Thread: Rear Locker, with factory switch!!!!

that will look great Razza. Are you not going to have a "safety" switch as well?

Here's the setup in mine, with a couple of left-over switches from Hardy's short-lived cross-linked EAS experiment.


From memory, orange is the safety and green engages the rear locker. I've only used it a few times and usually do it by feel, and the sound of the air cutting in and out.

cheers
Paul.

Looks good Razza ! I didn't like the arb switches either so took the ashtray out and hid mine in there, I'd of used your switch if I knew it existed though I think ! I put my locker in the front, rear traction control already does a pretty good job imho so front was more valuable to me.

Not my photo, but mine looks identical to this - third switch is my thermo-fan override to force the fans come on.39.jpg

Hi Paul,

What was wrong with the Cross Linked EAS experiment?

Originally Posted by 996TURBO

Hi Paul,

What was wrong with the Cross Linked EAS experiment?

Hi Flo - Hardy removed it before he sold the car to me... there is still a write up of it rangerovers.net. Basically, Hardy felt it too dangerous to use on road when cornering or even off-road at anything other than low speed.

I've still got most of the bits here for it. I may put it back together one day to see what I think, but I doubt it will ever become an offereing from Hard Range

cheers
Paul.

Originally Posted by PaulP38a

Hi Flo - Hardy removed it before he sold the car to me... there is still a write up of it rangerovers.net. Basically, Hardy felt it too dangerous to use on road when cornering or even off-road at anything other than low speed.

I've still got most of the bits here for it. I may put it back together one day to see what I think, but I doubt it will ever become an offereing from Hard Range

cheers
Paul.

Paul,

Since i broke a height sensor, i had to play with my ball valves and linked left and right springs off-road.
That and the sway bar disconnection and the P38 is a master.

Errr, ummm, sorry, I saw one of those switches on e-bay.co.uk last week and watched it simply for interest because I don't plan on diff locks yet... I did figure everyone new they existed though... from memory it sold for approx 10 GBP, so with conversion and freight your probably better off with the new one anyway! Either way, next time I'll post when I see something different or interesting!

Hey Guys,

Yeah ill be fitting the switch this weekend so ill let you know how it goes,

Hey whats the "safety switch do"? Does it dis-engage the locker? The ARB locker that i got without air is dis-engaged, so if its locked and i break an air line it unlocks. Or does it dis-engage the whole system from the battery in case of a fault?

I'm tossing up wether to use the EAS air, or fit another compressor? If i use the EAS then I will be wiring it so that when i hit that switch it will operate the solendoid ( somewhere near the air tank), if i use a new compressor i will have it set on a delay and pressure switch, so that when i hit the switch it will check there is enough pressure, if not activate the second comp and then the locker... thoughts?

Originally Posted by Junosi

Looks good Razza ! I didn't like the arb switches either so took the ashtray out and hid mine in there, I'd of used your switch if I knew it existed though I think ! I put my locker in the front, rear traction control already does a pretty good job imho so front was more valuable to me.

Not my photo, but mine looks identical to this - third switch is my thermo-fan override to force the fans come on.39.jpg

Gday , hey what do your switches sit in? did you just bend up a piece of perspex?

Also I have now fitted a HRA Front Kangaroo Bar, so I no longer need my front spotlight switch (redundant) So I am going to install my rear locker switch in its place and my front locker (still to come) next to it, Ill move the rear spotlight button to the spare spot next to the cruise control on the far right ( mainly because i very rarely use it). thoughts?