Exterior Boot Button - 75 Tourer

EllisLentzz · 31st May 2020, 15:24

Hi all, the exterior boot button on my 75 tourer (the normal one at the back) is non existent. The boot itself works fine, and I can still open it without the actual button, but it’s annoying.

I don’t even know what it should look like - do i need to remove the whole boot switch and get a new one, or can I just get a replacement button to go on it?

If anyone can show me what it should look like with a button too that’d be great.

Cheers

Alan_M · 31st May 2020, 17:20

If you’re looking for a traditional button you press in, you won’t find one. Feel under the chrome trim beneath the rover badge and you will feel a rubbery area. Just press upwards in this area as if lifting the boot, you may need to try a few times to get the correct place to find the microswitch that’s beneath that rubbery area.

GBCB1986 · 31st May 2020, 19:12

I had the same problem, I took the chrome trim off and found the tiniest of micro switches in the unit. I found that with a bit of careful work you can open up the micro switch and clean the contacts. Worked fine ever since.

COLVERT · 31st May 2020, 19:28

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alan_M

If you’re looking for a traditional button you press in, you won’t find one. Feel under the chrome trim beneath the rover badge and you will feel a rubbery area. Just press upwards in this area as if lifting the boot, you may need to try a few times to get the correct place to find the microswitch that’s beneath that rubbery area.

The OP might have been doing just that without realising it.---

31st May 2020, 15:24	#1
EllisLentzz Newbie Rover 75 Tourer Join Date: May 2020 Location: Billericay Posts: 3 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Exterior Boot Button - 75 Tourer Hi all, the exterior boot button on my 75 tourer (the normal one at the back) is non existent. The boot itself works fine, and I can still open it without the actual button, but it’s annoying. I don’t even know what it should look like - do i need to remove the whole boot switch and get a new one, or can I just get a replacement button to go on it? If anyone can show me what it should look like with a button too that’d be great. Cheers

31st May 2020, 19:12	#3
GBCB1986 Avid contributor Ford Kuga Join Date: Dec 2016 Location: Stafford Posts: 116 Thanks: 41 Thanked 12 Times in 9 Posts	I had the same problem, I took the chrome trim off and found the tiniest of micro switches in the unit. I found that with a bit of careful work you can open up the micro switch and clean the contacts. Worked fine ever since. Last edited by GBCB1986; 31st May 2020 at 19:13.. Reason: Typo

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31st May 2020, 17:20	#2
Alan_M Regular poster Rover 75 Tourer + saloon Join Date: Apr 2019 Location: Newport Posts: 99 Thanks: 16 Thanked 27 Times in 21 Posts	If you’re looking for a traditional button you press in, you won’t find one. Feel under the chrome trim beneath the rover badge and you will feel a rubbery area. Just press upwards in this area as if lifting the boot, you may need to try a few times to get the correct place to find the microswitch that’s beneath that rubbery area.