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I was curious what damage was actually done when the dealer tried to install the winch. Seems like if they cut into a harness, that is something that could easily be spliced, but maybe that's not proper per Land Rover protocol.
I hope the 4 cyl winds up being reliable as it would be the engine I'd want.
What's most worrying is that they're not able to repair it (either the engine or the damaged loom). What's that going to mean for cars outside of warranty? Replacing entire engines or vehicles is not an option.
I really hope LR change their tune on the TFL incident soon, it's going to be an absolute PR disaster and the new Defender needs to be a real success for JLR to continue investing in that direction.
My guess is that Land Rover "repairs" from a Land Rover dealership, especially on a new vehicle, require a broken part to only repaired by replacing it with a brand new part, even if the "broken" part is a wiring loom that only needs a simple splice.
I think TFL said the dealership claimed a replacement part isn't available. So, that Defender will probably sit at the dealership until one is, and TFL gets their third Defender.
I thought that they said it was "irreplaceable" (which led me to believe it was something super gnarly and complex that literally would all the way through the vehicle - maybe with fiber optics in it?
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