What did you do on your Perentie Today.

Seems perfectly practical to me in a vehicle prone to wiring failures, as is the brake wear indicator.

In poking around behind the dash today, i busted the backlight fitting from my speedo, just after I nade a temporary bypass to get them going again.

So, i took the opportunity to dismantle, service and fit LED backlight to the speedo.

Used a green 10mm 9000mcd led with a 390 ohm resistor on the cathode, as my originals had green filters

I had a little fun with hot glue and heat shrink to make a strain relief (not shown).

peliminary diagnosis suggests that the dimmer is faulty too tired after all the efforts today to chase that. At least I'm road legal again.



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A few more happy snaps...

note to self, get glue gun and stop using ciggy lighter and glue stick.

And also in need of a dash light facade.
i have coloured squares telling me stuff is happening.

Red means pull over and scratch head - green is normall stuff and blue is road burners, that's all I know...

That and aparently I gain an extra axle by engaging cdl...

I may have the 6x6 dash...
i had one 6x6 wiper arm when I got it.

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Today mine will get a new headlight switch fitted which hopefully will rectify a few problems with the lights. Then it's time to blow the dust out of it, give it a good wash, and generally a "pretty up" for ANZAC Day!


Cheers, Mick.

I'm visiting my local military museum today, to add an anzac day show program to the light and sound show.

Expecting the perentie to get dragged into procedings too.

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Originally Posted by wpalmo

Hi All,


Just not sure if I should splice into the trailer pin wiring loom and wire up the 7 pin Utilux socket so I have both sockets or fabricate an adaptor from the 12 pin NATO plug to a 7 pin Utilux male socket. Has any one on the forum done an adaptor like this? Sort of don't really feel comfortable cutting into the original wiring loom but maybe I am being a bit to precious. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.


Regards Warrick.

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This has worked well for me so far.
Started off as a temporary "fix" and is doing the job asked of it without any hiccups.


Cheers, Mick.

Fixing the wiring to the left rear lights on my perentie I discovered both this light and the wires for the 12 pin NATO socket connect to a bunch of bullet connectors located behind the right mud flap, right behind the right rear lights. You should be able to simply plug the wires for a 7 pin socket into this. However, if its like mine it would also be pretty filthy..
Jon

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Originally Posted by Jonnooh

Fixing the wiring to the left rear lights on my perentie I discovered both this light and the wires for the 12 pin NATO socket connect to a bunch of bullet connectors located behind the right mud flap, right behind the right rear lights. You should be able to simply plug the wires for a 7 pin socket into this. However, if its like mine it would also be pretty filthy..
Jon

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Mine was solid mud from that mud flap strengthener to the floor when I bought it.
Had to chip the wiring out of the mud!

I lopped off the NATO socket and wired in a new 7 pin socket.
in retrospect I wish I had left it in and got a socket someone has taken off a trailer and made an adapter.
Either method is fairly simple as long as you identify the wires correctly.

replaced lock barrels, waterproofed canvass and adjusted steering box again today.

slave labor from the museum was handy for the 3 handed lock barrel replacement.

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replaced lock barrels, waterproofed canvass and adjusted steering box again today.

slave labor from the museum was handy for the 3 handed lock barrel replacement.

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What did you seal the canvas with?


Cheers, Mick.

Originally I had used a very expensive compound "nano technology" stuff in a spray bottle. Not useful at all.

Picked up two tins of silicone spray pack from aussie disposals for about $10 a tin.
one tin did the whole lot.

I was having trouble with the sewn in hootchie cord wicking water in and dripping inside. So i sprayed all exposed cordage and stitching first then covered the rest top down.

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