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The Boy

Member Since: 28 Aug 2008
Location: East Northants
Posts: 1459

2009 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Rimini Red

Auxiliary wiring

I have posted this on another forum but I thought it might be of interest to some of you.

I have decided to do the entire auxiliary wiring myself but I think it is best to take my time and try to do a proper job of it. With this in mind I though I would post my progress here as I get each of the wiring jobs done.

Spent most to the weekend fitting the new fuse box and wiring the cubby box in for power. The fuse box came from Vehicle Wiring Products and though not cheap it really is a quality piece of kit.

I removed the wheel chock which gave me room to mount the box on the floor of the battery box using Rivnut’s.

Next job was to make up both the live supply lead (fused form 75mm form battery terminal) and the earth.

Route and connect both the leads.

Now I had to make up the cubby box loom, I only need four wires for this. As you can see from the photo I crimped and soldered each.

To exit the battery box I drilled at the rear to the nearside.

Then routed the cables along behind and up into the cubby box.

Now with the wiring inside it was just a case of connecting the two rear sockets and the CB, and a general tidy up.

Click image to enlarge

Doesn’t look much but it has taken me most of the weekend, still it is another job done. Left to do is fridge power to the rear, roof lights, rear loading light and roof rack external power points.

I will keep you posted as I do each of the tasks.

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17th May 2009 5:49pm

Martin
Site Admin

Member Since: 02 Apr 2007
Location: Hook Norton
Posts: 6489

2015 Defender 90 Puma 2.2 XS CSW Montalcino Red

Very neat and tidy job

17th May 2009 5:53pm

philp

Member Since: 21 Oct 2008
Location: surrey
Posts: 22

2008 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 HT Tonga Green

A nice, neat bit of wiring and connecting

17th May 2009 10:04pm

Bullet

Member Since: 21 Apr 2009
Location: Benoni
Posts: 7

Very nice piece of work there "the boy"

Please keep us in the loop (excuse the punt) when you do your next task

18th May 2009 6:19am

Grockle

Member Since: 24 Nov 2008
Location: Peak District National Park
Posts: 2266

2008 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Tonga Green

Very neat

2.4 90 XS
1968 1/32 scale Britains 109 Pick up.

18th May 2009 10:05am

one_iota

Member Since: 06 May 2008
Location: Sydney
Posts: 99

2008 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 SW Alpine White

A nice job.

Where have you connected the other end of the earth lead (which I assume is the clear insulated cable)? Mahn
'08 Defender 110
ex '95 Disco 300 Tdi
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18th May 2009 11:24am

Pob

Member Since: 23 Jan 2009
Location: Midlands
Posts: 119

2008 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 HT Rimini Red

Very nice, got me thinking now. I am going to do the same I think - thanks for the inspiration.

18th May 2009 12:30pm

dm_td5

Member Since: 20 Jul 2008
Location: Arnhem Land
Posts: 609

2008 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 SW Zermatt Silver

Very neat job!

Wouldn't work for me ... I keep too much crap in the cubby box

You've given me an idea though of how to mount a break out box for 12V accessories. 110 2.4TDCi
110 300Tdi

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18th May 2009 12:30pm

The Boy

Member Since: 28 Aug 2008
Location: East Northants
Posts: 1459

one_iota wrote:
A nice job.

Where have you connected the other end of the earth lead (which I assume is the clear insulated cable)?

The earth is direct from the battery terminal (photo 13) and yes it is clear type. I believe the cables are what all the young guys use to power their power amps so they can ruin ther hearing (speeking as a farther of three such teenagers).
I think they are either 70 o 80 amp rated but I have fused at 50 which should be more than enough.

Boy

18th May 2009 1:36pm

AndrewS

Member Since: 10 Apr 2007
Location: Hereford
Posts: 3707

2013 Defender 130 Puma 2.2 SW Rimini Red

Great job there Chap

Just wondering, why did you place the fuse box into the under seat battery compartment

(it may get wet) I mounted my extra fuse box in the left under-dash area.

18th May 2009 7:40pm

The Boy

Member Since: 28 Aug 2008
Location: East Northants
Posts: 1459

AndrewS wrote:
Great job there Chap Just wondering, why did you place the fuse box into the under seat battery compartment (it may get wet) I mounted my extra fuse box in the left under-dash area.

Andrew you quite right there and i thought long and hard about where to locate it. I don't generally do prolonged wading, nothing more than a river crossing in the Pyrenees or the Alps. I also looked under the drivers seat and thought "I should me concerned about that stuff than my stuff"

. Once the wiring is done I intend to seal up all the lower places where water can come in then fit a rubber drain vaulve much like the ones you get on a early tdi air filter. On other preiviously owned rovers I have mounted it higher up, one I had a distrubution board mounted on the roof of the back, this seemed a little over the top for a new vehilce and as i find myself getting older I tend not to be so extream in my offroading and am happy with touring and trailing. It should be noted that always in the back of my mind is that "will this one last" and "will I have to get rid of it" again! I popped over to Northampton at the weekend and when I got back the was a nocking noise coming from the transmission

. It soon stopped and it may only just be the handbrake drum issue but it is still a worry for a vehilce that has only covered 650 miles.

So anyway that where I am. As an after thought Andrew where did you take the trigger feed for you lights as the next job (of many) is to fit the switch pannel into the dash.

Boy

18th May 2009 8:59pm

CapeLandy

Member Since: 21 Jul 2008
Location: Cape Town
Posts: 558

Nice job Boy

I have done the same as you but I have taken out the plastic cup holders fwd of the cubby box and fitted an aluminium flat plate and mounted two Hella sockets and one cigaret lighter fitting which are all switched. Saves me loosing power to the GPS everytime I shut off the ignition.
I think seeing your pictures that I am going to fit a proper fuse box instead of the loose in line fuses however to look more professional.
Great job though - love that heat shrink stuff - I discovered it for the first time the other day and use it on all my connections. Puma 110 - gone
Series III 1973 - going strong

19th May 2009 12:05pm

CapeLandy

Member Since: 21 Jul 2008
Location: Cape Town
Posts: 558

some pics of my setup

Click image to enlarge

Click image to enlarge Puma 110 - gone
Series III 1973 - going strong

25th May 2009 2:42am

ti-fat-man

Member Since: 08 Feb 2009
Location: Bedford
Posts: 517

2011 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 USW Alpine White

CL........I see you fitted a split charge solinoid Q: where did you fit the aux battery?

cheers alan.

25th May 2009 2:21pm

CapeLandy

Member Since: 21 Jul 2008
Location: Cape Town
Posts: 558

The deep cycle is in the load bay in a battery box as the one supplied by LR is just too big to fit another next to it unless I would have had to buy two new smaller batteries.
I see some of you have two in the battery box but in RSA our batteries are huge.
Cheers
James Puma 110 - gone
Series III 1973 - going strong

25th May 2009 2:50pm

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