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Old Feb 1, 2023 | 12:22 PM
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Does anyone know what this is used for? There are two, one on each side of middle of vehicle just above the airbag lettering.

Would like to know what the use of this is. Near back row seats. Believe it's a hook for something, but not sure what.
 
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Old Feb 1, 2023 | 12:31 PM
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Used for the cloth partition divider that came with the truck.
 
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Old Feb 1, 2023 | 12:36 PM
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I believe it is also a mounting point for the loadspace partition.


 
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Old Feb 1, 2023 | 02:37 PM
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I tried that, it's too small. The cloth fits in another set of these over the trunk space.
 
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Old Feb 1, 2023 | 02:42 PM
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Ok, that would make sense. I don't have one of those, but perhaps would in the future. Thanks for your response.
 
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Old Feb 1, 2023 | 10:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Lafogleman
I tried that, it's too small. The cloth fits in another set of these over the trunk space.
I think by cloth, Matt meant the soft partition net. You’re correct that there’s also a cloth cover that covers the truck space and hooks onto the left/right mounts of the load space.

I installed the net and it uses the upper inserts (the ones in your pic) and the lower load space d-rings to secure the bottom of the net. IMO, if you have the ClearSight option, the load space partition, hard or soft, is a no brainer for the 110 5-seater.
 
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Old Feb 2, 2023 | 07:00 AM
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Originally Posted by mdgs
I believe it is also a mounting point for the loadspace partition.

This is correct. They are for mounting the several options of dividers.
 
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Old Feb 2, 2023 | 04:42 PM
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I have to say it’s about the sorriest mounting system ever devised by the mind of man. It takes forever (often you’re in an awkward position with poor visibility) to get them installed because there’s absolutely nothing intuitive about how the soft-curtain mounts fit into there, and there’s not a good, positive audible click of something engaged when you do have them in. So once in I absolutely hate to remove them, which I have to do if loading something long and tall, like an appliance or Christmas tree.

Once installed I like having the partition (I do have Clearsite), but c’mon, didn’t humanity’s crack engineers figure out the mystery of quick-disconnect fasteners about a hundred years ago? Somehow JLR’s team seems to have never encountered a backpack or seatbelt or bracelet or necklace or any of the millions of other click-to-lock/squeeze-to-release QR fasteners in the world.

EDIT: I went out and searched to see if anybody had a decent video that showed the “trick” that I have obviously been missing the past two years of how to lock this fastener in to the roof. You can see here that even Simon has no idea how to make it work and like me, winds up with a half-assed solution that can’t possibly be what’s intended because it doesn’t utilize the fancy spring-loaded twisty cam-lock.

 

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Old Feb 2, 2023 | 06:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Lafogleman
Hello,
Does anyone know what this is used for? There are two, one on each side of middle of vehicle just above the airbag lettering.

Would like to know what the use of this is. Near back row seats. Believe it's a hook for something, but not sure what.
If you can get a part number off of it, try Goggling or call your dealer's parts dept, maybe it has a name that says what it's for.
 
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Old Feb 2, 2023 | 08:56 PM
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Originally Posted by NoGaBiker
EDIT: I went out and searched to see if anybody had a decent video that showed the “trick” that I have obviously been missing the past two years of how to lock this fastener in to the roof. You can see here that even Simon has no idea how to make it work and like me, winds up with a half-assed solution that can’t possibly be what’s intended because it doesn’t utilize the fancy spring-loaded twisty cam-lock.

Powerful UK Load Partition Net installation
Its definitely fiddley and I tried to follow Simons directions but honestly the LR online directions made it much easier to achieve lockup, and after reading and studying the pics, it wasn’t very difficult.

LAND ROVER ACCESSORY FITTING INSTRUCTIONS

I agree there are lots of other, easier and more intuitive, ways to secure a net. I will give LR credit for designing a quality product though. I was thinking this was going to be just an overpriced cheap accessory buts it’s actually well made using good quality materials.
 
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