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miket

Member Since: 05 Oct 2012
Location: Peak District
Posts: 143

Heater controls not working correctly after warranty work

I've just got my Defender back after some warranty work to finally correct corrosion around the screen and replace very badly corroded windscreen blocks.

This took 3 weeks and they had to remove the dash to do this and I've noticed that the cowling around the steering wheel is loose and the heater control that selects fresh or recirculated air now isn't connected to anything, and the heater is set to recirculated air.

It took the dealers two attempts to repair the windscreen corrosion (which finally doesn't leak and looks good), and they had the vehicle for more than 4 weeks in total, and so I'm reluctant to send it back to them again for them to have a third try. I'm also tired of driving their loan car around (1.2L Vauxhall Corsa).

My question is this - is their a (relatively) easy way to reconnect the heater control switch? Or at the very least, is there a way I can switch the heater so that it is using fresh air?

18th Oct 2013 8:48am

c18rch

Member Since: 28 Nov 2012
Location: Sheffield
Posts: 28

1988 Defender 110 200 Tdi HT Keswick Green

Which model? I assume Puma since it is warranty work. 1988 110 200TDi Hard Top

18th Oct 2013 9:06am

miket

Member Since: 05 Oct 2012
Location: Peak District
Posts: 143

Yes, it's a 2009 tdci.

18th Oct 2013 9:07am

farmer giles

Member Since: 09 Feb 2011
Location: worcestershire
Posts: 1299

2011 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 SW Cairns Blue

mike there is a thread on here on removing the dash - done by custom steve with pictures - it just prys off after removing the 2 torx screws. i'm sure the engingeers haven't aligned the controls when they refitted the dash.

18th Oct 2013 9:11am

miket

Member Since: 05 Oct 2012
Location: Peak District
Posts: 143

Thanks - I'll have a look and find the time to pop the dash off and see what the dealer's trained monkeys have done...

18th Oct 2013 3:51pm

custom90

Member Since: 21 Jan 2010
Location: South West, England.
Posts: 19608

Here's the link which maybe useful to you: http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic16968....entre+dash Diesel$ Live$ Matter. ⛽️🛢️👨‍🔧🧰⚙️ RED, WHITE & BOOST! 🇬🇧

18th Oct 2013 4:07pm

ARC99

Member Since: 19 Feb 2013
Location: North Yorkshire
Posts: 1831

2008 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 USW Cairns Blue

I would contact LR customer service first and have trhem inspect the work carried out, then letter of complaint to garage owners and have them send someone to you to correct the work they have not done. Don't make old people mad.
We don't like being old in the first place,
so it doesn't take much to

us off.

Richard

18th Oct 2013 7:37pm

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