Land Rover Discovery: Body Repairs - Corrosion Protection
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Galvanic Corrosion
Galvanic corrosion is the cross-contamination of dissimilar metals, in this
case aluminium and steel. Avoidance of galvanic corrosion is an important
issue to be considered in the repair of aluminium
Partial Renewal
The procedure to follow when partially renewing components is the same as
described in the section "Welded Components".
The main difference when components are partially, rather than completely
renew
Approved Service Materials for
Repair
If any of these items are not available check with the supplier/manufacturer
of these products for a superseded equivalent.
APPROVED SERVICE MATERIAL SUPPLIER - CONTACT DETAILS
3M
3M Uni
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Bonded Glazing
The windscreen, side and rear windows are bonded directly onto the
window frames on the body and liftgate.
The windows are bonded primarily for reasons of adhesive strength.
Bonded glazing provides additional torsional stiffness to the body.
Adhesive bonding of bonded windows
Rubber strip
Door Mirrors
Heating
There are 2 modes of heated door mirror operation; manual and automatic.
Manual operation is activated by pressing the Heated Rear Window (HRW)
switch . When the switch is pressed, the status LED in the switch illuminates
and the door mirror heater element is energized. Manual operation is
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