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I have noticed there are a few auto elecs here and I'm sure there are other members who have info relating to this topic. I seem to be replacing electrical bits for friends & family on...

Shit happens. It could have been a lot worse. Must of been pushing some serious G's to roll over a battery. :)

You could also see if there is a pulsing voltage to the positive (primary) terminal of the coil when cranking. If there is none check the points and the resistor as mentioned. If there is and you...

Forget about the trim...its toast. Try and stop damage to paint work & plated metal parts. You don't want sus looking stuff when you go to sell.

That would work OK but the best would be to have the option of both eh? Have a 5min (adjustable) delay after ignition off, and an over-ride switch to have it on all the time.

Thanks for the info...$130 sounds a bit rich to me. How does everyone else feel about this?

Should be pretty easy to do. Have heard this is an irritation on the Patrols. Does it effect GQ & all GU variants? Where is the relay? Interior or engine bay?

Soooo how many people are interested in this? Its doable but will be a custom job. When I get my posts up I will down load the manuals and have a look at the wiring diagrams. :)

http://www.optima-batterien.eu/about-optima.html Yep...Mexico as stated on their site. Switched production in '08 I think.

I have been reading on other American based forums that Optima have shifted their manufacturing to Mexico and they are not as good as they used to be. The Yanks are scathing of them actually...anyone...

Can you get your son to set it up for you?

What?! Why don't you run your laptop from his wireless router? Your laptop would have to be ancient not to have wireless built in...

You should be able to hang off his network with either a Ethernet network connection, or a wireless setup. Does his modem have some spare ports on it or is it wireless? Is your PC a desktop or a...

Whoa! That's dialup speeds! Do you have a phone line into your house? My speed is nothing special...It's not even ADSL2.

Go to http://www.speedtest.net/ and press "begin test" (recommended server) wait for the test to end and tell us what your download speed is...you can post it up if click on "share results" and copy...

I nearly forgot...http://www.4x4equip.com.au/ has LED strips if your looking for lighting options. Yes they are a bit pricey but I have found they work well and give you the option of having the...

Nice build...bit like what I plan for sometime in the future.

Just for your information, solar panels will generate about 30 - 40% more energy over a daily cycle if the sun is kept perpendicular...

Yep sorry...I have dealer access so I have uploaded the file to here ---> http://hotfile.com/dl/136530815/2071e77/WN167LED.pdf.html

Or You could try WES components in Sydney...

http://wesnews.wescomponents.com/wesnews/WN167LED.pdf

or...

http://www.ledshoponline.com/

Thanks for the warm welcome guys...forgot to mention my background is electronics so hopefully I can give a bit of advice back in various sections.

Cheers.

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Dont have a Patrol or even a 4WD. Father in law has a 3L TD GU and have done some trips. I think this 4WD thing is where I want to be! Time to do some research and get involved and this was...