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DrRob

Member Since: 16 Apr 2015
Location: Petersfield, Hampshire
Posts: 4228

2011 Range Rover Vogue SE TDV8 Buckingham Blue

Yep, just ordered some
ANR2224 is part number. Tons on eBay. Bought a pack of 20 2011 4.4 TDV8 Vogue SE Buckingham Blue with Ivory and clear glass = "Rory"
New Defender D300 90 on order so "Rory" will be going to a new home....!
1974 Series 3 Lightweight = "Millie"
My preferred specialist: www.glenrands.co.uk
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19th Apr 2020 5:57pm

Fox889

Member Since: 04 Jun 2019
Location: Bury St Edmunds. Suffolk
Posts: 662

2012 Range Rover Westminster TDV8 Orkney Grey

Braved it today & removed one of the sill covers, took my time & came off pretty well, no broken clips either. Slightly disappointed to see some surface rust at the end nearest the rear wheel. I made it worse than it was, I could see slight bubbling so decided to scrape away as much as possible. Kurust next followed by 2 coats of hammerite & a dose of Waxoyl for good measure. I've ordered some protective rubber as endorsed by NDFI in a past thread. T'other side tomorrow!

2012 Orkney Grey Westminster 4.4TDV8 with Ivory interior.........nice!
BMW R1200GS
Alfa Romeo Giulietta
Just one Montesa now, 349 White Wonder
Austin A40 Farina MK2
1975 Morris Marina 1.8TC

19th Apr 2020 7:53pm

DrRob

Member Since: 16 Apr 2015
Location: Petersfield, Hampshire
Posts: 4228

Cool. Waxoyl is good stuff. The rubber strips defo will help 2011 4.4 TDV8 Vogue SE Buckingham Blue with Ivory and clear glass = "Rory"
New Defender D300 90 on order so "Rory" will be going to a new home....!
1974 Series 3 Lightweight = "Millie"
My preferred specialist: www.glenrands.co.uk
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19th Apr 2020 7:59pm

GGDR

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

2011 Range Rover Vogue SE TDV8 Stornoway Grey

The vid by Matt is great
However I've not keen on the break between the front and rear strips, better to have one continuous run.

Problem is there is a kink in the lip at 12 o'clock.

It's a sharp kink too, the rubber I bought would not conform, even with a good dose of heat.

So the holy grail is a rubber moulding strip that can deal with the kink - if anyone has any suggestions?

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

19th Apr 2020 8:17pm

Fox889

Member Since: 04 Jun 2019
Location: Bury St Edmunds. Suffolk
Posts: 662

NDFI (nicedayforit) used these rubber trims on a previous thread, the seller he bought from is away until 1st March so I found the identical ones for £1 extra from another seller, but should be here midweek. Others on here have used them apparently & seem fairly pleased so I thought I'd chance it.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/143541333464 2012 Orkney Grey Westminster 4.4TDV8 with Ivory interior.........nice!
BMW R1200GS
Alfa Romeo Giulietta
Just one Montesa now, 349 White Wonder
Austin A40 Farina MK2
1975 Morris Marina 1.8TC

19th Apr 2020 8:39pm

kevinp

Member Since: 28 Sep 2019
Location: Telford
Posts: 1113

2011 Range Rover Autobiography TDV8 Santorini Black

GGDR wrote:
The vid by Matt is great
However I've not keen on the break between the front and rear strips, better to have one continuous run.

Problem is there is a kink in the lip at 12 o'clock.

It's a sharp kink too, the rubber I bought would not conform, even with a good dose of heat.

So the holy grail is a rubber moulding strip that can deal with the kink - if anyone has any suggestions?

.

Hi Greg, could you cut out a shallow 'V' so it will bend inwards on the first kink then another 'V' so it can fold out on the other and fill the opened gap with some silicone adhesive?

19th Apr 2020 10:21pm

fanders

Member Since: 10 Jul 2013
Location: Hants, UK
Posts: 309

2009 Range Rover Autobiography 4.2 SC V8 Buckingham Blue

Just copying my sill/arch rustproofing bit here

Copy from My dead TDV8 / turbo failure / moving onto a 4.2SC thread, to add to the info here:

With a bit of time free over the Christmas break I though I'd have a look at the sills and rear arches on the new 4.2SC, and rectify any defects found. As the vehicle is generally very rust free, I was hoping not to find too many horrors. So, up on jacks and off with the sill trims and rear arch liners:

NOTE: I jacked the rear of the vehicle on the towing armature and supported it on axle stands/wood block under the subframe bushes, with a safety under the towbar.

Once the sill trims were off it was clear that someone had been here before, with a waxy residue visible on the sill access holes - a good sign:

A look inside the sills with my wifi iPhone borescope camera (£15 well spent on eBay) revealed that the inside of the sills were in excellent condition with no rust, coated with a layer of light brown wax:

The rear arches did have a little light surface corrosion on the thin return flange, but were otherwise very good:

So, I attacked the surface rust with some emery cloth and soon found the steel beneath:

Whilst I was in there, I painted the brake disk centres with VHT silver as they were a bit tatty:

And then masked up and painted the sanded-down areas with rust-eater, then chassis black paint followed by Buckingham Blue topcoat and a couple of coats of clear laquer, before polishing:

I also painted the lower wishbones with rust-eater and chassis black to smarten them up, as they were a bit rusty:

It was then a case of waxing the sill cavities before reassembly, with 3M Cavity Wax Plus:

This in an excellent product with nozzles that spray the wax in a 360 degree fan due to the nozzle design. I also injected grease into other folds in the rear arch skins:

Before putting it all back together again. I added the extra rear arch lip rubber trims on the unprotected forward sections of the arch flanges as per the other threads on this subject, having got two LR001623 Freelander 2 'wheel arch protector water shield' rubber trims from Keith Gott's for £18. They didn't need much trimming to fit, just 1/4" off the end worked fine. I loaded them up with grease before installation. I also sprayed the inside of the arches with clear Waxoyl to protect this area:

Click image to enlarge

So all in all a pleasant surprise in how free from corrosion my sills and rear arches were, as my old TDV8 was suffering badly in that department prior to its expiry. I'll inspect these areas annually to check condition and renew grease/wax protection, and be careful pressure washing the arches to avoid blasting out the grease on the arch lips.

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The Range Rover Owner's video is a good summary, nice find. I left the new forward trim short at the 12 o’clock position where the flange has a step, and just gave the small area still exposed a good coating of grease - looks neater. He also didn’t show cavity waxing the inside of the sills, which is also worth doing.

fanders

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2009 4.2 SC Buckingham Blue
2021 Hilux 2.4

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20th Apr 2020 9:07am

DrRob

Member Since: 16 Apr 2015
Location: Petersfield, Hampshire
Posts: 4228

Cheers Fanders Nice to have everything in one thread
Will add to this later this week once I’ve done mine 2011 4.4 TDV8 Vogue SE Buckingham Blue with Ivory and clear glass = "Rory"
New Defender D300 90 on order so "Rory" will be going to a new home....!
1974 Series 3 Lightweight = "Millie"
My preferred specialist: www.glenrands.co.uk
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20th Apr 2020 9:45am

kevinp

Member Since: 28 Sep 2019
Location: Telford
Posts: 1113

I've just finished doing one side and wondered if anyone can tell me what the electrical thingymajig is that fastens to the lower rear side of the wheel liner? Thanks Kev.

22nd Apr 2020 6:55am

Baltic Blue

Member Since: 13 Aug 2015
Location: North Wales
Posts: 3676

2011 Range Rover Vogue SE TDV8 Baltic Blue

TPMS tyre pressure monitoring system antennas.

Click image to enlarge

See Workshop Manual.
Mike. G reg 2.5VM Vogue Portofino red 1991- 1999
V reg 2.5td P38 Rioja red 1999- 2006
53 reg td6 Vogue Oslo blue 2006- 2015
11 reg 4.4 TdV8 Vogue SE. Baltic blue 2015- date.
https://www.fullfatrr.com/forum/topic56162...tty+affair

22nd Apr 2020 7:55am

DrRob

Member Since: 16 Apr 2015
Location: Petersfield, Hampshire
Posts: 4228

Correct parts numbers for clips:

1) Underside ones ANR2224. Loads on eBay. I mashed a few removing them. 12 in total for both sides. Buy a pack of 20.

2) Upper, vertical face ones. LR001959. https://www.advancedfactors.co.uk/exterior-side-clips-12644-c.asp

Buy a set of plastic trim removal tools. You’ll need them for leveraging the sill cover off. Don’t use a screwdriver! You’ll damage the paintwork.

The sill cover also has a screw on each end underneath that also need removing.

Mine does not have side steps or mudguards.

2011 4.4 TDV8 Vogue SE Buckingham Blue with Ivory and clear glass = "Rory"
New Defender D300 90 on order so "Rory" will be going to a new home....!
1974 Series 3 Lightweight = "Millie"
My preferred specialist: www.glenrands.co.uk
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Last edited by DrRob on 22nd Apr 2020 12:32pm. Edited 9 times in total

22nd Apr 2020 8:36am

DrRob

Member Since: 16 Apr 2015
Location: Petersfield, Hampshire
Posts: 4228

kevinp wrote:
I've just finished doing one side and wondered if anyone can tell me what the electrical thingymajig is that fastens to the lower rear side of the wheel liner? Thanks Kev.

On the rear of the rear wheel arch liner? I saw that too. I didn’t remove my liner in the end. I removed all the small bolts to loosen the liner and was then able to pull the liner away to inspect behind it near the sill end. Cleaned with a dry brush and then brushed in some waxoyl by hand. I also hand waxoyled along the bottom of the wheel arch whilst pulling the plastic liner away from it if that makes sense.

There is also a foam block at the rear of each sill cover that slip off and can be dry brushed. You can then get to the end face of the sill to clean and waxoyl

Foam block before removal:

22nd Apr 2020 8:43am

DrRob

Member Since: 16 Apr 2015
Location: Petersfield, Hampshire
Posts: 4228

Little bit of rust each side.
Before:

Sanding down, Fertran overnight, paint then waxoyl

After photos to follow

22nd Apr 2020 11:14am

Fox889

Member Since: 04 Jun 2019
Location: Bury St Edmunds. Suffolk
Posts: 662

It really is a stupid design & I hope the person responsible for not having a rubber lip was sent to Siberia & possibly still there! Yours Dr Rob doesn’t look too bad at all, do you think anyone has been there before? 2012 Orkney Grey Westminster 4.4TDV8 with Ivory interior.........nice!
BMW R1200GS
Alfa Romeo Giulietta
Just one Montesa now, 349 White Wonder
Austin A40 Farina MK2
1975 Morris Marina 1.8TC

22nd Apr 2020 11:33am

kevinp

Member Since: 28 Sep 2019
Location: Telford
Posts: 1113

Baltic Blue wrote:
TPMS tyre pressure monitoring system antennas.

Click image to enlarge

See Workshop Manual.
Mike.

Thanks for that mate. Very good of you. Although mine is an Autobiography, it had no options put on it. Wonder how much it would cost for all the bits and pieces? Mmmm. Never had a car with TPMS. Google here I come.

22nd Apr 2020 11:48am

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