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What did you do with your Grenadier today?

ADVAW8S

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Here is really good video. Great info. The Wagon is sporting the same fog lights as sold by Owl (Triple R) Very nice look, the Wagon Cover is really a great item to have. This fellow puts out really informative videos. 🏆

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfQBMIsaQgs
Thanks for sharing. I order the canvas cover for my QM and this is the first time I have seen it up close. I think it looks great.
 

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The Quartermaster hood stick set is all there! It's quite robust and probably should be, considering the size of the canvas.

I've had all manner of Land Rover canvases (Series and Defender 3/4 canvas; Tickford and belt rail NAS) and the common thread between them all is shrinkage. It took me a few times to learn that a brand new canvas needs a solid 30-days to stay snapped-in/tied-down in place or I risked losing a lot of distance between the tailgate/side tabs and canvas. Long-term exposure to rain and sun gives a new canvas time to "cure." It's certainly tempting to skip this step, but I highly recommend sticking out the wait to be sure it can secured without tearing out your thumbs.

Here in the US, the 1994 Defender 90 was introduced with a true canvas top with snaps, but no one told owners to leave it in place... the rear panel was typically left rolled up, so by the Fall of that year, there was as much as a 2" gap that couldn't be fixed. There were warranty repairs to replace that panel, but eventually LRNA (Land Rover North America) went with Besttop for a vinyl-style with belt rails. It just wasn't the same aesthetic as canvas, but the convenience couldn't be argued with.

I will be curious how the sides mount - if they are also snapped into place like the rear or if they have a belt rail design. My guess is that the sides can't be rolled up, as the one in the video only shows plastic clips on the rear - ostensibly to roll up the back panel. Regardless, I am somewhat surprised that even the rear panel lacks a clear window. If that's the only version from the factory, I predict we'll see most in the rolled-up position. Visibility will be quite limited, but damn doesn't it look cool!
 

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Today I attached an airline track (L track) to the trunk. I saw it by chance on Y Tube. I only wanted it on the left side. My canister hangs on the right side. It cost me 20 euros. I still had the screws, as well as a couple of rubber spacers (2.5 cm). The Dremel and Makita did the rest. Thanks for the cool idea, in case the guy is also here in the forum and reads this. Here are a few pictures.
 

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pmatusov

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So what brand are your fog lights? And how are they switched? And the most important question is are you happy with them? They look very sharp!
A no-name from Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C6TPB5D3?tag=globalgrena0b-20
I immensely like the fact that they are amber, not sickly yellow like my earlier picks have been.
We inch into the foggy season, and low-aimed fog lights are awesome to see the extents of the roadbed and traffic lane markers.
The lights are switched by EXT1 switch overhead - I can have them on even without regular headlights. It may be against the rules in some places, but I can use them to set up the camp in the dark if I need to.
 
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