What did you do with your Grenadier today?

[Nocrays]

I have been a bit wary of the exposed 12v at the winch circuit breaker adjacent to the jump start post under the bonnet. To easy to drop something onto.

So I designed and printed some protection.

Came up ok and isolates all the hot 12v parts.

This is the last prototype and will print the final version in ASA and probably in black.

 

[Rok_Dr]

I have been a bit wary of the exposed 12v at the winch circuit breaker adjacent to the jump start post under the bonnet. To easy to drop something onto.

So I designed and printed some protection.

Came up ok and isolates all the hot 12v parts.

This is the last prototype and will print the final version in ASA and probably in black.

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Nice! Will you post up the final file?

Steve

 

[Nocrays]

Nice! Will you post up the final file?

Steve

Yep. I’ll also upload to Printables with the details and hardware.

 

[spyder6255]

Yep. I’ll also upload to Printables with the details and hardware.

Will you sell
Some for folks who don’t have a 3D printer

 

[Ovrland Bill]

I have been a bit wary of the exposed 12v at the winch circuit breaker adjacent to the jump start post under the bonnet.

This is the last prototype and will print the final version in ASA and probably in black.

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Red still seems appropriate (and in keeping with the cover of the adjacent 12 volt post), considering the risk…

 

[TD5-90]

I have been a bit wary of the exposed 12v at the winch circuit breaker adjacent to the jump start post under the bonnet. To easy to drop something onto.

So I designed and printed some protection.

Came up ok and isolates all the hot 12v parts.

This is the last prototype and will print the final version in ASA and probably in black.

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Now _that_'s what I call useful!! There are more (and possibly dangerous) exposed live metal parts around the starter motor etc.

As far as I understand, if you short such an (unfused) high current live part to the body, the pyro braker at the battery terminal will blow, "protecting" you but leaving you stranded.

 

[Tylerb42]

I have the same lights, mounted on the Leitner rack. Like the dual color option & dimming function.

This convinced me to free up the grab handles and mount the lights directly to the bottom of the Leitner rack with some Amazon L-brackets. Rear light bolt barely clears the roof, but so much more practical. Thanks for the idea!

 

[Itsdchz]

Ballarat Loop Part 1 to Rogers Pass - Part II Coming soon
Panamint Valley - December 28, 2025
With Agile Offroad’s John Brindell

View: https://youtu.be/QjU_R4gAYZI?si=qsK7MwpFI_OccYy_

 

[parb]

Cleaned out the ends of the gutters again. If you live in a maritime/salty/rainy climate it's worth checking now and again.

Cleaned the sunroof channel/lips and checked the drains

Noted 3 bad "quality"door seals. Will get them replaced under warranty.

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I assume this is the gutter ends on the roof that is accumulating debris? I park under trees and my roof and gutters are full of junk. How do i remove the end cap to clean it all out?

 

[Tazzieman]

I assume this is the gutter ends on the roof that is accumulating debris? I park under trees and my roof and gutters are full of junk. How do i remove the end cap to clean it all out?

Each rubber cap has a torx sctew underneath. The rear cap you just peel back enough to clean the debris. Front ones come right off. Though if you have the RAI it's a bit of a twist.

 

[parb]

I can take off the RAI. I have both the regular RAI and the cyclone version for it. i use the cyclone when in the desert. i'm fairly used to taking it off.

thanks for the tip! much appreciated!

 

[Asnes]

This convinced me to free up the grab handles and mount the lights directly to the bottom of the Leitner rack with some Amazon L-brackets. Rear light bolt barely clears the roof, but so much more practical. Thanks for the idea!

I did the same but used the stedi mounting plates… just cut them short to fit. These are the best option on the market for camping lights if you ask me very versatile with white/yellow and individual dimmer for each color….

 

[ScotsmanSD]

This convinced me to free up the grab handles and mount the lights directly to the bottom of the Leitner rack with some Amazon L-brackets. Rear light bolt barely clears the roof, but so much more practical. Thanks for the idea!

Looks great

 

[ScotsmanSD]

I did the same but used the stedi mounting plates… just cut them short to fit. These are the best option on the market for camping lights if you ask me very versatile with white/yellow and individual dimmer for each color….

Those are the same brackets I used & also had to cut the side ones short as they wouldn’t slide over/past the rub rails on the roof. Took a few extra minutes of cutting but otherwise a clean, easy install.

 

[Tylerb42]

I did the same but used the stedi mounting plates… just cut them short to fit. These are the best option on the market for camping lights if you ask me very versatile with white/yellow and individual dimmer for each color….

Haha! I bought the Stedi brackets, and just as quickly realized they were 4” too deep and I’d end up chopping them up
And then I realized they are sold in two packs and I needed three.

I found these on Amazon. they are nearly perfect, maybe 3/8” too deep, and the lights set a bit more proud of the rail than they could. But just fine and I didn’t have to hack up the Stedi brackets.

They are a great light. Really surprised they aren’t offered by Stedi US directly.

 

[Itsdchz]

Ballarat Loop Part 2 with John Brindell and others!

View: https://youtu.be/qhnoP5cZcJs

 

[parb]

made a red power switch guard for the master power switch. Put a blue guard with more texture on the circuit for my starlink. The black guard is on the circuit for my radio and weebost cell booster.

 

[Tazzieman]

I can take off the RAI. I have both the regular RAI and the cyclone version for it. i use the cyclone when in the desert. i'm fairly used to taking it off.

thanks for the tip! much appreciated!

You don't need to take it off, nor the end cap. Just pull back enough to clean.
I removed mine to pop some sealant under a bit of lifted screen rubber.

 

[Gxgn]

Ballarat Loop Part 2 with John Brindell and others!

Nice run and great susnset. How did you record this, on your phone directly? How is mounted?

https://youtu.be/qhnoP5cZcJs

 

[jscherb]

One of the little things that Ineos got wrong are the hole plugs by the wipers in the plastic cowl panel. I've seen many comments about them going missing and I discovered that one of mine was missing the other day. Probably came out when I was in the manual car wash using the pressure wand. The factory plugs just don't fit tightly enough. I installed better ones that won't go missing - they're rubber and grip the hole all the way around. Left to right in this photo: factory hard plastic plug, new rubber plug topside up, new rubber plug bottom side.

The plugs are for 5/8" holes in 1/16" panels and they fit very well.

They can be bought in small quantities although they're not the best deal that way. McMaster sells them in packs of 25 for $9.06 (plus shipping): https://www.mcmaster.com/9600K515/

I bought mine on eBay, I got an assortment of 200 pieces of different sizes for $12.97 with free shipping. The 15.88 mm size is correct for this application. The assortment was less expensive than the McMaster ones would have been with shipping and it's a good assortment to have on hand: https://www.ebay.com/itm/3350379758...pid=5338980679&customid=&toolid=10001&mkevt=1

A new plug in place:

Slightly related topic (the car wash)... I drove about 300 miles the other day on salted New Jersey roads, when I got home the Grenadier was so salt encrusted that hardened salt deposits were building up on the hot tailpipe tips, like stalactites in a cave. Had to get the salt off so went to a self-serve carwash, in this photo I'm desalting the Overland Outfitters Sparehopper bag and Ladder bag. Nice that they can be pressure washed like this. When I don't have the roof rack on, I go through the automatic car wash with them in place no problem. Been doing that for years with the same bags on my Jeeps and never had anything get wet inside.

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

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