Thread: Clearing D4 aux battery tray

Great job and write-up Graeme. I got pointed at this forum/thread by a fellow member of Disco3.co.uk when I mentioned I was scratching my head about where to fit an Aux battery in the D4 seemingas LR had kindly filled it with electricery - cheers Mate

Any chance someone has a picture with a battery installed?

MrH - Try http://www.aulro.com/afvb/d3-d4-rrs/102904-d4-battery-photos.html

Thank you Graeme.

I have followed your example (& excellent instructions) & cleared room for a new aux battery. Without your guideance I would never have undertaken this task.

I used black silicon waterproofing tape (brand name "Tommy Tape" from Bunnings) to wrap the Transmission puter. Used 3m that stretches to a max 9m in length.

One thing that was different: I didn't have the glow-plug ecu to contend with. And I don't know were it is under my hood! (D4 2.7TD).

Be aware that LRA are not looking kindly at dual battery installs. They're voiding warranties on certain claims due to the fact that most dual systems assume a std alternator setup (the 2010 models use a generator + earth leakage sensor) and are shorting out the system.

The Traxide system seems to be the only stable altenative, but perhaps Drivesafe can comment further. I believe his system at least got a passing nod from LRA.

Cheers,

Gordon

This is a typical response for ANY vehicle manufacturer.
Nissan, Toyota, Ford, have all attempted to void warrenty claims when ANY mod performed on a vehicle I've owned. They have all tried to apportion blame from the mod on even completely unrelated problems. The most laughable was a rattle under the dash that was the 'fault' of a bull bar install and aditional weight on the front-end!

So far I don't have any problems / warrenty issues with the D4, but I still have 2.75yrs to go. I'll play fair, and I expect the same from the manufacturer...

Graeme,

Thanks to your great instructions and pics this was easy as

I do have one question though; what did you do with this terminal block? I can shove it out of the way (as shown in the 2nd pic) but it was anchored to the TC ECU box in the first place and I'd be happier if it were secured somehow.



Some pics of the install.

Hi WhiteD3 (D4?)

I must thank Graeme for the pics as well. It was only last weekend that l cleared my auxillary battery tray, and installed a traxide dual battery kit (with an optima yellow top D34 battery) and 2 permanently powered sockets to the back of the vehicle.

The terminal module you enquire about wedges nicely between the new auxillary battery and the new location for the transfer case ECU (just a little further forward than displayed in your second photo). Some cable ties or double sided tape can be used for extra security if needed. With the traxide kit there is a 30 amp circuit breaker (for the rear 2 sockets)housed in a black plastic box that fits nicely in the same spot where the terminal module is sitting in your photo.

Also, with the traxide kit, the SC80 dual battery controller needs to sit where the glow plug ECU is placed in Graeme's photos. I found enough space below the controller to drill a hole in the wall of the auxillary battery box and secure the gp ECU.

Regards Trif.

hi Trif;

You can put any photo?