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| Retroanaconda Member Since: 04 Jan 2012 Location: Scotland Posts: 2552  
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That's all I have I'm afraid.
It's not tricky to wire up, the only connections to the vehicle were a 12V supply and ground. The rest was just matching up the wires from the actuators to those from the control unit. |
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12th Jan 2013 2:14pm |
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| I.AM_a driver Member Since: 11 Jun 2009 Location: Edinburgh, Scotland Posts: 404 
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I recently fitted these, they won't be used often but they are very discreet
 Click image to enlarge I don't have video of them working as I only got them wired up recently, fitting jobs like this around work is so frustrating! The installation is completely reversible if I want to remove or replace, they are mounted to alu box-section which is zip-tied to the grille. I still have 4 spare LED units from the kit, which I'm either going to keep as spares or mount in an additional location, I've still to decide which. EDIT Photo Hosting Mark S CONVOY for HEROES www.facebook.com/convoy4heroes www.lothian4x4response.org ------ Td5 90 Thread in 'My Defender' Forum Last edited by I.AM_a driver on 24th Sep 2015 4:41pm. Edited 1 time in total |
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24th Mar 2013 1:37pm |
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| JWL Member Since: 26 Oct 2011 Location: Hereford Posts: 3443  
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Chuck them up on the rack Mark with a connector inside at roof level so if you take the rack off all the "spare" wiring stays with the rack.
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24th Mar 2013 1:48pm |
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| I.AM_a driver Member Since: 11 Jun 2009 Location: Edinburgh, Scotland Posts: 404
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Rack is already taken care of though, although with the beacon mounted at the rear its not so visible from the front, hence the grille lights which can be controlled independently. Mark S
CONVOY for HEROES www.facebook.com/convoy4heroes www.lothian4x4response.org ------ Td5 90 Thread in 'My Defender' Forum |
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24th Mar 2013 4:34pm |
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| I.AM_a driver Member Since: 11 Jun 2009 Location: Edinburgh, Scotland Posts: 404
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I modified the washer jet to a twin-jet system today, using the holes in the bulkhead designed for LHD wiper spindles.
Full writeup in Modifications forum HERE Finished article: Click image to enlarge EDIT Photo hosting Mark S CONVOY for HEROES www.facebook.com/convoy4heroes www.lothian4x4response.org ------ Td5 90 Thread in 'My Defender' Forum Last edited by I.AM_a driver on 24th Sep 2015 4:52pm. Edited 1 time in total |
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18th Apr 2013 8:13pm |
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| I.AM_a driver Member Since: 11 Jun 2009 Location: Edinburgh, Scotland Posts: 404
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Here's what is on the rack: Click image to enlarge Bought on eBay and it really is bright! The control unit sits on the Mud tunnel tray, ideally it will move to the dash when I can extend the wiring loom appropriately. EDIT Photo hosting Mark S CONVOY for HEROES www.facebook.com/convoy4heroes www.lothian4x4response.org ------ Td5 90 Thread in 'My Defender' Forum Last edited by I.AM_a driver on 24th Sep 2015 4:51pm. Edited 1 time in total |
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21st Apr 2013 9:19pm |
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| mfspannerman Member Since: 18 Nov 2012 Location: Suffolk Posts: 36  
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do you have a link for that on ebay? Make tracks and get moving!!
PUTTING FOOD ON YOUR PLATE IS WORTH THE WAIT! PLEASE BE PATIENT! |
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22nd Apr 2013 10:11pm |
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| I.AM_a driver Member Since: 11 Jun 2009 Location: Edinburgh, Scotland Posts: 404
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Item number www.ebay.co.uk/itm/390568962517 or search for 'valueformoneyuk' as the seller. Mark S
CONVOY for HEROES www.facebook.com/convoy4heroes www.lothian4x4response.org ------ Td5 90 Thread in 'My Defender' Forum |
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23rd Apr 2013 5:09pm |
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| I.AM_a driver Member Since: 11 Jun 2009 Location: Edinburgh, Scotland Posts: 404
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I fitted an auxiliary fuse box today, in the battery box under the passenger seat. I bought it from Vehicle Wiring Products a few months ago, but only got around to fitting it today. Currently just has radios (CB & Amateur), Beacons & spotlights wired in, the heated screen wiring will hopefully be getting connected up on Friday. I also plan to fit a relay/switch/wiring for roof mounted spotlights while I've got the dash apart anyway, but not have them connected at fusebox end.
the obligatory photo: Click image to enlarge I've not shown the cover in place, & in this pic I still had to clean out the bottom of the battery box & reinstall the battery. EDIT Photo hosting Mark S CONVOY for HEROES www.facebook.com/convoy4heroes www.lothian4x4response.org ------ Td5 90 Thread in 'My Defender' Forum Last edited by I.AM_a driver on 24th Sep 2015 4:54pm. Edited 1 time in total |
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22nd Oct 2013 5:54pm |
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| Interlet Member Since: 10 Oct 2011 Location: Norwich Posts: 461 
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Only just seen your post from January Mark ", fitting jobs like this around work is so frustrating! " Tell me about it! Have a backlog of jobs to do, probably forgotten some!
That fuse box is the same one I've got, also from VWP. Really good, in fact, for a while I had it almost full up with cables from bits and pieces, including a 100w heater. I had to really HD cable (not quite battery size) from the two +ve ends to the battery, and it coped fine. There is a rating for each side, and I didn't actually exceed it, but it looked strange having such thick cable going to a fuse box! Edit: actually not too dissimilar from yours I can see also, perhaps some of your holes need new grommets in them, covered in mud, just like mine 
I like your twin washer jet idea, too, very good, did you go for normal or heated ones? And the Defender vents, a better spread on the windscreen is an interesting bit of information, and one that I guess a lot of people probably overlook! 1998 110 300Tdi White Hard Top |
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22nd Oct 2013 8:23pm |
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| I.AM_a driver Member Since: 11 Jun 2009 Location: Edinburgh, Scotland Posts: 404
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The cable to the fusebox is actually cut from a set of jump leads, with a ring terminal crimped & soldered at each end & heat-shrink to protect it.
The defendervent do give a better spread of warm air on the windscreen yes, & I've got a heated front screen to wire up then I shouldn't have any problems with visibility this winter. Washer jets were just standard, I use concentrated screenwash so it doesn't freeze. Somewhere in the garage I've an extended breather kit that I bought in 2007 & have still not fitted.... Mark S CONVOY for HEROES www.facebook.com/convoy4heroes www.lothian4x4response.org ------ Td5 90 Thread in 'My Defender' Forum |
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23rd Oct 2013 11:15pm |
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| Interlet Member Since: 10 Oct 2011 Location: Norwich Posts: 461
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Funny you should say that... I have a breather kit somewhere in the garage too, although I confess, it isn't from that long ago
1998 110 300Tdi White Hard Top |
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23rd Oct 2013 11:23pm |
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| I.AM_a driver Member Since: 11 Jun 2009 Location: Edinburgh, Scotland Posts: 404
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I had a heated front screen fitted by LandyGlass at the LRO Show at Peterborough last month, & I finally managed to get it wired up today. I probably could have done the wiring up in a day, but the weather & other things kept interrupting! I used the Mobilecentre loom that was part of the LandyGlass deal, it was great with long enough cables to work but not so long that you had loads of spare to tuck away. I mounted the relays under the passenger seat next to my new aux fusebox, which meant it was dead easy to wire in for 12v + and - through the new box.
Only pic I have is of the location for the relays: Click image to enlarge It was p'ing it down when I finished putting the dash back together, so taking a photo wasn't first on my mind. I also took the opprtunity to fit my aux lighting switch while I had the dash out anyway, and I routed 4 wires from the dash to the battery box, although to wire up spotlights I really only need three it made sense to route 2x twin core cables. In theory this means that when I get LED spotlights to mount on the patriot rack, all I need to do is connect up the relay, connect main beam warning lamp to the end of wire behind the instruments, and run wires along the chassis rails & up the ladder to the roofrack. Oh, and new tyres are on order, hopefully getting them fitted on Tuesday. EDIT Photo hosting Mark S CONVOY for HEROES www.facebook.com/convoy4heroes www.lothian4x4response.org ------ Td5 90 Thread in 'My Defender' Forum Last edited by I.AM_a driver on 24th Sep 2015 4:55pm. Edited 1 time in total |
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27th Oct 2013 6:52pm |
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| I.AM_a driver Member Since: 11 Jun 2009 Location: Edinburgh, Scotland Posts: 404
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Finally got around to taking a pic of the dash having wired up the switch etc for the heated screen, and also one of the new tryes that were fitted on Tuesday. I managed to get them muddy today, nothing exciting just picking up a coule of paving slabs from the field where we keep our horses.
New tyres: Click image to enlarge Switches for Aux Lighting & Heated Screen: Click image to enlarge EDIT Photo hosting Mark S CONVOY for HEROES www.facebook.com/convoy4heroes www.lothian4x4response.org ------ Td5 90 Thread in 'My Defender' Forum Last edited by I.AM_a driver on 24th Sep 2015 4:57pm. Edited 1 time in total |
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31st Oct 2013 6:41pm |
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