D3 D4 rear fitouts

[LandyAndy]

If anybody has links to the fitouts of D3/D4s can you post here,especially if they have PDF plans.
My Bro is due back from an overseas trip and I will be hitting him up for a bit of "brotherly love" he is a high end cabinet maker.Much easier to hand the job to him
Thanks
Andrew

[~Rich~]

Here is my forum topic on the subject:
http://www.aulro.com/afvb/projects-t...awer-unit.html

Or this thread:
http://www.aulro.com/afvb/d3-d4-rrs/...er-system.html

Good Luck, sounds like you have good help.

[LandyAndy]

Appreciate that.
He is even less puter savy than me,Im a trodgolite.I intend to save them to USB and catch up.Will save them to his work computer,he can read off the screen and double check measurements whilst Im there.
Appreciate any others links,pics etc.
Thanks
Andrew

[jon3950]

Here's mine:



Dolium drawers and fridge slide with a 45 litre water tank at the back.

Set back to give access to the spare:



Pack a couple of tubs on top with kitchen stuff etc, as well as tent, sleeping bags and other soft stuff on top. Chairs pack in space between drawers and tailgate.




Cheers,
Jon

[LandyAndy]

Thanks Jon.
What are the rear light protectors you have??? They look great.
Andrew

[jon3950]

Just the Land Rover ones:
:: Duckworth Land Rover Discovery 4 Exterior Accessories

Bit of bling really, but I like them. Although they did save my tail light when got side-swiped a while back, so maybe not completely useless.

Cheers,
Jon

[LRD414]

Jon,

What size socket and extension have you used for the spare? So far, I have found that only a 1/4" drive extension actually fits. I have already removed the seat hinge plastic covers but a 3/8 extension seems to be too big diameter.

With a 1/4 drive, I can't get a big enough socket because it seems to best suit a 1" socket on the winder head. I have a drive adapter now between socket and extension but that makes the whole thing a bit sloppy.

Cheers,
Scott

[scarry]

A 3/8 extension fits mine no worries.

[jon3950]

Mine's a 1/4" drive extension with an adaptor to a 3/8" socket. I'll have a look at it properly in the morning and give you some more details.

Cheers,
Jon

[jon3950]

I took some photos this morning of what I have done but haven't been able to upload them, so I'll just describe what I have done.

My setup consists of two parts. The first part is a 4" x 1/4" drive extension with a handle, which I carry loose in one of the side bins in the back. You can see this sticking out of the floor in my post above.

The second is permanently mounted to the winch shaft. It consists of a 1/2" drive socket (can't remember the size) and two reducers - 1/2" to 3/8" and 3/8" to 1/4". I have also wrapped some closed cell foam strip around the socket to hold it in place and to seal the hole.

I set this up when I had my D3 and it all worked perfectly. When I moved it to my D4 I found the alignment wasn't quite right between the socket and the gap between the seats. It still worked but rubbed on the plastic trim on the rear seat frame, so I subsequently removed the trim. With the trim removed a 3/8" extension fits easily between the seats on mine, but I have just continued with the bits I already had.

I have never had a problem with the socket and reducers coming off the winch shaft, but thinking about it now I might put a dob of sikaflex on each of the bits to make sure they stay in place.

Cheers,
Jon