ARB Twin Compressor CKMTP12- Extension kit – GMB Fender Storage Box LHD – Defender TD5

20 01 2026

The idea here comes from wanting to re-route the compressor air valve position. At this point, the position is behind the passenger seat. This setup requires dropping the back of the seat each time I want to use the compressor. There is also a need to fine-tune the access to the compressor air valve located on the compressor when i use the 7m long pump up hose.

I decided to use an ARB quick coupling kit. I also chose the longest 3M ARB steel braided hose. This is to connect one end to the 4L Air Tank all the way to my front driver side fender storage box from GMB.

On the LHD fender i will place the GMB fender storage box with the plate insert E for the compressed air assembly , so the routing of the hose will be routed from the back of the passenger seat down the passenger under box seat then out of the seat box through a hole i made on the side wall in front of the black fuse box and used a rubber grommet to that the hose goes through along the ECU wiring harness underneath the landy all the way to front fender.

  • The GMB fender box
  • The Insert from GMB for the air valve ( to connect from under)
  • The alternative ARB kits to create multiple locations the air valves

ARB T-piece

SKU:TR2-0740103

Moreover i will use a T connection above + a 30cm steel braided wire to make this adaptation in order to have the original air valve on the compressor working on one T + the other air valve on the fender box working ( redundancy )

Offroad fittery in Germany have the solutions

GMB shop link

https://shop.gmb-mount.de/DEFENDER/Motorhaube-Kotfluegel/StauBox-Kotfluegel/





Land rover defender 90 – underbody storage solution

8 01 2026

https://www.roverland-expedition.be/product-page/chassis-storage-box-for-defender-90?fbclid=IwVERFWAPNDT5leHRuA2FlbQIxMABzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA8xNzM4NDc2NDI2NzAzNzAAAR7BbqL7mnl6OyRrwQBmbyVPrMa3RGoLozUvmsIe-GzlHwsxzC3ikusZkbSuPw_aem_06t4y0QIRd59n83TWH2BjQ





Defender TD5 – headlight upgrade LED – LPTRTZ 7” prime led

5 01 2026

This Led light has

1-DLR ( that will need a 12V ignition – looks very nice as a light line) ( red wire on the headlight wired on the piggy back cigarette lighter 12V ignition)

2- When you put on the Minimum lights – the bright DLR goes less in brightness ( white and black connection on the headlight wired by the piggy back sidelight coneection

3- Headlight itself on on the standard 3 pin ( just be carefull to wire it correctly when you receive the headlight and put the pins in the correct order)

https://www.ltprtz.com/HL7-1-Prime-7-Inch-Bi-LED-Main-Headlight-ECE-Road-Approval

Here you will the classic look maintained but with quality led light visibility

https://youtube/5jPQhwh9ycQ?si=LVdmB-wwGUengFNm

https://youtu.be/r0NfFlqw8X0?si=QK6xntPCJRumL_bJ

This will help you understand wiring and see the modern led headlights, you can get the piggyback from Mud stuff ( you will need 2 sidelights piggyback and 1 cigarette light piggyback .

I took the ignition 12v from the dashboard cigarette lighter

https://youtu.be/rhTVtSeurn0?si=jcAGSne2Kcf7e5VN

Piggyback sidelight wiring connection

https://www.lrparts.net/542-1024-mud-piggy-back-wiring-loom.html

Piggyback cigarette lighter wiring connection

https://www.lrparts.net/mud-0096-mud-12v-cigar-lighter-piggy-back-loom.html





Defender Td5 – airline 2.5cm -Offroad -Tec 4×4

5 01 2026

https://www.offroad-tec.de/p/airlineschienen-set-fuer-defender-seitenteil-schwarz-matt-pulverbeschichtet-1

i used this after looking around the different possibilities because the space i have between the roof and the side window is abour 2.5 cm as you find alot of airline everywhere not so thin….attention to this point and measure the space you have.

Airline rail set for mounting on the Defender side panel.

Length = 1275 mm.

Specifically for the Defender, we offer an extremely narrow airline track (25 mm). The track fits perfectly in the space between the side window frame and the roof gutter. There’s even enough room for a roof rack foot! No unclipping is required.

For the assembly of:

  • canister holders
  • Mount Plates
  • Sand ladder holders
  • MOLLE
  • and much more

The airline rails must be attached to the vehicle using 5mm pop rivets; for this purpose, the airline rails are pre-drilled and countersunk accordingly.

The drilling i did was successfull by stressing as i do 13 holes on the side panel , i used black sealant & Glue Petec ( first to glue as well the airline / to seal behind the airline for any water penetration / finally i put sealeant in the holes and at the same time rivited it)

Pretty solid fixation and i am happy with out come





Land Rover Defender Td5 – Performance upgrades – PartII

5 01 2026

1- Allisport uprated Exhaust Manifold

https://www.lrparts.net/ase01-uprated-performance-td5-exhaust-manifold-for-defender-and-discovery-by-allisport.html

2-Nakatamenga as well has an option all included

https://www.nakatanenga.de/en/high-performance-exhaust-manifold-for-land-rover-defender-discovery-td5/FCHKRTD5

  1. DEMAND exhausts for TD5 seems to be a fantastic straight SS exhaust with a nice reving engine sound

https://www.lrparts.net/lrc2842-demand-exhaust-full-vehicle-kit-for-land-rover-defender-90-for-td5-with-plain-front-pipe-sport-centre-silencer-and-2-5-rear-pipe.html

  • Silicone coolent top hose – allisport

https://www.lrparts.net/ash17-blk-defender-td5-silicone-coolant-top-hose-in-black-by-allisport.html

Allisport Power steering reservoir

https://www.lrparts.net/as62-aluminium-power-steering-reservoir-for-land-rover-defender-tdi-td5-puma-and-v8-by-allisport.html





Land rover defender Td5 fuel pump – Meat & Doria Ref 77391

5 01 2026

Another option for a TD5 fuel pump manufacturer – WFX000250 besides VDO





Defender Td5 – Full Led upgrade

12 12 2025

This is a led light upgrade that i found necessary due to some issues with water ingress inside the modules specially the red lights in the back and a slight issue with piccking the wrong watts for the bulbs which has the tendency of melting the shape of the light plus with a ledlight the visibility is better.

The pattern of lights in the smoked version looks really nice, it is a plug and play same as original in diameter and no worries with water ingress, this is not a chinese version it is E marked and road legal in Europe.

The only issue you need to be carfefull with is the plinth for the fog and reverse light you eill need to remove the original one and use the supplied one and it is tricky to remove the back nut if corrosion is high (WD40 did the job for me)

LED signal light set, 10-piece – smoked black

  • LED light set in lightbar design consisting of:
    – 2 x front turn signals clear/orange
    – 2 x parking lights clear
    – 2 x rear turn signals clear/orange
    – 2 x taillights/brake lights clear/red
    – 1 x rear fog light clear/red
    – 1 x reversing light clear
    – relay for the LED technology
  • The LED lights have a standard diameter of 73 mm or 95 mm.
  • simple plug & play solution
  • of course with E-mark
  • Suitable for Land Rover Defender from model year 1998 onwards.

Bought it from Oryx

https://www.oryxsolutions.de/fahrzeugtechnik/zubehoer-defender/beleuchtung/3783/led-signalleuchten-set-10-teilig-lightbar-klarglas-schwarz-fuer-land-rover-defender?number=22305





Allisport Aluminium Header Tank In for Defender TD5 (With Sight Gauge)

10 12 2025

Working on this upgrade which is a peace o mind on overall performance plus you can see finally the liquid level inside the header Tank.





Land Rover Defender TD5 – Din 1 upgrade JVC D-X561DBT

29 11 2025

It is a plug and play on my defender TD5 LHD – it has the iso connector included already i just had to pop it on the head unit and all worked fine.

i used a a camera set from Aliexpress ( standard pakcage set) and ran the wiring from front to back)

took a piggyback connection using the 12V positive reverse light to power it when i only reverse the light

Ran all the wiring from the back of the plate number assembly to the dashboard via side windscreen side panel from the driver side.

A defenetely din 1 worth while upgrade

1- bluetooth ( you can talk on the phone and listen to the caller in speakers)

2-bluetooth ( you can listen to your music via BT audio)

3- 3 inch LCD you can hook up a rear view camera

4- 3 inch LCD you can upload music or check videos from your drone/ gopro/ camera videos

4- usb to charge your phone

5- ipod 2.5inch aux for music

you can see here the original car connector compose of 2 connectors one black you can see in the photo and another under brown below it





Land Rover Defender Td5 15P 2005 – Future upgrades

29 10 2025

Engine

1- Land Rover Defender TD5 15P Coolant Hose kit 2002 to 2005

https://roosemotorsport.co.uk/land-rover-defender-td5-15p-coolant-hose-kit.html

2-waste gate actuator / Forge Motorsport

https://www.forgemotorsport.co.uk/Adjustable_Actuator_for_Defender_or_Discovery_TD5–product–1033.html

3-R380 oil cooler kit / Ashcroft

3- Allisport Aluminium Header Tank on Land Rover Defender Td5

4-Defender TD5 Alloy Air Intake Pipe

https://www.empiretuning.co.uk/product/defender-td5-alloy-air-intake-pipe/

Accessories

1-TREDZ Defender Window Block Bulkhead Step

https://www.empiretuning.co.uk/product/tredz-defender-window-block-bulkhead-step-set/

2- GMB side sills upgrade

https://shop.gmb-mount.de/DEFENDER/Fahrzeugschutz/Schweller-2See/1486/Seitenschutz-2See-90-Alu-schwarz?c=194

3- Oryx solutions – side seat hatch

https://www.oryxsolutions.de/fahrzeugtechnik/zubehoer-defender/innenausstattung-zubehoer/4034/serviceklappe-fuer-sitzkasten-passend-fuer-defender?number=22625





LifeSaver purification jerry can – water purification system

23 10 2025

Water purification system for a serious overlanding trip.

https://www.myoverlandshop.com/pt/produto/bid%C3%A3o-salva-vidas-preto/





Defender td5 Overlanding Solutions German Supliers online shops

22 10 2025

https://www.oryxsolutions.de/

https://shop.gmb-mount.de/

https://theoverlandies.com/en/

https://www.rough-parts.com/

https://www.offroad-tec.de/

https://www.nakatanenga.de/en/

https://entreq.de/





Big Country Ostrich Junior 270º wing canopy awing (left- defender 90)

16 08 2025

Big Country Ostrich Wing Junior

I very practical and impressive quality awing that fits prefectly Defender 90 covering a 270 degrees space that allowas pleanty of shade if required + extremely easy to setup and retrieve.

i have a front runner roofrack that works incredibly well with the awing as it comes with 2 fitting bars included.

Big Country Ostrich Wing Bracket Set Roof Rack

i have bought it this from the european distributor 4x4center.nl c/o Mr s Stef Oerlemans a true gentelman and a man of his word and always puts the client first, it was a pleasure to buy from him

Big Country Light Kit for Ostrich Wing Awning

I have bought as well the light which are very nice and practical specially the swtch from white light to yellow light





Argelia 2026 – Route South to Djanet

1 04 2025

https://earth.google.com/web/@33.62929232,1.10443535,3289.42490228a,4682053.33570898d,30y,0h,0t,0r/data=CgRCAggBMigKJgokCiAxLVlDQkIyaHpnNXIwU1RndlVIWVZRamp6LXlMd1JmdyACOgMKATBCAggASggIrabL1AUQAQ





BLUETTI EB3A Portable Power Station 600W + BLUETTI SP120L Solar Panel 120W

31 03 2025

So far happy with the combination. a good price quality a pratical concept to have all types of configurations and charging options in order not to rely only on the aux battery for power.

Both are is a good and pratical size and dimmenssion to fit the land rover 90 space limitation, this has been always the objective to make the landy prepared for part time overlanding.

The quality and functionability are ok for my use ( ecoflow is another option) but the pricing for this combination is interesting as i adapted the solar panel not only to charge the power station but as well my aux battery through a victron smart 75 15 A MPPT controlled from my phone victron app.





Victron Smartshunt 500A IP65 – Defender 90 Td5 under seat position

31 03 2025

I have selected this Victron smart shunt to be used and monitor the 2 batteries performance, together with my National Luna dual battery system that charges my 2 batteries from the alternator and and a central cut off system and it was a challenge the understand where and what should be conected to the shunt, the shunt will be located under driver seat under the closing hatch , shunt is water & dust proof with bluetooth connection to app and you can add it to the network of the victron 75 MPPT solar regulator.

This diagram helped me understand this part which makes sense since the negative is in parralelle therefore only the last negative wire from the aux battery should go to the Negative battery Shunt minus.

Another negative that should not go directly to the aux battery is the solar -ve , it should go to load on the shunt as the negative coming from MPPT solar will go through the shunt first and then charge the aux battery (if you put the -ve of the solar directly on the aux battery -ve you will not be able to know if there is something taking current while it is not solar charging)

Finally since i have a cut off electrical system which cutts off the entire circuit at the moment i have a negative wire coming out of the aux battery and going to the switch on/off switch

What i will do since i will be using the shunt in the middle meaning a negative from shunt to aux Battery and from the load side i will continue the wiring again a negative wire to the on /off cut off switch.

More photos when done





Mota Lita Optimill Boss Defender TD5 added security

24 03 2025

I have upgraded my current Mota Lita steering with optimill boss specifically done by Mudstuff to increase security…

very happy with setup defenetely adds another layer of protection and practical in general even for access to the under battery compartement.

Link down here





Lazer Sentinel 9” Black Elite Land Rover Defender 90 TD5

23 03 2025

By far the best and most advanced spotlight, it basically eliminates the need for a led roof bar and makes driving alot less tiering at night

https://www.valostore.com/en/product/extra_light_lazer_sentinel_elite

You need the Mid power wiring to fit these spotlight

https://www.lazerlamps.com/eu/two-lamp-wiring-kit-mid-power-2-pin-superseal-12v.html

It is a 40 Amp relay and a 40 Amp fuse with adequate wiring gauge





Defender rear quarter window shower solution

23 03 2025

https://www.oryxsolutions.de/en/vehicle-equipment/equipment-for-defender/optional-equipment/2538/defender-rear-window-infill-panel-equipped-with-a-92mm-diameter-hole?number=16297

https://www.oryxsolutions.de/en/interior/water/2812/wassersteckdose-mit-aussendusche-und-schlauch?number=18997





Garmin power switch or Auxbeam or purelux switch panel for defender

23 03 2025

The ideas i found for switch panel for mounting the fuse box

https://entreq.de/produkte/staufach-sitzkasten/

https://d6-4×4.com/produto/side-door-defender/?v=f7316f1c3d4b

https://www.oryxsolutions.de/fahrzeugtechnik/zubehoer-defender/innenausstattung-zubehoer/2912/serviceklappe-fuer-sitzkasten-links-passend-fuer-defender?c=286

https://www.oryxsolutions.de/en/vehicle-equipment/equipment-for-amarok/3810/6-gear-switch-panel-green-lighting

https://www.valostore.com/en/product/switch_controller_purelux_multi_switch_dashboard_controller_4_buttons

Garmin power switch seems the best and integrated with garmin app or garmin gps like tread ( totally wireless no firewall wiring passing) operates with bluetooth





Rear wheel carrier tray

25 12 2024

https://www.northbox.eu/en/products/multi-platform

A better and a a less expensive option

https://www.oryxsolutions.de/en/vehicle-equipment/equipment-for-vw-bus-t3/3972/shelf-540-x-400-mm-for-the-spare-wheel-carrier-system?c=221





Explore glazing rear quarter window

4 05 2024

https://explore-glazing.com/en/products/land-rover-defender-90-110-quarter-gullwing-window





Broken stud … prepping the bearing hub assembly fix / brakes / drums / brake cylinder

4 05 2023





Defender doing important work

4 05 2023





Changing the shoes 600X6 R16 military tyre

4 05 2023





Another day in an LR series 1 life

10 10 2022





Nacional 2 in my Landy defender 90 TD5

15 07 2022





Land Rover series 1 – 80’ 1952 – project

15 07 2022





Land Rover Defender – Equipment suppliers (the ones not known)

27 09 2020

Rough Parts is a swiss suupplier with quality products, expensive and you should take care o paying taxes when importing in EU

Portuguese local Supplier with good parts

https://d6-4×4.com/categoria-produto/land-rover/?v=35357b9c8fe4

Local German manufacturer has interesting parts

https://www.wmparts.de/

One of several excellente landy suppliers from Germany

https://www.baltic-offroaders.de/shop/

UK based supplier known for quality and tough parts

French special supplier for landy parts nice concepts

http://www.rrconcept.com/

One of several excellente landy suppliers from Germany

https://www.tour-tec.de/index.php

Guys from UK with nice parts

https://www.fcx.co.uk/the-fcx-store-

One of several excellente landy suppliers from Germany

Spanish based supplier very good, huge variety and fast delivery

https://www.sahara4x4.com/b2c/productos/1/1/1644/defender-1984-2015-/1

South Africa supplier with some interesting parts

http://www.bigcountry.co.za/product-category/product-types/vehicle-specific-accessories/?model=defender-90

One of several excellente landy suppliers from Germany

https://www.oryxsolutions.de/fahrzeugtechnik/?p=1

One of several excellente landy suppliers from Germany– already bought from them

https://shop.gmb-mount.de/

French Supplier for Landy hardtops

http://ijffleuret.free.fr/site2008/produit_DEF90.html

Big time distribuitor of parts in Germany

https://www.offroad24.de/

Guys from Nederland

Home

UK based nice expedition equipment

http://www.foleysv.com/defender-overland-equipment.html





Bullock 146162 Theft Excellence X- Defender

26 09 2020

https://www.amazon.de/gp/product/B00GZFHYTY/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1638&creative=6742&creativeASIN=B00GZFHYTY&linkCode=as2&tag=4x4passion-21&linkId=563dbf6287954417a13431f79a5b2dcb




Defender & Series Metal Work

25 09 2020

A genius idea….

http://www.purelymetal.co.uk/products/





Halfdrop windows – Explore Glazing (NL)

24 09 2020

Next Project…. on the other side window where i already have the sand matts , that is a perfect access for me to the interior from the top of the sand matts…… i can still store something and hang easy access stuff





Mobile Storage System UK MSS Defender Cubby Box deluxe version

11 09 2020

Please check the cubby

I have decided to buy this cubby box for future trip due to the quality product i am use to from MSS

Main box:
Height: 250mm
Width: 250mm
Depth: 420mm at the bottom, 310mm at the top (sloping front)

Stereo: 75mm x 200mm
Cup holder: 80mm x 200mm

Cushion: 70mm x 250mm x 250mm


The whole thing bolts to the centre access panel made of 4 seperate spacers bolt together and the floor, there 4 bolts that then will fix the cubby via 4 openings to the threaded spacers.

nut thread underneath on the spacers and bolts openings from within the cubby box. The height of the spacers allows the cup holder to just clear the lip at the front of the seat box. The lid is slightly oversized to overlap the front and sides of the box.

The rear has 2 circle openings that you can use for 2 USB /12V sockets ( the holes are only covered in a plastic cover.

View of the middle section, you can see here hole C and hole D, on a defender Td5 model 2005 could not find a purpose for hole E and F that you can see on the bracket itself on the right.

Hole C below front view

Hole C back view where the panel will be bolted using the same bolt and opening

Hole A + Hole B side opening for which we will use 2 bolts washers + nyloc to mount the frame together

The Blue highlight is Nusert G is the underfloor mounting bracket which i did not fit because i was happy with the 3 point fix that i already have. i beleive this part implies drilling as the position of this bracket will be in the middle without any support from any existing bolts.

Yellow hightlight are the Nusert F 4 positions on which the cubby will be fixed.

Yellow hightlight again are the Nusert F

Nusert F final position over the lip and closer to the bulkhead

Hole D which is already existing in the landy , the panel opening is excatly located on top of it

You can see clearly that the frame is fixed with the bolt in the back and the 2 bolts in the front

Hole C – 4 bolts in the bottom to holdit to the spacers frame below





Mauritania Overland 9000 Kms in 3 minutes

7 03 2020





Interesting Defender 90 TD5 Accessories!!!

5 03 2020

Offroad Tec.de

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Offroad Tec.de – chequer plates

OT_Sandblechhalter_klappbar_Edelstahl_Schwarz_matt_014

Offroad Tec.de Sand Plate





My Landy only break down in 9000km

2 03 2020

After doing 9000 kms the only thing I report that broke on the Defender td5 in Mauri is the diesel filter lower plastic drain plug ( no idea why – probably age) of course it was the spare part I didn’t have 🙂 but we had to find an M 10 bolt to screw in the filter instead of the plastic plug ( took it out from a spot light bolt) and close the fuel circuit which worked and on to our route….





Mauritania Overland 2020

2 03 2020

A dream coming true….WE DID IT !!!

 





Flatdog Predator Led light bar 11 inch (27,50cm)

2 03 2020

I have chose a led light bar to be placed on the front bumper in between my original land rove spot light due to the reason of effectively completing a 9000km round trip to Mauritania and back driving if different configuration of road condition ( highways, single roads, roads with holes and pools and weather condition (rain , fog, sand storms…ect), lighting is important and i needed to improve it

There are other sizes but this one was for me

The led light bars on the roof rack in my case would not work so much in a fog situation as the fog dispersed the light and the vision was worse by using my standard roofrack 55W beams (therefore roofrcak is an extra for other uses not this one – besides i was stopped during the night by police in Morocco who informed me to turn it off as it was not legal to be premantely on)

It is better to have a focus light close the ground that would illuminate the road just infront with a strong white light.

Flatdog Predator Led light bar 11 inch (27,50cm)

I bought as well the led light bar wiring kit

Led Bar wiring kit





MudStuff blind spot miror

2 03 2020

I have changed both standard side mirrors with the MudStuff blind spot Mirror right & left and it has improved enormously the field of vision, it is now showing me clearly the blind spot i had to look for. Excellent upgrade..

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https://www.mudstuff.co.uk/products/mud-stuff/mud-blind-spot-mirror.html

Mudstuff side mirror link





Hot Water Shower Kit 12 v

20 10 2019

https://www.sahara4x4.com/b2c/producto/v5900/1/kit-de-ducha-agua-caliente-12-v

 

https://www.sahara4x4.com/b2c/producto/v5900/1/kit-de-ducha-agua-caliente-12-v





Strap kit for skirt, adjustable (per couple)

20 10 2019

Good quality kit that you place on rear or front mudflaps

https://www.sahara4x4.com/b2c/producto/ACBA112/1/kit-de-tirante-para-faldilla-regulable-por-pareja-

 





Scheelmann Seat – SportLine LR edition

18 09 2019

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My  standard Defender seats are ok. But after long drives one feels his leg and behind num . I was always fixed on the proven seats from Scheelmann.

Finally, I decided for the Scheelmann Sportline LR edition comes with many options like with heated seats, he accessibility of the box under the seat (will be ordered from Nakatamenga )

https://www.nakatanenga.de/zubehoer/innenaustattung/sitze/sitze/5634/scheelmann-sitz-sportline-lr-edition-links-fahrerseite

you will need as well the rail

https://www.nakatanenga.de/zubehoer/innenaustattung/sitze/sitze/2561/scheelmann-klappkonsole-fuer-land-rover-defender

Protection for the seat

https://delta-bags.de/art/O-5064-16

9476785mrp

LRamScheel-MannPXList4-20-19

Width of mid seat 350mm

Width between both seats 400mm

Final result





Diesel Additive for overland ( cleaner, booster , water protection)

7 06 2019

I will be using 2 types

I will use this one regularly

1- Silub

https://silub.fr/fr/additif-diesel/356-3095-additif-diesel-silub.html#/27-volume-1l/28-type_de_flacon-flacon_plastique_avec_doseur

Additif gazole multifonctions composé de détergents  de dernière génération, d’un biocide, d’un désémulsifiant et d’un agent antimousse.

Le flacon doseur de 500 ML (1/2 litre) traite 1 500 litres de carburant.

Le flacon doseur de 1000 ML (1 litre) traite 3 000 litres de carburant.

Traitement préventif : 1 bouchon de 25 ML pour 75 litres de gazole 

Traitement curatif : 2 bouchons de 25 ML pour 75 litres de gazole pendant 3 à 4 pleins, puis dosage normal.

Traitement curatif avant contrôle technique :  100 ML pendant 1 ou 2 pleins, puis dosage normal en entretien.

I will use this for the trip itself to clean the fuel I doubt

2- chameau diesel 1 L Bardahl

In Portugal you can buy here

Confirmo o valor final de 72,91 €

IBAN: PT50 0010 0000 5044 6360 0010 3

No caso de confirmação, enviar p.f. os elementos para faturação e envio.

Cumprimentos

Augusto Costa
José Augusto Costa, Unip. Lda

–  JACOPEÇAS  –
Tel: +351 253 617 504 / +351 933 984 614
augusto.costa@jacopecas.com

www.jacopecas.com





Defender back door kitchen setup

16 03 2019

Some improvement for a side table , gaz tube let through hole , lighting upgrade

 





Diesel fuel funnel cleaner – Mr Funnel

27 01 2019

I Bought this funnel due to necessity to use diesel fuel that will be bought from Biddon of 200 litres and it is a safer way to be sure the mix is ok as the funnel separates the water

https://youtu.be/qKYSmr9L-24

You can find it here

eBay mr funnel model





Defender 90 overland expedition set up

10 12 2018

Defender 90 overland expedition setup

Defender 90 overland expedition setup

Defender 90 overland expedition setup

Defender 90 overland expedition setup

Defender 90 overland expedition setup

Defender 90 overland expedition setup

Defender 90 overland expedition setup

Defender 90 overland expedition setup

Defender 90 overland expedition setu

Defender 90 overland expedition setup

Defender 90 overland expedition setup
Defender 90 overland expedition setup

Defender 90 overland expedition setup

Defender 90 overland expedition setup





Defender TD5 fuel pressure regulator – replacement kit X8R (eBay)

21 11 2018

Next job…….

That is the kit i used, you can find it in ebay here

TD5 repair kit

The video is excellent but i find it needless to take somany bolts off to change the O ring while 90% of the problem reside only in the side valve that needs to be replaced, all the rest of the bolts can stay bolted on the pressure regulator without needing to undo them because they simply dont drip anything from there.

First of all i inspected well the area and understood that the problem 90% comes from the blown valve (which is what happens most of the time and it this was my case)

this was my 2nd time for the valve all the rest of the tubing as far as i know is ok

What i did is clean very well the area around the fuel regulator and honestly speaking i was able to manuever o the 3 bolts with no extra drama, obviously the one in the bottom was only able to use this tool …….to be able undo the bottom bolt.

 

 

This is after fitting but still without starting the engine

 

Just a quick look after i put my keys in the ignition and turned the key…..so far working

 





Td5 Fuel pump access – Defender 90

18 11 2018





Defender TD5 90 – Access to Fuel Pump

10 11 2018

Will need to work out a project for this….just gathering as much measures as i can

 

The measures for the access hatch are the below, i believe a square cut is better form me due to MMS storage that i have on top of the cross member in the interior off the landy.

If i used the marine hatch that many are using i would have had a problem with opening and closing the drawer (as the marine hatch has some 2mm clearance and the drawer has 1mm.

Therefore i used the same opening square cut and i used another plate bigger square, rivited the smaller square in the bigger and on the bigger square i opend 4 holes and use a rivet nut on the crossmenber, finally with 4 flat bolt i boltted everything

 

Well this basically the first thing i did measure 410mm from the outside edge of the rear door just on top of the 2 bolts you can see at the edge and the other measure from the left side is 330mm for the start of the square and if you make the line longer it will cross the 410mm at a cross point and i made a hole which was right on top of fuel pump

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=8m1BitUpjDs&t=701s

 

This one is to show the 32cm ( for square ) and 410mm to make the round hole to check the position of the fuel pump
here I started to cut the square , you have clearance if you know what you are doing
17cmx16cm
 
here you can see the smaller square and the larger square that would used to close the hatch the fit is perfect 17cmx16cm
View from top, MSS drawer is lying at 90 degrees
the square cut and you can see that that there will be ribbon the left side that will need to be cut




Land Rover Defender Wolf – Warning Light Blackout Cover Assembly

12 10 2018

Coming up….
Warning Light Blackout Cover Assembly
Part J11185-004




Defender TD5 low coolant alarm

26 09 2018

You can see the light position on the dashboard lower right..

 

Not wanting my Td5  coolant loss to happen undetected which is a very real threat, I wanted to fit a gauge that would mitigate the issues of having a low coolant level.

Using a coolant  low sensor on the upper radiator hose with the correct wiring, we can create an alarm that we can wire up to a dashboard warning light that lets us know if the coolant level drops before it becomes a bigger problem.

Where i bought my kit

td5 sensor bought here

Wiring / buzzer + dash light

 

You can see here how you fit

 





Terrafirma silicon hose kit defender TD5

16 09 2018

Just did this upgrade , pretty straight forward , some effort to take the originals out but once done it easy to fit the new ones in

Only trick in my opinion when you work your way to take the originals out start with the turbo hose then the intercooler one and when you put the silicone work your way the opposite direction.

silicone hose kit includes 3 hoses: Turbo to intercooler pipe, intercooler pipe to intercooler and intercooler to inlet manifold.

 





AIRBAG MAN – CR5027HP- Defender 90

2 07 2018

Air Suspension Helper Kit for Rear Coil Springs

Price 373 Euros to Portugal, my next project, bought from ireland driverite talk to Mr. Vivek

Driverite ireland

 

 Airbag kit includes two airbags, high pressure sleeves, airbag end protectors, air line tubing and two inflation valves, full instructions included

Airbag MAN DEFENDER 90

 

High Pressure kit for Heavy Towing and/or vehicles being loaded to Maximum Allowable Weights

Airbags are fitted inside coil springs to provide load carrying assistance and are easily inflated or deflated to cater for the vehicle loading

My experience regarding the fitting:

1- the best way to insert the airbags is effectively lift both rears and unscrew the rear wheels.

2- you will need to deflate the balloons as much as possible and block them the a piece of the blue tube and the red plug then you squueze them by twisting.

dont release the read plug until you put the sleeves in position

3- i was able the work out the rooting in my defender 90 as i used the T junction, which means i just needed one inlet as i will inflate both balloons with the same pressure on each side.

4- I fitted the main valve on the rear crossmember of the landy which has already hole ready.

5- i have fitted the balloons with the sleeve to protect the balloon.

6- i recommend that you protect the blue tube by using some kind of sleeves to protect from heat of exhaust and dirt.

7- While you are working on the line allow line travel therefore dont cut exactly to size.

8- minimum inflation 5 PSI Max 35PSI.

 

 

My YouTube after i fitted and inflated to 35PSI max inflation, car was not landened i increased in height a couple of cm – i believe something like 58cm to 62cm.

I again think this works on leveling the weight on the rear rear springs by not allowing the coil to compress with the weight hence keeping the landy fro sagging.

 





Defender td5 cruise control – nakatamenga td5 cruise control kit

24 01 2018

adding cruise control to a 2005 td5 with programable ecu…..

Hahahah …..they made 2 the buttons in black ( go figure) ….lucky new buyers

https://www.nakatanenga.de/elektro/geraete-und-zubehoer/tempomaten/2826/tempomat-fuer-land-rover-defender-td5-my02-my07

The 2 buttons one to set and another to reset/ resume

The brown wire for reset and resume the white wire for set …….should figure the position of each button on the dashboard

the three thin plugs are sensitive , cover them while you are taking the from the ecu all the way to the dashboard

Again the wires are numbered as well for is position in the white plastic plug

The wires are numbered so that you cannot really miss, just locate the correct location in the black plug

Black wire is to hook it up with an ignition feed wire

Done

The 2 buttons one to set and another to reset/ resume
Again the wires are numbered as well for is position in the white plastic plug
the three thin plugs are sensitive , cover them while you are taking the from the ecu all the way to the dashboard
the three thin plugs are sensitive , cover them while you are taking the from the ecu all the way to the dashboard
Black wire is to hook it up with an ignition feed wire

The wires are numbered so that you cannot really miss, just locate the correct location in the black plug
 

The wires are numbered so that you cannot really miss, just locate the correct location in the black plug
 

done

Now I need a test drive….crossing my fingers





Aluminum box pro – storage case for roof rack

3 01 2018

Got this Aluminium box from Amazon.de from a good brand Alutec

aluminum Alutec 30045 Dimensions (L x W x H) 582 x 385 x 277 mm Material 1.0 mm

Contents: 47 liters
Weight: 4.2 Kg
Dimensions: L 582 x W 385 x H 277 mm
Interior dimensions: L 550 x W 350 x H 245 mm
Material: Full aluminum sheet

Amazon Alu box

Plus I got the lock for it

Lock for the Alu box

You find a quick explanation on here

http://www.alutec.net/en/c-box-series.html

 





Defender bonnet rails – aero / airline

3 01 2018

End result

For the aluminium rail you can spot on the bonnet on Errol Defender above , I am preparing a project on that but I will do it on top of a chequer plate I found in Nakatamenga to be more solid as the thickness of the bonnet is not strong enough without a back support but with a chequer plate it would do the job

1-The rail was bought in black from navigattor

Aero rails defender

2-You can find it here in black

Nakatamenga bonnet chequer plate

Measures are everything need to be patience and use of tools…start planning the position and angle you require

Use paper stripes to hold the position

making te holes on the hood is a job that cannot aforad mistakes to center 3 holes

Not bad for the first one

The nut rivet in action

This is the chequer plate I found…….

I liked this one but could not find it anywhere

This is how it looks on the site





Defender roof console – ACC 16

3 01 2018

Purchased the roof console by the French supplier ACC 16 which have a roof console with modules that I am interested in, my configuration was basicNo photo description available.No photo description available.

Check Below website

ACC16 website

Notice Console de toit ACC16

console-de-toit-acc16

Roof console acc16





Defender door security lock Foleysv

22 12 2017

I am liking this idea as well to securing a bit more the landy driver and passenger side doors from a quick break.

One side is a bolt on using the same original hinge bolts and is a straight fit.

On the other side will need to make 2 holes and will need to secure the back side with 3 mm metal plate.

You have access to the back panel at least on my defender 90.

p10106171_orig

p1010616

Defender door security lock

https://www.amazon.de/gp/product/B006905AQO/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1638&creative=6742&creativeASIN=B006905AQO&linkCode=as2&tag=4x4passion-21&linkId=70da645cdf2e70290fbbfe63c1f557fa




Defender TD5 floor safe GMB VS Foleys –

16 12 2017

The advantage of this floor safe is that there is no cutting, it is a straight fit.

If you have a defender TD5 you will need to buy the adjustment plate 20€  and the safe itself 328€ from the passenger side only as this is what will fit the td5 ( no driver side footwell safe) take care of this issue.

Dimenssions:

Length: 297mm

Width: 266 mm

Height: 105 mm

The gmb footwell safe

img_2706

In the case of Foleys you will need to cut through the floor and rivet it , the price though is much friendlier 99£ + 40£ transport cost and dimensions are a bit bigger

Foleys floor safe

p1010071_1_orig

Dimenssions…..inner storage area

Length: 25 cm

Width: 20 cm

Height: 11 cm

I went for foleys floor safe

View from below

Fits perfectly underneath





Bonnet security hinge + highlift – GMB

16 12 2017

My next project is the following application in which I will secure the bonnet and add the highlift application for any future need.

Will update soon ….

 

The hinges gmb

I already fitted the same with the following results

All went fine in terms of fitting all fitted in place had a small issue with one side with the black plastic round pieces that fit in the groove had to make it a little less with by grinding it

Also the highlift application is fine , it is a nice mode





Defender Light bar – Black- DA5624

8 12 2017

I have fitted today the britpart light bar DA5624, took me 3 hours, I had to make a couple of modification which had good results

To have access you will need to gain access to the area in front of the headlights, as you can see I had to take out many things.

 

2

If you want to buy you will find it here;

Paddockspares DA5624

1- you will need the grill out of the way for sure to have access to the side.

2-No need to take out the headlight if you will make 2 holes as i did, if you will make 3 holes as there is a metal separation probably the third hole would be behind the headlight.

1- I made 2 x M8 holes instead of 3 holes ( no need for more it is well fixed)

– you cut through the grill in one place only so that the metal application comes through (even better from britpart fitting instructions that sliced through 2 grill lines)

– you cut through the grill in one place only so that the metal application comes through (even better from britpart fitting instructions that sliced through 2 grill lines)

The end result is this





Land Rover Defender rear sliding windows – Explore Glazing (NL)

4 12 2017

I am thinking to use one of those window sliding system from the driver side to have access to the fridge from the outside without the need to open my rear door.

Explore Glazing window

As for the product specs and pricing you can find it here

Specs

I have selected this glass spec…..privacy grey, light transmission 20%

Sliding window 1055*425 Version 4 mm dark grey LT 20% Price€ 156,09

Transport cost is around 100 euros to Portugal

You can see in this you tube how to fit:

YouTube fitting

My fitting:

 





Under Roof Bar bracket – Front Runner

4 12 2017

My idea here is to buy this bracket and fitted below my roof tent between the 2 bars in order to fit my solar panel portable bag to fit under my tent for easy access.

Front runner bracket link

 





Afn roof rack + Oasis roof tent defender td5

4 12 2017

My idea was to combine both together and effectively I got the best of the two worlds both fitting the AFN roofrack in the front and the roof tent in the back….

 





Dji Spark drone – ( Defender footage in the Mauri desert 2019)

4 12 2017

Bought the drone in second hand and now will go through my learning curve …

DCIM/100MEDIA/DJI_0032.JPG
DCIM/100MEDIA/DJI_0025.JPG
DCIM/100MEDIA/DJI_0023.JPG




Changing my rear coils from OME MD 764 to HD 762……

31 08 2017

Booked with my Mecanic for December 2017





Toughbook CF-19 defender car mount DIY

10 06 2017





Canon 6D mark II+ Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6L IS USM…..for Mauritania 2019

8 05 2017

Researching……





Panasonic Toughbook CF-19 GPS fitting (Garmin NRoute – GPS NMEA – GPSGATE)

6 05 2017

I fitted the GPS antena hardware for the Panasonic Toughbook CF-19.

For the hardware you have a couple of youtubes that explain exactly how to do it very clearly.


This was the easy part, the hard part was to make the GPS be visible first to satellite detection programs

1- Satellite Viewer on the panasonic dashboard
2- Another software i installed recommended winfast navigator (more practical)

first thing you need to know is that at this stage the GPS antena installed works with one program at a time and you will need to figure which COM the GPS is on.

YOU DONT NEED TO INSTALL ANY DRIVERS ( NO DRIVERS ARE NEEDED)

Once you detect the COM (in my case COM 03) , it was detected from the panasonic gps viewer as it has a scan option.

Once i was sure it was working and i had a fix on satellites i closed the software and launched my navigation software NROUTE which is a garmin software and it can see mapsource installed maps.

Nroute enables you to navigate with your toughbook on a much bigger screen the problem was that the GPS protocol is MNEA and Nroute protocol is Garmin protocol (close but different) you need a software that converts the signal to a language Nroute understands and thats what exactly happened with GPSGATE SLITTER software.

http://gpsgate.com/support/client_users_guide

download splitter from this page:

http://gpsgate.com/download

The software immediately informed which COM is specifically ready for Nroute which works perfectly and created 5 virtual ports that makes me able to use 5 different programs all using GPS info. (from 1 program now i can use 5 simultaneously)

Well though i would share to save you guys 4 hours of internet surfin.





Mauritania Overland 2019 – 17 days

1 05 2017

Let the prep begin….





Morocco Overland 2017…..My Trip My Friends

20 04 2017





Panasonic Toughbook Cf 19 i5 8 Gb 128 Gb Ssd Win 7 Pro 3 year Warranty Mk 6 – 3G

1 04 2017

My new purchase …… lovely piece of equip for the overland 

Bought it from eBay 

Though book cf-19


Playing around , very happy so far





Egypt – Gilf el kebir – Koussa Pass 

28 01 2017

Documentary

Extracted photos….

Pass found on Google earth……..west of Lama point and west from Aqaba pass (saves around 30kms on Aqaba detour)

 

 

 





Defender Td5 Overland look :)

4 01 2017

DCIM\100GOPRO

vermont-classic-j0101150

Julbo Vermont Classic





Delta Bags driver seat cover Defender TD5

4 01 2017

One more looks like a solid seat cover without being to expensive from Nakatamenga

Delta Bags driver seat cover Defender TD5

Or here:

https://delta-bags.de/Driver-Seat-Cover-TDI-TD5/O-5046-14.2








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