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I brought the same one’s as TSD , the whole kit was good quality.

As above check the earth’s 1st .

No there’s not much room there on a 200tdi less than I thought there would be .

I’d looked at them western as I’d seen you’d used them and said they were good, also I’ve got a trade card which helps , idea was move the washer bottle under the wing as in the td5’s (already got the bottle) , then fit the starter battery in the engine bay and 2 leisure bats under passenger seat with the split charge relay and a fuse box which would mean I can fit the Eberspächer under drivers seat , but I don’t think there is enough room in the engine bay unless I can find a big battery spec in a small footprint which would probably mean spending a fortune . Smallest I’ve found so far is a Odessy pc1750 which was £300 and I’m trying to do this as cheaply as possible.

Had a quick measure today and as it’s a 200tdi I don’t think there’s enough room for a decent sized battery unless I spend mega money on one.

Here’s a couple of pictures of one of mine ,

I’ve got a set in the shed waiting to go off for painting black , I’ll have a look at those and put a pic up if you want ?

Cheers James , there’s a tractor place down the road and we have a Halfords which I have a trade card for , never really thought about the tractor place I would imagine they sell really HD batteries and good quality ones as well being as they are for tractors and farmers who really do like value for money . I’ve been thinking of moving the starter battery into the engine bay , I’m moving the washer bottle as I’ve brought an under the wing jobbie so I have that space , but I’m unsure if it is to close to the turbo? I can make the tray to fit in where the old washer bottle went and utilise the existing brackets .

Nice one TSD ,I did come across that one when searching online , I’d already read a few by the time I got to that one and thought it was just a basic explanation like the others I’d read should have read it all .

Thank you TSD .

Hi all , I’ve been looking for a new battery and came across this one on Tayna batteries , https://www.tayna.co.uk/car-batteries/4x4/c31-1000/ which seems like a good price but I’m at a bit of a loss as to what some of the figures mean . I know cold cranking amps are the amount of power available at start up and the AH is the capacity of the battery but what’s the difference between CCA(en) and CCA (sae) ? and what the difference between capacity (c20) and capacity (c100) ? any help much appreciated as always cheers Ian

Found this place https://www.sidesteps.co.uk/shop/defender/defender-110-crew-cab-defender/defender-110-hi-cap-side-steps/?attribute_zinc-coated=No&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI2OPE6YCG5gIVTbDtCh2WHABREAQYCyABEgIRdPD_BwE these aren’t for a van but they might have some or could you adapt the hi-cap ones?

Cheers Tim , people’s experiences are more valuable than anything , you can read everything and anything about a subject but how that works out in the real world is always different. I’ve looked into the c-tek system but since I got that sterling relay for free thought I’d try that first, but c-tek do a battery sense device that sends data to your phone I believe and I don’t think it’s that expensive. The problem of space and where to fit stuff is puzzling me , I’ve got me starter and 2 aux batteries and the newly acquired Eberspächer to squeeze in but it will come to me eventually. Cheers Fridge found alpha batteries on eBay and they got some German panels at reasonable money just means I might have to buy the fittings myself , so I’ve noticed there’s different types of plugs for plugging the solar panels in which are best ? On the video Snagger put up the guy used Anderson connectors are they any good ? And I’ve found a few controllers with different features any Avon these would be most helpful, links below . https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F323913013492 https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F202807395945 https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F401767483272 few different ones there but middle one has the ability to connect 2 batteries , and a bit more expensive one just for good measure. https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F302456110923 cheers Ian

Thank you all very much for the input , very interesting video Nick looks like it's a good job I can only afford the cheapy one's . The write up's I'd read said monocrystalline panels are better because it's one crystal as apposed to lots of crystals in polycrystaline one's ( ie has gaps between the individual crystals ) and both controllers are good but the MPPT one's are better in weather like we get in the UK , but from the comments above it looks like 100w panels are adequate then up to 200w is more than enough . I definitely like the idea of portable fit when static then store safely when moving , could rig something up in the roof to store them .

Cheers all , hadn’t considered portable panels .

How bigs the fuel tank DC ? And how long does the fuel last ? cheers Ian

Cheers Fridge , main reason for fitting is I intend to start carp fishing again next year as I’m spending to much time in the shed and not enough time enjoying myself and I’m not getting any younger , so could be parked up by a lake for 3days to a week with a fridge running so was thinking it would be a good idea fitting some to keep the batteries topped up . I’ve worked out how that sterling pro r latching relay works , I think , so will be fitting that in conjunction with the solar panels as a bit of a fail safe that’s why I didn’t really want to spend a fortune .

Hi all , I’m looking to fit some solar panels to the 110 and I’m after some advice . I’ve done a search but most of the posts are from a few years ago so thought I’d ask for some updated views . I’ve looked on 12volt planet but there kit , although nice and very good is too expensive for me at the minute so eBay specials are the order of the day I’m afraid . I have done some research and know that mono crystalline panels are the best and the mppt controllers are better for uk use , so I’m after some recommendations on kit brought off eBay or anywhere else that’s cheap😁 , also where have people found best to fit the panels , I will have a roof rack fitted ? Are fixed panels or removable ones best ? And how have people got the cables up to the roof ? That’s all I can think of for now . cheers Ian

Sorry Dave, it said the same as Peaklander , it was a link to the wiring diagram from the tek archive showing the ECU .

I’ve got a full 300 tdi on the floor out of my project 90 Dave , will have a look and see if I can find the connector tomorrow for you , but mine didn’t have the factory alarm. https://s3.amazonaws.com/ips-cic-filestore/r226025/monthly_07_2007/300Tdi_electrics.pdf.2af45f0f153f6ddc6598385325346d8e?X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Content-Sha256=UNSIGNED-PAYLOAD&X-Amz-Credential=AKIAJLKFXBPYMSY6HPFA/20191114/us-east-1/s3/aws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20191114T211609Z&X-Amz-Expires=1200&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&response-content-disposition=attachment; filename*=UTF-8''300Tdi_electrics.pdf&response-content-type=application/pdf;charset=UTF-8&X-Amz-Signature=ed5f4328ba5c77bb1d419969a3f205c551e9e23ea17f78abc04e1c311073fa1f just found this they apparently go into the ecu alarm on page 13 .

Cheers all , thanks for the help .

So the big question, do you all recommend genuine Eberspächer parts for the exhaust and exhaust pipe, intake hose , fuel line and the vents or are the cheaper stuff on eBay of good quality and okay to use? cheers Ian

Cheers John , and thank you very much for the offer of the controller but I’ve brought one of the new easystart controllers as I thought the diagnostics would be beneficial in helping me and it was on eBay new a a good price . But thank you very much for the offer I’m sure a few others might be able to make use of it.

Cheers all, lots to think about .

No it’s just the colouring .