Member Since: 15 Aug 2017
Location: Milton Keynes
Posts: 1071
I would be interested as well anyone know anywhere to source stainless 'L' shape think then they are braise on to cable if my understanding is correct.
26th Oct 2018 7:00 am
blackleyhurst
Member Since: 16 Sep 2010
Location: lancashire
Posts: 8
Tailgate
Thanks for that information I will clamber in, getting the trim off without damaging it seem the most problematic part,
5th Nov 2018 9:48 am
Fitz2282
Member Since: 29 Jun 2017
Location: Harrogate
Posts: 15
Hi all
My tailgate won’t open on my 2013 D4, going to have a look at it on the weekend, does Geoff still make the improved actuator cables ? Or do I have to buy a new lock mechanism with a new cable
Thanks for any help or advice
Paul
27th Feb 2019 10:08 pm
Gussy
Member Since: 18 Jun 2019
Location: IOW
Posts: 3
My lower tailgate won’t open...the top opens fine. Would this be the same fix (?) and if so does this chap Geoff still sell the part required? Thanks for
Any help.
21st Jun 2019 3:19 pm
heyho
Member Since: 08 May 2017
Location: Leeds
Posts: 147
My tailgate wont open via the key fob (well it does once in about 50 times). But it WILL open when you press the lock/unlock and someone opens the boot for you.
Any suggestions what this might be?
7th Aug 2019 6:48 am
Disco_Mikey
Member Since: 29 May 2007
Location: Dundee, Scotland
Posts: 20853
Member Since: 08 May 2017
Location: Leeds
Posts: 147
I shall give another tip.
Firstly spend nearly 30 quid on a replacement micro switch but then be intrigued as to what happens when you do the similar lock/unlock trick from the dashboard but instead try it from your key fob.
So I pressed both for 10 seconds and the car went ballistic. Hazards flashing 10 to the dozen and horn blaring out. Upshot none of the doors on the car would lock but set off the alarm when opened. But lo and behold the tailgate opened fine. Left it because I had to go into work. 8 hours later (yes I work all those hours lol) I came back pressed unlock and the tailgate still opens.
2 days later and it is still working fine yet it hadn't for 3 weeks. Do I tempt fate and send the switch back or just replace it anyway.
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9th Aug 2019 1:02 pm
Skwike
Member Since: 22 Jul 2019
Location: Burton Upon Trent
Posts: 10
Ezu000010pva for the 4 annoying screw caps.
Eyp500250 for the screws themselves.
Just in case you drop them, and surprisingly cheap at less than a quid each.
5th Feb 2020 10:13 am
DiscoBro
Member Since: 12 Feb 2011
Location: Cambridge
Posts: 10
OK ... so it's seven year on but I just used your post to help me get my tailgate openm after it failed this week so... many thanks.
As it turns out there's nothing wrong with the cable but the solenoid is knackered, giving a very weak pull on the cable.2005 Discovery 3
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21st May 2020 7:19 pm
DeRanged Rover
Member Since: 04 Jul 2013
Location: London
Posts: 162
I think I have the same problem re solenoid.
I can hear something clicking (albeit faintly) when I press the latch on the outside.
Its been stuck for a week and then this morning randomly opened just after I'd got all the junk out of the boot via the back seats. Yay I thought to myself, and of course it now jammed shut again.
I suspect that the cable is fine as it wouldn't have opened this morning but the click when I press the latch is much fainter and does not give the robust noise it used to ... Were your symptoms the same?
I am with Warranty Direct and am tempted to let the Dealer sort it but can't get a booking in for a month and they are not doing courtesy cars any more!
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2nd Jun 2020 5:12 pm
smaskins
Member Since: 16 Jun 2009
Location: SE London/Kent
Posts: 295
Sounds the same as mine. Actuator on its way out and would only work 1st thing in the morning when cool.
Get a new actuator and use DM’s directions. But if you do it before it completely packs up you won’t have the same problems as the broken cable peeps.
I had a new cable fitted about 8 years ago, so that is ok. You might want to do that at the same time.
3rd Jun 2020 8:59 am
ashnaylor
Member Since: 04 Aug 2020
Location: rotherham
Posts: 35
Decided to bite the bullet and replace the upper tailgate actuator on mine this morning and after a week of being stuck the tailgate opened first try!! Steady half hour job thanks to this guide and it now works with a nice thud instead of a little click.
Sunroof drain next
6th Sep 2020 10:53 am
SWR
Member Since: 07 Nov 2013
Location: Warwickshire
Posts: 840
So mine has decided to fail this morning. Makes all the right sounds and probably moving quicker than normal but no clunk. Presume it’s the cable. Now to get a new cable and crawl through to open it. D3 HSE TDV6 Auto. Bonatti Grey.
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6th Sep 2020 1:57 pm
disco4ever
Member Since: 23 Dec 2013
Location: under the car
Posts: 404
sorry to hijack this "old" Fred.
My tailgate is not opening and I gained access to the actuator behind the carpet from the inside. Have pulled the cable but it is not opening the upper gate. I can feel the lock inside the lower gate following the cable from the actuator.
But pulling the wire is not releasing the lock.
Hopefully someone came across my problem and can share his solution.Achim
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