Rear tire carrier, under body armour, etc...

[josh]

one more note on the "control rod" - you can see it barely in the photo that I attached previously. The photo that shows the tire in the "open" mode - there is a small rod that is barely noticeable parallel to the rear bumper. When you unlatch and open, it acts to slowly push the tire/carrier out. If you were parked at a right tilt, this could go faster and put undue force, potentially breaking it according to some other notes I've seen.

I would imagine that most LR owners would naturally open this in the same manner that I do with at least some care, and thus it is absolutely no problem in my eye.

-Josh

 

[Rasta4x4USA]

Josh,

The problem with the latch that would break when swinged open has been fixed. There was a previous problem when opening the swaing away while on a hill, it would sometimes snap. We have re-designed a new latch that has been tested and does not snap and also replaced it with the old ones.