 | Home > My Defender > The FCX Defender 130 build thread |
 
|
|
|
| Killer90 Site Sponsor Member Since: 09 Oct 2011 Location: Hertfordshire Posts: 6478   
|
You have a pm mate  CSK Automotive
www.cskautomotive.co.uk Like us on Facebook - www.facebook.com/csklr Follow us on Instagram - @cskautomotive |
||
28th Jan 2013 7:30pm |
|
| Go Beyond Member Since: 30 Jan 2012 Location: Headcorn, Kent Posts: 6677
|
Thanks guys
The majority of the idea was copied from Kris who bought my 110 |
||
|
28th Jan 2013 7:37pm |
|
| Go Beyond Member Since: 30 Jan 2012 Location: Headcorn, Kent Posts: 6677
|
Take a look here Chris
http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic17035.html |
||
|
28th Jan 2013 7:41pm |
|
| Killer90 Site Sponsor Member Since: 09 Oct 2011 Location: Hertfordshire Posts: 6478
|
 CSK Automotive
www.cskautomotive.co.uk Like us on Facebook - www.facebook.com/csklr Follow us on Instagram - @cskautomotive |
||
|
28th Jan 2013 7:50pm |
|
| Go Beyond Member Since: 30 Jan 2012 Location: Headcorn, Kent Posts: 6677
|
Will do mate
|
||
|
28th Jan 2013 9:00pm |
|
| SGH Member Since: 27 Sep 2010 Location: Hellingly-Sussex Posts: 1527
|
https://s3-eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/i.hubnu...5cda05.jpg
Matt Where have you fed wire into back of mirror arm. Simon Admin note: this post has had its images recovered from a money grabbing photo hosting site and reinstated |
||
|
1st Feb 2013 2:00pm |
|
| Go Beyond Member Since: 30 Jan 2012 Location: Headcorn, Kent Posts: 6677
|
Hi Simon,
Turn arm upside down and drill through into centre tube that is surrounded by spring from hollow under arm this gets cable into tube about 1/2 " or so down from top Then drill into tube between coils of spring (hold with a vice) between fixing holes as picture. Cables can then be threaded through for an invisible installation. Cables are held in hollow under mirror arm with silicon. When in place if the mirror is folded in all this does is squeeze the spring slightly squeezing the cables but not enough to damage them at all |
||
|
1st Feb 2013 2:25pm |
|
| Go Beyond Member Since: 30 Jan 2012 Location: Headcorn, Kent Posts: 6677
|
Bit more done this weekend
 Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Admin note: this post has had its images recovered from a money grabbing photo hosting site and reinstated |
||
|
3rd Feb 2013 6:03pm |
|
| custom90 Member Since: 21 Jan 2010 Location: South West, England. Posts: 20192
|
Looks great Matt especially the A bar. Would some cable ties be of any use for those cables just behind the Anderson connector to stop them bending and keep them together? NEVER SURRENDER! ⛽️🛢️👨🔧🧰⚙️ RED, WHITE & BOOST! 🇬🇧
|
||
|
3rd Feb 2013 6:12pm |
|
| Go Beyond Member Since: 30 Jan 2012 Location: Headcorn, Kent Posts: 6677
|
Could do I suppose Steve but there's only a very short bit between the rubber boot on the connector and the heat shrunk section so I don't think it'll be an issue
Click image to enlarge Admin note: this post has had its images recovered from a money grabbing photo hosting site and reinstated |
||
|
3rd Feb 2013 6:17pm |
|
| Go Beyond Member Since: 30 Jan 2012 Location: Headcorn, Kent Posts: 6677
|
Feedback on the 'Mud' supplied GMB Fender Storage locker:
As with all Mud supplied products, the locker turned up the day after order (good service) however upon close inspection a 'problem' was apparent 1) The description on the Mud website shows / speaks of a 'felt seal' in the hinge area, this was not there This 'issue' was taken up with Mud who offered to replace my one with another 'old stock' but as it was cheaper for me to provide my own felt seal than pay the postage back, so I declined. When I came to install there were two further 'issues' 1) The box is too big to fit through the hole in my chequer plate wing top. The chequer plate was on the vehicle when I bought it and I'm not positive but I think it is the 'Mamouth' brand, however I also have genuine LR chequer plate on another Defender and it wouldn't fit through that either - looking closely at the pictures on Mud I would suggest that if you have chequer plate that 'goes around' the LR plastic blank plate (rather than under it) then you'll be OK, otherwise you will need to file / jigsaw a bigger hole in your chequer plate 2) The removable 'floor' is shown on the Mud website as being fixed with bolts and rivnuts, the reality is that a set of nuts and bolts are supplied. This causes problems if you want to install the floor after installing the box, in the end I used self tappers On a personal note there is quite a bit more depth available under the box and I wonder why it wasn't made deeper which would certainly help when installing an Anderson connector. In conclusion a nice product that wasn't as easy to install as anticipated and with a slightly misleading description on Mud (that I have made them aware of so they may change their website in due course) |
||
|
4th Feb 2013 10:55am |
|
| SGH Member Since: 27 Sep 2010 Location: Hellingly-Sussex Posts: 1527
|
I had same problem with fitting with chequer plate but floor plate on mine has rivnuts.
Simon |
||
|
4th Feb 2013 11:10am |
|
| macduff Member Since: 04 Nov 2012 Location: NE Posts: 119
|
I'm no expert but fairly certain that when goods are bought with the buyer not present (online sale etc) that arent as described then the supplier should arrange a return at thier own cost under the distance selling regs . if they amend the website then this issue will be "fixed" but they seem to have bent the rules slightly in your case. 2023 110 P400e |
||
|
4th Feb 2013 11:20am |
|
| Go Beyond Member Since: 30 Jan 2012 Location: Headcorn, Kent Posts: 6677
|
I'm sure you're right mate but it's no biggy, I just wanted to let people, who maybe thinking of buying one, know that it isn't a two minute job (as you would expect) to fit it (if you have chequerplate) and that the website pictures aren't entirely accurate.
Actually the girl at Mud got quite 'sniffy' as she discovered a picture on the FCX website of the MSS glovebox kit in situ that evidently belongs to them - It's actually Dgardel's fault as he posted the picture up on one of my threads and I copy and pasted it
PS, I removed the picture within 30 seconds of it being pointed out - which goes to show that websites can be amended quickly  |
||
|
4th Feb 2013 11:26am |
|
|
|
| All times are GMT + 1 Hour |
< Previous Topic | Next Topic > |
Posting Rules
|
Site Copyright © 2006-2024 Futuranet Ltd & Martin Lewis
