Winch kit from UK

[CSBrisie]

A FullFatRR member has had one engineered and fitted and is offering them for sale. Only issue I see is airflow you radiators.

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[CSBrisie]

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[rar110]

It looks well thought out and made.

[LRD414]

Between the winch and the two! light bars there’s no radiator exposure left at all. Winch mount does look good though.

Scott

[Tombie]

Between the winch and the two! light bars there’s no radiator exposure left at all. Winch mount does look good though.

Scott

Agree. That vehicle would cook over here!

Winch mount looks very heavy. And needs to deal with air flow better.

[BobD]

Between the winch and the two! light bars there’s no radiator exposure left at all. Winch mount does look good though.

Scott
That car must drive around in ice and snow all the time. It would be impossible to cool in Australia with almost no airflow to the radiators. You would have to give away the Bushtracker if you did that, Chris. Even the winch blocks one of the major sources of cooling air and the light bars block the rest. It also looks like he has removed the louvres covering the upper section of the radiators, not that it would need them because it can't get any air flow to the radiators anyway.

[Tombie]

A FullFatRR member has had one engineered and fitted and is offering them for sale. Only issue I see is airflow you radiators.


I’d seriously question the term “had one engineered”.

If any Engineer that works for me designed something like that - I’d replace them!

And it’s certainly not compliant with ADRs or Airbags!

[rar110]

I thought the side gills would allow plenty of airflow through engine bay, certainly enough for cooling. I certainly feel warm air flowing out of my L322 gills.

[Tombie]

I thought the side gills would allow plenty of airflow through engine bay, certainly enough for cooling. I certainly feel warm air flowing out of my L322 gills.

Yes... and how does that flow get into said engine bay?

It’s gets in through the grill and bumper openings, passing through the critically important radiator, condenser, and in many vehicles the intercooler and transmission cooler (on this vehicle they are side mounted). Then it exhausts both out the gills and the bottom of the transmission tunnel.

Without the intake flow the air will be being pulled up from below (convection) and not through the cooling system.

[rar110]

The L405 & L322 has 3 radiators across the front. All three go back to a single reservoir. The middle is in behind the condenser and inter cooler. If I am on a soft beach at low speed (no air flow) the e-fan (for middle stack) is starting to work hard.

While the light bars are not ideal, is it going to be much different with this?

[Graeme]

IMO the winch mount plate should be horizontal.

[p38arover]

^^ I suspect that with a downward pull, e.g., with vehicle nose up and the winch line horizontal, there could be a fair bending force on those U-shaped mounting frames. Perhaps it was made that way to allow fitting/removal of the winch without removing the whole mounting system.

[BobD]

The left and right heat exchangers on the L405 are the intercoolers, one for each turbo with one air filter for each turbo also. A bit different to the older models like the D4. Even though I have the TDV6 it still has the twin intercoolers and air filters, completely different from the D4 with the same sort of engine output.

Also, there are no "gills" on an L405. There are fake plastic strips on the front doors to imitate the vents on the L322.

[Tombie]

That will make it even worse. No flow through the front will leave a dead area in the engine bay.

[rar110]

Also, there are no "gills" on an L405. There are fake plastic strips on the front doors to imitate the vents on the L322.

That’s disappointing.

[Graeme]

The L322 gills don't function as vents as they have no access to the engine bay.

[rar110]

The L322 gills don't function as vents as they have no access to the engine bay.

That’s even more surprising, as I can feel heat coming out of them when stationary.

[Graeme]

I removed mine when fitting front mudflaps and concluded that they were just dressing.

[rar110]

The L322 gills don't function as vents as they have no access to the engine bay.

That’s even more surprising, as I can feel heat coming out of them when stationary. Maybe the inner guard is heating up and radiating heat out.

[2nd Rower]

Being developed in US (need an Insta account):

Land Rover Parts Specialists’s Instagram post: “The final version of the L405 hidden winch tray is complete!!!! #Lucky8OffRoad #landrover #discovery #overland #discovery5 #discovery4…” (https://www.instagram.com/p/B-7tS6yJZlr/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link)

[CSBrisie]

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Looks like it’s finished so I assume we will hear more on availability to ship to Australia.

[Tombie]

Keep in mind these kits aren’t ADR approved, and I haven’t seen a certified unit that confirms no impact on crash pulse.

These units could easily alter that pulse and make the bags go off incorrectly.

[CSBrisie]

Keep in mind these kits aren’t ADR approved, and I haven’t seen a certified unit that confirms no impact on crash pulse.

These units could easily alter that pulse and make the bags go off incorrectly.



I did think of that - insurance probably impossible to get. I wonder how D5 owners have gone in this regard? (A few on this forum have fitted a hidden winch).