The Doc has mounted the Bushranger Safety Flag onto the Grenadier’s roof rack. You can vary the flags height, using 1, 2 or 3 fibreglass poles.
The Doc used a Razed antenna mounting bracket and attached the bottom of the flag pole onto the bracket (these 2 images are from the Razed website).
The nuts were torqued to 7Nm, and The Doc used Nord-Lock washers, instead of the supplied split washers, as Nord-Lock washers will not come loose due to corrugations. The Doc placed the bracket in a corner near the solar panel to minimise its drag profile. Final fit looks like this:
The Doc installed the King’s 160W solar panel on the roof rack, it mates well with the CTEK 250SE.
Expedition HQ previously mated the CTEK 250SE with the CTEK 120S, as well as running an Anderson plug up the B pillar to the front passenger power socket. The Doc just had to install the panel on the roof rack and plug it in. The panel was secured like it was on the Nissan Patrol and the old solar panel was undamaged after the crash.
Here is a photo of the solar panel installed, with a bonus image of the other view from the balcony (the view is about twice as broad as what you see). The solar panel was installed during the recent Ballina trip.
The Doc has a solution to properly secure my transfer case cables (issue identified by @Logsplitter). At this time it is not publicly available and it is not INEOS approved.
It is however a fine piece of engineering, made from aluminium and it does not rely on the tree style plastic plug to hold it in place. The Doc has not installed his bracket yet. (Screws and bolts not shown).
The Expedition HQ package replaces the 13 pin Euro plug with a 7/12 pin flat pin plug and 2 Anderson plugs (one for the caravan/trailer and one for the solar blanket). This is what the rear now looks like:
The XHQ package is not spliced into the INEOS electrics, but uses its own control box, shown here:
The fuse labelled Anderson, bottom centre, is for the two Anderson plugs for the fridge running off the AUX battery (see more below). The small circuit breaker top right (just below the AUX Battery label) is for the REDARC TowPro and the large 50 amp circuit breaker, to the left, is for the XHQ Control Unit.
The REDARC TowPro head unit is up under the dash near the steering wheel.
In a 5 seater Grenadier the XHQ Control Unit fits next to the CTEK 120S. The CTEK 250SE then fits on top of the XHQ Control Unit. There is not enough vertical room in the 2 seater for the CTEK 250SE to be mounted on top, so an alternate place was found, near the aux battery. The metal lid in the 2 seater leaves less room above the XHQ Control Box for the CTEK 25OSE than the seats in the 5 seater model.
In The Doc’s 2 seater the CTEK 250SE was mounted on a Black Sheep charger bracket he already had (the two solar Anderson plugs are attached the CTEK 250SE’s solar inputs. (The solar input LED is not on as no solar panel was attached when the photo was taken):
In addition, Anderson plugs were installed into the side of the battery box and into the area near the jack. Here is the passenger side of the battery box, just below the lid hinge:
The Anderson plug near the jack will have this plugged into it, which will be mounted next to the drawers:
Out of picture is the Anderson plug that will fit into the jack area Anderson plug.
Now a detailed breakdown of the Expedition HQ work.
When the REDARC TowPro was installed yesterday, at Expedition HQ, The Doc had the REDARC controller installed on a Lightforce Switch Fascia. You can see the steering column in the second image.
I will be installing a USB charging port in the LF Fascia powered by the driver’s side power socket.
The Doc may also install a REDARC Boost and EGT Gauge and its dimmer switch can be installed in the LF Fascia as well. A picture of the gauge, not the boring dimmer switch.
The LF Fascia can be used for other purposes, like a UHF pass through, compressor switch, etc. The Doc thought it best to have a fascia for future needs and not mess up the INEOS any more and The Doc has a neat and tidy solution for nay more switches.
The Doc had Expedition HQ, on the Gold Coast, fit the Redarc TowPro Kit, the 13 pin Euro plug was replaced by a 12/7 pin flat pin on its own wiring loom, various Anderson plugs were fitted (5 in total). Two for solar input, 2 for fridges and the last for towing, A CTEK 250SE was mated to the 120S and lastly the Clevershade 270 Awning was fitted. A long day and most of the changes are hidden.
AERIALS FITTED The aerial on the left of screen is the RFI CD63 Black 6.5dbi removable aerial. It is very thin, so the driver’s vision is barely impacted. The twists you see 1/2 down the whip is there to absorb vibrations/corrugations. When travelling across corrugations The Doc calls it the hula girl.
The aerial on right of screen is the RFI CD961-71-75. It has interchangeable antenna whips which operate at 6.5dBi and 3dbi. The 3dbi whip is tiny at about 10cm long. The larger 6.5dBi antenna is fitted in the picture. This aerial is fitted to a GME XRS390C. I have a GME XRS-BT1 hands free kit to install on the GMEXRS390.
The handsets are mounted on the passenger’s side of the centre console, using the Brodit bracket.
The basic cable feed is shown in the second image.
Spare 17 inch steel rim bought and picked up in Brisbane, way cheaper than buying from INEOS.
In a few days the Redarc TowPro and Anderson plugs are fitted. The Clevershade 270 Awning gets fitted the same day, the next day The Doc installs the 160W Kings solar panel.
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