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Car Forum / Land Rover Cars / October 2006Last request reference door lock 96 Disco LHD
While I thank Richard for the reply that I may have to purchase the whole lock assembly, I have added two photos of the broken piece here, http://photos.yahoo.com/dukegrad91. I'm hoping somebody has a link to what a good one should look like or where I can get just this piece. It is the power door lock cam for the key cylinder of the driver door for a LHD US Spec Discovery 1996 SE7. The piece is labeled "R30171-LH>PE<2" and the missing section apparently includes a tab to move the lock cam (LH-R30169 >PPO-GF10< 1). As stated in the message title, this will be my last request on this particular piece. I'm just finding it absurd to pay for an entire new lock set for one broken piece of plastic. Thanks, C R remove the text printed number around the at sign to reply by email >As stated in the message title, this will be my last request on this >particular piece. I'm just finding it absurd to pay for an entire new lock >set for one broken piece of plastic. That seems to be how it goes nowadays :( Have you never had to buy the full assembly for something to get just one piece of it? I have had to for my old saab (a 1984 vintage!), so I imagine that newer cars are even worse! your best bet for just that bit will be a breaker I imagine (there were a couple of disco breakers mentioned a few threads back) > >As stated in the message title, this will be my last request on this > >particular piece. I'm just finding it absurd to pay for an entire new lock [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > your best bet for just that bit will be a breaker I imagine (there > were a couple of disco breakers mentioned a few threads back) I can see future parts books being two pages, with the ever increasing milages between services.... Page I <picture of vehicle> Part No. ABC123456 New Car Page II <list of mostly pointelss accessories> Only available until the next model comes out. It does seem daft that in this age of recycling LR don't (we do!) supply things like springs to fix Discovery door latches, causing the whole, otherwise perectly servicable, unit to be thown away etc. Mind you, having said that, we supply the parts to fix alternators etc but people very rarely bother! Richard  Signaturewww.beamends-lrspares.co.uk sales@beamends-lrspares.co.uk www.radioparadise.com - Good Music, No Vine Lib Dems - Townies keeping comedy alive > Mind you, having said that, we supply the parts to fix alternators > etc but people very rarely bother! It's only the cheapskates like me that bother any more. >> Mind you, having said that, we supply the parts to fix alternators >> etc but people very rarely bother! > > It's only the cheapskates like me that bother any more. heh - add 1 to that count :) SignatureWilliam Tasso Land Rover - 110 V8 Discovery - V8 >>> Mind you, having said that, we supply the parts to fix alternators >>> etc but people very rarely bother! >> >> It's only the cheapskates like me that bother any more. > >heh - add 1 to that count :) me too. perhaps a.f.l isnt a good example of your 'average' car owner! ;) >>>> Mind you, having said that, we supply the parts to fix alternators >>>> etc but people very rarely bother! [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > me too. perhaps a.f.l isnt a good example of your 'average' car owner! > ;) Obviously me too based on my post : ) C R > > Mind you, having said that, we supply the parts to fix alternators > > etc but people very rarely bother! > > It's only the cheapskates like me that bother any more. It's not cheapskate, why waste money? I thought this was one of the main reasons for a.f.l., hints and tips to do just that. Trouble is today, manufacturers don't want you to stop spending money on their 'sealed units' and most new mechanics these days are just fitters for these units, they don't know how to mend them anyway, thats why some parts are impossible to find. Martin >Mind you, having said that, we supply the parts to fix alternators >etc but people very rarely bother! you do need to be able to a) diagnose it right and b) get it apart. My favourite alternators for fixing ar the bosch ones with the regulator screwed on the back. SignatureAustin Shackles. www.ddol-las.net my opinions are just that "The woods are lovely, dark and deep. But I have promises to keep, And miles to go before I sleep." Robert Frost (1874-1963) from Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening >>Mind you, having said that, we supply the parts to fix alternators >>etc but people very rarely bother! [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >My favourite alternators for fixing ar the bosch ones with the regulator >screwed on the back. but have you done the bearings on one of them? tis a right bugger to get it all apart! >>> Mind you, having said that, we supply the parts to fix alternators >>> etc but people very rarely bother! [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > but have you done the bearings on one of them? tis a right bugger to > get it all apart! That's all relative - I'd much rather rebuild alternators than gearboxes (especially in my home workshop). >>>> Mind you, having said that, we supply the parts to fix alternators >>>> etc but people very rarely bother! [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] >That's all relative - I'd much rather rebuild alternators than gearboxes >(especially in my home workshop). sometimes, they just don't come apart though, or not in such a manner as allows re-assembly. SignatureAustin Shackles. www.ddol-las.net my opinions are just that "Ask yourself whether you are happy, and you cease to be so." John Stuart Mill (1806 - 1873) > sometimes, they just don't come apart though, or not in such a manner as > allows re-assembly. Practice and the right tools helps a lot. I haven't broken an alternator during disassembly for about 15 years (and the last one was a Lucas ACR off a piggy old Triumph TC2500 which thoroughly deserved to be broken). SignatureEMB >> Mind you, having said that, we supply the parts to fix alternators >> etc but people very rarely bother! [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > My favourite alternators for fixing ar the bosch ones with the regulator > screwed on the back. Which is exactly what is on my Series IIa I'm just finding it absurd to pay for an entire new lock > set for one broken piece of plastic. I agree. My ignition switch broke the other week, but I had to buy a complete barrel and a set of door locks on eBay for £32. I removed the bit from the barrel I actually needed and relisted it all minus the switch a couple of days later; got £28 for it, so the switch actually only cost me £4! PS. I did advertise the fact that the switch was missing! -- Thanks, Paul > I'm just finding it absurd to pay for an entire new lock > > set for one broken piece of plastic. [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > Thanks, > Paul The switches are available sperately for most models! Richard Signaturewww.beamends-lrspares.co.uk sales@beamends-lrspares.co.uk www.radioparadise.com - Good Music, No Vine Lib Dems - Townies keeping comedy alive |
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