Soon to be a new D3 owner

Thanks Everyone :)

She is so nice to drive, I was hesitant at first being that the car does have 181K on the clock, but the motor seems strong and the transmission nice and smooth, and having my best friend who is a mechanic look her over and test drive her and have no issues (other than laughing at my small tires!) Im pretty stoked.

He has already priced up heavy duty King springs, new shocks and 265/70 R17's for me, as He doesn't want to have to drag me everywhere :P (he has a V8 D2 with lift and Mud tires)
the tires on the car are pretty worn so will have to change them out soon anyway though, and pretty sure im going to need the lift to clear the new Rubber. but we will see how finances go.

First things for me though, the stock Stereo is horrid! (I guess I spent a fortune on the Defender Stereo with Polk audio speakers all round) I have one set of 6.5" Polk audio speakers in box still at home, hopefully this is the correct size for the front doors? then I just need to get some for the rear doors, then find a subtle spot for my 8" woofer to go (I dont need massive Bass, but I like some thump to my heavy metal :D ) and as mentioned in other threads on here I need to order a stack of parts from Aeropro to replace the factory head unit, should be a straight swap for me, as my clock is on the Head unit and being the 'S' model there isnt a whole lot of other things to connect it too anyway!

Then I need to make a new mount for my Nexus 7 Tablet (between the two centre air vents i think) as this has my Hema Maps on it (anyone want to buy a Hema HN5i from me? mine doenst get used anymore?)

Im undecided right now as to if I go a double din headunit and hook the reversing Camera to it, or go single din and fit a full size UHF under the head unit and look at putting a reversing camera into the Nexus 7 somehow. I guess Ill tackle that when It comes too it? (rather soon I suspect!)

Also, on my Defender I wired up bother 7 Pin flat and 7 Pin round plugs to it, this thing has two plugs that are foreign to me 0_0 which one is for the trailer? and is there a standard adapter I can get to plug it into a 7 Pin? or should I re wire my trailer to one of these plugs? (friends do borrow my trailer though, like right now its on load to the mate with the D2)

thanks
Leroy.

Morning Leroy, with regard to plugs, the right side , probably coloured black, is normal for our trailers. Use the other,white ,for charging battery.

Oh and well done. Looks to be a twin to mine!

Dave

Thanks Dave,

Im tossing up as to If I just put Incandescent bulbs back on the Trailer or if I build one of these little relay/resistor boxes and put it inline on the Trailer with a byPass Switch for Friends who borrow the trailer, I suppose If I build the box and have the '9Pin' or whatever it is ont he Disco through the Box Paralleled with a 7Pin that bypasses the box for when I use the Trailer on Other Cars or Lend it out. . . maybe that will be the go?

I need to Sort out the Parkers in the ARB bar though they are like strobe lights 0_0 (LED's)

Leroy.

Don't be too fancy Leroy, all trailer borrow. ing friends 'modify' inadvertently.

Just make an adapter cable.

Here is a pic of an Alpine 2-DIN unit.



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I've Ordered a single Din conversion Panel and the associated Wiring goodies.
$110.00 all up should arrive Wednesday. so Will Likely spend some of the Long Weekend Fitting the new bits along with my Old Kenwood Head unit, while at It I will mount my Nexus 7 cradle and Wire that in, Maybe even Fit my Second Battery and fix up some of the horrific Wiring the Previous Owner left for me (power extension leads used for the spot lights, and some strange 6 core wire for the Anderson plug at the rear) also will likely wire up a 7Pin Flat Socket in the back with inline relays and resistors for my trailer(LED Lights) will see how I go.

Leroy.