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schuee

Member Since: 16 Jul 2012
Location: Lincolnshire
Posts: 378

2011 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 USW Orkney Grey

JLR Warranty Roof Replacement

Good Afternoon All,

Just to put you in the picture, I had my roof replaced under LR warranty last October, beforehand I removed the G4 Expedition Roof Rack to aid the bodyshop with their work. On completion of job and on hand over I pointed out that the roof gutter was full of sealant and not even a good job of applying either in some places it is proud over the gutter and others a ripple effect lower than the gutter lip ? Going on this I said it would be impossible to fit my roof rack due to the thickness and hardness of the sealant, so anyway I accepted Defender back on the premise they would investigate the reason the new roof gutter had sealant applied.
Anyway 7 months later, have the go ahead to have another roof, as the previous had some imperfections, and the bodyshop advised me that they have rejected previous roofs due to them having the same issue with the gutters being full to the brim with sealant, so JLR's stance now is that all the roofs they ship out are the same, and the owness has been left on them to rework the roof to how my original was

I'm not overly keen on another roof replacement as the new one seems to be pretty water tight, so they are looking into removing sealant and respraying as an option.

Has anybody else had or know of the same problem regards new roof replacements under warranty and possibly JLR reasons for this, any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks In Advance

Cheers

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17th May 2018 11:38am

stanley

Member Since: 18 Sep 2009
Location: Dorset /hampshire
Posts: 1032

I had my roof replaced last year and it’s exacly the same , my OEM racks still fits on it , so might be worth giving it a try . I also noticed lots of, what looks like filled rivet holes months back . Make sure they have replaced the alphabet new windows seals too . Mine weren’t and the approved body shop manager at the time was an ignorant little 💩 who couldn’t give a toss as he was retiring said they all leak and refused to accept responsibility for it

Will take some photos when I get it back after it’s service today

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17th May 2018 11:56am

schuee

Member Since: 16 Jul 2012
Location: Lincolnshire
Posts: 378

I had thought about installing the rack again, though some of the area's where the brackets would sit, the sealant is actually higher than the gutter lip itself, and whatever they used is rock hard, so didn't even attempt it.

MY2011 110 XS USW

17th May 2018 12:02pm

stanley

Member Since: 18 Sep 2009
Location: Dorset /hampshire
Posts: 1032

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I don’t think my gutters are as filled as yours . Still not sure what the holes are on the back of the roof are though ?

18th May 2018 7:21pm

mick

Member Since: 08 Feb 2010
Location: Yorkshire
Posts: 2109

2010 Defender 130 Puma 2.4 HCPU Rimini Red

Those holes are strange and don’t even look level

mind you that’s normal for a Defender

18th May 2018 8:37pm

zsd-puma

Member Since: 09 Aug 2016
Location: Kent
Posts: 2720

2010 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 USW Santorini Black

I think the spot welds on the back have some brackets on the back of them, the interior grab handles screw into them? Or they have fir trees in them for the interior trim. I think most defenders have them, its just the spot welder has been turned up too high, or too much pressure.

18th May 2018 10:17pm

schuee

Member Since: 16 Jul 2012
Location: Lincolnshire
Posts: 378

stanley wrote:

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I don’t think my gutters are as filled as yours . Still not sure what the holes are on the back of the roof are though ?

Hi Stanley,

Yes yours look ok mate, whoever did mine looked like they practiced icing cakes in their spare time though very badly

zsd is correct the spot welds on the back of the roof are for the internal grab handle above the rear door, will keep you posted how I get on, JLR regional body repair rep is inspecting my Defender on Monday.

Cheers MY2011 110 XS USW

19th May 2018 7:32am

NMBRPL8

Member Since: 07 Jul 2015
Location: Australia
Posts: 144

Is there a reason why 70 years of development prevented landrover from putting these brackets so that an internal grab handle could be mounted above the front doors?

19th May 2018 12:47pm

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