Member Since: 18 Jun 2017
Location: Melbourne
Posts: 695
Stornoway TDV6 D3 SE
Been about 3 1/2 years since i moved up from a TDI D1 to my D3, bought it as a stock 1 owner low mileage never been offroad vehicle.
First addition was to replace all interior globes with LED's, all still working without issue.
Next was to replace the highway tyres with AT's to better suit the terrain i usually drive in, had muds before but AT's are better for daily use.
Search was on for a used ARB bullbar but as they dont come up very often i fitted an Aussie made Airflow snorkel to help reduce dust ingress into the filter.
A drawer system was planned so i needed a cargo barrier to keep stuff where it belongs in the boot, found one cheap on Gumtree. Also got a bullbar but i had to wait 3 months for ARB to make the fitting kit, that gave me time to spray the bar in 2pac stornoway to match the car.
Also fitted a traxide dual battery controller and an 85ah AGM in the aux space on the driver side and ran cable down to the cargo area RH side where i fitted 1 merit and 1 12v socket.
Fitted my remote head UHF radio and a 7"android head unit in the dash with reversing camera, wifi, bluetooth, dash cam and USB sockets.
Once bar was fitted i re-used my old IPF HID spotlights, fitted a 12k pound winch and mounted the UHF ariel.
Got a 1.8x1.2m roof rack off ebay and made some mounts to fit the factory short rails, i now have full length rails so will be making a new rack to suit.
Fitted a 2.5x2.5m awning to the LH side , car was mostly unchanged last year due to covid but picked up a Llams suspension controller just before xmas.
Next up will be to paint a spare set of 18's black and go up from 265/60 to 265/65's.
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2nd Feb 2021 11:22 am
Oxford-boy
Member Since: 07 Sep 2015
Location: Oxford
Posts: 1104
Looking good and very capable for where you look like you go in that!
Jim
2014 Discovery 4 XXV SDV6 Causeway Grey
2016 Discovery 4 HSE Lux SDV6 Loire Blue - now gone
2nd Feb 2021 4:10 pm
loanrangie
Member Since: 18 Jun 2017
Location: Melbourne
Posts: 695
A few other upgrades i made along the way, put a panel with 2x12V and a double USB socket at the back of the center console and replaced the factory detachable tow plow with a better high mount hitch which better suits my camper trailer. Just after i fitted the android stereo i bought the steering wheel audio switches and mapped them to the stereo,phone connection works well with bluetooth.
3rd Feb 2021 8:10 am
loanrangie
Member Since: 18 Jun 2017
Location: Melbourne
Posts: 695
One of my to do jobs was to mount a 2nd eas tank on the drivers side and mount an air compressor in the car somewhere, i removed the tow hitch foam and bracket from the rear LH compartment and made brackets to mount a TJM compressor.
Tank was easy to fit once i welded a new bracket on one end and used a couple of existing chassis holes, ordered some air line and fittings so will run them once they arrive.
Got the tank for $20 at a DIY wreckers also picked up a couple of air vents that were broken and a passenger vent with cup holder.
15th Feb 2021 10:20 am
loanrangie
Member Since: 18 Jun 2017
Location: Melbourne
Posts: 695
I removed the 12s socket since its useless in OZ and replaced it with a bracket i made to mount an anderson plug and a nitto air hose receiver
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26th Feb 2021 2:45 am
loanrangie
Member Since: 18 Jun 2017
Location: Melbourne
Posts: 695
Built a steel framed storage unit with fridge slide, will have a tray on slides on the left and shelves at the rear for water and other gear storage. Still need to paint and carpet the top.
Tested it on a mid winter camping trip.
21st Jul 2021 9:56 am
nigethecat
Member Since: 11 Sep 2016
Location: Marnoch
Posts: 4234
Quote:
Tested it on a mid winter camping trip
You mean the temperature dropped below 20 C ?
Awesome mods by the way I want to see the sweets before I get into your windowless van... I'm not stupid!
Corris Grey D4 Commercial SE 2016
Zermatt Sliver 2007 D3 SE manual (gone)
Indus Silver D4 HSE 2015 (gone)
Bonatti Grey D3 HSE 2006 (gone)
White D3 S (LHD) 2007 (gone)
Firenze Red D4 HSE 2014 (gone)
Black RRS 3.6TDV8 2008 (gone)
Rusty Green Defender 110 1997 (gone)
Black FL2 HSE 2013 (gone)
21st Jul 2021 12:06 pm
loanrangie
Member Since: 18 Jun 2017
Location: Melbourne
Posts: 695
Lol, where we camp it was 8c during the day and about 3c overnight. There was snow on the mountains above us.
21st Jul 2021 12:13 pm
loanrangie
Member Since: 18 Jun 2017
Location: Melbourne
Posts: 695
More projects done, painted my spare wheels satin black and fitted a rhino pioneer rack.
Rack was freebie but was missing the mounting legs which i made and adapted to some legs i had.
29th Sep 2021 6:48 am
leojod
Member Since: 19 Jul 2017
Location: London
Posts: 37
Nice mods. I like the roof rack.
30th Sep 2021 6:26 am
loanrangie
Member Since: 18 Jun 2017
Location: Melbourne
Posts: 695
Yeah it fits really well.
30th Sep 2021 6:33 am
loanrangie
Member Since: 18 Jun 2017
Location: Melbourne
Posts: 695
Camping fitout pretty much done and just added led's for kitchen and fridge lighting, the flip over table was too long to clear the tailgate so added a hinge to the center and reinforced it with aluminium angle.
8th Mar 2022 2:43 am
loanrangie
Member Since: 18 Jun 2017
Location: Melbourne
Posts: 695
Knocked up a couple of light brackets from gal steel strap, the 42" light bar is a good fit for the rack and doesn't create any extra wind noise.
8th Mar 2022 2:52 am
loanrangie
Member Since: 18 Jun 2017
Location: Melbourne
Posts: 695
Bought a 17ft caravan just before Easter so set about building a pulse buster for the LED lights on the van and fitted an electric brake controller, this meant making a switch panel to relocate my Llams suspension dial to the new panel and mount the brake controller adjustment dial in its place.
28th Apr 2022 11:54 pm
loanrangie
Member Since: 18 Jun 2017
Location: Melbourne
Posts: 695
Fiitted some Falken Wilpeak AT3W tyres in 265/65/18 and re-calibrated the speedo using my GAP tool. Rebuilt my EAS compressor about 2 years ago after fitting a used one as a short time fix but came time to put it back in, also fitted a compressor guard.
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