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  • G.m.brown
    Member Since: 31 May 2025
    Location: Berkshire
    Posts: 3
    United Kingdom 
    2022 Discovery TDV6 HSE Loire Blue

    Rubber connector for tailgate flexible cover/shelf

    My 2023 Disco 5 has a short flexible cover attached to the tailgate, to meet up with the extending load cover. There is a large central substantial clip holding it in place but a flat piece of Land Rover branded rubber each side with lugs that have broken. Anyone know what these pieces of rubber are called, what the part number is and the best place to get replacements? (Picture shows on with the lugs broken off.). Looks like I should be able to take the cover apart to fit new rubber pieces if I can get them. Thanks.

    At last Just found “Car Rear Trunk Sunshade Clip Tailgate Curtain Buckle Small Holder For Land Rover Discovery 5 L462 2017+” from aliexpress which is what I need, also found on Amazon but very expensive.
    31st May 2025 3:38 pm
  • 747_JK
    Member Since: 26 Jun 2018
    Location: England
    Posts: 462
    United Kingdom 
    2022 Discovery SDV6 HSE Lux Santorini Black

    I noticed one of the lugs on mine broke within a couple of months of ownership. I went to the local dealer to order a replacement, but they said that part wasn't available by itself, and I'd need to buy the whole 'short flexible cover' with the main central clip and two rubber lugs each side as one. Cost was over £200.

    At that point, it was the end of the conversation. It seemed to hold fine with one lug missing, but with two, I can see it probably won't. Even so, I took the part off completely, left it in my garage, and haven't missed it one bit.

    (BTW, welcome to the forum! Posting pics is a right hassle on here, and not at all easy. Your pic didn't show up, for me at least)
    MY23.5 D5 3.0 MHEV Metropolitan Edition – Santorini Black – Ebony Windsor Leather – 21” Style 5025 gloss black wheels – 21” full size spare tyre – Black roof rails – Black side mouldings - Williams Ceramic Coat. [Gone: D5 HSE @ 50,795miles: (now LH68 BYW)]
    2nd Jun 2025 6:57 am
  • 747_JK
    Member Since: 26 Jun 2018
    Location: England
    Posts: 462
    United Kingdom 
    2022 Discovery SDV6 HSE Lux Santorini Black

    Having now seen your link, I've ordered a pair... let's see how it goes!
    MY23.5 D5 3.0 MHEV Metropolitan Edition – Santorini Black – Ebony Windsor Leather – 21” Style 5025 gloss black wheels – 21” full size spare tyre – Black roof rails – Black side mouldings - Williams Ceramic Coat. [Gone: D5 HSE @ 50,795miles: (now LH68 BYW)]
    2nd Jun 2025 7:54 am
  • G.m.brown
    Member Since: 31 May 2025
    Location: Berkshire
    Posts: 3
    United Kingdom 
    2022 Discovery TDV6 HSE Loire Blue

    Thanks for the response. I don’t think I put a link just mentioned Aliexpress and Amazon. At the moment I am probably just going to take the sun shade out as if I replace the rubber I expect they will break again because of the dog cage in my boot most of the time.
    2nd Jun 2025 10:06 am
  • 747_JK
    Member Since: 26 Jun 2018
    Location: England
    Posts: 462
    United Kingdom 
    2022 Discovery SDV6 HSE Lux Santorini Black

    Well I'll let you know if the bits I ordered (and yes, found it via a quick Google, thank you) are any good. I'm certainly not expecting them to be Genuine LR parts Laughing

    But let's see if they fit!
    MY23.5 D5 3.0 MHEV Metropolitan Edition – Santorini Black – Ebony Windsor Leather – 21” Style 5025 gloss black wheels – 21” full size spare tyre – Black roof rails – Black side mouldings - Williams Ceramic Coat. [Gone: D5 HSE @ 50,795miles: (now LH68 BYW)]
    2nd Jun 2025 10:50 am
  • 747_JK
    Member Since: 26 Jun 2018
    Location: England
    Posts: 462
    United Kingdom 
    2022 Discovery SDV6 HSE Lux Santorini Black

    Just got the delivery update on that part from AliExpress. Delivery to UK due Jul 26, 2025!

    It's literally on the slow boat from China....... (good job no rush here!)
    MY23.5 D5 3.0 MHEV Metropolitan Edition – Santorini Black – Ebony Windsor Leather – 21” Style 5025 gloss black wheels – 21” full size spare tyre – Black roof rails – Black side mouldings - Williams Ceramic Coat. [Gone: D5 HSE @ 50,795miles: (now LH68 BYW)]
    3rd Jun 2025 10:19 am
  • G.m.brown
    Member Since: 31 May 2025
    Location: Berkshire
    Posts: 3
    United Kingdom 
    2022 Discovery TDV6 HSE Loire Blue

    I noticed the estimate was 4-28 Jine when I was looking but end of July is very slow.
    3rd Jun 2025 10:34 am
  • Mole HD
    Member Since: 18 Nov 2024
    Location: Orkney Islands
    Posts: 444
    Scotland 
    2017 Discovery Td6 HSE Fuji White

    The reason the Amazon (and Ebay) parts are more expensive is that you'd be paying for the complete L shaped side brackets (x2) which include the little rectangular clips or lugs. I had hard plastic type clips on my 2017 HSE and the left side one was broken when I bought the car. I ended up just scanning the broken clip as well as the right side one and 3D printing replacements in slightly more flexible ABS plastic.


    With AliExpress, you're only paying for the 2 little rectangular-ish clips...which is a good thing since they're the parts that seem to always break... a good thing aside from the shipping times from China. The replacement clips are also made out of rubber instead of plastic so they'd be less likely to break again (in my case). I was tempted initially to just buy the rubber replacements since they were cheap enough...but for all the creative effort it took to 3D print a pair (left and right) in ABS, it was a no brainer. Saved myself the cost of a big jar of Douwe Egberts Laughing

    The clips and brackets are also available separately from Alibaba.com and a few other sites in the US...but you'd have Trumpy tariffs added to the shipping costs of course Rolling Eyes
    4th Jun 2025 5:10 pm
  • 747_JK
    Member Since: 26 Jun 2018
    Location: England
    Posts: 462
    United Kingdom 
    2022 Discovery SDV6 HSE Lux Santorini Black

    You 3D printed your own..... Shocked Now you're just showing off!!!! Idea
    MY23.5 D5 3.0 MHEV Metropolitan Edition – Santorini Black – Ebony Windsor Leather – 21” Style 5025 gloss black wheels – 21” full size spare tyre – Black roof rails – Black side mouldings - Williams Ceramic Coat. [Gone: D5 HSE @ 50,795miles: (now LH68 BYW)]
    6th Jun 2025 9:40 pm
  • Mole HD
    Member Since: 18 Nov 2024
    Location: Orkney Islands
    Posts: 444
    Scotland 
    2017 Discovery Td6 HSE Fuji White

    The first thing I ever 3D printed after I bought my first printer 3 years ago was a soap dish for the shower...which we still use to this day Laughing

    3D printers are fairly handy things once you get away from the idea that they're only for hobbyists and used to print little plastic figurines or chess pieces...basically, if it can be made out of plastic you can edit or design it with some 3D design software on your PC or Laptop (I use Blender or 3ds Max), reproduce it exactly or even improve it. There are also websites full of other people's designs and ideas for practically everything you can think of to download for free.

    I've printed off spanner and socket trays for my toolchest drawers, wall mounted holsters and brackets to hang cordless tools, batteries and chargers in the workshop...loads of useful stuff. I have a couple of fairly decent printers now and they're well used Smile
    6th Jun 2025 10:38 pm
  • 747_JK
    Member Since: 26 Jun 2018
    Location: England
    Posts: 462
    United Kingdom 
    2022 Discovery SDV6 HSE Lux Santorini Black

    Well, you learn something every day. I didn't realise you could do all of that with one at home... That's my daily learning sorted! Super impressed!

    PS - when you can 3D print a complete Discovery5, let me know!
    MY23.5 D5 3.0 MHEV Metropolitan Edition – Santorini Black – Ebony Windsor Leather – 21” Style 5025 gloss black wheels – 21” full size spare tyre – Black roof rails – Black side mouldings - Williams Ceramic Coat. [Gone: D5 HSE @ 50,795miles: (now LH68 BYW)]
    7th Jun 2025 11:21 am
  • Mole HD
    Member Since: 18 Nov 2024
    Location: Orkney Islands
    Posts: 444
    Scotland 
    2017 Discovery Td6 HSE Fuji White

    Yup, I bought a laser cutter/etching head for one of the printers too so I can etch logos and names on wood or personalise leather stuff like wallets...or the little belt loop strap on the leather cover for my keyfob. I even printed that plastic belt clip as well. A 3D Printer is a fairly useful tool to have around the house.



    Someone asked me what the other plastic fob on my keyring was for thinking it was a garage door remote, it's a remote for the Webasto heater on the D5.

    The designing of unique stuff in Blender or 3ds Max takes a bit of learning (it's a bit akin to technical drawing in school) but otherwise, 3D printing is fairly plug in and play. Just download the blueprints on the PC and set it to print.
    7th Jun 2025 2:09 pm
  • 747_JK
    Member Since: 26 Jun 2018
    Location: England
    Posts: 462
    United Kingdom 
    2022 Discovery SDV6 HSE Lux Santorini Black

    G.m.brown wrote:
    I noticed the estimate was 4-28 Jine when I was looking but end of July is very slow.


    Well forget the July estimates, they turned up today. They look and feel identical to the Genuine Land Rover part, save for a missing LR logo. Either way, fitted tonight in seconds and works a treat.

    Thanks again for flagging this, chuffed to finally have this part back on the car!
    MY23.5 D5 3.0 MHEV Metropolitan Edition – Santorini Black – Ebony Windsor Leather – 21” Style 5025 gloss black wheels – 21” full size spare tyre – Black roof rails – Black side mouldings - Williams Ceramic Coat. [Gone: D5 HSE @ 50,795miles: (now LH68 BYW)]
    10th Jun 2025 8:40 pm
  • zig
    Member Since: 29 Sep 2016
    Location: Edinburgh
    Posts: 46
    United Kingdom 

    When an item is in the load space, which is higher than the loadspace cover and close to the tailgate, to prevent damage to the connectors, are people removing the tailgate blind (as per the iGuide)?

    In the iGuide it also says "The powered tailgate can also be manually opened and closed, if required" it is assumed that "manually" means non-electrically powered.

    While the tailgate could be closed non-electrically by hand, I can't see how the tailgate can be opened without pressing a button which would cause it to be electrically opened.
    15th Aug 2025 10:31 pm
  • Mole HD
    Member Since: 18 Nov 2024
    Location: Orkney Islands
    Posts: 444
    Scotland 
    2017 Discovery Td6 HSE Fuji White

    You still need to press the button to open the locking mechanism, so yes...it still needs some electrical power (as far as I know). Once the lock is unhitched, you can manually raise the boot lid and close it by hand. If you press the button but keep hand pressure against the door it cancels the automatic raising and stops. You can then raise it manually.

    As for the boot door flap thing...I've never needed to remove it when putting large volume stuff in the boot with the loadspace cover removed. It doesn't seem to get in the way. It's flexible so if it catches on anything, it just folds up or down. With the rear door being sloped in at the top, it's rare than any large item fitting in the boot will catch on the door flap thing as it's level with the loadspace carrier at the bottom of the rear window where theres usually a bit of wiggle room left when the boot lid is closed.
    15th Aug 2025 10:41 pm
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