Thread: What happened to your D3/D4 today?

Originally Posted by Pippin

Replaced the Hitachi compressor with an eBay Chinese seller Australian stock for $260 it is not a copy of the original one but the same. Great value! Nick

Come back in six months and tell us how it’s going

Replaced the Hitachi compressor with an eBay Chinese seller Australian stock for $260 it is not a copy of the original one but the same. Great value! Nick

Originally Posted by DiscoJeffster

Come back in six months and tell us how it’s going

If it should fail I have a rebuilt replacement anyway. One thing that puzzles me is that if something is a copy it is pretty obvious, not so in this case, maybe someone can give an answer to why?

Another good day in the dirt. A minor brush with a large shrub tore the passenger front wheel arch off. I've cable tied it back on but it's looking decidedly second hand, so I'll be in search of one of those in the not too distant future. Hopefully I can find someone who's wrecking a D3 with a "sun weathered" example. I figure it'd look pretty unbalanced with a new black one and one that has seen a "bit of sun".

Anyway, no harm no foul. Much more of this bouncy sand though and I'm gonna need a sports bra!

Originally Posted by BradC

Another good day in the dirt. A minor brush with a large shrub tore the passenger front wheel arch off. I've cable tied it back on but it's looking decidedly second hand, so I'll be in search of one of those in the not too distant future. Hopefully I can find someone who's wrecking a D3 with a "sun weathered" example. I figure it'd look pretty unbalanced with a new black one and one that has seen a "bit of sun".

Anyway, no harm no foul. Much more of this bouncy sand though and I'm gonna need a sports bra!

I snapped mine off. Seems easy to do

Replaced the circuit breaker on my Traxide today with a fuse in the hope it stops cutting in and out at higher amperage usage. Haven’t tested it yet.

Originally Posted by Tankmat

You’ve been busy with a lot of nice upgrades. You’re going to love the extra tailgate lighting, one of the best mods I’ve done. I see you have a set of white and amber, enjoy.

Yes, originally had the simple 4x cheap LEDs.

Had to pull tailgate to run new reverse camera lead and replace the tailgate handle cover so went the upgrade!

I’ve also been busy this morning

With work LV and changed work dynamic the D4 spends days sitting around and keeping charge up to the Aux batteries and all important fridge was a challenge.

I also wanted to keep the main battery topped up a bit so went a dual solution.

On the roof is a small 60w panel, sunk into the front of the roof rack feeding the main battery - this keeps the vehicle topped just enough to prevent low charge issues.

Today I’ve added another panel - it’s just curing on the tape/adhesive at the moment (hence the pics) and will be connected to the aux batteries to keep them up to scratch and that fridge (and bevies) cold.

I carry my bricks and spare rims in the boot or the trailer, but to each his own!