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Alex what do you charge on this your labor?
It's supprising the lengths a company will go to forabit of extra cash. I had a berlingho many years ago, I noticed that only one of the two reversing lights was working. I got a replacement one only to find that there was never 2 bulbs in it, just to save money
It's just like BMW an mini coopers
This is land rover all over Pathetic !
planned obsolescence should be illegal
Looks like the holder and not the blade that was sticking. Did it not have a retaining pin to facilitate using the replacement holder that came with the fob case and just use the blade from the original.
need to knock out the pin holding the blank key blade in and put in the original key blade into the replacement flip mechanism, then it will open correctly
The answer to "why" is the fob built that way, is so the customer will have to spend $1000.00 for a new fob, instead of a few bucks for a new battery. That's "why". Cheers.
The reason Land Rover chose to use this type of battery is because the cases are waterproof… It's a win loose situation tbh… However there are companies such as BMW that use the rechargeable batteries just to be awkward.
Such practices are anti environment and should be outlawed not only in fobs but phones and everything else
As far as i know and googling range rover didnt recharge.
The battery had be replaced like this pita process or $$ at the dealer for another one and program $$$.
This is done to force you to the dealer and the right to repair issue.
I go through this shyte for my 2005 pontiac gto..
Why not show us what your doing ?? FJB
Fortunately my old audi has one key for the driver door thats mechanical.
So many electrical things have a mind of their own.
The fan on air-condition just comes on when it feels like. And audi said it would cost 60 pounds just to look into it.
I can at least change the fob battery and the engine management system is good
Land Rover will sell you a bigger hammer for only $1000!
I had exactly the same experience with a Hyundai i20 key fob. Even the blade siezed the same in the replacement case. It was still cheaper than an original item so worth the effort.
It's British. They sealed it so it couldn't leak oil…
Land Rover don't WANT you to open the fob and change the battery yourself. They want you to go to the dealer Aka stealers and for you to take your trousers down, then you bend over and they can fucking shaft you! That's why!
use a angle grindee . or a chainsaw
If you own an LR, issues with the key fob, are the least of your problems……………………lol
These are one of the most unreliable cars on the planet, and have a wide variety of serious faults………..
Why did you desolder the battery holder? Seemed very unnecessary.
Also, you could have filed down the shell so the key moved without restriction. You said the customer will just have to deal with it. Nice customer service, Jack.
My theory of why they seal the battery in the key fob is to force customers to return to the dealership for a replacement. In the process they will also suggest doing service to the car while they’re at it. It seems like manufacturers are becoming more shameless with their money grabbing tactics