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Phoenix90



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United Kingdom 2007 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 USW Stornoway Grey
bpman wrote:
Kris - have you been buying red cable in bulk ?

what are you fitting ? CB, New ICE, Webasto controller(s) ?

whilst the seats are out, are you going to insulate the truck floor ?


Buy it in 30 or 100 meter rolls for a reasonable price, depending on the grade. For equipment wiring I use three different grades either .5mm2, 2mm2 or 3mm2 depending on the expected load. For the split charge and battery wiring 40-60mm2.

There was already an amount of additional wiring and circuits in place but i'm replacing it all, not because there was any problems, just so it's all now part of one install and I know it inside and out in case there are any issues. Items being installed include:

- Interior lighting
- Additional exterior (LED bars)
- Webasto
- Heated mirrors
- ICE
- CB
- Aux power (12V sockets)
- Twin battery

As for insulation, i'll get a couple of camping mats, cut them up and stick them to the floor in front of the seat boxes and also across the back where the passengers feet go. I'm also going to get some of that stuff you recommended and put it outside the battery box under the plastic tray. Apart from that I think the carpets and the extra hot puma heater will be enough Thumbs Up . I spent ages insulting the last one all the way through but am not convinced it made a huge amount of difference!

I will also have a screen made that goes across the dog guard separating the back so we arn't wasting heat energy trying to heat the space back there that isn't used.
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custom90



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I would hazard a guess a new HU will be going in there at the very least seeing as I have spotted a single DIN radio cage there. Smile ___\⭐️Lone|Star|State/___
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Phoenix90



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So, with only 8 weeks until we leave for Norway, work so far completed:

- Heated Mirrors
- Internal & External Wiring looms run in
- Plumbing and wiring for Webasto
- New split charge battery system
- Insulated
- Various mechanical tasks inc: Ball joints, UJs, Diff seal, FNS bearings.
- Breather heater installed
- Doors stripped, cavity waxed and rebuilt.
- Underneath cleaned and chassis painted POR15
- Internal lighting

Still to do:
- Finish webasto install
- Full service...
- Dinitrol underside
- Rear suspension air bag support
- New wheels & tyres
- Built a rear storage solution
- Loads of lil bits.....


This is it today:


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Hoping for a webasto bracket from Tim at mobilecentre.... Just has to design it first Whistle
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Go Beyond



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Kris, have you routed the heated mirror cables down inside the 'spring', if so, how ?????
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Phoenix90



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Hi Matt,

As you can see in the photo, the cable comes up into the bottom of the body, through an enlarged hole in the plastic cap.

It then runs up through the body where the spring is located and a hole has been drilled from the underside of the arm through into the body. I had to drill this on a bit of an angle due to access for the drill, but it works fine and is totally invisible unless you look up from underneath. The body of the unit still rotates once the hole had been drilled.

I popped the plastic cap off the top so I could get an edge in the body from the top to encourage the cable through the hole that had been drilled, the plastic cap needed securing with just a drop of sikaflex once it had been removed.

Then you also need to drill out the shaft that the mirror sits on so the cable runs under the arm and up through the middle.

Does that make sense???

The only wiring that is visible is that small bit where it comes out of the car and into the bottom of the spring body, though with a bit more fabrication / drilling that could also probably be avoided.

Basically I copied Jake here but looks like those images are now offline...
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Go Beyond



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Thanks Kris,

All makes sense except the hole at the top, I've got one infront of me, do you end up drilling through the tube surrounded by the spring and through the spring or does the spring stop short of the top .... approx how far down the tube from the top do you think your hole came through ?

Cheers

Matt
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Phoenix90



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I drilled all the way through so the hole started under the U section of the 'arm'. and ended up in the open gap in the middle of the body so went through the casting, spring and the sleeve on the inside.

Im not sure how high up the spring goes, but either it stops short of the top or the drill found a path through the windings.

I guess the hole on the inside was probably about an inch or so down from the top but hard to remember now as I did it as one of the first jobs.

I'll be home tonight and can try taking a couple of photos if that would help?
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Go Beyond



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No need Kris, you've been super helpful - Cheers mate Thumbs Up Bow down
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Phoenix90



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Good luck! Thumbs Up
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