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Higher output alternator?
Hi djkaosne, have you tried this yourself and if so for how long? If you have done this, did you get any error messages? I am experimenting with charging a lithium auxiliary battery direct from the alternator ( via an isolator ) and while I can do this on some vehicles, I have not yet... -
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2014-2016 Traxide Dual Battery Kit Lessons Learned
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2014-2016 Traxide Dual Battery Kit Lessons Learned
Hi buyer, been a long time between chats. That is a good idea about the stickers. I produce and supply one with my L322 Range Rover kits but never conceded them for the D3 kits. I will work on producing some over the Christmas break. I will post up my artwork and anybody can copy it for... -
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2014-2016 Traxide Dual Battery Kit Lessons Learned
Hi Michael, I have not come across your issue before and this is just a guess, but you may have disturbed something when you moved the gear in the driver’s side battery compartment. I do not think you would have damaged anything, but you may have loosened a contact in one of the wire loom... -
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2007 Range Rover HSE Bluetooth
The Bluetooth in the 2007 RR is absolute garbage, full of faults and errors. One of them is that problem of the Bluetooth keeping control of the phone, which denies access from the phone itself once you leave the RR. The only way I can get back access to my phone, is to walk far enough away...- drivesafe
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- Forum: Range Rover
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HELP Locked steering wheel and can't turn ignition on 2006 Range Rover
Hi J and while you may have charged the battery, have you measured the voltage at the battery after the charger was removed? My wife had a sort of similar situation but in her case, she was driving the RR when the alternator failed, flattening the battery and locking the steering wheel while...- drivesafe
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- Forum: Range Rover
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Avoid like the plague
Just a followup on my replies in this thread. My RR has now had a spline failure, causing damage to both the gear box and transfer case. The total fix is guesstimated at $12,000. And this was caused by Land Rover “forgetting” to apply a special lube to the spline during production...- drivesafe
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- Forum: Range Rover
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2011 RR Vogue TDV8 Battery Issues
OK then something does not sound right. Have you checked to see if there is something placing a load on your battery after the motor is turned off. Even a small current draw can flatten a battery over night.- drivesafe
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- Forum: Range Rover
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2011 RR Vogue TDV8 Battery Issues
OK your battery should be in better state. When you charge the battery, do keep the charger on till the battery charger goes into FLOAT mode or do you leave the charger on for a longer time?- drivesafe
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- Forum: Range Rover
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2011 RR Vogue TDV8 Battery Issues
Hi Vittorio, how much driving do you do and how long is each drive between loading and unloading. While a second battery could fix your problem, ( and is easy to fit in the TDV8 ) it will still depend on how much driving time you are doing.- drivesafe
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- Forum: Range Rover
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Avoid like the plague
Unfortunately I don’t think this sager will be over anytime too soon as Land Rover Australia is one of the most obnoxious companies you could come across to deal with. For example, and this is the very reason I am spending my time warning other Land Rover owners of what to expect when they need...- drivesafe
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Avoid like the plague
When is a warranty not a warranty. Hi bcbrit and that sort of response is what we get fro Land Rover while a vehicle is still under the original new car warranty. I have owned 6 new LRs and been very happy with most of them but my 2007 TDV8 RR is most likely my last Land Rover, because of...- drivesafe
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Fuses
Hi RoverGuy7 and the use of Wattage as the load indication is very confusing as with most DC devices, as the voltage rises, so does the current draw of the device. Hi Finlay and your problem is two fold, because the wire run to the rear cargo area power socket is long and uses thin wire, your... -
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LR4 Second Battery Install
Hi folks and because of so much confusion about my new Battery Guard and what is already being protected by your existing isolator in the kits supplied up to now, I have added the word “AUXILIARY“ to the “Battery Guard” name All the existing kits are specifically designed to protect the... -
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LR4 Second Battery Install
Hi again Umberto, running cabling to the rear of an LR3 and LR4 is a snack. These vehicle ( including the RRS ) are one of the easiest vehicles I have ever come across for running cabling to the rear, both to repower the sockets in the rear cargo area and/or to supply power to a camper... -
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LR4 Second Battery Install
Hi mb`w, you can do a dual battery set up in your LR3/4, but you either fit the battery in the rear cargo area or do as Greg has done. IMO Greg’s option is by far the best way to do a dual battery set up. -
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LR4 Second Battery Install
Hi umbertob and you got it in one, Australian LR3/4 and RRS do not come with fuel heaters as standard equipment, which is where the battery tray goes, plus the USA versions have an air intake box in the same location. Here are a couple of pictures of the Australian set up, some LR3/4 will be... -
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LR4 Second Battery Install
Hi Greg and the bracket supplied is a genuine LR battery bracket but I have sent you a PM. Hi gamh2001, the auxiliary battery not only allows you to run accessories safely without risking flattening your cranking ( starting ) battery, with the motor off, but if you regularly do lots of short... -
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LR4 Second Battery Install
Hi Greg and nice write-up and pictures. Looking at battery and bracket, how close is the bracket to the Positive terminal and if you turned it around, would the cables be long enough to reach the reverse terminal positions? -
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Battery voltages
Hi GSMblue and you need to measure the voltage while you are driving. My D3 often had 13.45v at idle but this can be caused by the high operating current the D3’s electrics use and a low battery. I monitored my D3 for months while developed some new gear for it. You need to set up a... -
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Second Battery Installed in LR4
Hi nathan, and the easiest way to keep the appearance with out the need of large capacity switches is to use the switches to control relays. There is a whole host of advantages to setting up this way. First off, you only need light ( read thin ) wiring to connect the switches between power... -
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Traxide/Battery Light Question
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Second Battery Installed in LR4
Hi again ndrenfro, and if you take the inverter out of the equation, then you can use the easily use the 8B&S. In your last post, the 8B&S size was not a safety issue, it’s size would just cause a large voltage drop if you were to use the inverter with any decent output load. On the other... -
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Second Battery Installed in LR4
Hi ndrenfro, I’ll keep this short and excuse my abruptness as I am flat-out at the moment. 8B&S cable is too thin for an inverter of 400w and the 100 amp fuse is too big for 8B&S cable. A better and safer set up would be 6B&S with a 50 to around 75 amp fuse. Hi Joe and why the high capacity...
