Reply With QuoteMine had a rinse on Tuesday. It poured down.Originally Posted by V8Ian
OldBushie
SupporterI fitted a 160w solar panel today
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You only get one shot at life, Aim well
2004 D2 "S" V8 auto, with a few Mods gone
2007 79 Series Landcruiser V8 Ute, With a few Mods.
4.6m Quintrex boat
20' Jayco Expanda caravan gone
YarnMaster
SubscriberMine had a rinse on Tuesday. It poured down.
D2a Td5 Manual, Chawton White. aka "Daisy"
Build date 11th Oct 2003
Freelander 2 2011, manual, the daughter calls it Perri
Before I had a Land Rover I did not have any torque wrenches. Now I have three.
LROCV #1410
Wizard
SupporterNice, how did you route the cable into the cabin - a hole and grommet through the roof ?
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1999 build D2 TD5 Auto, Mantec snorkel, 2" LRA spring lift, ARB on board air, Ashcroft ATB, CMM air ram CDL shifter, swag & gold pans ....
OldBushie
SupporterYes through that grommet, It was a weird grommet though and it had a square hole in the roof.
I drilled it round and fitted a new rubber grommet and used plenty of silicone to keep the water out.
You only get one shot at life, Aim well
2004 D2 "S" V8 auto, with a few Mods gone
2007 79 Series Landcruiser V8 Ute, With a few Mods.
4.6m Quintrex boat
20' Jayco Expanda caravan gone
Wizard
SupporterThat grommet ? Can you describe what you did...Yes through that grommet, It was a weird grommet though and it had a square hole in the roof.
I drilled it round and fitted a new rubber grommet and used plenty of silicone to keep the water out.
LROCV member #131
1999 build D2 TD5 Auto, Mantec snorkel, 2" LRA spring lift, ARB on board air, Ashcroft ATB, CMM air ram CDL shifter, swag & gold pans ....
OldBushie
SupporterI dug it out with a screwdriver, It was pretty brittle seeing that it has been there for the last 16 years.
I then drilled out the hole to make it bigger and round so that I could fit a new round rubber grommet for the wires to pass through.
A lick of paint a new grommet and plenty of silicone made for a nice waterproof fitting
You only get one shot at life, Aim well
2004 D2 "S" V8 auto, with a few Mods gone
2007 79 Series Landcruiser V8 Ute, With a few Mods.
4.6m Quintrex boat
20' Jayco Expanda caravan gone
OldBushie
Is that Silicone holding the mounts on?
Please tell me it’s either got screws as well.
OldBushie
What was the grommet there for originally? I cannot remember if the D2 had a ‘factory’ anything up there.I dug it out with a screwdriver, It was pretty brittle seeing that it has been there for the last 16 years.
I then drilled out the hole to make it bigger and round so that I could fit a new round rubber grommet for the wires to pass through.
A lick of paint a new grommet and plenty of silicone made for a nice waterproof fitting
OldBushie
SupporterIts Sikaflex NO screws into the roof only through the mounts onto the panel.Is that Silicone holding the mounts on?
Please tell me it’s either got screws as well.
I have done the same before on a Navara roof and the panel stayed rock solid even at speed, That Sikaflex is bloody amazing stuff
You only get one shot at life, Aim well
2004 D2 "S" V8 auto, with a few Mods gone
2007 79 Series Landcruiser V8 Ute, With a few Mods.
4.6m Quintrex boat
20' Jayco Expanda caravan gone
OldBushie
Cool... the first image, it must be the light, it looks like translucent siliconeIts Sikaflex NO screws into the roof only through the mounts onto the panel.
I have done the same before on a Navara roof and the panel stayed rock solid even at speed, That Sikaflex is bloody amazing stuff
I’ve seen a van owner do it (cheap out and go Silicone) and panels came off as a truck passed. I just missed them (x3)
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