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Brooklynodog
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11 Sep 2015 16:19 - 11 Sep 2015 16:28 #151752 by Brooklynodog

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Once again, very grateful. Put it to bed for now, will do wiring tomorrow. Have got cable fed up into right area. Trim etc off, so once I can get my head around the wiring, it will be done. Thanks for that Gilburton, I`ll worry about the exhaust later I think! I have an audible relay supplied with my kit, is it essential as it complicates things somewhat? On the how to section it doesnt mention the earth?

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11 Sep 2015 16:23 - 11 Sep 2015 16:24 #151753 by facade

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gilburton wrote: Your box should have 2 hangers like this??

The mount on the right is why the bumper has to come off to fit the box.
You can't thread the box through the towbar bracket and get the mount to go through the rubber, as the box wont push far enough back to stretch the pin into the rubber. You have to get your hand to the rubber, you might reach over the box if the car is on a two poster, but I can't do it with my back on the floor, so I have to reach over the towbar through the gap where the bumper was.

If it suddenly breaks, go back to the last thing that you did before it broke and start looking there

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11 Sep 2015 18:22 - 11 Sep 2015 18:27 #151759 by fozzie

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Brooklynodog wrote: Once again, very grateful. Put it to bed for now, will do wiring tomorrow. Have got cable fed up into right area. Trim etc off, so once I can get my head around the wiring, it will be done. Thanks for that Gilburton, I`ll worry about the exhaust later I think! I have an audible relay supplied with my kit, is it essential as it complicates things somewhat? On the how to section it doesnt mention the earth?

I put the earth wire to the body. I believe you can splice into the rear lights, but it was easier for me to take the multicore cable up through the grommet where the lighting cable enters the bumper area (near side rear corner) and solder the wires into the loom behind the side panel. Fortunately for me I've done the rear seat removal mod.

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11 Sep 2015 18:48 #151760 by gilburton

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I believe the buzzer is a legal requirement now.

I started off high and worked my way down ever since :-)

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11 Sep 2015 19:00 #151761 by Halford

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I didn't fit the audible relay

no testing occurs on 9 pin sockets but 13 pin ones are tested for MOTs

not sure if you've seen this

the ex Dog-Taxi

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11 Sep 2015 20:07 #151769 by mlines

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A warning device has to be fitted but not necessarily audio. A warning light is ok

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2003 M13 early KAP build.
3" Trailmaster lift with 1.5 Spacers on front
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235/85R16 Maxxis Bighorns on 16" Rims, 4:1 Rocklobster, Rear ARB locker and on-board air
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