Thread: What happened to your D3/D4 today?

Originally Posted by ~Rich~

Had my AC keep on losing charge.
AC guy put in the gas with the UV dye in it.
After a few days I looked all over the engine bay but found no leaks with my UV light.
Checking the lines to the rear AC found 2 suspect joints.
Are they a bastard to change the orings?

Probably easy since they are bolted joints.

So am out and about today and the rubber surround on the upper tailgate switch finally fell apart leaving the innards exposed. This is just before I was going to do some dirt and mud driving dropping some gear off at a friends farm. So what to do. I found some foam tubing in the back of the car and with an old blunt pair of scissors, cut out a section to fit the hole. This will hopefully stop any grit getting in or my fat fingers breaking the exposed contacts! Should be a quick and dirty fix until I can get a replacement.

1 Protective rubber fell out.jpg

2 Side of the road inspiration.jpg

3 Temporary fix.jpg

4 Replacement upper tailgate switch.jpg

[QUOTE=cripesamighty;3236944]So am out and about today and the rubber surround on the upper tailgate switch finally fell apart leaving the innards exposed. This is just before I was going to do some dirt and mud driving dropping some gear off at a friends farm. So what to do. I found some foam tubing in the back of the car and with an old blunt pair of scissors, cut out a section to fit the hole. This will hopefully stop any grit getting in or my fat fingers breaking the exposed contacts! Should be a quick and dirty fix until I can get a replacement.



Nicely done - I’m taking notes for when mine eventually gives out. I’ve been using Gorilla brand black waterproof tape for a waterproof flexible (rubber substitute) cover for some temporary. repairs to things like the fob button rubber, and wonder if it could be useful here as a waterproof layer for temporary switch cover? What you’ve done here is a nice solution!

I have picked up an old ARB compressor and hose for $100. It seems to work well. Never had a compressor on board before as I’m yet to properly off-road these vehicles. Where is everyone fitting\storing them? I’ve noticed some folks on the forum are using the free space in the enclosure with the ABS and master cylinder. How do compressors go with the heat in that spot? Are there any other places to consider for fitting or do you recommend just storing them in a case/bag.

Originally Posted by dolphinberserk

I have picked up an old ARB compressor and hose for $100. It seems to work well. Never had a compressor on board before as I’m yet to properly off-road these vehicles. Where is everyone fitting\storing them? I’ve noticed some folks on the forum are using the free space in the enclosure with the ABS and master cylinder. How do compressors go with the heat in that spot? Are there any other places to consider for fitting or do you recommend just storing them in a case/bag.

I have a Nissan Patrol Ute with front and rear ARB air lockers and the compressor fits under the front drivers seat with the switch on the dash.

I carried my old Bushranger branded Maxair compressor around in its carry bag for years but decided on a whim to put it in the ABS box. Ended up mounting the compressor using its original rubber mounts on a couple of 40mm square tube sections screwed onto a 12mm plywood base which was profiled to fit around the electrical connection boxes on the floor in that area. The plywood base was screwed down using two existing threaded holes. I even went as far as to wire in a bluetooth remote start/stop switch so I can stop/start the compressor from the back of the car when checking pressures during inflation.
I've yet to have the compressor trip out on over temp when needing to pump up the 4 tyres from as low as 10psi but then again they're not 35inchers so it's not needing to run very long. 20221119_103455_1.mp4

Originally Posted by dolphinberserk

I have picked up an old ARB compressor and hose for $100. It seems to work well. Never had a compressor on board before as I’m yet to properly off-road these vehicles. Where is everyone fitting\storing them? I’ve noticed some folks on the forum are using the free space in the enclosure with the ABS and master cylinder. How do compressors go with the heat in that spot? Are there any other places to consider for fitting or do you recommend just storing them in a case/bag.

Mine is in the left rear storage compartment, i have rear AC so space is tight but still enough room for it and my LED trailer module.

This may not suit you, but I permanently removed the third-row seats and fitted a false floor. This created heaps of room for all sorts of stuff, including an ARB dual compressor.