

Overall a bit of an improvement. The stainless inlay came back easily.
Used 300 grit wet & dry, then 600 then 1000. Then 'Silvo' metal polish.

Will wax it for now and if I can get the light working then I'll clear lacquer it.

On the aluminium, the brushed areas were ok - I just used a rough grit wet & dry (started at 150 but then had to go rougher to 120 to get rid of the scratch). See before & after below.

But I couldn't get rid of this scratched area where the smooth anodised finish was:

Might have to just get it re-anodised after all. If I do that I'll have to take it all apart though...

Before and after:

Next post: sorting the light.
. Cheers, Greg
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2011 Vogue SE 4.4 with lots of toys in Stornaway

15th Oct 2017 10:16pm

IanV8

Member Since: 14 Jan 2010
Location: Dunfermline
Posts: 502

2011 Range Rover Vogue SE TDV8 Santorini Black

Very interesting, I have got one where only half of it is lit so will have to investigate.

Ian

16th Oct 2017 9:43am

GGDR

Member Since: 26 Nov 2016
Location: London
Posts: 3519

Back it situ this morning, and in daylight, it looks pretty good.

Light still needs looking at, watch this space...

Greg Cheers, Greg
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2011 Vogue SE 4.4 with lots of toys in Stornaway

16th Oct 2017 10:16am

Rob99

Member Since: 03 May 2016
Location: Gatwick
Posts: 1328

2017 Range Rover Autobiography SDV8 Santorini Black

Those look very good Greg

Now I know what I can do in the long winter evenings......... 2017 4.4 SDV8 Autobiography
2012 4.4 TDV8 Westminster - Gone, but not forgotten

16th Oct 2017 1:50pm

Scottyav

Member Since: 11 Feb 2013
Location: Cannock Staffordshire
Posts: 1194

2007 Range Rover Autobiography TDV8 Zambezi Silver

I’ve done the lights last year easy buy two cob strip lights for each side and I used a glue gun to fix them under the panel after stripping off the old lights and then used the gaffer tape to dory it up then refitted and like is great, I used blue but any colour can be used

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Zambezi silver Vogue Se unique

16th Oct 2017 5:06pm

GGDR

Member Since: 26 Nov 2016
Location: London
Posts: 3519

Ok great - do you have a link to what you bought Scott?

BTW I rang GSM and they said talk to LR so I'm not going to bother, ready to try an alternative.
I know I can buy new plates - I think they are £150 a piece.

Greg Cheers, Greg
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2011 Vogue SE 4.4 with lots of toys in Stornaway

16th Oct 2017 5:40pm

Scottyav

Member Since: 11 Feb 2013
Location: Cannock Staffordshire
Posts: 1194

They were like these just make sure there long enough to cover the range and Rover and your away 👍https://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/2x-12V-100-LED-Strip-COB-Car-DRL-Daytime-Running-Light-Bulb-Fog-Light-White-/292196967664?var=&hash=item44084be4f0%3Am%3Amm6dzz351YaNgwxliENUPTw&_trkparms=pageci%253A87160b27-b2ab-11e7-9b86-74dbd180ff30%257Cparentrq%253A26be8e1f15f0a8879acb591cfffa1a09%257Ciid%253A14 _____________________________________________________
Zambezi silver Vogue Se unique

16th Oct 2017 8:54pm

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