What have you done to your DEFENDER today?
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ADK46r
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Nice. I need to do this.
You have something bolted to the underside of your passenger floorplate ?Today Adam stayed home so I was able to do some work on my own projects.
I had assembled the dash a couple weeks ago, but I needed to take it back apart to install the Redarc brake controller and fix a couple minor issues. The Redarc was very simple, but I had run the wires earlier when assembling the truck. I took a feed from the cold side of the brake switch for the activation and added an additional wire to the chassis harness before I pulled it - this will run to the 6-way trailer plug. For power I added a (non-switched) circuit to the fuse box because I really don’t like power coming directly from a battery.
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And in attempt to win the award for least essential Land Rover accessory, I installed my Land Rover Classic infotainment system. This thing has bluetooth, multiple aux inputs, navigation on a 3” screen and in short, has half the capabilities of systems costing less than half as much. But it has the Land Rover logo on the screen when it turns on, so I’m all in. Fortunately the Td5-style dash has an ungainly, oddly-placed DIN slot making installation a breeze.
All this power is rocking through a set of 4” stock speakers.
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Ha, no theres a couple of errant washers sitting there in a pattern that looks deliberate.
i still think my sealant is pretty nice...
hillstrubl
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Put my front diff guard on, not being round or the diameter of the actual housing was annoying.
Had to "open" it a bit with some nuts beforehand.
Also put on a new honeycomb grille, had to hit it with from flat black though, the finish originally was way too shiny.
I half installed my rear ladder (DRILLED HOLES!) and mocked up the rear tire carrier, but ran out of light.
Had to "open" it a bit with some nuts beforehand.
Also put on a new honeycomb grille, had to hit it with from flat black though, the finish originally was way too shiny.
I half installed my rear ladder (DRILLED HOLES!) and mocked up the rear tire carrier, but ran out of light.
erover82
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hillstrubl
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hillstrubl
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Finished up the ladder install then did a rear tire carrier. Had to modify 2 of the brackets very slightly due to tolerances that would have made them not work.
Did some work to install the Mud UK speaker trim panels in the back of the 110. These require substantial trimming to fit around the cage, bu the nice thing is that even if you were sloppy with the cuts it all ends up well hidden in the back corner. Sure wish the whole thing covered the corner light/wiring. Oh well.
I also added a 12v socket sine I have no need for a Mud UK or Land Rover badge in the back corner of the truck. Conveniently, later harnesses like this one have wiring for the socket built in.
I also added a 12v socket sine I have no need for a Mud UK or Land Rover badge in the back corner of the truck. Conveniently, later harnesses like this one have wiring for the socket built in.
hillstrubl
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That's so awesome, going to dyno to compare?
Napalm00
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No one is willing to let me locally. I've called maybe 20-30 shops. Ass dyno it is
hillstrubl
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I love those floors, are they durable too?