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5th December 2017, 11:29 PM
#8111
Patrol Guru
Replaced the pos sealed beam headlights with some H4's. Cant believe the difference, should've done it yonks ago.
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5th December 2017 11:29 PM
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6th December 2017, 03:02 AM
#8112
Originally Posted by
firm351
Replaced the pos sealed beam headlights with some H4's. Cant believe the difference, should've done it yonks ago.
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Did you also upgrade your wiring? I found a huge difference using one of the Piranha wiring loom upgrades - cost about $110 from memory but higher voltage to the lights, greater output.
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6th December 2017, 09:42 PM
#8113
Patrol Guru
Originally Posted by
PeeBee
Did you also upgrade your wiring? I found a huge difference using one of the Piranha wiring loom upgrades - cost about $110 from memory but higher voltage to the lights, greater output.
Nah mate not yet but its on the list. The very long list...
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17th December 2017, 10:41 PM
#8114
Travelling Podologist
Took the Patrol out to do what it was designed to do - 4wd'ing.
Drove the Montezuma Falls Track in Tassie's west.
14kms in, 14kms out. Took a little over 2 hours each way. Non stop action all the way!
Was rated as medium but there were a few short sections I reckon were 'hard'. (Have since been told that a 're-grading' is long overdue).
It certainly tested me - the hardest I've attempted, but due to the very narrow track with nowhere to turn around - once on the track you are committed.
All 1st & 2nd low range & used the front e-locker several times to assist & once to get ourselves out of a situation which could have been pretty dodgy had we not have had it. When MrsTea squealed "Diff Lock" with a sense of urgency from the passenger seat there was no debate!
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18th December 2017, 01:03 AM
#8115
Patrol Freak
Originally Posted by
Cuppa
Took the Patrol out to do what it was designed to do - 4wd'ing.
Drove the Montezuma Falls Track in Tassie's west.
14kms in, 14kms out. Took a little over 2 hours each way. Non stop action all the way!
Was rated as medium but there were a few short sections I reckon were 'hard'. (Have since been told that a 're-grading' is long overdue).
It certainly tested me - the hardest I've attempted, but due to the very narrow track with nowhere to turn around - once on the track you are committed.
All 1st & 2nd low range & used the front e-locker several times to assist & once to get ourselves out of a situation which could have been pretty dodgy had we not have had it. When MrsTea squealed "Diff Lock" with a sense of urgency from the passenger seat there was no debate!
So it was one way then unless you had tow hooked up - Ha Ha
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18th December 2017, 06:56 AM
#8116
Travelling Podologist
Originally Posted by
Bidja
So it was one way then unless you had tow hooked up - Ha Ha
Track was very narrow. Mirrors folded in to avoid rock faces & bushes. I reckon there were no more than a couple of passing spots in 14kms & even they were risky (soft mud).
If we'd had the Tvan hooked up it would have been 'no way', not one way. One very tight corner had a wheel half over a drop off (long way down) to get around a large fallen tree.
2006 4.2TDi ex-Telstra Remote area Camper. 425w roof mounted solar, 360Ah Aux batts, BCDC1240, Onboard hot & cold pressurised & filtered water, (25 litre hot water calorifier), ARB fridge, ARB freezer, Built in kitchen, heaps of easy access storage, 240v, 3” Genie exhaust + dynotune, 2” lift, 3900kg GVM upgrade, second glovebox, ROH Blaktrak steel wheels, Bridgestone D697's (now Toyo RT's), Redarc gauges/pillarpod, Hema HX-1, Icom 450 CB, dual rear view cameras, Onboard 30amp Victron mains charger, second glovebox, dual seat conversion, TPMS, Boss PX7 onboard air with 9 litre tank, 350w inverter, Steel bullbar, Harrop Eaton diff lock (front), Warn winch, Snorkel, Dual spares , 160 litre water tank, 180 litre fuel in two tanks (approx 1200km range) 2010 Tvan Tanami. (incl another 70 litre water tank) with matching wheels/tyres (& 3rd spare)
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18th December 2017, 09:49 AM
#8117
Patrol Freak
Originally Posted by
Cuppa
Track was very narrow. Mirrors folded in to avoid rock faces & bushes. I reckon there were no more than a couple of passing spots in 14kms & even they were risky (soft mud).
If we'd had the Tvan hooked up it would have been 'no way', not one way. One very tight corner had a wheel half over a drop off (long way down) to get around a large fallen tree.
Yeh, checked track out online and appears to have some tight section and considered one of the most muddiest tracks in Tassie. Roadside vegetation looks very lush and absolutely wonderful.
Also great to re familiarise ones self of how the vehicle performs and to do an adrenalin check. Be an enjoyable run mate.
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22nd December 2017, 09:53 PM
#8118
Fitted replacement cruise control cable that got mangled on last trip. Additional oil cooler arrived and scoped out the fittings and hoses.
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22nd December 2017, 11:29 PM
#8119
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Bloody @Rossco the sneaky Bushman trickster :-( No way that soft arse tiny rope was going to last two hundgy clicks, full noise ;-)
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22nd December 2017, 11:37 PM
#8120
Originally Posted by
MB
Bloody @
Rossco the sneaky Bushman trickster :-( No way that soft arse tiny rope was going to last two hundgy clicks, full noise ;-)
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Reckon it got me further with it than without! I should have backed off a bit as I stuck the boot in to merge with the 110klm/her traffic and whipper snippet did she let go! Anyway another lesson and not too expensive to fix.
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