vk3bq's 2012 150 GXL

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was told quite bluntly not to do anything to this when soccer mum wifey collected it. but its hard to resist.

getting it ready for a trip to the Kimberly next year, so it needs some minor add ons.

will pop in the Bits ive added / changed as I get time.

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first up - dual battery setup in preparation for 12v to the back for the fridge/ ham radios and trailer connection.

this consists of (ebay, jaycar and local retailer sourced bits)

sbi12
arb tray
d34 battery
home made cables. 3AWG (i purchased a crimp tool given i expect to make up other cables for the CT etc into the future)

earthed to the chassis and also back to the main battery, as no one can decide which is better. i did both..

next step is to get this spare power to the back of the car!..


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next up, a place to mount a big HF antenna.

the car does not have a bullbar (and im not sure it ever will), so i discovered this very neat kaymar rear wheel extension/antenna mount bracket, and have installed it, it keeps the factory rear wheel cover *condition of wifey and will let me put a codan 9350 autotune on the back.. the small terlin was just put on to check size and get an idea of how it would look (this antenna will go on as an interim as I search for a 9350!)

this install was really easy, 30mins of my time - taking my time, i do need to pull the wheel off again when I run the rest of the cables, and add earthing straps etc. will also modify the rear camera bottom plastic guard, as moving the wheel ~10cm has changed the rear view.

and am still undecided about installing the kaymar rear light / light stand, it may be handy for evening trailer setup on our trip..


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**wifey is saying - what have you done to my car!

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Ulupna island trip last weekend - the creek was dry when we entered our little spot - ~60cm deep when we left, the river rose


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testing a spare old rfds terlin I had in the shed, need a different spring to mount the ham terlin i normally use (its also shorter - 90cm main and 90cm steel whip - vs this 2m one)

Also doubles as a quick backup battery charger in Melbourne. Just drive along a tram track 10000v dc quick charge!


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Also doubles as a quick backup battery charger in Melbourne. Just drive along a tram track

Yes I'd definitely be concerned about driving around the streets with that monster! (nice work but...)

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HAHA that reflection is CLASSIC!

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Finished part 2 of the dual battery setup. Two power runs to the back of the car.

Anderson plug for the trailer.


And power into the rear for fridge etc.
the loom / panel is removable.

The messy octopus battery!! Lots of wire now. !!

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Nice work on the build up. Great shots too...

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HAHA that reflection is CLASSIC!

Vk3bq,

What is the part number for the antenna bracket and approx costs? I think this may work well so that I don't have 2 antennas fitted to the nudge bar again.

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Vk3bq,

What is the part number for the antenna bracket and approx costs? I think this may work well so that I don't have 2 antennas fitted to the nudge bar again.

Yeah, that Bracket looks quite handy.

Especially for those of us without a bull bar to mount the antenna.

Im also keen to know the costs involved.

Cheers,

Jeff

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Hi vk, did you run both supplied to the rear via the cable zones under the door scuff panels? I ran one feed in there but I'd be struggling for room to run a second one

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Ages I got 2x 6 B&S and 2x 8 B&S cables through the passenger scuff panels. I had to cut the ribs to get them to fit, was a tight fit but is like factory again.

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the rear wheel offset and HF antenna bracker (as well as a rear light I dont yet have) are

Toyota Prado 150 – Accessory Bracket for Rear Door

Knowing that one of the first things off-roaders do with their new vehicle is put on wider tyres, the boys at Kaymar have developed a combination product to allow a wider tyre to be mounted on the Prado's rear door wheel carrier and also cater for the addition of the most popular - and often first - accessories owners hang off their vehicle.
The bracket includes provision for a well braced and carefully shaped arm for securely mounting an HF or UHF aerial out to the right side of the spare wheel.
Also built into the bracket is accomodation for the Kaymar telescopic work light.
The bracket itself is manufactured from steel plate with laser cut accuracy, robot welded and zinc plated for a durable finish.
Fitting of the bracket is a straight forward operation taking only a short time to complete.

Part
Wheel on door bracket including telescopic light mount, fittings and instructions
K7120 RRP $122.00

Telescopic work light
K0500 RRP $260.00

Bracket for HF aerial - to suit K7120 ONLY
K7123 RRP $95.00

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for ages, 6b&s runs from the 2nd battery into the right chassis rail and to the rear for the trailer. no entry into the car.

for the fridge/rear of the car, 8b&s runs across the radiator and through the firewall into the passenger footwell. the rear load on this will only ever be low (fridge is max 7amps at 12.5v) my 300w 12-240v inverter if I ever needed it in the back is similar in its requirements, so the smaller wire is fine. that worked well.. question would always be, why do you need multiple runs of the same cable? what load does each have that requires multiple runs?

the negative for the rear of the car terminates at a chassis bolt and this is the negative point for the rear. (the negative full return path is a contentious point, i had enough cable and room, so I ran one, and i play HF radios, which needs good earthing (needs earth potential through the car to be as near the same value everywhere to help with noise etc). but most auto elecs would have only run 12v+ to the rear and earthed by that chassis bolt.