Thread: New D4 - now the expensive bit begins.

Originally Posted by GregMilner

There's been enough talk on here about Traxide for that many years, I doubt whether I'd even bother looking at anyone else's.:-)

Who do you recommend in WA for installation when the time comes Tim?

Yourself,,, and maybe a mate to help keep you company,, read to you,, pass you tools, drinks,, (beer ) etc.
Having done this in both our very new Defender and D4, I found it relatively straight forward and quite easy,,, and I'm petrified of electrics.

Taking it to a so called expert to install, you risk them knowing sooo much, they won't read and follow instructions, and then probably cock something up.

Hi Greg and exactly what Chops posted.

I do everything I can to convince customers to fit their own kits.

I have found that they will always do a MUCH better job than most auto elect will do and the D3 and D4 are just so easy to run cabling through.

Greg
If you didn't need a DBS in the L322 then you probably won't need it in the D4.

Personally I thing these voltage hungry vehicles need more amps as a buffer. I camp with out the camper sometimes, which means I'm using the L322 cargo area a bit and chewing up power with lights. For me it's extra power.

I installed my Traxide kit on the L322. It's quite well thought out. It takes time to install but certainly a DIY job. Knowledge gained from DIY install does help if there's a problem.

It's tempting, and I do like things to be well set up. A lot of my thinking comes down to weight issues too...with more than 200kg on the tow ball from the trailer, plus a long range tank and various other add-ons, I'm wary of keeping everything under GVM.
On the other hand, I'll probably still carry that portable Engel battery wherever we go, but at least I can take that out and use it to power the Engel alongside the trailer when we camp, so that does have some advantages.

Originally Posted by Chops

Yourself,,, and maybe a mate to help keep you company,, read to you,, pass you tools, drinks,, (beer ) etc.
Having done this in both our very new Defender and D4, I found it relatively straight forward and quite easy,,, and I'm petrified of electrics.

Taking it to a so called expert to install, you risk them knowing sooo much, they won't read and follow instructions, and then probably cock something up.

I installed mine on the D2 - love the traxide. Is the D3/4 easier to get cables through the firewall? It's such a pain on the D2.

Originally Posted by Shakey

I installed mine on the D2 - love the traxide. Is the D3/4 easier to get cables through the firewall? It's such a pain on the D2.

I can't tell you about that, I didn't have it in my D2.
Having said that, I wish I'd installed the DBS in the D4 "before" the other guys installed the radio and electric brakes.

Originally Posted by Shakey

I installed mine on the D2 - love the traxide. Is the D3/4 easier to get cables through the firewall? It's such a pain on the D2.

Didn't put anything through on the D2 for that reason.

D3 was a case of following the instructions to find the grommet and cut it accordingly.

Weight is certainly a relevant consideration. I didn't realise you have an Engel battery pack.