The drivers door lock pin on mine had got a nasty injury from something and was looking rather sorry for itself... never really paid much attention to them but IMHO they do look a bit cheap....



So I decided to bling them up... this is the result in case you can't be bothered to read how to do it...



First thing is order some of these

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/251977416516?_tr...EBIDX%3AIT

If it's years down the line when you read this then do an eBay search for 4 CHROME BRASS door lock knob grommets for LAND RANGE ROVER Discovery Freelander

Also get some of these, they are for a Mercedes but are identical in size and fitment with the FF ones, just chromed...

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/141858054432?_tr...EBIDX%3AIT

Mercedes part number A 000 994 06 11

You can remove the old and fit the new with the door card still in place... a nice quick job....

First get a pair of pliers and wrap the jaws in a cloth if you want to keep your old pins, grab hold of the pin with the door unlocked and open, it takes quite a bit of force to get them off, be careful you don't hit the window when they let go, they are not screwed on like a lot of cars they have a pinch arrangement in the plastic pin and they just push on and pull off...



You will end up with this...



Then use a trim tool (I really need a new one, mine has seen better days..!!!)or other piece of plastic and gently tease up the surround, it won't catch on anything, will just pop out fine...





You should now have this..



Give it a good clean around it... I then wiped it with some alcohol to remove any interior trim polish etc

The new pins just push on, does hurt your thumb a bit but they will click home...



This is the double sided tape on the back of the pin surrounds...



I did try just sticking it on like that but the tape is cheap and not very sticky, and the hole in the FF door trim is a bit large so only about 1/2 the tape sticks.... I added 4 tiny spots of superglue to the tape, lined up the pin in the center of the hole and pushed them home, it has stuck very well and I'm sure will be fine, if you did want to return to original the old surround would cover any glue marks...

You then end up with this



and locked....



I like them, I think they look fine and not too OTT... :thumbsup:

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Your Airbag badge is looking a bit plain

you're starting to run out of things to do on your FF pete...  ... - .- -.




Y. O. L. O.
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Looks like one of my Jacuzzi jets in my bath Pete

I wondered what a door pin was and then saw it was the snib.  Ron B. VK2OTC
2003 L322 V8 Auto
2007 Yamaha XJR1300
Previous: 1983, 1986 RRC; 1995, 1996 P38A; 1995 Disco1; 1984 V8 County 110; Series IIA

Are you retired Pete ? it's like blue peter guide to range rovers,

Bit personal isn’t it......... I know the man had a knee or hip replaced recently but calling him a retard

sorry, couldn’t resist

Gotta say it looks nice . but I won't be doing it as I'll probably break something else.  Geoff

Haylands wrote:

The drivers door lock pin on mine had got a nasty injury from something and was looking rather sorry for itself... never really paid much attention to them but IMHO they do look a bit cheap....



Hang on is that one the one with the injury as it looks identical to all mine and straight out of the factory.
Are you sure you're not starting to find faults that don't exist mate (aka excuses to get out of the house and into the man cave?) :rolllaugh:

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2002 Zambezi Silver

Men And Motors RR Quote - It's like having wheels fitted to your living room!

Some how it puts me in mind of this ,,,,




 2008 MY Supercharged
Rimini Red / Jet
four zone climate
remote park heater
and no ugly kid windows.
magnus satis quod turpis satis

Looks great to me, I'm going to give it a try THIS WRECKAGE

A great simple mod with a step by step guide
I shall do the same to mine.
(How do you a copy a link to this? I'd like to post this on an Audi forum) Travelling around in circles again.

PMSL @ Axle!!

Nice job, Pete. Not my taste, but a good write up and well explained.

Then again, maybe Piano black is an option for those of us with dark interiors...  Si. <This is my name.

I eat rat poison.

A man ain't truly been insulted until he stands buck naked in front of a woman and she didn't even notice. Or care.

You bunch of taking ..... Go yourselves.........

I know it's a bit marmite but it's something simple to do for someone who fancies doing something rather that just polishing it....

Alistair, have you seen how much the little Land Rover badges to replace them are...

Stan Actually it was that yearly question, "what do you want for your birthday dad"

Craig, you snob, I have to eat beans if I want a Jacuzzi...

p38arover, sorry I don't speak Jockese....

Mr Tee, yes, far too busy to work these days....

Supershuttle, thank you at last someone with taste on here...

Danny, you plonker, that's the passenger door.....

Axle, we aim to please...

Road Stone, another guy with impeccable taste....

J90, That's three the tide is turning... well done oh, for the link just copy this...

http://www.fullfatrr.com/forum/topic37979.html

Bellini, if you want some piano black ones, I have a set, only £100....

Maybe the pics were a bit too close up, does it look better with a wide shot...???



Of course it does, you can't see it so well..... :rolllaugh:

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2012 L322 Autobiography 5.0 Supercharged Ipanema Sand Sold
2011 L322 Vogue SE 4.4 TDV8 Baltic Blue. Sold
2002 L322 Vogue 4.4 V8 Epson Green (Fatty Offroader) Sold
-Click for Project Fatty off roader-

The door opening handle doesn't match