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D4 commercial rear window modification with working windows
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gazp1
 


Member Since: 09 Mar 2014
Location: southampton
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United Kingdom 2011 Discovery 4 3.0 SDV6 Commercial Auto Unknown ColourDiscovery 4
D4 commercial rear window modification with working windows

I thought i'd post after making my disco 4 rear windows operational.

1. Order window finish panels ELN000033 and ELN000023.

These are fitted on the 2012, however, the commercial panels are bonded on to these, so they look messy when stripped and are covered with bonding. At £25 each + vat & delivery it won't break the bank

2. Door Panel Removal :-Remove the two internal silver door handle caps, remover 4No. screws, remove screw hidden behind door lever, then unscrew the two screws located at the bottom of the door panel, remove window switch by popping it out & disconnect. Pull the door panel from one corner and follow it around to completely free up the panel. Disconnect all the wires, note the spare with is taped to the door handle receiver, this operates the window.

3. Window motor :- remove the three screws and retrieve the motor, replace the screws to prevent the motor falling through the door skin. Remove the bonding which has been placed in the window motor switch. Test the motor with a multi-meter to prove it works then solder one wire to each of the flat bar terminals. Leave the motor out for now. If they don't work or you can't be bothered, order two new motors, the part number is on the motor, they are about £110 + vat each.

4. Remove the bonded window panels from the door, get you fingers under the bottom of the panel and pull it should free with a little force, if you struggle, use a stanley knife to assist by cutting the bonding. Once the panel is off, cut off all the bonding around the two holes where the standard land rover fixings are used. Don't worry about the rest of the bonding, leave it. Remove the double sided tape which is stuck to the top and side of the door frame (it sticks the panel to the door).

5. Free the windows by placing a flat palm on the inside and one on the outside of the window and pull, wiggle and force and it should free the bonding which is securing the window. If this doesn't work, use a stanley blade and run it around the sides and top of the inside if the window seal against the glass. Once you free the window, clear the bonding out of the channel and off the window. Refit the window motor at this point.

6. Fit the new window finish panels :- locate the two yellow fixings in to their holes the fit the rest of the panel (remember to remove the blue or red tape of the double sided stick tape first). Use a rubber hammer or something similar to tap it into place.

7. Connect the two motor cables to the spare switch where the two fat cables are. Test the window, you may need to swap the wires over. Once the window is working, solder the wires into place. Connect all the remaining wiring loom and door handle in to place.

8 Replace door panel, screws and caps.

Job done Whistle
  
Post #12501429th Mar 2014 10:33 am
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winnie5
 


Member Since: 12 Feb 2014
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Thats great. Think i will do it myself then when the commercial arrives. Couple of questions

Item 3 - The bonding in the motor switch - is this in the electrical connection block.

How do you test the motor with a multimeter to check it works - do you mean put 12v through it.

What wires do you solder to the flat bar terminals - could you use seperate female electrical connectors.

Item 5 - When you 'free the windows', do they move up and down because the motors are not attached.

Item 7 - What is the spare switch - do you mean electrical connector.

Do you have to run a new 2 - core cable from the newly soldered connection on the motor to this 'spare switch' and then make another soldered connection.

If you do get these wires the wrong way around, does it cause any damage.

If i buy new motors, do these additional cables and connection blocks come with it.
  
Post #125068810th Mar 2014 11:09 am
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rich06
 


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we had ours done at alantec seating in northhampton they made a really nice job of it but doesn't actually sound to bad to do you self
  
Post #125517718th Mar 2014 9:31 pm
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Daveyboy
 


Member Since: 15 Dec 2009
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England 2014 Discovery 4 3.0 SDV6 Commercial Auto Firenze RedDiscovery 4

I picked my new MY14 commercial up last Friday and ripped the rear door panels out Monday night.
The mrs couldn't believe what I was doing to a £42k motor Very Happy
Window motor also sorted for when the dogs are in the back.
 MY14 Commercial XS Firenze Red
MY10 Commercial Galway Green - now gone 
 
Post #125578119th Mar 2014 7:52 pm
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sgooduk
 


Member Since: 28 Nov 2013
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Great Post, thanks!!!

i get my Commercial next week!!! cant wait!!
  
Post #127502925th Apr 2014 5:06 pm
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MY14 D4
 


Member Since: 28 May 2014
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Australia 2014 Discovery 4 3.0 TDV6 Base 7 Seat Auto Santorini BlackDiscovery 4
Rear Windows

Are you guys referring to the very rear windows? The ones in the boot that don't move?
  
Post #129006628th May 2014 4:22 am
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Robbie
 


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No.

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MY14 D4
 


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That's a shame, I would love for these windows to be able to open slightly on one side, even just an inch or two.
  
Post #129008528th May 2014 6:37 am
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Robbie
 


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There is a company that can do that and have them on gas struts to open them fully to provide a side hatch. I would presume the conversion would not be cheap.



The discrete satellite dish is extra.

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harvey6480
 


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Honestly some questions asked to interrupted on here really make me worried.... RTFM.... Are some drivers that stupid or indeed lazy that they ignore common sense and prefer to post on here?
  
Post #129048728th May 2014 7:44 pm
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Robbie
 


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Post #129052128th May 2014 8:52 pm
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MY14 D4
 


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harvey6480 wrote:
Honestly some questions asked to interrupted on here really make me worried.... RTFM.... Are some drivers that stupid or indeed lazy that they ignore common sense and prefer to post on here?


Didn't mean to offend anyone, I thought it was an open forum. We don't have the "commercial" Disco in Australia, so I thought maybe you guys in the UK had some creative ideas.
  
Post #129066529th May 2014 9:00 am
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Robbie
 


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You didn't offend me and I've answered loads of posts.

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drinu64
 


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Malta 2006 Discovery 3 TDV6 Commercial Manual Zermatt SilverDiscovery 3

Can this be done on a Disco 3 commercial?
  
Post #137363414th Nov 2014 8:07 pm
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disco5
 


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Yes

My d3 had motors already attached just switch not plugged in or any mastic bonding in the plugs
No mastic bonding in window channel either ,
  
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