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[Winnie]

Ripper the later panel is the same, not worried about that small angle.
You'll hardly notice it once the replacement panel is in place.
I get 230 can you measure from the 100mm mark and see what you get please, TIA

You need a stiff paint brush on the GQ to clean all the dog hair lol

You can either pop rivet or glue this new panel on from the front

Have you looked at them from the back? There are four screw holes, would be a heaps better mounting option and look heaps better.
I'll take a pic of the back tonight for you.

[BigRAWesty]

Have you looked at them from the back? There are four screw holes, would be a heaps better mounting option and look heaps better.
I'll take a pic of the back tonight for you.

Yea that's what I was thinking.
Make a complete new pannel..

And td it has one push out but I can see moldings threw the top so I'd say the they can be cut out for switches

[threedogs]

Ill need to see one first preferably from a GU , but GQ is still ok.
I have no plans on pulling my console out anytime in the future but
maybe Eric might be doing his soon.
Just need it traced with measurements on it.

The way I was going to do it you didnt need to tear half your patrol
apart to fit it. KIS

[growler2058]

Ill need to see one first preferably from a GU , but GQ is still ok.
I have no plans on pulling my console out anytime in the future but
maybe Eric might be doing his soon.
Just need it traced with measurements on it.

The way I was going to do it you didnt need to tear half your patrol
apart to fit it. KIS

What are we making?

[Winnie]

[threedogs]

Thats got angles on it eh Winnie, if that was the case I'd need to make it from 1mm aluminium
not sure that would work looking at that pic.

@ Growler that switch panel on the centre console those switch holes are too small
so toying wuth the idea if making one to suit both the GU and GQ the GU one will
allow 3 carling style switches and one toggle, where the GQ will have just 3 carling switch cut outs

EDIT:: still think its easier to just pop rivet or glue the panel from the front,,easy as.
Ill get some samples cut in mdf and see how they look

[Kimbo63]

Just finished fitting a pair of Threedogs recovery hooks to my GU IV 4.2 tdi with a Nissan winch bar.

The Bull bar mounting bracket required some trimming with the angle grinder and the bolt hole through the tie down point needed a bit of reeming.

I used 50mm M12 high tensile (8.8) bolts 1.25 thread, got them from Repco, but Bunnings or any other hardware shop should have them. The original M12 (8.8) bolts are only 35mm long, not long enough. All up about 40 minutes for this old phart to fit. The two forward bolts screw into captive nuts, the bolt through the tie down hole (rear bottom) has a nut and big washers.

Hi all not trying to be a smart a** but grade 8.8 is called structural grade hi tensile will have to have 12.9 stamped in the head just don't want someone hurt because they thought they had hi tensile bolts
Cheers Kimbo

Ps. Don't take this the wrong way 8.8grade bolts is more than adequate for this purpose was just pointing out that if something called for hi tensile bolts don't fit 8.8 grade bolts.
I have all too often seen what happens when the wrong grade bolts are used in my trade

[threedogs]

Grade 8 is about the highest joe blow can buy without going to a specialist bolt outlet.
A 12.9 bolt would cost a small fortune imo and a grade 8 will have a very high shear factor.
But all this has beeen done to death Ill try and find a link for that plate for you.[will put here]

[threedogs]

Finalized the drawing for the switch panel so if any one is interested just PM.
Im getting a 3 carling switch panel cut for the GQs and a 3 carling switch and 1 toggle switch for
the GUs, the toggle switch with a missile cover could be used as power cut off
for the winch.

Will be getting a MDF sample cut first but pretty confident it'll work first time
Price wise Im hoping about $15 a panel depends what they charge me but it
wont break the bank thats for sure, lol

Do most GQs have power windows???

[Winnie]

Finalized the drawing for the switch panel so if any one is interested just PM.
Im getting a 3 carling switch panel cut for the GQs and a 3 carling switch and 1 toggle switch for
the GUs, the toggle switch with a missile cover could be used as power cut off
for the winch.

Will be getting a MDF sample cut first but pretty confident it'll work first time
Price wise Im hoping about $15 a panel depends what they charge me but it
wont break the bank thats for sure, lol

Do most GQs have power windows???

Wouldn't say most... probably most don't