Thread: Welcome to the D3/4/RRS Zone.

Welcome Martin.
Extra will depend in what you want to do with your D3 where you will take it.

Have been on the sand a few times and spent a day in local state forest trying out the different TR modes. Will be repeating that! Going up to the Territory early next year for a few weeks barra fishing, towing a boat. My current thinking is bull bar, snorkel, long range tank, wheel carrier, UHF. to start with!
Martin

Have some but not sure how to upload them?
Martin

Hi all i have had our 2005 hse D3 TV6 for 6mths, but its been in the work shop for 3wks so far apparently they don't like water in the diesel, so they got to replace all the fuel system injector pump etc. so hope to be back on the road again soon
Steven

Welcome aboard Steven, hope your problems are sorted quickly.

Any idea of how the water got where it do?

Hi Drivesafe,
I got a load of water from the service station and pursued them to for them to pay and they admitted fault so all is well,,, back on the road again after 4wks

Hi All, Not long been a member, actually only since i got a D3 a few weeks ago. I've owned LR/RR for alot of years and this is the first one i've owned that is way to hard for me to figure out myself LOL.
Anyway point of this post is to say hi and ask where have ppl been fitting there UHF's in the D3?? I have seen some with the head unit hidden under the dash on the tunnel. Is it hard to get the panels off for access? Is there a trick to it?
I was also told that there is no holes in the firewall for the antenna cable? Is this true { i havne't looked yet} and if it is where have ppl been running the cable?
happy to listen to anyones personal experience.
Thanks all
cyas

Originally Posted by NomadicD3

Hi All, Not long been a member, actually only since i got a D3 a few weeks ago. I've owned LR/RR for alot of years and this is the first one i've owned that is way to hard for me to figure out myself LOL.
Anyway point of this post is to say hi and ask where have ppl been fitting there UHF's in the D3?? I have seen some with the head unit hidden under the dash on the tunnel. Is it hard to get the panels off for access? Is there a trick to it?
I was also told that there is no holes in the firewall for the antenna cable? Is this true { i havne't looked yet} and if it is where have ppl been running the cable?
happy to listen to anyones personal experience.
Thanks all
cyas

Hi Nomad- Try a search and also check The 'Good Oil' and the technical section. There are some good examples in there, and several tutorials. Also some good alternatives on where to mount the antenna.

However a few quick points.
If you don't want the hassle of trying to mount the radio or remote radio head somewhere it can be safely seen, do yourself a favour and purchase one of the models with the controls and speaker in the microphone. This opens up your options in mounting the base unit. Some options you will see in your search. Up under the dash on the rh side of the steering wheel. In the coin tray slot. Under the seat. ( mine is under the seat, and moves with the seat to avoid problems with fouling on anything. )
If you check out the large grommet in the firewall, on the upper rh side. From memory it has a cable running through it. There is a nipple or somesuch under the cable, and it can be punctured from the engine bay side to open it up. It will allow a power or antenna cable access. There is another access point up under the sound proofing, below the steering wheel. On the original manual models, it was used I believe for a clutch cable access. It is a bitch to get to, but has a quite large hole available for access. Note, if you have a dual battery setup already installed, this access hole may already have been used.
Hope this helps. Check out the other channels, and try the search.