Hi Guys,
I'm a bit gutted as I have found some rust/rot on my RR on the botom corner of the rear quarters (bottom corner of the rear door area). there is rust and if I push my my finger in it is slightly soft. I'm gutted because this could have been preventable as I have previously kept the arches clean on other cars but it has passed me by on this occasion.

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Ouch that's a pain. Anybody with a late 05/55 onwards check now as you'll still be covered by Land Rover's Anti-Corrosion warranty.

I do my best to keep mine clean. I have only noticed surface rust on mine under the car, nothing major but its there. Reformed

johnson1 wrote:

Ouch that's a pain. Anybody with a late 05/55 onwards check now as you'll still be covered by Land Rover's Anti-Corrosion warranty.

I think you'll find they will turn around and just say that you haven't had the yearly body inspection hasn't been carried out and just fob you off

The rust that you have has I suspect been caused by water accumulation inside the panel and is now through
to the outside. I have the same problem (2002 Vogue) in my rear quater panel. The car is currently in a Land Rover bodyshop and even with discount the replacement panel fitted and finished is costing £2300.
A new tailgate will be much easier to replace.

Had a look at mine tonight - took the nearside plastic trim and chrome side bar off, not to bad but definately worth the effort to remove as there are clear signs of danger. Rust converter and a good seal to follow.
Will try to add some photos.

Good call. J

PS How do I upload photos? Range Rover TD6 Vogue Adriatic Blue

My 07 has the same bubbling starting on rear tailgate, just had authorization from LR for warranty replacement

Hi S11X TT,
I used photobucket, if you register for free, upload your pics, then when you hover over the pics 4 options come up, use the bottom 4th option click it and it copies the address, then paste it (ctrl V) in your post and hay presto.

Adam

Was the trim easy to remove? [img]http://www.fuelly.com/driver/rob2529/range-rover[img/]
04, 4.4V8, Vogue Oslo Blue with LPG.
"You can sleep in your car, BUT you can't race your house!!!!"

If something can't be fixed with a hammer....... You have yourself an electrical fault!

Yes, mine has chrome bars which came off first - 2x 13mm bolts and 4x 10mm. The trim was held on by half a dozen plastic screws which came off very easily.. well worth a couple of hours if you have an older ffrr and want to keep it intact.

I also took off the rear wheel arch plastic and had a good look inside there also.

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On the offside the WABCO Air Reservior is stopping the removal of the chrome side bar. Which may stop the removal of the plastic side sill cover. Has anyone had any experience of removing the reservior? (It looks like a small silver coloured silencer).

Thanks
John Range Rover TD6 Vogue Adriatic Blue