A/C on ex-mil Land Rovers

[U1700]

Wtf do you want aircon for????

because my intention is to make a camper back on it and go places like the tanami desert where it gets a tad warm

what do you think i want aircon for bud ?

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yes i know those things will be as airtight as fishnet stockings but the platform itself is up to the task

[87County]

Wtf do you want aircon for????

:D:D

someone needs to harden up :)

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[MR LR]

i am going to assume that you dont own this website so why insult people who come here to share in it ?

do you invite guests to your home then f@rt in their face mate ?
I think he's just having a lend...

Though a Perentie with AC is kind of funny

[U1700]

Just kinda confused at all the people who buy a tough as nails no frills 4wd then ponce it up with all the mod cons instead of buying an earlier defender with aircon and power steering, almost as tough and less potential parts issues.....

i get away every second weekend and have 3 - 4 trips a year of 3 - 8 weeks duration.

No i have never been to Toorak , is she a tough track to get to digga ? :censored:

i am guessing you have spent alot of time in the Pilbarra , Tanami , NT so you can hold a sound view on my inquiry if AC is do-able

cheers guys . welcome to the room.

[Lotz-A-Landies]

Wtf do you want aircon for????

I think he's just having a lend...

Though a Perentie with AC is kind of funnyI don't know if any of you have been out in Australia, but it does get hot here 40 degrees +, not everyone is in the teenager to middle age groups that can cope with heat, particularly if they are from southern climates, but they may still want a capable 4WD.

The 2003 Army remediation TD5 Defenders were fitted with AC and so are the Defence Mercedes G-Wagens so why would it be funny for a Perentie?

Although I will accept the joke in a soft top Perentie variant

[MR LR]

I don't know if any of you have been out in Australia, but it does get hot here 40 degrees +, not everyone is in the teenager to middle age groups that can cope with heat, particularly if they are from southern climates, but they may still want a capable 4WD.

The 2003 Army remediation TD5 Defenders were fitted with AC and so are the Defence Mercedes G-Wagens so why would it be funny for a Perentie?

Although I will accept the joke in a soft top Perentie variant
I was referring to the soft tops Diana.

Standard Defender AC is nowhere near good enough for Aus anyway, a roof mounted system would be the best, especially in a tourer.

Cheers
Will

[Lotz-A-Landies]

I was referring to the soft tops Diana.

Standard Defender AC is nowhere near good enough for Aus anyway, a roof mounted system would be the best, especially in a tourer.

Cheers
WillAlthough putting a roof mounted A/C unit on a Defender will guarantee that you pay the truck toll every time you go through a toll gate with so much as a box trailer.

You won't get into most car parks in Australia and your Defender will likely live outside because it can't get into your garage at home.

There must be better options, that give you sufficient BTU without having to have passengers without feet or sticking something on the roof.

[Sprint]

i get away every second weekend and have 3 - 4 trips a year of 3 - 8 weeks duration.

No i have never been to Toorak , is she a tough track to get to digga ? :censored:

i am guessing you have spent alot of time in the Pilbarra , Tanami , NT so you can hold a sound view on my inquiry if AC is do-able

cheers guys . welcome to the room.

Nope, but where i live regularly sees 40+ in summer..... I still see no need for aircon....

And diana..... I'm good friends with more than a few tough old coots more than twice my age who still think aircon is for nancies..... Theyre a dying breed though!

[Disco Muppet]

There must be better options, that give you sufficient BTU without having to have passengers without feet or sticking something on the roof.

Going Bush installed a system in his Td5 110, mounted on the cargo barrier.
Seems to be good enough for him.
I'll see if I can dig the thread out.

[Disco Muppet]

Found Don's post.
Good install
http://www.aulro.com/afvb/projects-tutorials/159715-aftermarket-c-td5-110-wagon.html

[frantic]

I was referring to the soft tops Diana.

Standard Defender AC is nowhere near good enough for Aus anyway, a roof mounted system would be the best, especially in a tourer.

Cheers
Will
U1700 as MR LR jnr said go the roof mounted option , I have a td5 wagon, and it's air con is not the best in summer, the only issues could be long roof rack/platform fitting and clearance heights. There was a bloke on here who fitted a roof mounted unit to a red early defender or county, sorry can't remember his name, maybe someone else does?
Anyway welcome to the forum.
It might also be worthwhile looking into a turbo inter cooler system for the Isuzu as there will be lots doing it maybe someone could start an options sticky for turbos on Isuzu going from standard factory to stupid.

[Lotz-A-Landies]

U1700 as MR LR jnr said go the roof mounted option , I have a td5 wagon, and it's air con is not the best in summer, the only issues could be long roof rack/platform fitting and clearance heights. ...The extra $15 non refundable each way every time you go on the M2 and the extra $5 on the M5 certainly excludes consideration of a roof top a/c unit.

[goingbush]

The extra $15 non refundable each way every time you go on the M2 and the extra $5 on the M5 certainly excludes consideration of a roof top a/c unit.


you could hardly consider a rooftop A/C after experiencing my minibus evaporator .

...but how does a rooftop a/c put you into the Commercial toll category ?? , if so I'm going to be snookered with the Iveco Daily 4x4 @ 2.6m high towing my caravan on the M2

but according to the Tolls website I'm still a car


Cost for travel on M2

Tolls
There are two toll classes on Hills M2:
Class 2 - (a) 2.8 metres or less in height; and (b) 12.5 metres or less in length.
Class 4 - All other vehicles.

[towe0609]

There was a bloke on here who fitted a roof mounted unit to a red early defender or county, sorry can't remember his name, maybe someone else does?


Could be me ... thread on the roof top is here (http://www.aulro.com/afvb/90-110-130-defender-county/130351-air-con-red-dot-6100-1999-td5-130-dual-cab.html)

goingbush's evap unit was a much more cost effective solution...

[Lotz-A-Landies]

you could hardly consider a rooftop A/C after experiencing my minibus evaporator .

...but how does a rooftop a/c put you into the Commercial toll category ?? , if so I'm going to be snookered with the Iveco Daily 4x4 @ 2.6m high towing my caravan on the M2

but according to the Tolls website I'm still a carClass 4 on the M5 and used to also be the same on M2 were 2 axles and less than 2.8m or three or more axles and less than 2m.

M2 has only recently removed the 2m reduced height for 3 axles this is very recent when the toll charges were increased and I was unaware of this till this morning.

It still doesn't matter the 2m/3 axle is still in place on the m5 which I use all the time.

On a 3 axle Defender or a Defender with a box trailer the roof is very close to 2m, add a rooftop a/c and your over 2m so get the heavy vehicle toll.

[MR LR]

What if he doesn't drive on Toll roads Diana?

If it's meant as a tourer, chances are it will have a roof rack anyway, which could in turn negate the posibility of a roof system, so alluding to Muppet's post, maybe an internal system would be better.

[Lotz-A-Landies]

Its not an issue for him, but when someone like me lives at one end of the M5 and much of my collection is at the other end of the M5 the extra $10 per return trip starts to add up.

[jafir]

I've looked at adding a/c to my ex-mod. It looks as if the 2.5na up to and including the 200tdi all use the same a/c compressor mount.

There are some guys on defendersource.com that added universal type under the dash kits.

[dobbo]

Some of the Perentie 3 door hardtops have AC fitted in the pass side wall.

[Barefoot Dave]

Dobbo, he Survey only has a ventilator fan, not AC.