Thread: Fitting a Exbox

Originally Posted by carlschmid2002

Another option is to buy a dual battery kit and connect the X box positive and negative to that. That's what I have done as I use the X box plugs for my fridge and charging things. The National Luna kit from Mulgo works well.

Of course, thanks. Thats on the to do list, once I decide which way to go with the dual battery charger.

I'll put in my vote for the Traxide unit.

Originally Posted by Def_9

Anyway to the purpose of this thread, I bought the Exbox with the fuse block and wiring and I'm wondering where to attach the negative lead? I figure I have a couple of options.
One, straight onto the terminal but seems a bit to complicated due to no apparent connecting points.
Two, connected to a free bolt sticking out of the bottom of the battery compartment, this will be the easiest option but I'm not sure if this point is earthed well enough.
Three, Undo the insulation and pull the wire back through and connect it to the chassis rail, what I probably should do. Opinions?

Until you decide on the dual battery system I would suggest you connect the negative lead to the chassis. Connect it to the same bolt where the negative battery cable is connected to.







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Originally Posted by Def_9

What a way to spend a lazy Sunday, fitting a Exbox to my 2011 D90. So a 3 or 4 hour job turned into a whole day of messing about.

Any chance you could help me avoid the same fate? I'm in the process of fitting mine right now and can see this blowing out to at least a full day.

Are there any things you found along the way that you'd do differently now with the benefit of hindsight?

A couple of things I've just noticed: the 'feet' on the Puma's cubby box are strips of timber that appear to be screwed on from inside. Hard to remove these (as instructed to) without damage. And How is the box sealed to the vehicle? The plate I've removed has rubber strips attached that have prevented what looks like a ton of mud from making its way inside. The exbox hasn't been supplied with anything similar. Is silicone or sikaflex required?

Cheers!

Originally Posted by jc109

And How is the box sealed to the vehicle? The plate I've removed has rubber strips attached that have prevented what looks like a ton of mud from making its way inside. The exbox hasn't been supplied with anything similar. Is silicone or sikaflex required?

Cheers!

Use a good quality double sided tape, 3M or something as good. Can't help with consul as the SVX is different.

Some good advise, take your time and don't rush it. Also get some heat shield to fit to the under side of the of the ExBox, it will pay off in the long run and it is near impossible to retro fit.

Good luck.

Originally Posted by Drover

Use a good quality double sided tape, 3M or something as good. Can't help with consul as the SVX is different.

Some good advise, take your time and don't rush it. Also get some heat shield to fit to the under side of the of the ExBox, it will pay off in the long run and it is near impossible to retro fit.

Good luck.

Second the heat shield, I wish I had done it and there is no way I could do it now.

The feet came off my cubby easily.

Originally Posted by Drover

Use a good quality double sided tape, 3M or something as good. Can't help with consul as the SVX is different.

Some good advise, take your time and don't rush it. Also get some heat shield to fit to the under side of the of the ExBox, it will pay off in the long run and it is near impossible to retro fit.

Good luck.

Thanks heaps Drover. I'd never have thought of the heat shield. I bought some Sikaflex today but I'll do a search for that tape tomorrow.

As far as taking my time with things goes, I don't really have much choice! I've always considered myself pretty handy, but I don't think I'll be driving much over the next few days given how things are progressing with the wiring.

And Chook, thanks for the advice on the feet. They were just glued were they? I know you have a Puma so I'll assume that ours are the same. I guess I'll see what happens once I use a bit of force.

Cheers gents.

Hey JC, Yes looking back like Drover mentioned take your time and do it properly, read the instructions from mulgo carefully and then re-read cause there are points that get forgotten along the way. I think unless you fit a couple of these the first time will take a while for you to get your head around the details and I cant really think of any short cuts other than pull the front seats out, if not both at least the drivers side, makes access a lot easier.

The heat shielding is a good idea, I couldn't source anything here in Karratha so I'm hoping to find something when Im back closer to civilisation, any suggestions on sourcing something suitable? Drover?

As for the cubby box yes the feet were defiantly stuck on mine but with some gentle persuasion they came off. Although I didn't like the fact that the only thing holding it to the exbox is about 5mm of MDF that is likely to allow the bolts to pull straight through so I used some panel washers to spread the load.

Sealing my exbox around the trans tunnel at the moment is some of the same sort of stuff as original (foam tape/weather seal) from the local auto pro until I sort out the heat shielding/sound proofing.

That's about all i can think of at the moment. But defiantly make sure you enjoy modifying your D with the care only yourself would take, or at least thats what i tell myself when I end up spending a ridiculous amount of time on a job.