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I couldn't see any sign of the door being welded, but the trim and sheeting had that "interfered with previously" appearance which led me to assume the door had been in bits before, maybe for a new window or a lock problem etc. While we are here I am having a bit of a problem with the lock striker. The door needs a careful slam otherwise it bounces onto the safety catch (and always bounces first thing when the temp is freezing or below); if I adjust the striker out a fraction for an easy slam with no bounce the rear seals let too much air whistle through at speed (ye gods my old, caned and battered Volvo never did this...). The all-singing approved LR warranty specifically excludes lock strikers or hinges (it also specifically excludes water leaks but Lancaster did fix those foc..), so will a new striker fix the bounce? Edit - strikers are less than a fiver from Paddocks, the old one is visibly worn, I should just try one anyway.

I had another look today - the door has been repaired before, the plastic sheeting has been stuck back on with tacky mastic: The frame by the lock knob isn't cracked: Here's what is rattling - the 10mm bolt wasn't loctited during the previous repair hence the inner frame was loose and rattling at the bottom: The interior trim panel was loose because most of the clips were broken off where they attach to the trim panel - and most of the yellow clip mounts had the heads mashed up. At least the door doesn't rattle like a bad one now.

Thank you for that, all power to my debate with the Land Rover dealer. It sounds like yours is the same. Best Regards Ok, I've taken the interior trim panel off mine - and the door frame is NOT cracked. Rapping the door, panel off, with my knuckles makes the rattling sound, something is definitely loose, maybe a lock rod. And the trim panel is flappy at the rear - I guess this is one of those Land Rover build quality moments.

The drivers door on my 2002 90CSW has just started rattling really loudly from underneath my right elbow, could this be a broken frame (the vehicle has 6 months warranty remaining from the LR main dealer I bought it from)? Edit - the interior trim panel is loose around the rear edge..

Standard 2002 90CSW Td5, 27.5mpg - 33mpg. I average 30mpg (medium traffic in town, 60mph motorway aircon on with occasional squirt to 85mph).

An exact me-too on the leak on my 2002 90 CSW. I think mine is the mastic sealant directly below the most forward part of the guttering. The car's under warranty, so Lancaster are sorting it out, I have a Freelander 2 TD4 S courtesy car to play with whilst gagging for me proper Landy back