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pdfisher · May 17, 2013

whats a heatshot system :study:

Rich. · May 17, 2013

Its a small heater that goes between your waher pump and washer jets. A charge of screenwash is stored inside it and heated to 60 degrees. So when i hit my windscreen washer, i get hot screenwash for about 3 seconds. Wait 20 seconds for it to reheat and i can go again.

In the sunmer, its far more efficient at removing bugs ect. than cold screenwash.

In Winter, it deices the windscreen without scraping/deicer.

Rich

Rich. · May 17, 2013

I'll be the first to admit i was never a perfectionist until i got my current job. I spend a large amount of time repairing/modifying/rebuilding very expensive recycling equipment, where downtime costs huge amounts of money, so everything has to be done perfect, absolutely no room for bodging , and i guess thats transferred over to lots of other areas of my work now. If i know its not to the best of my abilities, it will be getting redone.

Theres nothing better than saying to a mate "yer, I had to cut a load of panels to get the new tweeters in, and for them to reply "oh, i thought they were the factory ones"

Ri h

pdfisher · May 17, 2013

measure twice cut once mentality spend the extra hour doing it right, or 6 hours sorting out the **** up
thats just how i work
keep thinking like that and you won't go far wrong in life

fletch310890 · May 17, 2013

its just brilliant! makes life a hell of alot easier when you have all the right gear for the job

carts · May 19, 2013

Looking good :salute:

But have to agree on grill... Not nice :faint

And a little confused about the tow bar/step mod, as why you had to cut the step :scratch: my whiter bar fits out past the step..

Here's my black grill, its not a chrome one painted, I brought a plain one off eBay for colour coding and sprayed it black..

Rich. · May 19, 2013

Thanks mate.

Had i just stuck a normal towball on, i dont think i would have had as issue.

I might look into that grill

Thanks
Rich

digga_hole · May 19, 2013

so why the 3.5ton hitch? my witters rated to 3ton but would probably take a lot more

besides trucks only "Legal" to 2.6 ton :wink:

Rich. · May 19, 2013

Entirely for looks and nothing else. Nothing better than a big bulky hitch

Went for a drive and grabbed a snap.

The grill is starting to grow on me! Im not happy with the colour temperature of the bulbs in the fogs though, they're meant to be 4300k and if theres one thing they aren't, its 4300k.

They aren't the green they are in the photo, but they certainly do have a green tint to them, its just been amplified by the cameras processor

Rich

pdfisher · May 19, 2013

i had to fit spacers to mine to get it to clear the bumper

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Rich. · May 19, 2013

I think when i lift it and put the bigger tyres on, the grill will come into its own

Rich

carts · May 19, 2013

Mate I've just checked my tow bar and it sits clear of the step which would allow any type of hitch to be fitted, so still confused why yours doesn't clear..

Rich. · May 19, 2013

Who knows, different design, different step, not sure. Its fitted now and thats all that matters

Rich

Rich. · May 19, 2013

I agree, i put it down to the drop plate but now im not so sure.

The bar bolted onto the chassis perfectly and the step looked fine so no idea what the problem was, all sorted now though.

Rich

Alexmac · May 20, 2013

Different makes of tow hitch bars can be made to slightly different measurements, mine clears easy. I do a lot of towing with heavy machines and I think the standard hight for the tow hitches are way to low, it makes the trailer nose dive to much. Going to need an adjustable hitch like yours.
Great work

combatwombat · May 21, 2013

When i orderd my towbar i was explicitely asked if i had a nav with the step-bumper or the tube-bumper. looking at the tube-bumpers (cheap workhorse modell of the nav) it looks like they protrude far less from the back than the step-type-bumper.
maybe over there you too get two types of nav-towbars and you might have the wrong one, hence the difference why one fits and the other doesn't?

Rich. · May 22, 2013

Thanks mate.

Little sneak preview of the battery/compressor tray

Rich

Rich. · May 22, 2013

Made the T-nuts to secure the compressor and battery.

Rich

carts · May 22, 2013

Rich nice work, but would it not have been easier just to buy some zeberdes?

Rich. · May 22, 2013

Yep, quite possibly. But i wanted something that was going to be fully secure, these dont slide over the bolt heads securing the track, each c channel fastening bolt has to be taken out to get them to slide up the track. So, if they work loose, the whole lot can only slide 6 inches between the bolt heads. I have a fear of it breaking loose, sliding across the bed, tearing the cables from the battery terminals and shorting everything out, which these will eliminate.

Probably OTT, but for 30 mins of machining and £4 of ally bar its worth it for piece of mind.

Rich

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