What did you do with your Grenadier today?

[spyder6255]

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Winter finally arrives in NJ…. YES I do wish for remote start & a heated steering wheel. Call me whatever but there are some modern comforts I really appreciate over my various Defenders.

Same , hopefully someone makes them soon for us snow states.

 

[Logsplitter]

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Winter finally arrives in NJ…. YES I do wish for remote start & a heated steering wheel. Call me whatever but there are some modern comforts I really appreciate over my various Defenders.

That’s brilliant. You should put one of those photos in the December photo competition

 

[AFdude412]

Swapped the LP4 grille mounted lights for bar mounted LP9s.

 

[Baron von Teuchter]

A small towing job.

The Ineos is the best tow car I’ve ever driven. Superb.

 

[Lollo050968]

 

[parb]

I'm fairly sure there's a pill for that

Same color as my car? Some may even say my car is a form of that pill...

 

[parb]

Got a package from agile off-road in the mail.
The scissor Jack. It's a really stout design, much more strength to it than I anticipated. I'm very happy with this purchase. Going into my alubox on top where my recovery gear is at.

comes with a really nice bag.

 

[Clark Kent]

Same color as my car? Some may even say my car is a form of that pill...

That's it. Sildenafil Blue. Named after the skies over the San Fernando valley.
My car is Eldoret Blue because it doesn't have raised suspension.

 

[Ovrland Bill]

Got round 1 of my lighting installs completed today :

Front roof rack light bar (Ext 2)
Side & rear camp lights (Ext 3 + rear driver side external switch)
Rear warning lights (Ext 3 + rear passenger side external switch)

& only because tis the season - roof rack Christmas lights (battery - as I couldn’t find a set with DTP connectors for front drivers side !)

Round 2 will be to add ditch lights, aux reverse lights & rock lights.

Where did you get (or create) the nice labels for the switches on the overhead panel?

 

[parb]

That's it. Sildenafil Blue. Named after the skies over the San Fernando valley.
My car is Eldoret Blue because it doesn't have raised suspension.

You have trouble raising it? Should have considered that other shade of blue eh?

 

[Clark Kent]

You have trouble raising it? Should have considered that other shade of blue eh?

It's not just the height of the suspension, it's also the size of the garage that counts.
And I don't want to break my err, driveshaft.

 

[parb]

It's not just the height of the suspension, it's also the size of the garage that counts.
And I don't want to break my err, driveshaft.

Trust me, you don't want a leaky driveshaft. Nothing good comes from that...

 

[Tazzieman]

It's not just the height of the suspension, it's also the size of the garage that counts.

My garage has clouds and a blue sky
Just sayin'

 

[ScotsmanSD]

Where did you get (or create) the nice labels for the switches on the overhead panel?

There’s a few versions available from Sitckerfab :

Printed Series Auxiliary Switch Labels (Upfitter) - 2017-2020 F-150 Raptor, 2017-2022 F-250 / F-350 Super Duty / 2024+ Grenadier

Easy to apply Over 120+ labels Fits OEM upfitter switches Printed Series Auxiliary / Upfitter Switch Labels The convenience of the auxiliary switches in the Ford F-150 Raptor, Ford F-250 Super Duty, and Ford F-350 Super Duty vehicles is relatively unquestioned. They are labeled Aux 1-6, but...

www.stickerfab.com

 

[Chem409]

Whatcha got on that trailer Baron Von Teuchter? Looks interesting! Looks a lot like an American LS?

 

[Baron von Teuchter]

Whatcha got on that trailer Baron Von Teuchter? Looks interesting! Looks a lot like an American LS?

Well spotted. Yes it’s an LS3 and a Tremec T56 Magnum in a TVR chassis

Can’t beat some American muscle!

 

[CRH]

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Winter finally arrives in NJ…. YES I do wish for remote start & a heated steering wheel. Call me whatever but there are some modern comforts I really appreciate over my various Defenders.

Ever thought of getting heated gloves, much cheaper and usable outside the vehicle

 

[jscherb]

A friend sent me photos of window basket panels he installed on the rear doors of his Grenadier; they looked very nice and I thought it was a good place to find some extra storage because you can't really see out of the bottom half of the rear door windows anyway. His photos:

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Seemed like bags could be made to install in the same location, so I designed a way to mount bags there that doesn't require screws, double-sided Velcro tape or any other fastening method that might damage the panel to secure them in place. To prove and test the design, I sewed one for the window in the small rear door. It mounts very securely without damaging the door panel and removes and leaves no trace that it was there. It's just a quick proof-of-concept prototype for testing; next I'll work on a bag for the wide rear door.

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If people thing bags that mount in this location are a worthwhile idea, I can suggest these to Overland Outfitters to see if they'd be interested in putting them in production.


My build thread: https://forum.expeditionportal.com/threads/outfitting-my-grenadier-trialmaster.247640/

New content every day: Land Rover Ideas for Grenadiers: https://forum.expeditionportal.com/threads/land-rover-ideas-for-grenadiers.248833/

Overland Outfitters was interested in this design so I sent them the prototype bag I sewed so they could copy it. They sent me these photos of their preproduction sample two weeks ago:

This is the prototype I sewed installed in my Grenadier, along with the beginning of a pattern for the wide door version:

When I sent them the prototype I also sent them the completed pattern for a similar bag for the wide rear door. I didn't sew a prototype of that one myself because I figured with my small door prototype in hand and the pattern they could sew a prepropduction sample themselves. Today they sent me this photo of the wide door version work in progress:

Both of these bags mount very securely without screws or double side tape; they don't damage the door in any way and are easily removable.

Once they finish the wide prototype they'll send me samples for testing, hopefully I'll have them by the end of the year. I'll post photos when I get the samples and test them.


My build thread: https://tinyurl.com/265dxjyc

New content every day: Land Rover Ideas for Grenadiers: https://tinyurl.com/3puyt6m3

 

[chrsbe]

Printed a model of my Quartermaster. Not beautiful close up, but looks pretty cool from over 5' away! View attachment 7916284View attachment 7916281View attachment 7916282View attachment 7916283

Looks like your filament contains moisture. Dry it and your prints will turn out better.

 

[abbeyroad]

Going to install this as soon as someone here can teach me how the heck to get that amber bulb off. lol