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I've heard rumours that some people have had problems with the tow hitch falling out on their LR3 (possibly other models as well), but can't find any reference to this on the LR sites. Has anyone first hand evidence that this is true. I've found some sites that manufacture alternative towing hitches so maybe the story is true, although I'm thinking of getting one anyway as the original hitch hangs down quite a bit affecting the departure angle. Regards Barry

Whoops , Sorry about that. It was a bit tongue in cheek, now that I read it again. Warped Aussie humour! Didn't mean to offend anyone. This has been my first contribution to forums, and I was afraid that I going to be overrun by comments on rust proofing, when what I really wanted to know was how to get inside the left hand rear panel area. I'm acutely aware that there is a strong debate on the effectiveness of electronic rust proofing systems, as I read a lot of them when I was researching this topic. Interestingly, I haven't found any on the LR site, but that may be because I haven't looked hard enough there as yet. To clear things up, no I don't have any affiliations with companies who make or sell these products. I'm just someone who wants to keep his new Disco in top condition, and I've found that there are two groups of people in the world; those who believe they do work; and those who strongly contend that they don't. Unfortunately for someone like me who wants to believe that they do (and local experience supports that belief), the strength of opposition against them makes you wonder why so many say they don't. The LR dealer here sells and recommends them (a similiar brand) so I guess LR don't oppose the use of these products, and lends support to the belief that they do work. At the very least they can do no harm, other than I'll be a few $$$ out of pocket. As for my original question: Thanks for the advice on getting the tail light assembly off. Trouble is having done that, it doesn't give me access into the rear panel area as I thought it would. The back area is a sealed by a welded metal panel, which probably adds to the strength of the vehicle. Guess I'll have to find another way to get into that space. Regards

Gidday, Back to read the responses to my first post, and find that detractors are trying to turn it into a discussion on electronic rust prevention. Thanks for your interest in my post, but I've researched this topic extensively and there are lots of blogs on the net ad infinitum, so if you want to debate electronic rust prevention per se, please go there and do it, not here. To the detractors; no the Disco isn't a boat, doesn't have an outboard motor, doesn't use magnets and whizzy things, so lets keep this discussion to facts if you want to discuss it further. Rust prevention on water craft and on submerged steel structures is a well understood scientific process that is different and unsuitable for cars, so if you want to read more about that go to the blogs on the net and pick out some of the more sensible responses written by people in the industry who know what they are talking about. I did quite a lot of research on this before buying the system I did, and while I agree that some of the electronic systems on the market I wouldn't use, the Couplertec and the CounterAct (same system) are the only ones I could find that have been tested by recognised scientific labs, and come with lots of experiential evidence from uses to demonstrate that they do in fact work. I live in the mining area of Nth Queensland Australia, where our biggest industry is exporting coal all over the world. The coal mining environment is sulphurous, and vehicles rust out heavily in a couple of years. The mining companies fit these devices to all their vehicles and heavy machinery, and experience has shown that they definitely do work. Our State University is one of the labs that have tested these devices, not to prove rust prevention per se, but to demonstrate that they do exhibit an electronic effect on the surface of the vehicle, which would support the premise that it has a rust inhibition effect. If you want to read about the lab reports, go here: http://www.counteractrust.com/t&t.htm If you want to see a list of reputable Aussie companies, organisations, and state councils who are happy to put their name in support of this system go here: http://www.couplertec.com.au/usedby/credentials.html If you want to add some snake oil comment about rust prevention, please go elsewhere. Now to return to the original thread of my discussion: Does anyone know how to take the back tail light assembly off the Discovery III. Maybe I should just tug a bit harder?

Gidday, I've recently puchased a Discovery III, and want to fit a Couplertec rust prevention kit to it. This kit has 4 pads, one for each corner. I can get into the front (both) and rear right corners OK, but the left panel is obscurred by the air-con fan assembly. I tried to take the taillight assembly off by un-screwing the two obvious screws (hoping to get access through there) but I can't get the assembly off. There's something else preventing it from coming off. The dealer sells a single pad system that I didn't want to use, so it's a bit rude to get them to fit the system I've purchased and therefore have to do it myself. Does anyone know how I can get the rear left tail-light assembly off, or have any other info that may be helpful to me in successfuly completing this task. Best Regards