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| rangemogger Member Since: 09 Nov 2010 Location: Canary Islands , Spain Posts: 45   
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I like it!! I tried to bought several times without luck for the delivery policies |
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Tue Aug 06 2019 7:34pm |
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| Pufftmw Member Since: 23 May 2012 Location: Carmarthenshire Posts: 1053  
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I can confirm the split hook rubs going through BombHole on Strata Florida |
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Tue Aug 06 2019 9:18pm |
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| garrycol Member Since: 30 Nov 2010 Location: Canberra Posts: 1068 
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My tow bar - a bit neater when the actual hitch is not installed
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Wed Aug 07 2019 1:19am |
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| HughN Member Since: 10 Sep 2017 Location: Near Llanybydder Posts: 651 
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Very subtle, Garry. What's with the rectangular socket on the wiring - is that an Australian thing? |
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Wed Aug 07 2019 5:52am |
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| HughN Member Since: 10 Sep 2017 Location: Near Llanybydder Posts: 651
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I think you've just given me a reason to go and try that - just to make sure... 
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Wed Aug 07 2019 5:54am |
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| Brit Plumber Member Since: 05 Jan 2018 Location: Sleaford, Lincolnshire Posts: 1849  
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It allows you to fit a square peg in to a round hole!
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Wed Aug 07 2019 7:03am |
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| HughN Member Since: 10 Sep 2017 Location: Near Llanybydder Posts: 651
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^^^ How very "diverse": it can mate with different things without changing gender. |
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Wed Aug 07 2019 7:12am |
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| garrycol Member Since: 30 Nov 2010 Location: Canberra Posts: 1068
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As explained above. LR is too tight to sell their cars in Australia with our wiring system for trailers/caravans. Eg we only have one power line from the car for both trailer tail lamps where your system has individual power to each tail lamp. Unfortunately for us one of those power lines our system powers our trailer electric brakes - the result in an unmodified system is the trailer brakes come on when you turn on the headlights in the car - you come to a screeching halt. The modification is easy but as you are buying an expensive car one would think LR would rig it up to suit the markets they are selling in. As far as the plugs go - the black and white plugs are of a style used maybe 30 years ago but these days the most common plug is the flat style on the end of the pic above - hence the what we call "donkey dick" converters that are available at our spare parts stores. So my donkey dick plugs into the car and the trailer into the other end. The other odd thing with the LR design is that it does not detect LEDs in the trailer lighting and most of our trailers are LED. As a consequence we all have a module that plugs in between the plugs - it provides a load that is detected by the car so turning on the towing functions in the car but still letting the lighting power through to the trailer lights. I have converted my camper and trailer to old style incandescent lamps but have a home made module if I need to tow a trailer with LEDs. Not sure about the UK but we have had LEDs as a common fit in our trailers since before the RRS/D3 was designed yet there is an issue for the car if the trailer has LEDs - I believe the same issue continues on with the D4 and later RR/RRS. Garry 07MY RRS TDV6 Arctic Frost Aspen Interior |
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Wed Aug 07 2019 7:58am |
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| Col Member Since: 02 Sep 2012 Location: Hawkes Bay NZ Posts: 5041  
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Had to buy one of those here cost me equivalent of £130.00. Not only that they have smaller balls here as well.
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Wed Aug 07 2019 8:10am |
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| Brit Plumber Member Since: 05 Jan 2018 Location: Sleaford, Lincolnshire Posts: 1849
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Wed Aug 07 2019 8:13am |
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| garrycol Member Since: 30 Nov 2010 Location: Canberra Posts: 1068
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Yes - I always thought Kiwis had small balls 
We have 50mm balls here. 07MY RRS TDV6 Arctic Frost Aspen Interior |
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Wed Aug 07 2019 12:18pm |
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| rangemogger Member Since: 09 Nov 2010 Location: Canary Islands , Spain Posts: 45
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It is higher but you losed you rear recovery point...  TdV8 mapped and egr deleted , 265/60 r18 on Compomotive rims , Navarricos underbody protection , custom rocksliders , Devon44 hidden winch 9500i , IIDTool
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Wed Aug 07 2019 12:40pm |
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| garrycol Member Since: 30 Nov 2010 Location: Canberra Posts: 1068
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Well no
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Thu Aug 08 2019 1:39am |
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| aaronjb Member Since: 26 Jun 2019 Location: Northampton Posts: 447
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So not only do you have big balls in Aus, you also have enormous shackles.. |
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Thu Aug 08 2019 7:20am |
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