P38 Dog Guard Installation or Removal

Introduction
Installation
Parts Sources

Introduction
The dog guard is a popular accessory on all Land Rover models, as it keeps the dog safely in the load space and removes the temptation for him to chew all that great-smelling leather in the passenger compartment.

Kevin Kelly supplied the photo sequence below to help owners either add or remove a factory Land Rover Dog guard from a P38. 

Photo at right: Genuine Dog Guard (courtesy of The Rover Connection).

Installation
To install the dog guard you need to cut two holes in the headliner and add two "riv-nuts" to the holes in the roof.  The plastic mounts attach with two screws and the dog guard clips to the plastic mounts.

When Kevin removed the dog guard that came with his 1998 4.6HSE (he does not have a dog), he covered a couple pieces of plastic with fabric from a yardage store (the match the headliner as close as he could) and covered the screws with $0.25 screw covers from Home Depot. The picture below shows the patch up close -- to the casual observer it would be hardly noticeable.