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To all those who may be interested ....
Following on from our excellent 2010 Defender's Day Out, I've bitten the bullet and installed one of Mulgo's Ex-Boxes + his rear door gas strut.
Easy one first ... the gas strut.
No problem to fit. Mulgo (Daniel) suggests about 1 hour .. not far off the mark. I had a bit of fun with the nutserts, not having played with them before, but all good. Need to leave off the plastic trim clip along the bottom closest to the hinge to allow the trim to ride up slightly as the door swings, but all good and very happy with the end result.
Ex-box ...
Daniel suggsts 3 hours ... I'd suggest a full day for a drongo of my ilk. Though I did have to contend with the dual battery controller, the trailer brake controller and the tacho, which all added somewhat.
It is an exercise in character building to unplug all the electronic wizardy whilst gamely accepting that all will be rosey when it eventually goes back together. What an unbelieveable mess of spaghetti!!!.
However it all fits in perfectly, including the diagnostic port which used to hang somewhat like a gouged eye upon its optic nerve somewhere under the front of the passenger seat. You also need to remove and relocate the two brackets that support the numerous relays or whatever they are.
All in all ... a bit of a mongrel of a job for the technically challenged, but finally came together nicely .... after numerous pleading and enquiring phone calls to the lad himself.
Comments:
The instructions are quite precise, but somewhat bereft of additional tips and "how to's" that are essential for mere mortals.
Driving after the event ... 1st/2nd is unusual, though I'm sure its only a case of changing what you're used to. The arm-rest position is excellent .. as is the space gained under the driver's seat. Back to the good old days of my County where I could store all sorts of kit in the hole.
End result:
A big thumbs up for both. Highly recommended.
Cheers
I have both myself on a 2010 Puma 110 wagon.Originally Posted by Rosco
As for the gas strut, there was nothing to "leave off" as it fitted well on the Puma. Just make sure you don't fit the door fixings too low or you will not get the door trim to fit back properly. i.e think it through first before you drill.
And the gear changes do take a bit of getting used to with the ex-box.
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Swaggie
the gas strut is awesome, wish i could fit one to minei nt prepared to make a new fridge slide so i will have to live without....well continue with the top of door one
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