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I've never tried the Cascadia solar panels, but I opted for a Sunbeamsystems Tough Black 114W panel instead. I think the price is about the same, but Sunbeamsystems panels are top of the shelf half-cell/shadow optimized panels used in marine environments. They deal with partial shadows on the...

As the title says - I would be interested in hearing from others who's replaced the quarter/cargo space window with similar thickness sheet metal, using the stock window mounts - retaining the function of the open/close mechanism. I'm not looking for gullwing installations - they are fairly well...

Hi all, I'm adding a bit of electronics in the boot of my HDJ100; a 6kWh Lithium battery bank, 2000W inverter, solar MPPT charger and more. This stuff develops heat and their efficiency also drops with increasing temperature. Everything will be hidden, so not very helpful with heat disappation...

Hey all, I'm trying to find a sensible place to install my Mascot 1500W inverter. I want to mount it out of sight, preferably in a room in a double floor in the cargo space with a few other electronics bits. However, efficiency drops fast with increasing temperature of these things, so I'm...

I'm half way through the installation of a PX6 in my -05 HDJ100 - just preparing some future wiring into the glovebox before I start the dreaded stuffing of cables. The installation guide and the input from people here has been very valuable, so a big thanks to everyone who's chimed in on the...

Could this work on the 80-series antenna switch as well? Do you ship overseas?

I agree that the LEDs are far from the fine tuned beam pattern of the halogen bulbs, but in my 80, it lights up the first 30 feet in front of my car much much better than any halogen. In dark, wet autumn nights, the difference is significant and critical. I have seen what it looks like to...

I got the last set of H4 LEDs today - from vleds.com - not tested yet, but already disappointed. Unless these vleds blow darkness off the road without being other drivers eyesore... vleds are NOT worth it. The unit is cnc-machined, but mine had so many scuffs, nicks and scratches I would be...

I can't get those links to work, but I grabbed the auction ID and if we're talking about the two auctions below, they both seem to have the driver integrated - "all in one" it says :). No external driver for these. http://www.ebay.com/itm/151301569147 http://www.ebay.com/itm/181590091730

Guys... I just can't seem to find the ECT ECU so I can connect Tt and E1... I have a silver box on the passenger side firewall, with connectors under it. Thing is... there's three connectors there, not two as I thought it was going to be, and they didn't look like I was expecting them to :)...

I was so happy to discuss this topic that I've completely forgot about the "no external driver" part of this thread o_O They seem to be decent stuff with the XM-L2, but personally I prefer the external driver box. First of all there's some excess weight on the back there, and second - who's got...

Both my kits came with xternal drivers. In one of the auctions it wasn't mentioned at all, and the other said explicitly that it had one. When my kits showed up, they were identical.

Ballast is a component in HID lights, which regulates the current sent to the bulbs. In LED world this is called a driver, and it's responsible for providing the emitter with a stable power source. My two H4 LED kits came with an external driver. I'm not sure how they could fit this driver on...

Thanks for the pics! I thought the 255 would look a bit strange on an 8" rim ;), so your pics helped me decide on that one. Thanks, I didn't know about this. I was rather impressed by the turn radius of the cruiser! My girlfriend has a Patrol Y60, and even in 2wd mode her turn radius is...

I just realised...my supplier doesn't do 7" ET-50 anyway. I may have to consider spacers after all. The 255s don't look too good on 8" rim.