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Shax

Member Since: 05 Oct 2010
Location: London
Posts: 391

2010 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Stornoway Grey

"Fir Tree" clips, cable glands and dyeing nylon!

Tried to get the roof lining out today to route some lighting cables and coax, and 9 out of the 10 "fir tree" clips broke off, either fully or half the head! And that is with the proper tools to get the bl00dy things out..
I think rivnuts and flanged M5 button head screws will be the way to go when I refit things!

I got a couple of side entry cable glands for the internal / external transitions for the wires, and had a play at dyeing the very light grey nylon something darker and more likely to blend with Stornoway Grey, so as not to shine out on the roof! Here's a piccy of the difference.. Supposed to be Elephant Grey, but came out almost black.. Definitely an improvement when seen on the roof.. [URL=]

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Rocard stainless lightbar being fitted too! Loads of holes to drill!!!!!!!!

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2nd May 2013 9:53pm

K9F

Member Since: 12 Nov 2009
Location: Bournemouth
Posts: 9610

2008 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Stornoway Grey

Was at Index Marine's new industrial unit just last week. They do make the best electrical glands I've seen, be it in stainless, aluminium or polycarbonate and I use quite a few in the course of my job.
You get exactly what you pay for but they're not cheap. I blew about £150 on just 9 glands 3 of them the same as depicted, didn't mind so much as it wasn't my money.

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2nd May 2013 10:07pm

LandRoverAnorak

Member Since: 17 Jul 2011
Location: Surrey
Posts: 11324

That's an interesting idea, Paul. Where are you going to mount them? Darren

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3rd May 2013 6:07am

Shax

Member Since: 05 Oct 2010
Location: London
Posts: 391

LandRoverAnorak wrote:
That's an interesting idea, Paul. Where are you going to mount them?

Haven't fully decided wether to have them on opposite sides, or both together... ... ,-------,
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3rd May 2013 10:18am

LandRoverAnorak

Member Since: 17 Jul 2011
Location: Surrey
Posts: 11324

Hmm, interesting. Take pictures please

Darren

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3rd May 2013 11:53am

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