Resolution
I wanted to get back to you on the resolution to my wife's Land Rover problems.
We picked it up on Saturday.. a week and a half after bringing it in.. (but we told the mechanic we were in no hurry).
1. Front window was making a big clanking sound when you moved it up.
Mechanic said nylon roller was shattered. Said it was too bad LR didn't sell just the roller because he could have fixed it cheaper.. than having to buy the whole kit... $170.
2. Seats didn't move. (The electrical problems took him the longest.) Finally found some wires frayed underneath the seats.. cleaned up connections.. replaced some fuses (I couldn't find damaged ones when I looked).
Now clock works bright, seats move with door closed, and cigarette lighter works again.
3. Rear view mirror was cloudy. Found replacement mirror from wrecking yard with courtesy lights (a bonus). Installed new (used) mirror. Parts $150.
4. Front brakes were at 15 percent so he replaced pads, free'd up calipers and resurfaced rotors.
5. Installed back taillight guard that broke off earlier by using a new screw he put in from inside/out.. and used a good glue to keep rubber side rubber strip mounted. (It used to slip off all the time, even new ones we bought.)
6. Checked out leaks.. said power steering was worst of them... thought the only way to really fix it was new steering box.. which is very expensive. Instead, he put conditioner in there and says he hopes that will stop it. Says it was really weird to find this in a car with only 50K miles.
That's it I think.
Total bill: $1,070. Parts were around $575, labor was the rest. We were really happy with the job and all his fixes were first rate, not patch jobs.
Anybody have a clue what this would have cost at the dealer?
Thanks for all the help.. now I'm going to read up on how to do an oil change in this rig!!!
It runs nice now and was a nice Mother's Day present for my wife.
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