............... 2023 L460 Range Rover SE P400
2019 L405 Range Rover ATB LWB

Last edited by noone on 8th Jun 2025 1:23pm. Edited 1 time in total

JamboM3 wrote:

I used the powerful method to adjust mine and it was much improved, but not exactly perfect. It has dropped slightly since, but still not as bad as when I first got it. My soft close only works sporadically and usually just thuds down which I suspect worsens alignment over time.

If you look at the workshop manual it states to disconnect the struts and align it with the boot closed, which I suspect would be a much better method than the powerful one, it is definitely a two person job though

I suspect nothing has changed on the vehicle, it simply left the factory that shoddy way, on a Monday morning or Friday afternoon, and it was never noticed before. Mine was the same, and I could find zero evidence of movement of the fasteners. The first sign is usually the corners of the spoiler rubbing on the D-pillars, which again, no-one really notices until it’s pointed out. V6 Vogue - “Less is More” - less to go wrong!

JamboM3 wrote:

I used the powerful method to adjust mine and it was much improved, but not exactly perfect. It has dropped slightly since, but still not as bad as when I first got it. My soft close only works sporadically and usually just thuds down which I suspect worsens alignment over time.

If you look at the workshop manual it states to disconnect the struts and align it with the boot closed, which I suspect would be a much better method than the powerful one, it is definitely a two person job though

I think I'm gonna reattempt this at some point when I can find an available buddy I would want to bother with this. From the workshop manual I have, it does not explicitly mention removing the tailgate struts from the tailgate connections, although it does make logical sense. Another thing that makes logical sense, and which I have not done, is to have the lower tailgate down when aligning the top.

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 2023 L460 Range Rover SE P400
2019 L405 Range Rover ATB LWB