| Author | Message | ||
     CJ SZPILA (Crash05) Member Username: Crash05 Post Number: 215 Registered: 11-2002 |
I was washing my Disco yesterday and noticed the begining of some of the dreaded "Alpine Window Rust" Is there any thing I can to to stop its advancement. Has anyone taken the window out and fixed it themselves? | ||
| CJ SZPILA (Crash05) Member Username: Crash05 Post Number: 219 Registered: 11-2002 |
bump | ||
| Greg French (Gregfrench) Senior Member Username: Gregfrench Post Number: 595 Registered: 11-2002 |
That will teach you to go washing it! Seriously, though, The dealer will fix it for free. It is under a warranty. I had my 97 done last year. | ||
| CJ SZPILA (Crash05) Member Username: Crash05 Post Number: 220 Registered: 11-2002 |
How bad was your rust mine isn't that bad, it looks like it is just starting to surface. What is the rust warranty again. 6 year unlimited? | ||
| Brent (Silly_me) Member Username: Silly_me Post Number: 80 Registered: 07-2003 |
Is the warranty transferrable to second owners? | ||
| Greg French (Gregfrench) Senior Member Username: Gregfrench Post Number: 597 Registered: 11-2002 |
Yes. Transferrable. Not sure how long. I think 10 years, but that sounds too long. | ||
| Ben (Roverguy) Member Username: Roverguy Post Number: 50 Registered: 06-2003 |
Anyone know for certain how long the corrosion warranty is? My brother has a '97 Disco with 62K that has some pretty serious rust around the roof gutters. | ||
| Joey (Joey4420) Member Username: Joey4420 Post Number: 213 Registered: 04-2003 |
As per the lexus site (warranty comparison) Land Rovers have a 6 year unlimited mile Rust warranty. http://www.lexus.com/models/warranty_vehicle_protection/warranty_comparison.html and this is from the Land Rover site. Land Rover offers the following warranty coverages: New Vehicle: Bumper-to-bumper limited warranty: 4 years/50,000 miles Battery: 4 years/50,000 miles Corrosion: 6 years/unlimited mileage Wear parts and service adjustments: Not covered by warranty Parts Warranty: 1 year/unlimited mileage on all repairs performed or parts installed at an authorized Land Rover Retailer. See your Retailer for details. Certified Pre-Owned Warranty: All Land Rover Certified Pre-Owned vehicles are covered by a comprehensive 12-month/12,000-mile limited warranty. Additionally, Certified Pre-Owned Land Rovers come with 24-hour Land Rover Road RecoverySM service. Certified Pre-Owned vehicles are also eligible for Land Rover Assured service plan purchases. I would call a dealer just to make sure on the date of original purchase though, because that is when the 6 years starts. | ||
| Peter Matusov (Pmatusov) Senior Member Username: Pmatusov Post Number: 1079 Registered: 09-2002 |
it's 6 years, FWIW. And try to get it done! In any case, it took me about 3 hours to pull the windows, strip the rust, fill the holes, sand it down, prime, paint, and reinstall the windows. annoying, but piece of cake as far as jobs go. | ||
| CJ SZPILA (Crash05) Member Username: Crash05 Post Number: 221 Registered: 11-2002 |
Peter did you reuse the gaskets or did you have to buy all new?? | ||
| Peter Matusov (Pmatusov) Senior Member Username: Pmatusov Post Number: 1081 Registered: 09-2002 |
I bought new, but could have reused old ones. They weren't even 6 years old - after 2 years, LR farmed out the very same job to a premium body shop here in San Diego - which didn't bother with as much as fogging a drop of primer on the bare metal! My old gaskets are sitting in the box - let me know if anyone's hurting for them. Took me forever and a half to get a set from Nathan. | ||
| Dean Brown (Deanbrown3d) Senior Member Username: Deanbrown3d Post Number: 812 Registered: 02-2002 |
So the water is getting in from the outer seal or its just damp under there anyway? I'm just wondering if it would be pertinent to silicone the seal carefully on the outside before it gets a chance to start? |
