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I don't know what the price will be; they're not released yet and I didn't ask about the price. If I find out what the price is I'll include it in any reviews I post. So far all I've had time to do is install one in a custom TJ grille I've got in the workshop and light it up to test the basic...

Definitely not what most expedition vehicle owners would want, but it's fun to test things like this even if they're not for my Jeeps. I have a great relationship with Auxbeam and when they do have something I want for one of my Jeeps, they'll be very happy to send me a sample to test, review...

Another idea - add some Geocaching along the way so in order to get full points for the rally you've have to find the cache and take a photo of whatever is there.

More Land Rovers than TJ/LJ Jeeps, not more than Wranglers of all types :). But I do believe there were more Broncos than Wranglers of all types at the show, I didn't do a formal count but that's how it seemed to me.

These arrived yesterday from Auxbeam. LED headlights with DRLs and turn signal halos. The package includes two headlights, adapters for H4-H13 plugs (that's for a JK, the plug on the headlight is a standard 3-pin sealed beam plug which will fit a TJ), wire and suitcase connectors to connect...

I posted this photo in my SEMA thread; MORryde has picked up the suction-mount table design and was showing an early prototype at this year's SEMA Show. No word on a release date, they're still working on several sources for suction mounts. A tailgate mount version will almost certainly follow...

There's an 8-page article in a recent issue of Land Rover Life about the Santana Trophy rally. Sponsored by Santana, a Spanish automaker of license-built Defenders, it's a road (well off-road) rally where navigation skills are important - participants are given a booklet with instructions which...

I received an email overnight from Auxbeam. In it they said their engineers have "been adjusting the bracket (length, space, etc.) based on your suggestions. When the adjustment is completed, we hope to send it to you." This applies to the JK and JL Wranglers; the bracket that came with the...

From Land Rover Life magazine... if you've got a Defender, you can start at 1650 GBP (about $2100 at today's exchange rate). In the Jeep world, if you want a pop-top camper, it's going to cost you about $10 g's (Ursa Minor). Why hasn't anyone in the U.S. done a reasonably priced pop-top...

Thanks for the feedback. Maybe I should put a PALS/MOLLE grid on the sides and leave the use of that area up to the individual's needs.

Always looking for more storage, I came up with these headrest pockets. It's basically a band that slips over the headrest that has 3 pockets on it - two on the sides and one on the back. For this prototype I attached the pockets to the band using Velcro so I could experiment with different...

Using Auxbeam Switch Panels with Dual Batteries in an Overland Vehicle The Auxbeam line of switch panels make wiring and controlling electrical accessories easy – with one cable to a switch panel with 6, 8 or 12 circuits and one control box to connect the accessories to, installing and...

For the second year in a row, I believe there were more Broncos at SEMA than Wranglers (I didn't do a formal count but I'm pretty sure I'm right). For a long time I've been urging MORryde to offer a no-drill kit for installing their Trail Kitchen in the new Bronco. The head of MORryde product...

The interior of the last one, this forum only let me attach 10 files to the last post.

This post isn't about Land Rover Ideas for Jeeps, it's about Land Rovers at SEMA. The show was a few weeks ago but I went through all of my photos from the show again yesterday and decided I should post these. There were more Defenders at the show than TJ/LJ Wranglers BTW. This one's...

Part 6 I've reviewed a number of other Auxbeam switch panels in the past few years, including their 6-gang, 8-gang, 8-gang with Bluetooth control, and the one the released just before this one, an 8-gang unit which includes dual switch panels. Reviews of some of the other panels: 8-gang...

Part 5 Are 12 circuits too many? I tried to make a list of a dozen accessories that one might control with this system, and I kept running out of "driving" accessories and adding "overland/camping" accessories to the list. These would be things like campsite lights, a water pump for a shower...

Part 4 Configuring the System Once the system is installed and the accessories are connected, everything should be working – the accessories can be turned on or off with either the switch panel, the remote control or the smartphone app. I set everything up on the workbench to test the...

Part 3 Installing the Switch Panel Once the switch panel cable is run into the cockpit, it’s time to decide where to mount the switch panel. Having 12 oversize switch buttons, it’s a fairly large panel to find a place for within reach of the driver in a JK. Some people mount it on the trim...

Part 2 Connecting the Switch Panel to the Control Box through the firewall Since the control box is in the engine compartment and the switch panel will be in the cockpit, the switch panel cable must be run through the firewall. There are two places on the JK firewall where holes a provided...