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  1. 9th September 2015, 04:04 PM #1
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    When did the electrics go under the seat on Defenders?

    Hi all,

    I recently bought an '02 Defender 110 TD5. Previously I owned a '98 Defender 130 300tdi.

    I had the windscreen wipers fail on me. To my horror, I discovered a bunch of relays etc sitting under my seat where I used to keep a camping stove! (yep, I discovered the windscreen wiper electrics don't live there, but...)

    Does anyone know the model year when they shifted the electronics here?

    Doesn't make much sense to me, mounting that stuff on a vibrating alloy diaphragm, closer to water ingress than before.

    Or am I just being paranoid?

    Cheers,
    Tom
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  2. 9th September 2015, 04:23 PM #2
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    Pretty sure they went under the seat with the Td5 - so 1999?

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  3. 9th September 2015, 05:38 PM #3
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    Tom,

    It seems that Mulgo didn't think this was a good idea either......

    Mulgo Expedition Vehicles ? Mulgo Exbox



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  4. 9th September 2015, 06:54 PM #4
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    Quote Originally Posted by cripesamighty View Post
    Tom,

    It seems that Mulgo didn't think this was a good idea either......

    Mulgo Expedition Vehicles ? Mulgo Exbox



    Cheers,

    Cripesamighty
    By Cripes, that's good. Keep 'em coming! Anyone here had problems with the under seat electrics?
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  5. 9th September 2015, 07:07 PM #5
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    Nope, because I put them into a Mulgo exbox.

    Great mod, and makes room under the seat.



    Here are all the relays and fuses that I installed under the lid.




    Don't look at the loose fig8 cable, it was temporary.
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    So you left the computer stuff under the seat?
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    Lump-a-Charcoal - your ex-box puts me to shame. Mine is a birds nest and you have more stuff in yours than i have. I'm embarrassed. MLD
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    Quote Originally Posted by numpty View Post
    So you left the computer stuff under the seat?
    Nope, my computer is on the firewall.

    All that's in the box now is a toolbox and an ARB compressor, plumbed to the bonnet safe.
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    Quote Originally Posted by MLD View Post
    Lump-a-Charcoal - your ex-box puts me to shame. Mine is a birds nest and you have more stuff in yours than i have. I'm embarrassed. MLD
    I'm an electrician, so don't feel too bad.
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  10. 10th September 2015, 09:09 AM #10
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    Quote Originally Posted by lump_a_charcoal View Post
    Nope, my computer is on the firewall.

    All that's in the box now is a toolbox and an ARB compressor, plumbed to the bonnet safe.

    OH i like that, where did you get that from or did you make it?
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