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 Goodbye my i6 |
EyeSix
 9th Aug 2024 7:27 am
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Forum: My Freelander 2 · Replies: 2 · Views: 664 · Subject: Goodbye my i6 |
122,000 miles and sting going strong. Only problems in my time were an new alternator, rear n/s shock and a grumbling diff.
Sadly, on the first of this month, a LWB van attempted to undertake me on ... |
| Drone from rear |
EyeSix
17th Jul 2024 2:11 pm
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Forum: Technical · Replies: 10 · Views: 1160 · Subject: Drone from rear |
Have you swapped tyres left to right. As the sipes wear tyres get noisier, you get a bit of a second life with quietness swapping left to right. The rear tyres are a bit painful.
Hi Lightwater,
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| Drone from rear |
EyeSix
17th Jul 2024 2:05 pm
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Forum: Technical · Replies: 10 · Views: 1160 · Subject: Drone from rear |
| I had this on my 2009 manual diesel. It chopped the tyres up rapidly, drive locked up on right lock, caused by a seized handbrake cable it seems. expensive fix of new rear diff., and a new front angle ... |
| Drone from rear |
EyeSix
16th Jul 2024 5:47 pm
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Forum: Technical · Replies: 10 · Views: 1160 · Subject: Drone from rear |
| btw: Tyres are 2.5 years old and have covered 19,000 miles and have good tread depth |
| Drone from rear |
EyeSix
16th Jul 2024 5:41 pm
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Forum: Technical · Replies: 10 · Views: 1160 · Subject: Drone from rear |
Nodge68 and Jules,
Thanks for your replies. The car was in normal highway drive, (FWD with AWD when needed) |
| Drone from rear |
EyeSix
16th Jul 2024 4:44 pm
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Forum: Technical · Replies: 10 · Views: 1160 · Subject: Drone from rear |
Towed my son's 20-foot boat on a braked trailer up from Chichester to South London last October. Weights were on the limit.
A month or two later I noticed a droning noise coming from the rear.
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| Remote issues |
EyeSix
2nd Dec 2023 2:55 pm
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Forum: In Car Electronics · Replies: 10 · Views: 2135 · Subject: Beware refurb 'specialists' |
Took both circuit boards out of my old original key and the refurb and tested the naked buttons. Discovered that the refurb board did nothing, whilst my original did all the tricks.
On closer inspe ... |
| Remote issues |
EyeSix
26th Nov 2023 5:43 pm
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Forum: In Car Electronics · Replies: 10 · Views: 2135 · Subject: Remote issues |
2008 fob battery is soldered in and recharged by the key receptacle.
Here's a link to videos on the procedure,
Thanks MotionInc, your reply and my post crossed in the ether! |
| Remote issues |
EyeSix
26th Nov 2023 5:17 pm
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Forum: In Car Electronics · Replies: 10 · Views: 2135 · Subject: Earlier key fob battery replacement |
Here's the info, cross-checked with several sites (some soldering required)
To change the battery of the earlier version Land Rover Freelander 2 key fob
Remove the emergency key and pry the cas ... |
| Remote issues |
EyeSix
26th Nov 2023 4:15 pm
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Forum: In Car Electronics · Replies: 10 · Views: 2135 · Subject: Remote issues |
Point taken.
I hope the earlier fob I've got is user serviceable.
However according to the manual, its got a rechargeable battery and you're advised to use the second key occasionally to keep ... |
| Remote issues |
EyeSix
26th Nov 2023 2:07 pm
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Forum: In Car Electronics · Replies: 10 · Views: 2135 · Subject: Remote issues |
I have two remotes, both original, one refurbed about 2 years ago. After a year of normal use, swapping them every so often to keep the internal batteries charged, both have stopped working.
The re ... |
| Windows and other electrical not behaving |
EyeSix
5th Sep 2023 11:36 am
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Forum: Technical · Replies: 7 · Views: 1083 · Subject: Windows and other electrical not behaving |
| All fine now, thanks! |
| Windows and other electrical not behaving |
EyeSix
3rd Sep 2023 8:21 am
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Forum: Technical · Replies: 7 · Views: 1083 · Subject: Windows and other electrical not behaving |
Badger51,
Thanks for showing that page. There was nothing in the index about windows, just page 11 in the quickstart section. Only a reference to 'Resetting the audio'.
It's the way people write ... |
| Windows and other electrical not behaving |
EyeSix
2nd Sep 2023 10:18 pm
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Forum: Technical · Replies: 7 · Views: 1083 · Subject: Windows issues |
Thanks for replying SYFL2 and Nodge68,
I did look at the handbook but could see nothing about resetting the windows.
Resetting the windows was a regular occurrence on the Rangie P38 (every time ... |
| Windows and other electrical not behaving |
EyeSix
2nd Sep 2023 11:28 am
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Forum: Technical · Replies: 7 · Views: 1083 · Subject: Windows and other electrical not behaving |
I've noticed a few electrical gremlins creeping in to my 118,000 mile i6
1. The one-touch opening has disappeared on the drivers door
2. The offside rear window will not close; it hits the top ... |
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