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[Rupert]

Would you be willing to share the Front Runner part number with me please?

 

[mrzeszutko]

Very nice. Can you post where you bought this item please?

I don't think this will be useful for you as I bought it in Poland, Europe In Poland we have a very popular local alternative to eBay (called Allegro) and I tend to buy smaller random items there. Just search for "sunglasses clip" or "sunglasses clip/holder car" on any platform like eBay, Amazon or just google and something should pop up.

I bought mine here

 

[grnamin]

Hand painted the recovery loops with air dry Cerakote Stoplight Red. Prepped surfaces with Goof Off first. Applied 2 coats with paintbrush.

 

[Chadd7]

Hand painted the recovery loops with air dry Cerakote Stoplight Red. Prepped surfaces with Goof Off first. Applied 2 coats with paintbrush.
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Cool. How durable is ceracote compared to oil based farm equipment enamel?

 

[Tom109]

Cool. How durable is ceracote compared to oil based farm equipment enamel?

Same concern - specifically rubbing the paint off/into my soft shackles…

 

[grnamin]

Cool. How durable is ceracote compared to oil based farm equipment enamel?

Sorry, I don't have any experience with the latter, but Cerakote air dry is very difficult to remove. Need to sand it off. @Tom109, there will always be enough red to cue on when trying to locate the loops.

 

[Jean Mercier]

@Jean Mercier I also spotted a DAB receiver in the left corner. I thought, Jean, that you spotted one in the right back corner of the car? Meaning there ar two receiver?

This is an answer to an old question.
Today I dismounted the rear right trim panels And I found the second "AM-FM-DAB" receiver. It is exactly the same as the one I spotted on the left side, see the pictures ...

Why two? One for the left, one for the right?

 

[minidok]

This is an answer to an old question.
Today I dismounted the rear right trim panels And I found the second "AM-FM-DAB" receiver. It is exactly the same as the one I spotted on the left side, see the pictures ...
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Why two? One for the left, one for the right?

Hmm,....not very serious
1st Idea: that must be the reason for the bad signal on dab+
2nd Idea: Stereo channels, so left and right antenna


What would happen if we disconnect one of the DAB+ connectors??

And also interesting, where does the IN connection leads to? Are there also multiple antennas??

 

[Jean Mercier]

2nd Idea: Stereo channels, so left and right antenna

Hehe, that is not serious either for FM one antenna is enough for decoding a stereo FM modulated signal! This is some kind of complicated wave "pattern deformation" as I remember from my electronic engineering studies. AM is always mono if I remember it right.

For the DAB ... I don't know.

If I have the guts (I have ) and don't forget it (I have Alzheimer sometimes, when suited ) I will disconnect the right side module.

 

[Voader - Oudersopzwier]

This is an answer to an old question.
Today I dismounted the rear right trim panels And I found the second "AM-FM-DAB" receiver. It is exactly the same as the one I spotted on the left side, see the pictures ...
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Why two? One for the left, one for the right?

Indeed, Why two, and still no good signal?

 

[Jean Mercier]

Hmm,....not very serious
1st Idea: that must be the reason for the bad signal on dab+
2nd Idea: Stereo channels, so left and right antenna


What would happen if we disconnect one of the DAB+ connectors??

And also interesting, where does the IN connection leads to? Are there also multiple antennas??

I had the guts to disconnect the right side AM/FM connection cable AND antenna:

Guess what?

• FM radio played on ALL 4 loudspeakers
• "In my ears" the sound was as good as usual!

Therefore question again: why two radio receivers?

 

[Pat-Ard]

Hi folks,

today I installed the DTP plug on the EXT5 cables under the bonnet. Took about 30 minutes.

A question to those, who did this, too. How do you remove the cable isolation?
Because I could get the stuff off the cables of the EXT1, I stopped now. The cables are really short and there's no room in such a big car...

 

[Jean Mercier]

Hi folks,

today I installed the DTP plug on the EXT5 cables under the bonnet. Took about 30 minutes.

A question to those, who did this, too. How do you remove the cable isolation?
Because I could get the stuff off the cables of the EXT1, I stopped now. The cables are really short and there's no room in such a big car...

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I have no pictures, but it was a two step stripping:

1. I did cut the "head" of the semi transparent insulation as close as I could to the wire end
2. I stripped "carefully and patiently" the wire, because indeed they are quite short, and I didn't want to loose any length.

 

[Pat-Ard]

Thank you, @Jean Mercier

 

[Eric]

I had the guts to disconnect the right side AM/FM connection cable AND antenna:
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Guess what?

• FM radio played on ALL 4 loudspeakers
• "In my ears" the sound was as good as usual!

Therefore question again: why two radio receivers?

The only reason I can think of is, DAB radio signals are badly effected by tall buildings in built up areas. I wonder if they have twin sided them in case one is shielded. This theory would only hold up if there were two antennas though. We knew there is one in the LHD rear door pillar, it's there a second one??

 

[Jean Mercier]

The only reason I can think of is, DAB radio signals are badly effected by tall buildings in built up areas. I wonder if they have twin sided them in case one is shielded. This theory would only hold up if there were two antennas though. We knew there is one in the LHD rear door pillar, it's there a second one??

Yes, sure, each module has it's own antenna, therefore one left and one right.

 

[Curry INEOS Grenadier]

Hi everyone! Curry Ineos Grenadier here. Wanted to show off one of our stock units that's absolutely decked out.

Here we have a Donny Grey Trialmaster loaded with the full roof rack, cargo box, roof mounted spare wheel, tool bracket with the heavy duty shovel, side runners, and checker plates. This has quickly became a favorite unit of ours, and is definitely a neck-breaker on the road!

 

[minidok]

Yes, sure, each module has it's own antenna, therefore one left and one right.

found this:

credits https://www.theineosforum.com/threads/aerial.12412671/post-1333195963

 

[Tazzieman]

I installed the clips for sunglasses. Resolves my problem where to keep them so they are easily accessible.

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You can keep your 2nd pair on top of the steering column. Perfectly angled so they don't fall off.

 

[Zimm]

Looking good!

A more modest mod for me today… fitting an inflatable lumbar roll to the drivers seat.
Removing the seat back was tricky, not knowing how its put together. To save you all the bother (and two broken clips) here’s how to do it…
The black plastic cover is attached by large clips that hook on to the metal parts of the seat, there are a further two replaceable clips at the bottom. (White) these were not salvageable but could be replaced. Although to be honest it doesn't seem to need them.
To get it off without breaking anything you‘ll need to insert a flat tool at the base and release the two central clips, you do this by pushing upwards, then release two of the side clips, by pushing in from the side with the flat tool. I have shown the locations of these measured from the bottom, as you will be doing all of this blind. The hooks at the other side will come out by moving teh whole thing towards the side you have already removed. The top hook is large and can only be removed by pulling the whole thing downwards once all the other clips have been removed.

Fitting the air bag was easy and it works very well inserted between the sprung wires and the foam seat back. I secured it with a couple of cable ties… Job done!

This is spectacular. You should make this it's own thread with lumbar in the title so it's more searchable.