This video shows you how to cheaply (£8) fix the rear tailgate window on the Landrover freelander 1 by installing new cables. It also shows an improvement for making sure the window drops by an inch when opening the door, which is a fault they can suffer from.
Here is the kit containing new cables and the motor spool wheel from
A set of various screwdriver bits including the T25 required is here:
Moly Grease for lubricating:
Rubber/Nitrile gloves (it can be messy otherwise!):
Cobalt drills (for drilling a hole for that window drop fix but handy for all sorts of jobs)
Or you could use eBay if you prefer, searching for those keywords, for instance here the cobalt drill bits on eBay:
Just search for the other stuff like screwdrivers on either Amazon or Ebay using the links above to get you to the sites quickly.
Videos of fixes on this Freelander TD4 so far:
Fixing electric window cable, done on this car, video was on another:
Other Freelander videos of mine that may also be useful:
Fixing the SRS warning light:
How to fix & monitor VIS motors on the 2.5 V6 engine:
Clutch slave cylinder fix on petrol k-series cars:
How to change the 2.6 V6 (KV6) engine cambelts, cheaply! -
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