Hand brake gaiter

[Adam79]

Just digging up the past here, but with the gaiter does it stop as soon as it hits the inside part of the seat box, or go through in to the cab a screw in to the part of the seat box next to your leg side? I have never screwed mine on as it felt like it stopped the transmission brake on the last part of being taken off.

 

[JOHNSTAR]

Just digging up the past here, but with the gaiter does it stop as soon as it hits the inside part of the seat box, or go through in to the cab a screw in to the part of the seat box next to your leg side? I have never screwed mine on as it felt like it stopped the transmission brake on the last part of being taken off.

The latter - check out this diagram

 

[robwlondon]

Pushes through the hole from inside the cab. But a lot of the ones you can get now are so hard they stop the handle working properly for the 3 weeks before they split. My gaiter adaptation is still working fine.

 

[Adam79]

Thank you. That diagrhas helped.

 

[Neil]

This company makes good quality rubbers for Land Rovers.

Charlesworth Mouldings

Charlesworth & Son Ltd plastic, rubber and Bakelite mouldings for Land Rover, Morgan, Rover and other classic cars. Bandalasta ware compression moulded picnic, camping and caravaning, home, toys and games.

www.charlesworthmouldings.co.uk

 

[Mr Stein]

I am convinced that most of the rubber gaiters originate from Britpart, and that sellers throw away the boxes and say 'unbranded', because they are so ashamed to be using the name! The rubber is nowhere near pliable enough, just like their door seals.
Remember the 'proper' gaiters from Land Rover or Bearmach? The gaiter would stretch to accommodate the handbrake lever and it would last a few years, making it a worthwhile effort removing all those rusty screws. But a Britpart gaiter has already split as soon is you push it on, and the split will open up and render it useless after about 100 miles.

It sounds as if I am dissing them, but I have complained to them about their vulcanized rubber products many times and I have even spoken to their design team, who were apparently 'very concerned with the quality issues I had highlighted'. They will always ask you to return the products to the distributor/seller 'for inspection' who will replace them FOC (for another part of similar bad quality). When you contact Britpart directly you are given some spiel that it's so unusual for products to fail and that someone from Britpart will be inspecting it and working on correcting the issue right away.
WRONG! The distributor/supplier is instructed to bin the items and wait for a credit note! So I have no sympathy for them, they had their chance and they blew it. They are still making the same rubbish they were more than 5 years ago....

To think that they are endorsed by Land Rover themselves as the 'Official OEM Supplier' of replacement parts defies all logic.

 

[Adam79]

Thank you. That diagrhas helped.

Diagram I mean, all seems good thanks for the info.

 

[robwlondon]

I don't think the BP rubber parts are made of rubber. I've had other (not Land Rover) parts from China made of the same stuff. Its some sort of plastic that tears like cardboard.

 

[Gaoler]

Charlesworth Mouldings, proper rubber!

 

[Gaoler]

They should venture out into other popular rubber products for men, no tearing and one would last for years!

 

[Mr Stein]

They should venture out into other popular rubber products for men, no tearing and one would last for years!

Ribbed for an extra grip in the wet....

 

[Mr Stein]

I don't think the BP rubber parts are made of rubber. I've had other (not Land Rover) parts from China made of the same stuff. Its some sort of plastic that tears like cardboard.

It's horrid greasy stuff and has no elasticity.

 

[Kevm]

To think that they are endorsed by Land Rover themselves as the 'Official OEM Supplier' of replacement parts defies all logic.

I suppose Land Rover don't want to be bothered themselves and don't care either that the quality is carp.

 

[Mr Stein]

I suppose Land Rover don't want to be bothered themselves and don't care either that the quality is carp.

It goes against the grain of the original Land Rover philosophy to "Only buy genuine Land Rover parts", with an emphasis on the "genuine", and parts for all the older models were available from Land Rover distributors around the world.

 

[Neil]

If the stories are to be believed, there is such a shortage of parts that dealers have been advised to use 2nd hand or non genuine parts on vehicles.

Jaguar Land Rover dealers accused of using second-hand parts to clear huge backlog – Car Dealer Magazine

Jaguar Land Rover dealers have been accused of using second-hand parts to fix a huge backlog of used cars stuck off the road. A report suggests the

cardealermagazine.co.uk

 

[Mr Stein]

If the stories are to be believed, there is such a shortage of parts that dealers have been advised to use 2nd hand or non genuine parts on vehicles.

Jaguar Land Rover dealers accused of using second-hand parts to clear huge backlog – Car Dealer Magazine

Jaguar Land Rover dealers have been accused of using second-hand parts to fix a huge backlog of used cars stuck off the road. A report suggests the

cardealermagazine.co.uk

A friend of mine worked at the Land-Rover warranty parts distribution warehouse in Desford a few years ago, and they would regularly ship out complete Range-Rover engines to dealerships under warranty exchange.

 

[BaldRick84]

This company makes good quality rubbers for Land Rovers.

Charlesworth Mouldings

Charlesworth & Son Ltd plastic, rubber and Bakelite mouldings for Land Rover, Morgan, Rover and other classic cars. Bandalasta ware compression moulded picnic, camping and caravaning, home, toys and games.

www.charlesworthmouldings.co.uk

I second this post. I have Charlesworth gaiters and they seem decent. They don’t split apart putting them on!

 

[Adam79]

I second this post. I have Charlesworth gaiters and they seem decent. They don’t split apart putting them on!

That is the one I fitted, all seems good now.