2003 Disco II

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adesg4	a adesg4 posted 17 Years Ago Post Details
a Group: G4 Member Posts: 1.2K, Visits: 6.8K	Lamp is fitted directly to bracket on the rear of SD rack. Best pic I could find. Cable runs through the roofrack tube from the front and out of a rubber grommet. Adrian Adrian Technical Officer G4 Owners Club D110 - Mongolia 2008 - 1925YbA - Recce D2 - Australia 2003 - 1BIJ-664 - Australia/ Russia Media car. Fleet 104
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DannyBalls	DannyBalls posted 17 Years Ago Post Details
Group: Past Forum Member Posts: 92, Visits: 524	Does anyone have any photo's (close up's preferred) of the rear work lamp and how it is mounted to the roof rack? I recently secured a new LR Rear Work lamp and it came with the standard 90 degree bracket to mount to the surface. I assembled the lamp to the bracket and when I went to install the unit, there were no similarities in the mounting bracket and the roof rack. My roof rack has a hole drilled out in the area where the bracket would be mounted. I am assuming that this bracket was either modified for use on the G4 vehicles or was not used all together. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.
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~~Chrisallse~~	C ~~Chrisallse~~ posted 17 Years Ago Post Details
C Group: Banned Members Posts: 146, Visits: 2.5K	Must agree with Jim, Have fitted a three way Mos Fet and Maxima Batteries (well Gert did) and i am very impressed. 2005 G4 Defender Please click on the link below to view my gallery. http://photo.net/photodb/folder?folder_id=579125
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jimcarr	j jimcarr posted 17 Years Ago Post Details
j Group: Past Forum Member Posts: 147, Visits: 909	Hi Wolfman, Re your split charge system, not very nice in my opinion, they have used an ignition controlled 120 amp relay (my part number 0-727-18) connected buy 35 amp wire to the main battery and 120 amp alternator (you could start a nice fire here if you wanted!) It may only become a problem if your second battery is nearly flat and your 120 amp alternator would want to push that sort of current up the small wire. Get some one to do the job properly with a 120 amp Moss Fet technology charge splitter that can handle the current. I have had trouble with Optima red top batteries on my rally vehicles (yellow tops seem to last ok, but the red tops die in 12 months) I now replace them with Maxima batteries that last much better (not replaced one yet) and slightly cheeper! Cheers Jim Carr *Member, G4 Challenge Owners Club* 2006 G4 RRS, 2003 G4 DII, 1998 Paris/Dakar D1, 101FC, SIIa, FL2 i6
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Paul Burt	Paul Burt posted 17 Years Ago Post Details
Group: G4 Member Posts: 356, Visits: 1.2K	Very very comprehensive - :ermm: now where to fit a second battery to a RRS - any ideas ! Regards Paul Paul Currently - Porsche Cayenne Previously G4RRS - BV55 YZD - Team Vehicle 2006 Bolivia Stages 3 & 4 & G4 110 BP52GJE 2003 South Africa - Vehicle No 61
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DarrenG	DarrenG posted 17 Years Ago Post Details
Group: Forum Member Posts: 513, Visits: 2.1K	I can confirm the four pin round connector is for the Garmin GPS, the other was for the radio. Darren Griffin Editor PocketGPSWorld.com
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Wolfman	Wolfman posted 17 Years Ago Post Details
Group: Forum Member Posts: 20, Visits: 278	Here goes on the explanation...... Current red top position... (sorry this shot is a little blurred) what you can see here is the many connections to the +ve side of the battery one of them being from the +ve side of the yellow top. The two -ve wires one to earth and I think one to the winch. The cable route for the +ve side is...... along the bottom of the bonnet seal resting on the top of the layer of wires, neatly cable tied into position.... to this durite relay just behind the fuse box (The smaller wires from the +ve term go to a 30A inline fuse holder and then off to the inside of the car - presumably to the power outlets) from this it runs to the +ve terminal on the red top... The negative side runs to the front of the car and is bolted to the bodywork here.... to the bolt in the centre of the photo. This is just in front of the air filter box. Remembering basic physics from school they are wired in parallel. As for a "split charging" system I don`t know what I am looking for? Does everyone have a 120 amp alternator? Which is what I have; i.e. has mine been upgraded because of all the surplus power requirements??? this shot is upside down but defintely 120 A and 14v! Are other Discovery IIs like this? Also What is secondary air????? Wolfman
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martin bisby	martin bisby posted 17 Years Ago Post Details
Group: G4 Member Posts: 657, Visits: 2.7K	i see your yellow top is fitted where some D2's have the secondary air fitted, i suppose that will make distribution of cables and power easier. any chance of piccies as to where the charging system is routed to the yellow top and of course the original red top have you a split charger or are they wired parrallal regards martin 2003 Stage 3 Event Vehicle D2 V8i ES Founding Chairman G4 Owners Club
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Wolfman	Wolfman posted 17 Years Ago Post Details
Group: Forum Member Posts: 20, Visits: 278	Hi, the yellow top auxillary battery is mounted so and was fitted to the car when I bought it, the chap I bought it from did not say he did it so I assumed LR did it..... On further investigation all the additional sockets are live with ignition off at 13.2v - therefore powered by this yellow top. I take it you dont have one fitted? Wolfman
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Erasmus	E Erasmus posted 17 Years Ago Post Details
E Group: G4 Member Posts: 589, Visits: 3.6K	Paul, Was there a second battery in the car already or did you fit it yourself? If it was there already do you know if it was fitted by LR? Have you got any pics of how it is mounted? Cheers, Mark S. Founding committee member ====================== G4 Discovery II V8iES 2003 Event - South African Film vehicle Fleet number G4SAF07/Vehicle Number 87 Photo Gallery
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