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ade666



Member Since: 10 Mar 2013
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United Kingdom 2003 Defender 110 Td5 DCPU Belize Green
TD5 ecu relocation
after wandering around the web looking at various threads about ecu relocation it seems either use a loom extension or build/buy a box to go under the cubby.

does anyone on here have pics of how they've done the box thing as I think £200+ for the extension is rather a lot. ideally and of the shelf product would be better/easier as making things is just not my area of "expertise" 110 double cab in belize green.
Few little mods here and there
300 tdi disco
Post #482774 16th Dec 2015 5:33pm
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roel



Member Since: 08 Aug 2009
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Netherlands 2003 Defender 90 Td5 PU Caledonian Blue
You can get it here without the extensions. You need to extent the highlow range wire and the difflock wire.


This is not my picture but mine is installed similar.

It is bolted through this Alu plate. you can see the nuts.

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Before the new plate installation. You can see the connectors.

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 Roel

1984 90 2.5 na Diesel - RR V8 (1994-2001)
1997 Camel Trophy Discovery 300TDI (2001-2009)
2005 G4 Discovery III 4.4 V8 (2008-2018) It's gone but it still hurts.
2003 90 Td5 (2009-now)
Post #482777 16th Dec 2015 5:51pm
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MadTom



Member Since: 10 Sep 2013
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Czech Republic 1999 Defender 130 Td5 HCPU Baltic Blue
In Discovery 2 I have moved the ECU from engine compartment inside, close to the other ECUs. Some wires I have just moved, to some I have soldered additional wires. It is easy, just make it step by step - wire by wire. And use heat shrinking tubes to cover the solder joints. Signal from crank position sensor is fed by a shielded twisted pair - I made it with 2 wires and shield from a coaxial cable. Covered by heat shrink tube. "Drobek" = The Small One - Discovery 2, "Blufínek" = The Blue Thing - Defender 130, and for me at least Ford Mondeo Smile
Post #482792 16th Dec 2015 6:23pm
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Daisy90



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United Kingdom 2001 Defender 90 Td5 SW Alveston Red
Di will add a pic once daylight returns,
But I used the loom extender job by, and mine sits on th dog guard right behind the headrest, way out of the way of water and oil ingress,
Only downside - it's £200 and they click rather a lot ( don't hear it onc rolling though )
Post #482821 16th Dec 2015 7:14pm
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CDN38



Member Since: 14 Nov 2014
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Canada 2000 Defender 110 Td5 SW Bonatti Grey
Here's an option to go under the cubby, just past half way on page 1. This truck is a fantastic build...

http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic32405.html
Post #482850 16th Dec 2015 7:40pm
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gazman



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United Kingdom 2003 Defender 90 Td5 HT Alpine White
roel wrote:
You can get it here without the extensions. You need to extent the highlow range wire and the difflock wire.


This is not my picture but mine is installed similar.

It is bolted through this Alu plate. you can see the nuts.

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Before the new plate installation. You can see the connectors.

Click image to enlarge


That's great I d8dnt think you would be able to extend it that far. Does it restrict how far you can put your seat back? 2014 - current ..... 2003 defender td5 90 (my car)
2009 - current .... 2005 zx10r
Post #482895 16th Dec 2015 8:34pm
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Happyoldgit



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I once owned a Td5 90 SW that was one of several prepared by SVO for a journalists off road jolly somewhere in Spain. Amongst a number of other modifications they moved the ECU to the top of the bulkhead behind the drivers seat using an extension loom. The vehicles and event appeared in one of the rags at the time including photos of them crossing rivers with the water well up to bonnet height - as witnessed by the amount of crud I subsequently discovered behind the dash. Steve.
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Post #482917 16th Dec 2015 9:25pm
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davew



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England 1990 Defender 90 V8 Petrol PU Auto Rioja Red
I moved Pam's up behind the passenger seat. No bulkhead but have a roll cage cross behind the seats and a dog guard so the ECU is mounted on a plate attached to the cage and the floor.

This is using the standard loom, no extenders. As the previous post, you just need to extend the diff lock, hi/lo and transmission brake wires.

I drilled suitable sized holes in the floor behind the seatbox and used the original grommets.

Looms rerouted...

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ECU and fuse box mounted...

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Cover made to protect wiring from coats etc... being stuffed down the back of the seat...

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If you have a bulkhead behind the seats it's a LOT easier as you can just mount it to that. http://www.yorkshireoffroadclub.net/
Post #482965 16th Dec 2015 10:52pm
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Anderzander



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I didn't alter the loom to do this.

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Post #483001 17th Dec 2015 12:38am
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roel



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Netherlands 2003 Defender 90 Td5 PU Caledonian Blue
You can reach the bulkhead behaind the seats in the middle as the cables are on the left side off the gearbox and then go over the transfer box to under the right seat. The length that is used to get from the left side off the gearbox to the right seatbox is used to get behind the seat. Roel

1984 90 2.5 na Diesel - RR V8 (1994-2001)
1997 Camel Trophy Discovery 300TDI (2001-2009)
2005 G4 Discovery III 4.4 V8 (2008-2018) It's gone but it still hurts.
2003 90 Td5 (2009-now)
Post #483013 17th Dec 2015 8:03am
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jasong4110



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United Kingdom 2003 Defender 110 Td5 G4 LE Java Black
I had a box built for me out of all it cost less than £50 iirc, the whole relocation exercise is on my truck thread over on LR4x4 including the car files/drawings for the box. http://forums.lr4x4.com/index.php?showtopic=78984&page=2

Jason
Post #483019 17th Dec 2015 9:56am
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ade666



Member Since: 10 Mar 2013
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United Kingdom 2003 Defender 110 Td5 DCPU Belize Green
holy moly. wasn't expecting this amount of replies. thanks guys lots of food for thought. I really like the muglo box thing from Australia but also your box, so to speak, Jason. looks like the new year is going to be busy 110 double cab in belize green.
Few little mods here and there
300 tdi disco
Post #483030 17th Dec 2015 10:37am
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