Fuel Door
#1
Fuel Door
Couple questions on the disco 2 fuel door. The problem, the actuator has managed to disappear (ok I can hear it working, but it looks to have fallen away from where it should be so the little bolt that the fuel door latches on to is well, not where it should be).
That said, replacing it is $250 (maybe 200) if I don't need the part. So, I was going to pull the interior panel to have a look and see if I could solve this myself. Problem, I can't figure out how to get those plastic screws off that holds the plastic paneling in place...any suggestions on getting that interior plastic off?
Thereafter, even if I do get it off, has anyone ever replaced a disco 2 fuel door with one from a disco 1 (and rigged a latch)? Alternately, is there any "manual" after market fuel door out there? The actuator seems like a piece of crap part that I just don't trust. Would love to get rid of it, but before I go and weld, cut and anything else, I figured someone has to have done this before. Any ideas?
That said, replacing it is $250 (maybe 200) if I don't need the part. So, I was going to pull the interior panel to have a look and see if I could solve this myself. Problem, I can't figure out how to get those plastic screws off that holds the plastic paneling in place...any suggestions on getting that interior plastic off?
Thereafter, even if I do get it off, has anyone ever replaced a disco 2 fuel door with one from a disco 1 (and rigged a latch)? Alternately, is there any "manual" after market fuel door out there? The actuator seems like a piece of crap part that I just don't trust. Would love to get rid of it, but before I go and weld, cut and anything else, I figured someone has to have done this before. Any ideas?
#4
You are over thinking it, this is a common problem with DII's, buy 2 of these as you will break the first one putting it on.
http://www.roverparts.com/Parts/BPX700010G.cfm
http://www.roverparts.com/Parts/BPX700010G.cfm
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