Land Rover Defender L663 Rear Door Internal Release Upgrade
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- Опубліковано 30 вер 2024
- In this video we show how to fit an internal release switch to the rear door of your Land Rover Defender L663. This could be handy if you are camping or need an emergency exit.
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Awesome work guys. It's a very necessary upgrade for a lot of owners in my opinion.
A little label saying door release just beside the switch would be good. But well done, unbelievable LR don't have an internal release, just for safety if nothing else.
Watch Land Rover steal this idea 😂
very neat solution to a huge oversight by JLR
I am surprised our Tesla has a release in the front trunk but the Defender does not have an internal trunk release
Доброго здоров'я привіт з Одеси Україна.
So happy to see you are still OK - I was worried when i did not get your message for a while 💙💛💙💛
In all honesty, Landrover should have fitted this to the rear door from day 1. They already have a boot opening switch for rear-lifting tailgates, so why they couldn't fit that same switch to the Defender I cannot fathom. Naturally, the rear door does not need to be powered of course. In the presentation launch of things that they had carried over from the old Defender, the mechanical rear door inner handle, should have been one of those features! At the very least, they could have allowed it to release using the electronic key that seems to come with every Landrover of any shape and size.
Yes it seemed to be missing - I am not sure how they got it passed US laws as for the US our Tesla Frunk has to have a release switch on the inside !
great idea ;-)
Glad you think so!
Does it need a grommet on the hole inside the door to stop chaffing?
Nobody likes unwanted chaffing - i did consider some flex conduit to route the cable in and that would be a good option but the cable we used is pretty tough. Good point to raise though
Hi Simon and team, brilliant job. This is essential if you want to sleep like us inside the car. We are building the interior now of our new defender(see our channel) and installed this loom and button this week. Works flawless.
Just watched you latest video ! you guys are really doing a good job ! some serious stuff you are doing !
@@L663 thanks, i Hope it will turn out well. The old Defender was easier to do the interior, quiet a few tricky spots in the new one. Keep up the good work!!!
great work and fits exactly my thought of yesterday. how to open the back door when you need to. Said that I will place an order soon once I'm back home.
great job and great video!👍
Yes fresh air is needed from time to time !
Mrs Powerful was spot on with her observation. Also dogs scrabbling around in the boot could trigger it.
Typical LR overlooking a fundamental safety feature for emergency egress.
No flies on Mrs Powerful - other than perhaps her choice in men !
Do you sell the illuminated switch?
I thought the same as Mrs Powerful your switch location is spot on Simon
Yes although she prefers to be in the background it is Mrs Powerful that used to be a Satellite Design engineer !
Great 👍 be good if you did one for discovery 3or 4 👌
Thats an interesting idea !
The existing additional switch with the 'pull' action is a safer bet than the 'push' button for the Discovery particularly when all 7 seats are used.
@@martinbradshaw692 Yes the D4 pull release we do ( from LR Passion ) is primarily to open the tailgate when the actuator fails / flat battery etc - the 2nd "bonus feature" is the release for camping. Adding an electrical switch will only help with the release for camping.
Simon is there any chance you could look at the locking fuel flap. I know you had a look at yours, but I’ve got the new model which doesn’t lock. It’s a big oversight in my opinion and I’ve heard that they’ve even taken it off the new RR.
I need to look at this again - I had a circuit worked out - my plan was to link the lock to the tail light circuit - as the tail light is external and close. The "logic" would be if your lights are ON then the flap would be unlocked... so you would have to turn your lights on to open the cap - would this work for you ?
@@L663 do we know if the lock is actually there in the new vehicles, really need to find this out first, and also if no lock is the wiring there
@@peterward9745 So we had one subscriber look at his car and it does have the lock ! madness - but he was not sure about the wiring.
Another interesting video I have a question I have a 2.7 Range Rover sport 2005 hse is it possible to install a loom for the wing mirrors to automatically fold in and fold out when getting in & out cheers
So clever. 👍
Glad you think so!
Don't you have a video on how to remove the door card from the rear door on the L663? I'm trying to install the switch I purchased from you but can't get the rear door card off to access the plug.
A friend of mine was sleeping in the back of my Defender 110 and we had accidentally engaged the child locks for the rear doors - picture a fat old man trying to exit the 110 in the middle of the night for a relief moment and he couldn't get any of the rear doors open. With great effort he manged to climb out between the front seats but it was a very near thing.
It should be covered in this video
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The image in my head is not a pleasant one !
@@L663 Thanks - that was what I was looking for. Paul will be very pleased that he won't be trapped in the back of the 110 again on our next camping trip.
Great job, nice and very clean work. I like it.
Thank you very much!
Simon,
I replied to you a few days ago but it didn't show up- I had some links to photos on google drive- maybe that's why. Anyway, your idea won't help with the 90- there is not any storage under there- just the styrofoam thingy with the jack, wheel lock key, etc.- no well in the styrofoam like on the 110. My thoughts (the photo links were to a mockup I had tried and the available space/ current situation) are a replacement for the styrofoam thingy that has just a well instead of the molded cutouts for the jack, etc. That would at least allow me to get my recovery gear, small air compressor, wheel chocks, etc. under there and allow some actual useful stuff in the boot!
Hi William - Yes i did not see the reply
Sorry my mistake i was thinking about the 110.
I have looked on the part number system and there are 4 version of the stowage tray on the 90
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It would be good to see your pics - can you send to contact at powerfuluk.com FAO simon
Hi 👋 very nice 👌 good 👍 great work professionally done just add a small sticker sign door release.
Thanks 💕💕🙏🙏
Yes good idea Mr Virdi
Simon in answer to your question there is a door release switch in the back of my 90 commercial (2021). I will email you some photos
Thanks
Nice and Neat as always.
The modification.... not me .. I am far from neat !
90 Hard Top has an internal door release.
As long as you don't leave the door open and it fills with rain and gets wet
I think if you left the drivers door open and it rained you would be in trouble too with all those window switches
Brilliant. Been hoping you’d address this shortcoming. Thank you.
Maybe Land Rover will add this in future - I can see for many people it would not be a useful feature but its not expensive to add this.
I saw the video clip that can be open to push tailgate switch on remote control key. I don't know how to do it but there is hidden software feature. Do you have any information about this feature?
Hi - Yes i just looked at this and it is indeed a feature i can see in the CCF file - I will give this a go ! My car is currently showing this as "disabled" and also interior tailgate release as "disabled". I wonder if that is because you need to pull the tailgate at the same time as you press the button. I wonder if it will release and the softclose feature will close it again
@@simonjefferson Do you have CCF editor to see the CCF file? Can you please let me know how to get CCF editor and how to use it.
I do have a CCF editor but do not show too much detail... I dont want to upset my friends at JLR
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I made a video today on this subject and i mention you - I though perhaps you were Japanese but i think you may be Korean - Sorry for my mistake.
Nifty switch. Thumbs up to Mrs Powerful for her foresight.
Not much gets past Mrs Powerful !
Clever idea for sure, a manual release would be better in the event that the door actuator fails over time similar to the D4’s.
Yes this may be more popular in future
Bought and installed this. It works great! 🎉
Great to hear!
What if it is filled with water because of rain for example.
Yes this would not be good ! the switch is IP rated but just shower proof.
The same problem would exist if you left your door open with the factory window switches.
Another useful idea Simon…odd that JLR didn’t spot that. My only thought is that if thieves smashed the glass they could open the door in seconds. Could the release button by key operated using a key stored somewhere in or on the boot lining? Good work though! 😀😀😀Richard.
Update…Could the release be mounted low on the door trim panel but recessed to overcome the problem Mrs Powerful has identified? That makes it harder to spot and maybe reach…🤔🤔
I do not think they could open the door with the car locked as all the internal button does is the same as the external button - which of course does not open the rear door when locked. If camping in the car you would need to unlock the door first ( with your keyfob ) before the internal release would work ( if you had locked your car )
On thing i need to try is does the door open if the car is moving and the button is pressed !
@@L663 Ah yes..a good point! Opening whilst in motion…sounds like a low speed test with George in the back to press and see what happens..best in a few laps of the car park! 😀😀😀
I must say the ease with which those 'locking' tabs on that connector dropped down to 'grip' the wires, didn't inspire me with much confidence.
They are spring loaded - so when you open the clips they are really hard to open - but the stored energy makes for an easy and secure close.
@@L663 Ahhh yes, I see. Thanks SImon. 👍
Great idea, what’s happened to Lily ?
Thanks - alas things did not work out with Lily which is a shame as she had potential.
Simon,
FYI, the back part of the little switch where the wire terminals are threads off! It must have loosened when I was fixing the switch to the "pocket"- I must have been holding it to stop the switch from spinning when tightening the nut. I caught it in time (i.e. before I reassembled everything ), tightened it, tested it again and then superglued it so it won't vibrate loose. You guys might want to put a drop of superglue on that at your end, as it could end poorly for many people. Additionally, the wires to the harness are a bit short. Tends to want to pull on the connectors and disappear out of reach when connecting the harness up to the car harness. Doesn't drop down, but I don't have lady hands and retrieving it is not fun...Why so much wire attached to the switch and so little to the harness when the connector lives up near the switch? Otherwise good kit.
Hi William - thanks for the feedback - I am away but I have asked the team to take a look at the switches and add glue as this seems a good idea. I made the switch wire long enough to use as a feed wire to feed down and pull back - so it ends up being a bit longer than needed when installed. I will get an extra 10cm of wire added to the connector loom on the next order.
@@L663 Simon, I appreciate your willingness to take constructive feedback. Many companies don't!
Now how about creating a storage solution for under the boot cover in the back of a L663 90? Such a lot of wasted space and so little space in the boot. With your laser scanner you should be able to create one easily, although I imagine the available space varies depending on what modules are hidden under there because of options (tow bar module, etc.)
@@Usna1990 I have been thinking about this - how about a replacement top panel that is split in two so you have a smaller lift up flap over the rear half - maybe with gas struts to support it - this way the space would be easier to access.
Lovely job 🚘🚙🚗👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Thank Jimmy !
90 Hardtop has an electronic release =)
Yes i think it is on the pillar next to the raise / lower suspension buttons !
Nice one! That’s as handy as a pocket on a shirt!
I love pockets on Shirts.... one young man i know hates them as the seems irritate his skin !
Great video as always! Shame it doesn’t help us guys with MY23’s that no longer have the soft close tailgate 😳
I still need to work on that - i have a lot of soft close actuators.... like 500 of them !
@@L663 Will This Work with my 23 110 Carpathian non soft close? Also sold out already? Cant add the full kit to basket
Vulkan has done the soft close tailgate retrofit
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Also wondering for MY23.5 with no soft close.
What, they are so damn cheap they took out the soft close? Smh Land Rover stop cheaping out us!!!!!!!
THIS is amaaaaaaaazing!
Hi Steve - thanks !.. but it is not rocket science !
Late Boom! Nice!!
Hi Arthur - we caught you napping !
@@L663 Lol something like that! Was up until 1am this morning as they were concreting the new road at the side of our ranch from 11:30 till sun up! Not impressed 😕 😒 lol