What did you do with your Grenadier today?

[ORSO]

New trip to Timau

 

[Tinki]

Landed back in London after a trip early hours of the morning . A bit of snow on the ground . And as usual people with summer tires were not having fun at all .
Was happy to give a hand where i could .

Fellow passenger in long term parking , battery did not like the cold , noco to the rescue man on his way .

Getting out of london presumably because of the snow, GPS send me through the back roads . Happily i obliged .

Snow driving was fun and at 2 o'clock in the morning there was almost no one on the roads . From the snow i could see that the roads i was traveling on ,no one had been on since the snow fell . We talking about 5-6 cm of snow . Nothing exciting .

Half an hour into my journey i met 2 cars trying to climb a small hill incline . 2 guys trying to push a car up the hill but the summer Tires were just spinning in situ.

I could see that there was no way they would do it so i offered to pull them up the hill .

NB make sure you know where the towing eye of your car is stored and remember that the threads are left handed . Anyway gave them both a pull up the hill with a kinetic rope .

I turned around again and begun the trip home and 100 m later i found another car with 2 ladies in the same situation. Gave them also a pull up the hill .

Rest of the way on their respective paths was mainly flat .

So i wished them all luck and continued my trip home .

Nothing else exciting happened but the snow was “heavy” at times.

The grenadier earned its keep . Fair and square . This was by no means anything difficult or challenging . No lockers or low gear used . It was as if going to pick up Some milk . I expected nothing else .

I always make sure i carry all the gear in the car for cases like these , i would feel very annoyed if i knew i could help but had no straps or ropes with me .

Positives :
-Defrost took literally 3 minutes ( I have a protective film on my windshield not sure if that helped )
-power never an issue
-BF tires worked perfectly well in the snow and slush , never lost grip . As expected braking performance is less but you adapt your driving .

Bad
-had to stop 2x to clean my headlights because of snow build up . The LEDs are simly not hot enough to get rid of the snow and at somepoint i was struggling to see . Not sure what the solution for this is . Any thoughts would be appreciated.

Hope everyone is enjoying the white stuff !! Remember to wash the car after they salt the roads .

 

[parb]

I put sound insulation in all doors. Open the doors, taped up the windows and removed the window lift mechanism assembly. Places the sound deadener on the door sheet metal, from bottom all the way up to the interior of the door handles.

Also installed the sound deadener in the trunk under the plastic cover directly on the sheet metal.

This really helped make the cabin quiet. Highly recommended.

If interested I can share what material I used for the sound deadener.

 

[ForceV4]

Had a blast with some incredible folks just several hours ago. Red Noland of Colorado Springs set up the first event of 2025..."Ineos Grenadier 2025 Winterfest"!

Thom Buckley, Co Owner of Red Noland dealerships, puts on these events to build a sense of community, learn some things, and bottom line have a blast!

We had nine Grenadiers for the run and enjoyed every minute of it. Thom had moved a bit ahead and set up a lunch spot where we had a campfire and ate delicious chili and cornbread with hot cider!

Enjoy!

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That was a GREAT trip - Thom

 

[ForceV4]

Had a blast with some incredible folks just several hours ago. Red Noland of Colorado Springs set up the first event of 2025..."Ineos Grenadier 2025 Winterfest"!

Thom Buckley, Co Owner of Red Noland dealerships, puts on these events to build a sense of community, learn some things, and bottom line have a blast!

We had nine Grenadiers for the run and enjoyed every minute of it. Thom had moved a bit ahead and set up a lunch spot where we had a campfire and ate delicious chili and cornbread with hot cider!

Enjoy!

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That was a great trip - Thom, Lisa Lynn, Travis and crew put on a memorable time and what I liked most was the active ambassadorship: Travis let a “stranger” in a Jeep wheel the shop demonstrator UP Moab Hill! That guy was truly impressed! From new owners, to folks already in the body shop (!), to folks approaching 80 - without locking diffs - totally hanging with the experienced drivers… one guy had an Inky Black that I doubt had ever seen a coat of dust! Go if you can! - Mark

 

[Back in Black]

I put sound insulation in all doors. Open the doors, taped up the windows and removed the window lift mechanism assembly. Places the sound deadener on the door sheet metal, from bottom all the way up to the interior of the door handles.

Also installed the sound deadener in the trunk under the plastic cover directly on the sheet metal.

This really helped make the cabin quiet. Highly recommended.

If interested I can share what material I used for the sound deadener.

I'd be interested, thanks.

 

[Jeremy996]

Drowned it.

On my way to work, in a place that does not usually flood there. The engine suddenly stopped, so I guess it is hydro-locked.

The truck is immobile, as I cannot reasonably get access to the neutral bolt, (the water is barely above freezing and it is moving at quite a rip). Ineos/AA recovery say they cannot do anything until the water recedes, so there we are.

 

[Tinki]

Drowned it.

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On my way to work, in a place that does not usually flood there. The engine suddenly stopped, so I guess it is hydro-locked.

The truck is immobile, as I cannot reasonably get access to the neutral bolt, (the water is barely above freezing and it is moving at quite a rip). Ineos/AA recovery say they cannot do anything until the water recedes, so there we are.

So sad to hear your troubles man !! From the picture it does not seem high enough to get water in the engine , unless you really gunned it into the water .

Sorry man hopefully you get sorted .

Easy way to make sure if water got in the engine is checking the filter . If that is dry maybe there is another reason for it .

 

[Jeremy996]

That will be an investigation for another day, I'm too wet and cold to chase it up.
What is scary is just how immobile the Grenadier is without a working engine and gearbox. It's in park and won't be moved from it, the neutral bolt would require a scuba set and a dry suit to access. Not something I imagine many over-landers will pack.

 

[Greasemonkey]

That will be an investigation for another day, I'm too wet and cold to chase it up.
What is scary is just how immobile the Grenadier is without a working engine and gearbox. It's in park and won't be moved from it, the neutral bolt would require a scuba set and a dry suit to access. Not something I imagine many over-landers will pack.

Maybe this would help:

View: https://youtu.be/nvL3Xf8BVUQ?si=rH6ikj7unWgk5iOC

 

[Greasemonkey]

My car is a Feb/June 2023 model and also has got this little lever.

 

[Eric]

Drowned it.

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On my way to work, in a place that does not usually flood there. The engine suddenly stopped, so I guess it is hydro-locked.

The truck is immobile, as I cannot reasonably get access to the neutral bolt, (the water is barely above freezing and it is moving at quite a rip). Ineos/AA recovery say they cannot do anything until the water recedes, so there we are.

I really feel for you.
That doesn't look deep enough to be hydro-locked. I know it is a diesel so shouldn't be electrically compromised, but I do wonder if something electrical has gone on to shut off the fuel system.

 

[ECrider]

That will be an investigation for another day, I'm too wet and cold to chase it up.
What is scary is just how immobile the Grenadier is without a working engine and gearbox. It's in park and won't be moved from it, the neutral bolt would require a scuba set and a dry suit to access. Not something I imagine many over-landers will pack.

Sorry to hear Jeremy. Hope it works out and it's not hydrolocked.

 

[MurphyMurph]

Drowned it.

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On my way to work, in a place that does not usually flood there. The engine suddenly stopped, so I guess it is hydro-locked.

The truck is immobile, as I cannot reasonably get access to the neutral bolt, (the water is barely above freezing and it is moving at quite a rip). Ineos/AA recovery say they cannot do anything until the water recedes, so there we are.

When you say it “suddenly stopped” did it sputter and die or just shut down? It doesn’t look too deep for wading so I’m optimistic that it is some type of electrical safety shut off. Did you have it in wading mode when it happened?

 

[Tazzieman]

Bugger.
Any lights on the dash?
I wonder what an OBD scanner would discover?

 

[DaveB]

Next step in prototyping my rear setup underway.
Keeping in mind this is only a prototype using off cuts of 12mm non structural plywood.
I will probably make the final product out of 15 mm structural.
I have some rubber backed marine carpet on the way
I am thinking of making the folding panels a double fold type so they come down below the seat backs, But really that doesn't bother me as I don't look out the rear windows and I typically have the rear loaded above the seat height anyway.
I am happy with using the occy strap to hold the folding panels up but will make up my own fridge slide and cage.
I will change the cigarette outlet to a screw in Military connector. I have a few lying around here.
My wife gave me this little BRass Monkey 25 litre fridge/freezer for my birthday which is big enough for my needs.
Work trips of 2-4 days I want to take some water, cold press coffee and cold meat and salad to make up some wraps for lunch.
Save me eating roadside take away rubbish.

It will also get used for trips to the butcher and shops as that is a 35 km round trip and it is current 32 degrees.
Good part about the beast is I can leave power on to the fridge when the engine is off and the vehicle is parked just by hitting the PWR button up front.
No need to adjust or add any wiring.

 

[DaveB]

Drowned it.

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On my way to work, in a place that does not usually flood there. The engine suddenly stopped, so I guess it is hydro-locked.

The truck is immobile, as I cannot reasonably get access to the neutral bolt, (the water is barely above freezing and it is moving at quite a rip). Ineos/AA recovery say they cannot do anything until the water recedes, so there we are.

Unless you went in at a crazy pace (which I doubt) that water isn't very deep.
No chance that would get to your air intake and drown the vehicle.
I have done much deeper than that.

 

[CrazyOldMan]

Took the Grenadier out for the first week of early trout season on the Driftless. We’ve had very little snow this year - just a bit “brisk.” A balmy 17F when I arrived at my spot at 10:30 this morning. Guides kept icing up and tangling my casts - AND THAT IS THE FINAL AND UNDISPUTED REASON MY CASTING WAS LIKE A DRUNK WITH THE DT’S. No other explanation comes to mind. A bush also picked my sling bag and stole my net. Must have been a FIB from Chicago.

 

[parb]

This is the sound deadener I used:

MesaMat MDMU36 Sound Deadening Package with 36 sq. ft.

MesaMat MDMU36 Sound Deadening Package with 36 sq. ft. at Custom Sounds

www.customsounds.com

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This is the stock speaker with the door card pulled

This is the door after the window mechanism has been removed. Note that you need to tape up the window.

Sound deadener applied.

And with the new audio frog mid woofer installed. Tweeters in the A pillars and a 12" sub box in the trunk.

There are airbag sensors in the doors. If you don't get the computer go to deep sleep you'll have an airbag error that only a dealer can reset. Yea, I had to make a trip to see the dealer. Took them 1 minute to reset it, most of the time was spent on booting and logging into the computer... ;:

 

[DaveB]

Next step in prototyping my rear setup underway.
Keeping in mind this is only a prototype using off cuts of 12mm non structural plywood.
I will probably make the final product out of 15 mm structural.
I have some rubber backed marine carpet on the way
I am thinking of making the folding panels a double fold type so they come down below the seat backs, But really that doesn't bother me as I don't look out the rear windows and I typically have the rear loaded above the seat height anyway.
I am happy with using the occy strap to hold the folding panels up but will make up my own fridge slide and cage.
I will change the cigarette outlet to a screw in Military connector. I have a few lying around here.
My wife gave me this little BRass Monkey 25 litre fridge/freezer for my birthday which is big enough for my needs.
Work trips of 2-4 days I want to take some water, cold press coffee and cold meat and salad to make up some wraps for lunch.
Save me eating roadside take away rubbish.

It will also get used for trips to the butcher and shops as that is a 35 km round trip and it is current 32 degrees.
Good part about the beast is I can leave power on to the fridge when the engine is off and the vehicle is parked just by hitting the PWR button up front.
No need to adjust or add any wiring.




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Update on the power for the fridge.
After 6 hours with the vehicle turned off the voltage dropped to 11.4V and the fridge stopped working.