Land Rover ideas for Jeeps

[jscherb]

Carry two spares? One on the rear door and one on the rack:

I often do that. Not because I expect to get two flat tires, but because I don't want my plans interrupted by trying to get a flat fixed or find a replacement tire. Yes, I do carry my compressor and tire plugs, but it's not a big deal to carry an extra spare on the rack and in the event of a tire failure I still have a spare and I don't have to waste time trying to plug a tire.

Coming off a ledge at Moab:

In Death Valley:

 

[jscherb]

Nets

Nets like the ones above in a range of sizes can be found in eBay. I've got a few small ones here so I did some "what if" photos...

Clockwise from upper left, a few locations in the JK where these could be used - side of center console, on the door panels, on the back of the center console, on the front of the center console (assuming you don't have the factory inverter like mine does):

Some locations for the TJ - side of center console, on the door panels, on the back of the center console (don't mind me holding it crooked for the photo), inside side of the hardtop below the side windows (better in a factory hardtop than my carpeted Safari Cab:

Another type of net:

Nets like that can often be found in the back of an SUV or minivan; they often can be found in vehicles in a U-Pull junkyard . These are a few I've picked up there while looking for other parts:

One way nets you might find in the back of a minivan or SUV can be used is to attach them to the inside of the tub using the hardtop bolts...

 

[jscherb]

Fire extinguisher

This was from an article on increasing the storage in a Discovery (I posted items #1 and #22 about nets from that article yesterday; most of the items aren't interesting or are specific to Discos so I won't post them).

I have an extinguisher on my barn door too; like it says I keep it there because it's near the stove (when the kitchen is in the Jeep) and I figure a stove fire is much more likely than an engine fire.

It's mounted on a Molle panel that replaces the small access grille on the tailgate. Mounting it there makes it very handy to the kitchen and it doesn't interfere with the Storegate on my tailgate and also wouldn't interfere with a tailgate table.

There's also a metal panel that goes behind the fabric Molle panel; if can be used to mount anything that fits there. The mounting holes are spaced to work with most mounts that come with fire extinguishers; it also works great with QuickFist Clamps:

The Tailgate Accessory Panel is a preproduction sample from Overland Outfitters; the cloth and leather panel in the photos is one of a few samples they sent me last week to test although the last I heard from them they hadn't decided if they're going to put it in production or not.

The LJ doesn't have that space on the tailgate for mounting the extinguisher so I attach it to the roll bar in the back:

 

[RainGoat]

I would be very worried about the fire extinguisher in that first pic becoming a potentially lethal missile in a road wreck. Your sling appears much more secure. It’s worth noting alot of these mounts are designed for a stationary wall and may not translate well to vehicle mounting. Just a strap of some sort on the mid body of that first oic would go along way towards keeping it from being ejected in an accident.

 

[jscherb]

Land of Land Rovers

I wonder if there's anywhere in the world that a story like this could be told about Jeeps?

Here's the video:


Maneybhanjang, West Bengal, is about 18 miles from Ghum (rhymes with doom) and not far from Darjeeling. When I was photographing the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway trains at the Ghum Station for a magazine article, a bare aluminum Series Land Rover drove by. I didn't have time to photograph it I've always regretted not getting that photo. That Land Rover would have been one from Maneybhanjang as seen in the video. The Ghum Station:

 

[offroadite]

Nets

Nets like the ones above in a range of sizes can be found in eBay. I've got a few small ones here so I did some "what if" photos...

Clockwise from upper left, a few locations in the JK where these could be used - side of center console, on the door panels, on the back of the center console, on the front of the center console (assuming you don't have the factory inverter like mine does):

Some locations for the TJ - side of center console, on the door panels, on the back of the center console (don't mind me holding it crooked for the photo), inside side of the hardtop below the side windows (better in a factory hardtop than my carpeted Safari Cab:

Another type of net:

Nets like that can often be found in the back of an SUV or minivan; they often can be found in vehicles in a U-Pull junkyard . These are a few I've picked up there while looking for other parts:

One way nets you might find in the back of a minivan or SUV can be used is to attach them to the inside of the tub using the hardtop bolts...

Id love to see a solution to replace the netting on the JL and JKs. A couple of the LR images above it looks like a much more robust netting.

 

[jgaz]

Id love to see a solution to replace the netting on the JL and JKs. A couple of the LR images above it looks like a much more robust netting.

I assume you’ve seen these panels @jscherb has designed for the JKs that I believe are coming to market.
If not, check these out.

Barn Door for JK factory hardtops

Where can I find the power shower shown in your pictures The one in the pictures is the only one that exists so far, I made it yesterday. It may look like a commercial product because of the graphics on it, but I designed the graphic in my drawing program and made the decal on my Cricut :).

expeditionportal.com

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A friend of mine took a DIY approach and made Kdyex pockets to replace the sagging factory net.

"JK Pockets" & How-To DIY Jeep Door Pockets

Slickrock Gear JK Pockets I recently bought a complete set of JK Pockets from Slickrock Gear and installed them. They replace the factory stretchy net pockets which are prone to sag after a few years if used much at all. Factory net pocket (driver rear door): New JK Pockets: The complete set also...

offroadpassport.com

 

[jscherb]

I assume you’ve seen these panels @jscherb has designed for the JKs that I believe are coming to market.
If not, check these out.

Barn Door for JK factory hardtops

Where can I find the power shower shown in your pictures The one in the pictures is the only one that exists so far, I made it yesterday. It may look like a commercial product because of the graphics on it, but I designed the graphic in my drawing program and made the decal on my Cricut :).

expeditionportal.com

(Post #4,660)

I plan to install the preproduction samples this afternoon. Photos to come.
jeff

 

[jscherb]

Expanding dash switch/gauge space

Both of the factory radios in my 2006's are starting to fail - the rotary encoders (a.k.a. volume controls) have developed glitchy contacts so they no longer work reliably. They're sealed parts, so I can't disassembleb them and clean the contacts to make them work properly.

I don't need many radio features and probably will consider a single DIN retro-styled radio (I refuse to get a radio that has annoying animated graphics every time you turn it on).

But I don't like the look of the single DIN installation kits - making a smaller opening out of the larger factory rounded corner opening just looks like a hack to me.

I came across these in the Land Rover magazines:

They're an add-on consoles for a Land Rover Defender dash that provides extra space for gauges and switches. What if something like that could be made for a TJ?

A few concept drawings... first, a straight-ahead view:

It would be a console that overlays the factory center stack and protrudes a bit. This quarter side view illustrates that; I've drawn this one with an aluminum panel:

Here's how it would work - the factory plastic gets cut out at the red dashed line and the new panel goes over the hole.

Another straight-ahead view. Might be able to fit two single DIN devices in there, this concept shows a radio, a CB and some switches.

It could also be a way to install a double DIN device along with some switches.

The panel could be cut out for any combinations of things - a single DIN radio, or maybe multiple gauges or lots of switches, or a single double DIN or whatever combination needed that could fit in the available space.

The panel could be aluminum as shown, or it could be painted metal or it could be plastic, it really doesn't matter since it's just a flat piece of material. The housing would need to be form-fitted to the factory shape so it looks like it belongs there.

I'm thinking about making a mold for the housing so housings could be made in fiberglass. Once finished and painted a matching color, it should look like it belongs there.

Dumb idea or good idea?

 

[jscherb]

I assume you’ve seen these panels @jscherb has designed for the JKs that I believe are coming to market.
If not, check these out.

Barn Door for JK factory hardtops

Where can I find the power shower shown in your pictures The one in the pictures is the only one that exists so far, I made it yesterday. It may look like a commercial product because of the graphics on it, but I designed the graphic in my drawing program and made the decal on my Cricut :).

expeditionportal.com

(Post #4,660)

Photos here: https://expeditionportal.com/forum/...factory-hardtops.127687/page-312#post-2903668

 

[Zeep]

In response to your head unit idea.
http://www.metraonline.com/part/95-6541

I bought one of these some time back. Just need to find a head unit I like.

 

[jscherb]

In response to your head unit idea.
http://www.metraonline.com/part/95-6541

I bought one of these some time back. Just need to find a head unit I like.

Yes I've seen those, but that doesn't interest me because I want to install a smaller single DIN radio, not a larger double DIN. The single DIN kits on the market are basically a filler panel that makes the hole small enough for a single DIN radio, but I think they look bad. What I'm proposing is an add-on that can be custom configured for a radio (single or double DIN or two single DIN radios), switches, gauges, whatever the Jeep owner needs.

 

[Zeep]

I'm just the opposite, I like the larger display. Also allows for add-ons, such as camera's, tpms, etc.

 

[bitbckt]

I'm thinking about making a mold for the housing so housings could be made in fiberglass. Once finished and painted a matching color, it should look like it belongs there.

That part could also be trivially 3D printed with FDM, given some basic information on the dash curvature.

 

[jscherb]

That part could also be trivially 3D printed with FDM, given some basic information on the dash curvature.

If I had a 3D printer setup I would probably do that, but since I don't have that if I decide to make it I can easily do it in fiberglass and it will work, finish and look as good as a plastic part.