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It should be relatively easy to splice into the wiring from aux battery to rear cargo area, somewhere under the driver footwell right after the wire goes through the engine firewall, and add another 12V source of power there without disturbing the existing 12V sockets. I am feeding power to my...

I converted the existing 12V socket on the driver side of the cargo / load space area to draw power from the aux battery, not the 12V socket in the front cabin (I assume you are referring to the one next to the cigar lighter?) That one is still wired to the main cranking battery, although it is...

I think it depends on the model and model year. 2010+ RR, RRS and LR4 with keyless / pushbutton ignition, yes (at least with my recent beta firmware release, may not be available to everyone quite yet but should be real soon), earlier model years I don't believe so. The cool thing about 2010+...

D3 Kit-BS is the one you want. It will add a new 12V socket in the trunk and also allow you to convert the existing 12V socket there to both run off the auxiliary battery instead of the cranking one. I installed a kit in my LR4 and, although install was a bit of a PITA (partly because the LR4 is...

No, the Asfir doesn't quite extend far enough to cover the transmission. Come to think of it, there is no factory cover under the transmission, either. As others have mentioned, that case is tucked up in the chassis pretty good, so of all the stuff you could hit down there that's probably the...

What factory armor? The factory plates under oil pan and transmission might as well be made of cardboard for the protection they offer. I have the Asfir aluminum guard on the LR4, which extends pretty much all the way back to the first crossmember. It's a pity they no longer have a distributor...

I don't have any experience with BFG tires, but don't overlook the new Nitto Terra Grapplers G2 if you were happy with the earlier version. They look similar to the original TGs, but subtle changes in tread blocks design and a whole new compound should male them more durable. They are available...

I still can't figure out how you are able to squeeze a 32.3" dia. tire in the spare wheel well under the car. I am sure you can jam it up there if you really set your mind to it, but have you made sure it drops back down when you actually need it? :) I am able to lift my partially deflated...

That's the tires I routinely see mounted on Land Rover test mules in those "spy photos" whenever they are doing cold / freezing weather testing of their upcoming new models, so I think Land Rover would agree with you.

As far as I know, the original BFG T/A KO has never been snowflake rated... It may have been M+S rated, like the majority of other A/Ts out there. I have never owned one so I can't comment, but I don't remember the T/A KO being hailed as a great winter (or mud) tire. The new one - if it's even...

The Terra Grapplers - old or new ones alike - wouldn't be my first choice for "regular" snow driving. Neither would be the Cooper Zeon LTZs, BFG TA KOs, or any other A/T tire without a snowflake symbol for that matter. Among Light Truck / E-rated all-terrains, the LT285/60R18 General Grabbers...

No, they are M+S rated only.

Maybe it's an elaborate promo campaign for their upcoming The Vanishing Hood technology...

Actually, Nitto just launched the new Terra Grappler G2 last month... It looks almost the same as the original TG, but Nitto says the compound they use is all new, should last longer and perform better. To back that up they have a 65K miles warranty on P-metric and 50K warranty on LT sizes. I...

Yesterday I took my daughters to L.A. Zoo (Veteran's Day, schools were out.) I thought I felt something hitting my face around 11 am by the chimpanzees cage, it felt like a droplet of rain. There was a brief moment of panic as I thought we might get soaked. :snorkel: Sadly, I think it may have...

Hi Greg, Yes, as documented earlier - way earlier... - in this thread, you will need 1.25" spacers (and possibly some very light grinding of the front calipers as there may still be slight contact of the calipers with the inner spokes according to some owners) to fit factory 18" LR3 wheels over...

Wow, look at all that mud! LOL, I guess you can tell how desperate we are for some rain here in SoCal.

Luckily, newer vehicles don't need to pass SMOG every year here in California, or even every other year. My 2006 Sport was only "smogged" once during the 7 years I owned it, can't remember when exactly but I think it was 5 years after I purchased it new.

With the small nerf bars they are about 95 lbs/ea, close enough. :) Worth their weight in gold the first time you, ehm, use them though.

OMG, I've been reading they are seriously considering, "and we're not even kidding this time", a diesel engine in the US every year, for the past 8-10 years... I'll believe it when I see one. Note the "Even if a diesel engine doesn't make the cut..." paragraph at the end of that article, which...